Master Creswick
…to the Rescue !
…in that phenomenally freezing February of…
1860…
“A NOBLE & MANLY Deed, Indeed !”
“…We have Great Pleasure in chronicling a most Noble & Manly Act which took place at the Upper Crooks dam, Sheffield, on the afternoon of Saturday last…
—Just what could go wrong?!
—Well…
In consequence of the fineness of the day & the strength of the ice, hundreds had collected together for the purpose of enjoying the healthful recreation of…
skating & sliding…
All had gone without accident until nearly four o’ clock when Master Billy Bardwell of Sheffield Moor skated out onto the ice only for it to immediately give way & was at once out of his depth & quite unable to swim…
…Several times the gentlemen’s head disappeared underneath the water & without rather prompt…
HELP!
…a speedy death can only’ve been…
…Inevitable!!! ”
Ooooh ‘eck !
…Master Creswick to the Rescue, Part 2, right here…
