[ London Times ]
This newspaper, most correctly known simply as The Times, began publication in 1785 and continues to this day.
The February 5, 1821 edition of The Times carried the following account of a Newfoundland rescuing a young man who had attempted suicide:
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. — Saturday week a young man, apprentice to a collier lying off Execution Dock, attempted to put a period to his existence in the following manner: — He had received a slight correction that morning for some misconduct from his master, and soon after got unperceived on the yard-arm, to the end of which he tied a small cord — one end of it he adjusted by a noose round his neck, and then flung himself off; the noose giving way, he pitched on the deck, and, before he could recover himself, fell overboard. A large dog, of the Newfoundland breed, which was on board, jumped into the water, seized him by the collar, and swam with him ashore, where he soon recovered.
