The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-10
SAVED FROM The SEA
TWO MEN NEARLY DROWNED
WHILE BATHING AT TYBEE.
FIFTEEN MINUTES HARD WORK.
To RESUSCITATE CHARLES w.
MORRIS, JR.

Both Men Citizens oS Rome and Not
Familiar with Surf Bathing.
Swan So Far Out Became Exhaust
ed and Couldn't Get Backbone
Swan Nearly to Beach and Told
other Bathers of His Friends
Danger, Then Fainted-Bathers and
Man From shore Rescued Morris
Friends and Doctor From Fort
Screven Brought Him Around
Charles w. Morris, Jr., of Rome and
Will C. Tolbert of the same city, had
a narrow escape from drowning at Ty-
bee yesterday They swan so far out
that they We're exhausted in their eff
forts to return, and both would have
been drowned but for the prompt as
sistance given them by their friends
and by a number of people attracted
to the beach by the commotion that
the young mems danger caused.
Morris was in the greater danger. He
is a good swimmer, but had never been
in the ocean before, and was conse-
quently unacquainted with the pecu-
liarities of the surf. He swan out well
attempted to return, but found that
he could make no Roadway shore
ward, and also found that he was
rapidly becoming exhausted. He called
for help, but his voice was drowned
in the roar of the incoming surf.
Shouted for Help.
Tolbert swan near him. and Morris
called to him, Wont you save me-"
and at the same time clutched him,
but Tlobert, too, was exhausted and
telling Morris that he couldn't save
him and himself left the drowning boy
and started shoreward for help. He
got far enough in to wade nearly to
the shore, where, he met some of Nor
ris' friends to whom he gasped go
help" waved his arm in the direction
of Morris, whose head could be seen
bobbing in the surf, then tainted, and
had to he carried ashore.
Mr.. Arthur Word and Charlton
Wright Immediately started for Nor
ris, who. by the time they got there
was unconscious, but still floating
Word got hold of him and kept his
head above water, then Wright caught
Word and the life line which mean
time had been carried to the men in
distress, and Word. Wright, the I'M
conscious and nearly dead boy, togeth-
er with ST. ]. Johnson, who also had
gone to Morris assistance, were drawn
to the beach.
Rolled ON a Barrel.
Before the beach was reached John
son, who has had much experience on
the coast, got Morris across his Shout
der in such way as to get some of
the water out of him, and once on land
the boy was put across a barrel and
the usual process of resuscitation for
drowned persons gone through with.
In this Messrs. McEwen, Levy and
Fishburn of Hotel Tybee, who also
had reached the beach took part but
though there were many willing hands
and though everything possible was
done for the young man it was fully
fifteen minutes before he gave any
sign of returning life.
Morris had been laid in the sand
while the barrel was being brought
and good deal of the sand was still
on him when his friends began to
chafe his limbs, pound and slap his
shoulders and chest and in other such
ways start his blood circulating
This rough if necessary usage finally
had its effect, for the patient opened
his eyes and said ooh, quit" Morris
was then taken to his room and DR..
Keiffer, who had been summoned from
Fort Screven, administered warm
mustard bath and some remedies that
finally brought him around alright He
remained in bed for a few hours, but
was up and about in the afternoon.
While Morris was in the greatest
danger his father, brother and sister
were in the surf and his motehr on the
pavilion. but a short distance away
Not until Tolbert had given the alarm
did either they or any of the other
bathers, of whom there was a large
number in the water, know of the
young mans danger.