The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-25

Brady. nearly years of age. and Eva
Macy Gray. who was born November g.
1881
The three girls were almost inseparable
companions, and their playground was
usually the dry arroyo or creek-bed of
Cataract creek. which runs within a
stones throw Of Jennie O'Brien's door
way. For the last few days the creek
has been swollen out of all usual proper
tons, and has been, In a small way, quite
a raging torrent.
1t was Maggie Brady. the eldest of the
trio, who fell overheard. She tripped and
lost her footing from the narrow plank
that spanned the stream a few yards be-
low the OBrien residence. The girls
were casting fiat stones into the water
trying to skim them against the current.
Jennie O'Brien was further up the stream
gathering an apronful of stones for her
comrades to skim over the slancing rifles
Little May was the only swimmer of
the three. She was quite a large child
for her age. and though as pretty as ever
babe was at that age. she was stout
llmbed and as brave and daring as any
boy of 20 summers. Without an instant's
hesitation May ran out on the footbridge
and jumped into the water. She reached
Maggie and held her up so that she could
clutch thu bridge and Chamber out 10
safety.
The details of her uncommon heroism
will probably never be known, for the only
eye-witnesses were the three girls. and the
coolest head of these is now silenced for
ever.
When got up on the bridge tried to
clutch Mays hand. but she was gone. I
looked around and she was way down the
creek. Then / ran home" says Maggie,
and her excitement was so intense that
she could not recall any further details.
Jennie o'Brien ran TO the scene of the
tragedy as fast her little legs would
carry her, but when she reached the
bridge May had already been swept be-
low II.
II saw her jump of and swim out to
Maggie and then saw Maggie climb up
on the bridge" says Jennie, "but I
couldn't see how May went under the
| bridge. when I got up TO Maggie we
saw Mays long hair on top OF the water.
and she was going down the creek very
| fast"
Half mile below the bridge they found
| the body of the infant martyr-stark and
! dead Tenderly they carried her home
| and who shall attempt TO describe the
| hearthreaiings Of that home? Three days
| later they buried the little heroine. and
| those who dropped a silent tear on the
| small bier cay the child lay there smiling
! as though In peaceful slumber.
| Almost the entire population for several
| miles around turned out 10 honor the lit
| tie maiden in death. In life she had been
| a favorite with her piaymates. and child
| whom everybody loved. II is no exagger-
| alton 20 say that she was the prettiest
| and hravest child in williams.
| Eva Macy was the youngest OF three
| children. and the only daughter OF Mr. and
| Mrs Gray She was born at Samlsh
| Lake. Whatcom county. Wash. where
| Mr.. Gray was employed by the Postal
| Telegraph Company In the early part OF
/ iS95 the family removed to Williams.
Prof George L. Young. editor OF the
| Williams News. IN passing the stream per-
| haps fifteen minutes after the accident
| found the body 81 poor Macy lodged in a
| tree top which had fallen into the stream.