Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-10
DROWNED At OCEAN CITY.
Mr.. CHAS. r. BLISS, OF WASH
INGToN, LOSES HIS LIFE.
Narrow Escape of Three Lady Bathers
and Gentleman-HeroicR Rescues
by Other Bathers.

A special dispatch 10 the Baltimore
SKs says: "At IL 90 clock yesterday
Mr.. Charles K. Bliss. cashier OF the New
England Mutual Life Insurance COM
papy. of Washington. ID. G.. was drown
ed while bathing in the surf at Ocean
CITY. He, with several others, was swim
ming out beyond the breakers. Mr..
Bliss was caught in an eddy and carried
out stfll farther. Several persons swan
toward him. but the current was so
strong they could do nothing TO help
him, and he was drowned.
Mr.. Bell. of the life-saving crew, heard
Mr.. Bliss cry tor help and ran 10 the sta
ton to get out boat. While the life
saving men we're making ready several
other bathers who were beyond their
depth became exhausted and began 10
cry for help. Among these were Misses
Bessie Hunting and Alice Hunting and
Miss Geeting, of Baltimore, and DIR. W.
Nj. Newell, of Washington.
cat this juncture Mr.. Shipley Wilson. OF
Snow Hill. a youth of IS years, boldly
rushed out into the breakers, swan 10
Miss Bessie Hunting and succeeded
heroically in bringing her ashore. Young
Wilson's efforts and cries attracted
the attention of the crowd TO Miss
Alice Hunting. and Rev. Francis 4.
Nichols. of Princeton. plunged to her
rescue. He caught at her as she was GO
ing down the last time, but misses her.
He then dived and held her up until Mr..
Gantz, OF Baltimore. and Mr.. Strauss
went to his assistance. They all three
thA
lady. Ii took some time to resuscitate
Miss Alice Hunting. The Misses hunt
ing were rescued in front OF Mount Pleas
ant Cottage.
.'In the meantime DIR. w. NJ. Newell
bad become exhausted about 100 yards
below, in front of the life-saving station,
near where young Bliss had gone down.
Mr.. Raleigh DeShields, son of Major
DeShields, Of the Atlantic Hotel. swan
to DR.. Newell, and though merely boy
held him up till young Sid Wilson went
to help him. and they both brought the
Doctor safely ashore with the assistance
of the lifeboat. which had just been
launched. Mr.. Raleigh DeShield also
pulled Miss Geeting out of the surf al
most exhausted.
The lifeboat started to look for the
body of Chas. X. Bliss, but as the crew
were: passing the first breaker Bob Pur-
nell, Of Ocean City. and Chas. GantE. of
Baltimore. saw the body, and plunging
from the boat. brought it to the surface.
The body had been in the water about an
hour, and all efforts at resuscitation by
four doctors present proved in vain. 1t
was taken to one of the rooms of the lite
saving station, where it was embalmed
by Undertaken J. Z. Wise, Of Berlin.
The family have been noti6sd.
"Mr. Bliss was ~ years old, gradu-
ate of the Washington High School, an
honored and trusted business man, and
much thought of in Washington. He
lived on East Capitol street with his two
sisters.
TOO much praise cannot be given
the young men, Raleigh DeShields and
Sid Wilson, for their heroism. In help
ing DIR. Newell, DeShields, who is well
known in Washington. had his shoulder
and neck badly scratched by the Doctor
in his desperate clutches. yet he manag-
ed to keep clear and hold him off till
Wilson arrived"