The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-28
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RoaANrc TRAGEDY AT C6sEy ISLAND NDw YoRE--A
METHODIST PREACHER AND DAUGHTER DRowYED.-The
New York papers of Thursday morning last contain full
partculars Off most distressing which took
place at Coney Island the preceding day. One account
says
most deporabe accident occurred at Coney Island
Yesterday which win carry mourning and grief to than
one family in neghboring city appears large party
of ladies and gentlemen started from Williamsburg yeste
day morning pleasure trip to Coney Island at which
place thew arrived about They stopped Mt yckos
Hotel below the Oceanic House, and went from there to
the shore where they went in bathing There were other
bathers in the waerndeed the beach lined with them
All passed off pleasantly until cry was raised The I'M
dertowr ithe undertowP and on looking towards the
ocean the company with dsmay five Of their party
drifting out to sea- - .5
were made procure boat but could be found for
q mile either way along the beach, No other resource
being left the doors of the bathing houses torn off
showed out after the persons IN the water and two OF
them saved thereby.
But the most melancholy part of this story remains to
be told 1t appears the difficulty originated BY young
lady named Mary Ann Elliott getting beyond her DEPTH
and feeling the undcrtow taking her ont she screamed
Il am sinking meP Her father Rev. John Elliott
who in the water seeing the danger Of his child,
her. but before reaching the spot where she
was he was also taken with the current and dred out to
sea and soon sank He to the surface and threw
his arms up wildly IN the air then SANK again. ana was
seen
aThe peril Of Miss Elliott was also bys Mr. Thomas
Gibbons the atanced husband Of the lady, who imme-
diately waded and to where she struggling in
the water and succeeded in holding her up for some time
The greatest excitement prevailed at the moment the tra
edy was being enacted and seemed able to offer
assistance The couple borne out rapidly and those
on the shore gave them up for lost when that
Mr. Gibbons had secured piece of TIMBER and had seized
it for support but unfortunately it not large enough
to uphold both and Mr. Gibbons dsengaged himself from
Miss Elliott and told her grasp the suspenders Of his
bathing dress behind while he held to the wood This
she did for time; but with true womans devotion,
seeing that her lover sinking and fearing that he
would drown she suppressed in that moment Of peril,
when the Of death clustering around her. the
selfish instinct of her nature for life and let her hold
though he begged her for Gods and her sake to never
mind him, but herself She soon sank and WAS seen no
more Mr. Gibbons fortunately drifted towards a
point OF the island where he found foothod, and was
| dragged ashore by means of ropes.
aTwo other persons Mr.. Henry Boyd, r, and Miss
Eastman were also caught in the current but ortu-
naey managed to Of the boards floating about
| and were towed towards the shore Miss Eastman had
sunk once or twice. and overcome by terror and
her injuries that il feared she will She
was taken to House. and now lies there in dam
oerous condition. Mr.. Boyd escaped unhurt
aThis melancholy affair caused deep feeling on the
island and the clfdcvoton exhibited by the unfortunate
pirl was the theme Of many admring eulogy. She
was quite young and said be of rare beauty Of
and amsby Of disposition. 1t will be heavy blow "a
her relatives in Williamsburg. Her father, who was
drowned was local preacher in the Methodist church
and was much respected for his many virtues