Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
A THRILLING SCENE
AT RBHOBOTH BEACH
Or. Watt and Miss May Cam
& Rescued From Drowning.
yENTURED BEYOND THEIR DEPTH
Taken Ashore In an Exhausted
Condition.


NNpecial Correspondence OF tinzette and Journal
!, ~ Rehoboth, Aug. 25.-Intense excite
s53ent prevailed here at noon Wednes-
~, when the most thrilling rescue
hm drowning that Rehoboth has yet
blown was effected.
IA The Rev. Robert Watt, D. D., presid-
flng elder OF the Wilmington district OF
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference. was 10 bathing and taking
care OF Miss May Cam, daughter of
George M. u. Cam of Wilmington and
the guest of the family of the Rev. W.
L. s. Murray, d. d., of that city,
when they. were both carried beyond
their depth and called for help. CAPT.
N. r. Leach. who was swimming nearby,
went to their rescue, but DR.. Watt
caught the captains right arm above
the elbow and Miss Cam grasped his
left wrist, and he was unable to break
their hold and all three were dragged
down. Meanwhile, many people had
assembled on the beach. Among the
bathers was the Rev. f. E. Bloxton.
pastor of the Crumpton Methodist Epis-
copal Church, who, followed by the
'lifeguard, the latter with buoy and
lifeline, went to the assistance of the
imperilled trio. Mr.. Bloxton reached
them first, and was able &c disengage
DIR. Watt and take him ashore. The
buoy was placed within reach of Capt.
Leach, who caught it, and the throng
/. on the beach pulled the lifeline 50 hare
and fast that both the captain and Miss
Cam were dragged under water, and
the lifeline broke near the buoy, but
the latter supported the couple until
the waves brought them within their
depth, and they were carried out Of the
water thoroughly exhausted.
DIR. Watt had heen announced to
preach at the oampmeeting Wednesday
night, but. not having fully recovered
from his battle with the waves, he had
to send Substitute. Capt Leach who
has high fever and is suffering from
exhaustion, is still attended by a physi-
oian.
G. L. Boyd, Pennsylvania railroad
surveyor, cut a deep cash in his head
while diving from a raft.
The Rehoboth Club, composed of over
10 representative citizens Of Delaware
and Mary land, formally opened its club
house yesterday with a reception and a
dance. The ball was largely attended,
and a brilliant feature Of the opening.
About 250 guests were at the dinner,
which was served at $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. William q. Smith
was called upon TO act as toastmaster.
He called ION FJohn f. Supple, who
spoke Of the finances of the club; T.
@. Ruddell. who alluded to the dis
pensary" feature which had been in
produced; Hugh Q. Browne, who, ad
dressing the Marylanders assembled,
,asr fsG u.
not to talk politics in Delaware; Archi-
bald H. Taylor, who said that he had
always understood that to talk politics
in Delaware was as good as enjoying a
prizeight without paying gate money
the Rev. DIR. Murray, who said he was
an expapsionist because be had taken
in the liberal hospitality of the Re-
hoboth Club, which had done more for
this locality than mere preaching; At
torney General White, who extended
warm greetings to the Mary landers
present, and commended the enterprise
of the sister States represented around
the board; ex-Judge Russum, who
made felicitous spesch commendiug
the enterprise of the Queen Anne s
railroad 10 the Joint territory of May
land and Delaware; William NJ. Marine,
WAC thanked God that he Was not only
Marylander by birth and a Della
warean by descent but an American, a
citizen of a country which today chal-
lenges the admiration of the world
!. President Bosley of the Queen Anne'a
railroad, who spoke for the corporation
he represents as an Influence in the
\ development of the Peninsula.
The clubhouse is one of the finest
buildings on the beach, and is hand
somely furnished.