Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-10
DROWNED IN SURF.
80 ~. II. " ABE MEETS DEATH Al
wHIGHTsNILLE, y. c..
PgEGISS TO Be BROUGHT HERE.
,,.ocased Was n WcIi-Knowu Me-
chnnicai Enginecr-He Had just
...,,rcd n Controlling Interest in
,bc Wilmington Cas-Works.

,rr William Harvle Wade. formerly Of
r.nnond. was drowned az Wrightsville
r,.rb. near Wilmington. y. C.. ycster-
r.y morning.
rr. tragedy occurred while Mr. Wade
... h,thinc I'm the surf with some friends.
r.. swan "a considerable distance beyond
, lrptl. and though his friends made
. heroic effort 20 get him ashore the
...k was beyond their strength The re-
mains are being brought 10 Richmond for
r,,rmcnt.
tn attempt was made 10 see Or. w. N.
wade of this city. last night. but his
residence was apparently deserted.
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.
~r, details OF the accident are given
IN ,bo following special telegram to the
Dispatch:
WILMINGTON, y. c.. September g.
william Harvie Wade. a native Of RicA-
r1nj who for the past year or Two
been engaged as a mechanical engi-
r..r in New York. was drowned cary
morning al Wrightsville Beach.
With Mcssrs. Hugh and Donald MacRde
end two others, all personal friends. he
went down 10 the beach last night 30
us 20 be there IN time for an cary
morning dip He spent the night as the
nlest OF the MacRae brothers. Shorty
after 6 o'clock an three went mo 'ne
surf. without waiting Tor the othei ~ t"o.
Who stopped az another cottage 4h1S
WAN out. as they thought, 10 the re,i'
70 what in fact was the reef on the night
previous. for bathers had stood with ease
-. a.. 49,. Mace where Mr. Wade and
1,is friends expected 20 md bottom. But
sirce ,oef nicht the reef h1d been cut by
r., outward current. and they found they
could barely touch bottom. After de-
ID -..H 3.
raI bette try and 20 back 10 shore.
They started back I'm a good wind. but
SION found they would have hard
struggle.
TO THE RESCUE.
Meantime. Mr.. II. NJ. Chase, who had
,.rned 90 go in with the others. arrived.
Al ,ra request Of the MacRaes. one of
rhrm had given himself up as lost Mr..
chase went TO Wades relief Selling ms
.r- and trying 10 assist him. Little IL
,-r n.4dway was made against the ter
I'D. current Mr.. Chase was compelled
a. ..x his hold occasionally, In order
d, recover strength. Finally he was so
,.~rt.ly fatigued that he saw he would
t.r. sg rything ne could do and perhaps
more r save himself. whereupon he
rsr4atIv let Wade go. after another
tremendous effort TO get him TO a place
d .f.-v AS ne turned him loose FOR
Pin. last time the two drifted apart
..btiy Sir. Chase looked back and
..a Dds Unfortunate companion sink. He
u--ot see him again until the body was
.y,r.i six hours after. The body
,-- recovered after six hours dragging
win seine. 1t was prepared for burial
and brought up 10 the city. The re-
mains ware sent on TO Richmond on the
train leaving here at 7 o'clock. The
I..-rS M..Rae accompanied 30.
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
The deceased was 80 years old. and was
G. native ot Fauquier county, Va. lie re-
Sized ulm0er Of years with two maiden
cunts l Richmond. He graduated from
s.srhens Institute as scientific engineer,
t-f sp.ut tho past three years in Europe
ue employ Of various construction
luf miles,
80 Wade was a man OF considerable
mans. and had just secured a control
l-- interest in the Wilmington gas plant,
al It was has purpose 10 make Whining
tor us future home
~ae deceased h. a brother OF DR.. Wade,
Of Is l40nd. and has sister now re-
siding % New York.