Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-26
A SAD DROWNING.
MAMIE PRosPERI DROWNED
While Bathing in the Bath House.
HER CRY FOR HELP.

Miss Mamie Prospect, 8 young lady
about sixteen years, daughter OF Mr.. A.
Prospect. apothecary at the Naval Acade
my, was drowned this morning between
ten and eleven O'Clock, while bathing in
the city bath house foot of Shipwright
street Miss Prospect. in company with
several young ladies went to the bath
house about ten O'Clock Many of the
ladies who frequent the bath house In the
morning had been in bathing and were
in the bath rooms completing their toilet
when the sad accident occurred. and
were not eye witnesses of the affair.
Miss Barry was the only young lady In
the pool al the time. Miss Prospect could
not swim. and only few moments be-
fore had been cautioned by ladywho had
been teaching her how TO swim, not TO
go.beyond the rope. as none but expert
swimmers ventured that far out. A
rope Is stretched across the pool in about
-four or five feet of water, and beyond
this the water gradually gets deeper un-
Ill at the farthest end of the pool ii
reaches a depth of twelve to fifteen feet.
Just beyond the rope a two-foot bridge
runs out from one side OF the pool about
half way, to which ladder is ATTACHED,
reaching down In the water by which
means the bathers climb up and jump OF,
A two. foot board walk also runs around
the side from the entrance of the bath
house 10 this platform. No one ventures
To lump from this place unless they know
how TO swim as the water averages from
nine TO twelve feet In depth. Miss Pros
peri walked around TO this extended
platform and said she was going TO jump
Off. She was asked not to do so IL she
could not swim. But without mo.
ment's thought she jumped in the deep
est water. she arose to the surface and
throwing both hands up, cried out {:
Help helpil." No one being in the
pool at the time but little Miss Barry,
who Is quite an expert swimmer. ran TO
the platform and jumped in after her but
could not reach her. She arose the sec
ond time. with hands just above the wa
ter. Piteous appeals were made by the
ladies for help, when little Bessie Abbott,
who was partly dressed. rushed to the
platform and dive down after her, but
she too was unable to rescue her. 1t was
| fortunate that neither of these young
misses was not grabbed by the drowning
girl as all no doubt would have been
| drowned together. At this time there
was a general excitement among the la
dies in the bath house, and the alarm that
| a Mamie Prospect was drowned soon
spread in the city, and in short while
| a crowd of men was on the spot and soon
| in the pool diving for the body. The
water had become quite muddy, and the
divers were not successful In their at
tempts to bring the body to the surface,
| finally, a small boat was gotten In the
pool when Mr.. James. Johnson, with a
pair of oyster tongs soon brought 1t to
the surface. 1t was taken into one OF
the bath rooms-the one In which the
unfortunate young lady had undressed
| for her first BATH Here 1t was examin.
ed by Drs. Walton.and Thompson. After
relieving the body of the surplus water,
II was placed upon stretcher and car
ried to the home of her distressed par
ents on Charles street, where only an
hour before she had left in the fullness
OF health and the best of spirits.
1t was Miss Prosperi's first visit to the
bath house this season, her father had
only the day previous purchased her
season ticket, and she and her little sis
ter had gone down for the first time.
Many sympathizing friends called at the
house during the day to offer the heart
broken parents their sympathy. This
should be sad warning to all inexper-
fenced bathers.
No blame for this sad occurrence can
be attached to anyone, where ordinary
rope-guards have been provided against
accidents and where full and timely
warning had been given those at the time
in the pool. A life rope separates the
shallow water from the deep water and
boards are provided TO throw into the
water in case of accident and only for q
willful yenturing In water known to be
beyond a persons depth could an acct
dent occur.