The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-11

ha. before the accident occurred
,1ring that time one of the young ladies
asi taken slight cramp in one foot, but
iswss=nyer 60 qGickiy that she continued
j Zbathing and nothing was thought oft.
.y usr before the rowning occurred Mai.
urray had brought q small boat to the
centFe Of The pond for one OF the young
les to dive from. Il suggestion was
tlen made fiat the party had perhaps
|beeni in swatef too lone. The young
'iiadias went 10 the shore, put on their
gossarn ness and were about ready TO 60 to
:She house when Maj. Mnrray was OBJ
served struggling IN the water about
8 3 ior feet from the shore where the
yonng ladies' stood at this time he had
3hoid 81 the boat, which was nearly filed;
with water He turned the boat loose
& "a swan about eight feet from 1t. Bis
L Dug EieF observing his actions and fear
!, fsig BIS was having some difficulty said
s to her companions that she believed her
fasner as having tlonb1s In swimming.
ISIS Frssr answered, Mr.. Murray
~ 78H ~ fSsI " . W
2Sfispa, saying, Mt. Murray. why don't
yo1 swim ashore r, He smiled aud
sok his head If was observed that he
Z sank almost under water twice, the wa
Ter coming his face mp to his Sore-
head. Mss Felicia screamed and plunis-
5sd IN aiter him. but finding she cond
d, ke 40 progress with her gossamer on
i! II as compelled to stop and throw it OF.
: heswam 20 her fsther as rapidly as pos
ible ana caught him first BY the hair to
hold his head above water, bnt his hair
being short her hold slipped and she
z ped him by tths breast OF his shirt.
She Held on and was carried under with
!se bod but her her made no attempt
ITO grasp her. AS tIiey came to. t1e SUR
sace, Miss Peer lad arriy 90 with the.
boat and was reaching around for it
& srHen nc urray caught hold of her,
bat ediatel y loosed his hold, as
taough ia spite OF death, he woulel en-
Edan9ss lito Of no one else. Those
Id knew his masterfn1 will may easily
xrid derstsnd tbs Asecon1 time he sank,
time 70 the botsora, his daughter,
peiately holding on, brt she was
atrangling and drowning herself, and she;
{ unable 10 hold any longer. As she
& rose to the surface Miss ITeer caught her
! and brcught her 10 the bsat. As soon as
nhs canghts her breath slte attempted to.
i dfve for her father, but not understand
ing how to dive was uni. BILE to reach the
body with her hands, though once she
Il succeeded in doing so with her feet:
4 When she first noticed him sinking, Miss
Sloan; who could NOT swim, immed ediately;
{ ran to the house for aid. Little e. B.
"a ffnrray, Jr.; g boy Of abonte eight years
aeg age. was sent up town for help. He
5arssk beaded to Main street. dis
tances Of $50 yards, before finding any
abne. Tribble. Esq. Lawrence Max-
well and William Giles thus learned
srom him what had happened and hur-
riad to the place Of the accident. Mean
while two negro men, wbo > had been
working within a few steps Of the pond,
'Shad run mp at the call of the young la
dies, bns either from fright or inability
had done nothing but frniflessly fish the
pond with q rake for the body. All this
time Miss Murray had remained in the: :
pond rear where her father had sank,
ciinging 70 The side OF the boat. and
Screaming fer help and pointing to the
place When Mr.. Giles ran up he imme-
5diatsly plunged, SWAN out and dived for
3Ithe body. He found It without difficult
ty, but his feet becoming tangled in the
clothing, and being breathles from run
ming, was compelled to come to the sur
face without II. He swan back to shore
aud threw off his shirt, and returning
brought the bod = to the surface. j. B.
j AfcGees sSr., SWAN TO him, and with the
3 aid or q plank which some one pushed
INT to them they brought the body
ashore. It had been under water for
pefhaps twenty minutes. and certainly
the time could rot have been less than
dsteen minutes. Miss Sloan, with re-
markable presence of mind, had heated
Meter and brought blankets, and at once
every effort was made to restore the life
that had gone. Drs. White, Frierson
I ard Harris soon arrived, and for sn hour
and half they tried every means known
It'd msdical science, but 1t was tooilate.
'ss-.aa the news spread so rapidly over
s.i,e city ,asses Of our people hasten
ed to the scene Of the sad tragedy. They
could not believe that it was true, for
they had seen Maj. Murray only few
hours prior on the streets in his usual
good health. "A great crowd gathered at
his residence, to find that it was really
true that E. b. Murray vas dead.
Edwards Bobo Murray was born in
sNswbe.ry County on February 5th, 1854.
While he was very young bis father,
Rev. j. Scott Murray, moved from New
berry to Anderson, where he and his
family have aimee lived. E. B. Murray
enjoyed the advantage Of being the son of |
educated parents. He began his educa-
Ton very early in life, and being studi-
sons and very attentive he made rapid
progress. He was never willing to leave |
q lesson until he understood it, and con-
ssequenHy his progress was genuine. At
sthe opening of the session Of 1sG9-7o of
Furman University, Mr.. Murray entered
that Institution, although he was only
fifteen years old. AS he had done in his /
earlier school days he applied his heart
unlo wisdom. Every lesson was duty |
with him, and those who knew him know |
that he never shrank from duty. He
stood Of the head Of his class. AZ a re-
cpgnition Of his merit he was elected |
anniversary essayist and session orator ]
for the session of1s69-7O. These duties |
he discharged with distinction and honor. !