The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-31

were too far apart for even good swim
mer to have reached a person in time to
have saved him from meath. When Mr..
OFT, therefore, saw that any cXertion Of
+; his would be useless without assistance
he ran up as best he could through the
surf in the direction of the bathing
house.
BOTH DISAPPEARED.
Al he ran he looked back ;A.d, in what
he took to be a very short space of time,
both Ludekins and Shaw had disappear
ed. Mr.. OFT said that he did not see
Mr.. Shaw struggling as if in any danger
and he did not hear him utter any cry
Of alarm or distress.
Mr.. OFT reached the bathing house in
a few minutes after both men had gone
down. and the news from that point
spread like wild fire over the Island.
THE BEACH WAS CROWDED
with the guests Of the hotel and the cit
izens generally, all locking anxiousv
into each incoming wave and searching
1T for some news from the sea beyond.
the utmost and intcnscSt nxicty and cx-
citement prevailed.
oNn BODY RECOVERED.
About three quarters OF an hour after
the occurrence body was seen floating
fhn .h
north Of the place where the drowning
occurred. 1t proved to be that of Mr.
Shaw, and it was immediately taken
ashore. After disposing Of the body
and preparing it for transportation to the
city last night the search was continued
for the body Of Mr.. Ludckins, but up to
the time Of the departure Of the boat
from the Island q =. M there were no
tidin%s Of the missing man.
FUTILE ArTEMrrs At EEsuscIrArIox.
Immediately after the body Of Mr..
Shaw had been removed from the water
to the beach it was surrounded by a
large gathering Of Sympathizlng friends
Among those who had assembled was n
lumhc: Of ladies. who worked aSSidu.
'uSiy, aiding those who were vainly en-
leavoring to restore life to the body. /!
Every possible remedy was tried. but
i:e had long been quite extinct. Mr.. !
I. X. Shaw, the Gather Of the unfortu- |
aate young man went over on the 7:3O
,. IN. boat yesterday, and returned to
he city last night ut 10 o'clock with the !
.asl;ct, which was received at the Ferry
yharf by IL number Of the friends Of the
deceased.
LrDENlNS' BODY NOT FOUND.
Up to half-past o O'Clock last night
he body OF Mr., Lu;:ekins had not been
recovered. -ill during the afternoon aud
until it was too dark for such efforts TO
'e availirg various parties Of men were
'ut in small boats sounding. with i view
If finding the body. Everything posSi-
de under the circumstances was done
hat human aid could afford or ingenuity
uggcat, hnt without effect.
Upon his arrival in the city yesterday
Ir. McCrcary th"uyl:tfully tclcgraphcd
o the friends Of Mr.. Ludckins the fact
# his death, with the further intelli-
cncc that he would inform them when
yer the report Shoul,l reach the city
hat Mr.. Ludekins's body had been
Ound.
J. REMARKABLE INCIDENT
A remarkable incident occurred dur
hy tn" evening, which was related to a
reporter last night by gentlemen who
rived IN the city on the last boat from ;
he Island. lie said that not long after ,
he recovery Of Mr.. Shaw's body from ,
he waves II dead shark was washed
shore at very nearly the same spot ,
here Mr~$haw was first seen floating 6
ftcr his death. There can, however,
G no possible connection between the
in as much rs Mr.. Shaw's
ody was intact, and without the sign
IL violent death.
TIE INQUEST.
The information Of the accident was
wen TO Coroner DeVcaux. Yesterday :,
(ternoon at about 5 O'Clock. The boat
as not to leave the city until $50 p. m.,
nd as the intention Of the relatives of
[r. Edward II. Shaw was to have his
ody brought over to the city at 1920 {
clock, the cornor determined to post {