Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-15
The Perils Of Surf Bathing.


r,, New York papers Of Monday contain
Inv PARTICULARS Of the drowning Of four
4 Ibe sau while bathing which was briefly
PERSONS 70 Yesterday. \ letter to the Her
r:i'I ,-,m Long Branch has the following
50 3d. ,' Sunday morning about ten o'clock,
/ Vn n,Ismen, John Whitaker, of Trenton,
w. and Dr. hummer, of Jersey city, went
49, .h;"r almost opposite the Metropolitan
u , 20 in Company with two ladies. 1t APP
lI'''' hat the place where they entered Is
/ .'''S ,.;3ared safe on account OF what tlsh-
. MI ...ll 4 sea pass, /. C. rush OF wa
rfi'" '..,,,, rwo sand hills. 1t seems the la
t2' a lir. Whitaker lost their footing I'M
dr., ,: '" and were swept into deep water.
~' h, MAS an excellent swimmer, sue
H. - n GETTING the ladies into place of
'@r1," i'nt unhappily. lost his strength and
N.Y.. lawn. The greatest confusion prevail
SEN ', W." the beach and several minutes ell
FL "'J-t r,t,r, j. boat was launched and one OF
Ur 0,1', meantime Il Young Canadian gen
- Mr. Ardagh. stopping at the Allie
lehman nr.p. who was bathing about two
1a'HH I i wards 10 the south OF where the &C
"l'''. .1n..orred. ran up and plunged III Tor
the rr,cHc u .,..,,,,asi !, ra,nb;n,, hin,
much dli'"'t H., nv the collar Of tbe Shirt.
'''' ',.I..,v,red 10 drag him u the shore
>. ,.,,,rn. however, was rapidly failing.
~ .traIaspcratt effort he got so close that
."' SANDERS dragged both out. Mr.. Ar
:" L'. mirage j., beyond praise. While
da-@ ."{ -, ,ba he,,h watching the
!40lFe"' s'',, .,r,l,ol;r,, belnl.ssIy he
uoi"F'0''''' ".I'; ;at, ,h.. ho;1no surf NJ the
s.o1t 't'.''a; - - h;s Iit. For several min
I2'''ns''' ,.,,.,. rn.cneb Mr. ArJavf, Law al.
4 = "'''' t;iIno r IL. ta,rh hut we are
@.'' ''l>' in.n ,ta+ No. has now entirely re
AaPi> ~ a.~n, M. aiiarts # his heroic conduct.
."F'rtd ''''', .l,lI,, h,,.,a,,.r +, respsi-
!. "41 ''"''T ,r,r,,n,,a me, The
G!'f lI'V '1u'>' n,'s.,t ;,,,n,aI;,,alv subsrr;
Ss'otH n i'oI7 .n.t;,,n,;.I - Mr.
Dsd ~" -" u t,,,~,.
AEld-" W. no w. Ivl;trolar were
The vie "'N -, ,,.i,,n,, h.. L.5 Laan -
win mn! II -. ',n, Un ! sid 70 have
VISITOR l"' many :,. NJ Whitaker
been al "a 'i'l, .,,,r,,.,,r, and
SA' enSaS1n II, '''0 7ao,,nI III, ara was
vas very h'S"'I tn,,,,r,,,an ,,,,, 1,r,or-
aooe' " s'.' .r. ~ .r. and lived nt
Te'' "ooN' 90 -; ,.,I,ar ,,a v;star
Jersey my VIII ,ia n,rnr,,n,t. men were
ae oo"lr' u O'''' NV
lrtoFrFeI' , -. xor..;oL
:. .'muaf '"'"".'9 ,.,a 3d.,
hikhIalId". Oh ''u''"'S n,
Nr "usta'a" - i'''", '''o
Tctary 81 'he i.'4""I AeN4c'9 70 -
hs "he anu MISS '"i,e'' .n' '''' :,
Evans ana MrS. 'ohh aI = NV "'. '9,"
J4tnInSaI tte -'e'"S''N 1.'s''l a ""s
the iorce 81 ttieInrFenl t"t''cu l"'Nt VIZ"
their depth. y 1eItef " Ink
>ansDle OF their danger tnvS '"'t'N nv ,"-
as>tstancr. 1t "a@ an eAc!lshE "'''e' no
ar" .tro'e 10 save 'Ne ia'''e>' 'oe'e'"' Nv
we're ." me oe"c,' ran ."' ''"'' ~.,r'
rs Mr. Kat ana MS M''c' Tue pal'S 49,, 49,
speedily rescued from '"ei' Pc' mus o''''''
The !ormtF having ~ .Iie s'i""s wv :"
Tie hnder'"", been thit'e0 I"' ''''' ''"''' '''0
shore kno"ing that VT. h"'A was pow
rrtu! ami expert swimmer, h"t 4''''e apP'o'
Eruslon va" !rlt Tor ms S".e's' ii' wa,
'oon seen !" ""h. i">'"% ms .'o'" '''''' '''
|.e, whom he h"a ''eeil l"in'S , ~ :"
b tFinE 1" 'hr >"'I'' Hu'IA'! ~ ,:'','
aIIhonEh nearly cAhn"2'ed from Ms Pi''I'"3
efforts to save the l'rS OF those " 10 ''"1
been rescued, plan&ed INT" the "n'er an"
swain tcr Mra. hat@. lie t""h mona q, '"e
end 81 rope with hiS tV''h' anu leAo"'"s
Vars. h2'@, tied TIE rope ABOUT het '"uS'
cher, by the assistance 81 oilers She was
p"ll@d 70 the beach. .heah'ili'e f'' ilA'-
S&S not seen 10 rIN" to The surface aga,''' ~-
H. te1 minutes rs booy was "as''eu as'',i0'
he efforts 10 rrsu>citate Mr. Ratz and his
wife Several physicians who We're present
rr:ortrl 10 the usual means employed tor re
storing drowned persons. In the case OF
Mr. !tatz the efforts proved >slrcessiui.-~~
twas beyond the skill of the medical atten-
Mnt~ 10 rc>u>ritat,. Mr. Ratz.
Scarcely had III. ,,hysiriuns given up
their luxurious ATTEMPTS t. bring back to the
bdyaf ..!r. Rutz the spark of lie, when they
we're called on to return, il possible, life to
the iranimatc form o! Il young man named
Gardiner, t.otA Buffalo, Just taken from the
wafer close by Gardiner and several youths
ii about the same age were in swimming. Il
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