The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11
'DROWNINCOF
MISS WILSON.
Party Of Girls Swept to Sea
by Heavy Under
tow.
THE life BOAT sWAMpED
Two tiirls Abandoned Until a
Second Trip IS Made With
Poorly Manned Boat.
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NORFt)Lk, VA, October 10.- Tho re-
mains Of Miss Bette Huntington Wilson,
youngest daughter OF the late William i.
Wilson, former PostmastcrG General, and
Afterwards president OF Washington and
Leo University, were brought from vir-
gnih Beech Till. afternoon and shipped to
Chnrlcstdw11, w. Va, for lntcrrncnt.
Miss wilson met hc,. death III tic ocean
Sunday n ftelnoon while bathing with u
party 1,ndc up OF her sister, Miss Mary
Wilson, Miss Mary NJ. Simpson, OF WASH
ington, ID. c.. Miss Louise LatImer. OF
Washlnston; Miss Eliza Dillon. OF Lcxing-
ton, va. and yNashngt ton !; her brother,
Mr.. William L. Wilson, Jr.,2 and Mcssrs.
-. stortont and w. O'kccfc, OF Vir-
gina Beach.
After having remained In the surf until
Gicy iiaA become chilled, Mcssrs. Wilson
and Okecfc left the girls IN the care Of
Mr.. stotnlont.
Caught by Undertow.
Shortly afterwards the entire party was
caught 81 a terribly strong undertow and
rapidly swept out. Mr. stormons realized
Ills inability to rescue all unaided. and
e telling them TO float. swan ashore for aid.i
One lifcSboat launched quickly swamped
and thu second was without sufficient
oars. Hastily manned, 1t was hurried
through the choppy sea toward the drown
ing grill.
Miss BETTE Wilson was at this time a
mere spack on the surface from the shore.
a ana tho others were strung out at dis
+. tanccs " to aEquartcr Of n mile from the
d breakers. si3 sssssE5
The sccond boat took aboard Misses
8 Simpson. Latimers and Mary Wilson, but
the doiy threatening TO sink with any
Z more ii It, the crew had to start ashore,
\ with those rescued and leave Miss Dillon
and Mss Bette Wilson for another trip.
Miss Dillon. who was still conscious, re-
rnnincd fast on the first dory that had
4 catsIztd. bat Miss Bette Wilson, having
I lost her hold, was being swept far to sea.
All,this time Miss Wilson'S cries for
l,clp could be heard but those ashore
I, were poweress to save her. Those In the
second lIfe-boat had neither rudder nor
steering oar, and u t WAS with great skill
that they succeeded In reaching the party
o, girls and bringing Misses Simpson.
I.atimcr and Mary Wilson ashore.
Resuscitated.
4a The rescued were quickly removed from
\ the boat. IAN were apparently In a life-3
F less condition and 1t Ssas only by heroic
II effort on the part OF DR.. Brennamn. OF
L
vile. assietanttto DR.. L~>1d. together wish
others Oh the Bcacl, that the girls were
Il revived II looked for a time as til ough
ali we're dead, but after being rolled upon
= barrels and receiving hypodermfc s31njfe,E
ton signs Of life were seen. lsftefh gel <
ting the salt water swallowed Y by Z the
girls ont OF their stomachs they We're
; able TO help themselves to some extent,
and then they were put to bed In the
Princess Anne Hotel. lt y
Miss Dillon Rescued.
When the rescucrs reached Miss Dillon
n second time, she was still clinging TO.
the overturned. dory. The young woman,
yet conscious and practically in posses:
sion OF all OF her faculties. was ra.red
into the litel,oat. and then Miss Bette
Wilson was sought. She had drifted about
i a mic from shore but the tide turning,
4 l,cf bod was com Ing towards shore again
when the rescuers reached 1t. ,When the
life boat reached Miss Wilson death had
como and she wa 8 floating with her face
$nnd feet Submerged. Ills thought prob.
able that she died from heart disease
while yet floating upon her back and
awaiting the rescuing party.
When the body reached shore Drs.
Brennamin. Granville and others worked
+ for an hour In an effort to revive life.
but failed,%a the body OF the dead girl
WIS carried to the Nottingham Gordon
cottage.
Guests at House Party.
The principals In the tragedy with the
B exception OF Mcssrs. O'Keefc and Stor-
mont were guests ut q house party being
given by Mrs, William 4. Wilson, It was
{ ctapcroncd by Mrs. WILSON, Mrs. Simp-s
son, OF Washington. D. c.; Mrs. Wilson,
OF Cincinnati, and Mrs. William T.. VIII
son, Jr. had been at Virginia Beach for
4 some two or three weeks. Thcir plans
4 were to return home on tomorrow week.
The remains We're met at the train
from the Beach by the following gentle
men who acted as pail bearers in the
z transfer to the steamer: L. w. Childrey.
Judge Alan r. Hanckel, Judge a III j.
4 4Ackiss. T.. T. Lamb DR.. liennon, Richard
Jones and II. c. Hoggard. II. i, e