The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-26

METHODIST PREACHER AND DAUGHTER DROWNED.
naoas deplorAbe accident occurred at Cooey IslAud
yesterday which win carry mougning and grief to more
thsu one family in . neigahoung city. 1t appears a
large PARTY Of ladies and gentlemen started from vii.
liAnsSurg yesterday morning on pleasure trip 20
Couey hland At which plAce they arrived about
They stepped ct Wyokods Hotel, oelo W the Oceanic
House. end went from there tho shore, where they
wsat In bathing. There were other bAthers In tbs
water, indeed the 5eacn lined wi tn them. All
passed OIL pleasantly until CRY rsissd 'Tbe under
towl" " the undes:ow" aud on LOOKING to Yards the
ocean the company saw wth dsmay five of their party
d<iftiog out to Sea-
Great confusion Immediately prevailed, and efforts
wsrs made to procure boat, but could be found
for mlis either way along the beach. No other 70
scarce bssg Left doors Of the bathing houses
tosu Of and showed out after the persons 10 the water
saa two Of them zero saved thereby.
Blu. ths most ,hoy part Of shis story remains to
DO told. It appsaIs the diff ,ulty originated BY youAg
lady named Mary Ann Elliott getting Osyond her depth
and feeling the unasrtow taking her OUT she screamed
out, "I an einkins mel'' Her father Rev. John
chid towards her but bsfore reachiag the spot
where she var he taken With the current and
surface ADD threw hts up Wildly In ths air, then
sack again and was seen NO more.
rThs IeriI of Miss Elliott also by Mr. Thomas
GSecss, the afancei nusoant o. the lady, who imms
diAsely vsded and SWAN 20 where she wax atrugglag
in the water and 81 ;c.sded holding hsr up for
uAs. The srestest excitement prevailed At the mo
ment tina tragedy Was bsiuS enacted, aud no one
seemec able to oter any assistance. Inc couple were
for loaf. when that Mr Gibbons hAd secured
pete Of timber, snd had seized Il for support bat
1t Was not large enough to upaold both,
acd IT.. Gibbons disengssed himself from Mics
klliot End told hsr 70 grasp the suspspdsrs
81 hs bathing dress behind, while hs held to this
wood Tha she did for = tins: bit, WITH true wo-
mans devotion, seeing that her lover sinkins and
fearing that he would drown, she suppressed in that
mousas Of peril, whsn the horrors Of dsAth Gus
eruy her the selfish instinct of her nature for
Hs sac let her hold though he begged her for God
end her own sake 20 never mind him, but herseh she
room RAGS snd WAS feen MIR Glbtpul WAS for
sucA;sly oSifeJ towards point o. the island whsre
found eethols, and was dragged ashore BY means OF
repee.
= Two other persons, Mr.. Henry Boyd. Jr and Mss
Esst0sn, were also caught in this same current but
fortunately managed 20 of the boards hoAtng
about snd to~ei towards the shore. Miss Eastms
haa sank tviss, ard overeoms by terror
end her injuries that It feared she will not
She vas taken to the Osean House. and lies there in
This mslI pchcly affair csussd deep feeling on
tho slsnd, and .he s'H devotion exhibited by
the unfortunate girl was. the theme Of many
al sdui-rng euiogy. She was quite young,
and raid to be OF rare beauty OF person and
availability tf cispositon will be heavy blow to her
relatives 10 Williamsburg Hsr father, dro va
sd local preacher Ia the Methodist church, aud
Va, much respected for his many virtues.
Mr.. " H. Down deserves great credit for the activity
he dfhyee In sing to relieve the sufferers BY this
ssss1r Much indignation ia set that boats were in
That part OF thc island 70 guard against accident o!
this srd eccyrripg. Had there becn one within half a
mt'e, 20 yves would Fave bern lost.