Evening journal., 1904-07-25
Young Seaford athlete
Met an UntimeIy Death
While Battling With
Waves at RehObOth
Brave and Willing Hands
Fought HerOicaHy to
Save His Life--Family
Frustrated
snecInl 10 rhe Evenlng Iournai.

Special to The Evening Journal
Seaford. July 25.-The body of Ed
ward L. Martin, of this town. who was
drowned at Rehoboth yesterday, was
washed ashore this morning at
o'clock about a quarter of mile from
where the drowning occurred. Wood
burn Martin. Esq, a brother, LEFT here
/ this morning to bring the body home.
The young mans mother and sisters
are heartbroken over the affair." The
whole town Is expressing deep regret,
as he was "a great favorite In Seaford.
lie was "a years old.
Rehoboth July 25-Drowning acci-
Idents at this place have been so few
/ that the sad death OF Edward l.. Mar
Itn. OF Seaford. in the ocean at IL
Io'clock yesterday morning has shock
ed the entire population and cast a
shadow of gloom and quiet over the
resort
Martin came 60 Rehoboth Saturday
night to stay until today and being an
AN around athlete and splendid swim
mer. came with the full expectation
of going in TO swim.
The morning found old ocean In
terrible uproar and the high swells
were hceaNng against the shore with
! tremendous force and thunderous roar.
10 was the kind of sea- that would make
the heart of the sturdy life-savng
patrolmen quake with fear and anx-
iety al the thought Of "a possible de-
mand for service I'm II.
Martin-stronR. vigorous athlete as
ne was-could not bear the disappoint-
lment of losing his swim. and Ia COM
lpany with Thomas Cole and Harry
Harry Crawford, Of Dover and J.
. Howard West. OF Middletown, donned
their suits and ventured in. These
+ sturdy men I'm the angry sea-appa-
rently masters of the situaton-at-
: tracted the attention Of the visitors at
i Mccullough Cottage and the Hotel
lHenolpen and the porches were throng-
ed with people watching their antics.
& Martin swan away from his COM
lpanions after little time and they
= found the sea exhausting their strength
y and made for shore. IL was with an
, effort that they pulled through the
breakers and reached the beach, thor
Z oughly exhausted. When Martin at
4 tempted 20 swim ashore, after appar-
, lently firing himself out he evidently did
I mot realize the ordeal Of return
p through the breakers against a power
AMA NlNNA AWMs AiAAAAr HAiAAfA--A htt
d equal TO the task he called for help.
The sea was awful and none but he
role men would dare make the attempt
: TO brave it, consequently people be-
: came frantic and ran about not know
I ing what TO do. In "a short time, how
ever. William e. Lonand, proprietor Of
, the Henlopen House; A. l.. Waite, OF
Wilmington and Frank Mahon. of Ball
" timore. had secured the life lines and
were working hard 10 reach Martin.
s who was bravely struggling in the sea
with rapidly diminishing strength and
q trying TO assist In his rescue by shout
! ing directions 90 them.
!, Time and time again the rescue party
I plunged into the sea only TO be picked
Iup in its angry motion by the waves
and east against the shore. After near
ly "a quarter of am hour OF heroic strug-
, gle Martin sank beneath the waves and
was seen no more The body has not
4 been found and "a patrol has been set
! along the beach In the hope that 1t viii
= be washed up.
The drowned man was 26 years Of
i, age and the son OF Or. Hugh Martin
land unmarried. For several years he
4, has been prominent I'm social life and
o athletics throughout the state.
% Coming of "a we'll known and respect
ed family, being of splendid physique
handsome features, a6able manner and
% jovial disposition. was naturally wei
q liked and had host Of friends
n throughout the state who win mourn
d, his untimely end.
lie was "a graduate of Delaware Col
ilege and during his collegiate life was
Il leader in am the sports incident &C
the existence OF q college student
p, He made his home with his widowed
mother and only sister at Selford and
the sad intelligence OF his drowning, II
is feared, will cause the physical col
lapse of his mother.