[Illustration: MR. BRAM STOKER.
_From a Photo. by Walery._]
"On September 14th, 1882, a man jumped overboard from a steamboat, and
after being seized hold of by Mr. Stoker he persistently kept his face
under water. Mr. Stoker then divested himself of some of his clothing
and jumped in after him, and sustained the man until a boat came to
them. The man was insensible. Mr. Stoker, a surgeon, brother to Mr. Bram
Stoker, did his utmost to try and restore the man, but unfortunately
failed."