New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-10
GAVE UP HER OWN LIFE.
MISS ANNA THURSTON DROWNED WHILE
TRYING TO SAVE HER SISTER.
HEROIC AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS At RESCUE
BY YOUNG WOMAN AT HUNTING

BY A YOUNG WOMAN AT HUNTING
TON. L. L.
Miss Anna Thurston, seventeen years old rislled
and lost her lite to save that of her sister al
Huntington, l.. l.. yesterday The sister was
saved through her efforts, but in keeping her
above water Miss Thurston exhausted herself and
borne down by the weight of the child she sank
when help was close at hand.
Miss Thurston one of the best-known young
women of the village. Her father. William
ThurstOn. is one of the wcalthiest residents of
Huntington. He occupies cottage close TO the
leach and it has been the custom of his daughters
Anna. Cornea and Elizabeth. TO take swim
every morning. Just back of the house there
is a sandy point, which runs out into the harbor
This is part of Mr.. Thurstons property. AMI
on this bathhouse had been built
Yesterday morning after breakfast, Anna with
her two younger sisters. left the house for their
usual morning swim. Anna assisted her younger
sisters and saw them into the water. At certain
stages of the tide there is strong current which
sweeps around the point, and yesterday morning,
although not at it's strongest, it was powerful.
The two younger girls played in the shallow
water close 70 the beach. Neither Of them could
swim more than few strokes. Anna was strong
and expert swimmer, and after watching her Sis
ters for few minutes struck boldly out into the
tdcway. She had reached the point when Cor
nc.ia her tcn-yoar old sister, was swept from her
feet by the current.
The child had venturcd ont too far or had
stepped into q depression and could not again
catch her footing and was carried ont. Anna
on hearing her cry. started for her sister, who
WAS struggling in the water. A few strokes
broucht her alongside the child, just a. the eddy
wqs carving her around the point Anna tried
70 grasp the child by the loose part Of her
bathing suit but missed her hold, and before
she could ward the child of Cornella had op-
tained q grasp on her shoulder or hair. emo
with a frintic effort crawled upon the "io'l
o;rrs hack. In doing so il is thought she took
hold OF the back Of the collar Of Annals bathing
suit, and in pulling dragged the collar back
an that the front part pressed on the throat anu
half choked Anna.
Being almost helpless with the chiId on ''e'
back. Anna sank with the child cnging TO her
rbe, came 70 the surface In a few seconds. and
il il thought that Anna tried to shake oil the
frantic grasp of the child She was unable to do
this end the weight on her shoulders soon for''u
her head under the water. She SANK si"Nl}
until only C0rne las head was ahoVr Napi; nT'
in this position sc must have srahgif 10 u'a,.,, IN
Several people on the b ach had in thn me- tihe
gone 70 the assistance Of the girls. Wh', '"i.
nciia's weight taken from Annas shoulders IL
was thought she womld c9lnc' !" ,ne r Suii" ,nras
instead. when Corncla released her h3:I, Anna
hoIv sank Cornclia was carried ashore nuch
frightened bat uninjur"d. -,......,,
6r Sword and Captain Eaton at once pl'ng'l
into tbe water TO bring Anna's body up bni 'lI'A
rould not find il until the had divcd number oi
times They finally raised the body ana carih1 !,
ashore Life extinct, but they woIH'n 3o,d
the body for long time in an rndsaVIr or, 10 bnmc Of
tho girls father. Coroner ROdnlan. ai'"r hearing
the facts of the case. granted burial permit