The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
MISS BAR MS
NARROW A ESCAPE. f 2
Owes Life to Her oism Of Daugh,
ter Ter Of shop y Tucker Judge
Brooke and Son Aided in
Carrying Girls Ashore.
.68. Excitement Very
Great. s5
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$.ssE Tsp ecla n FROM 5taILsN
H. VIRGINIA BEACH, A. lily 27.---Miss
ida Bargamn, daughter OF Mrs Charles
Bargamn. OF Richmond. was vas @ n nearly
drowned In the surf here at $50 q clock
I this afternoon, and was rcsuscitated
with great difficulty. !. " \. .s55 3t85
s5$ The accident was OF the sort tha Soc-i
ours FRO mtime to- time at some OF the!
most popular resorts. and that cannot be
rs foreseen or in n any wa " pre- pared for.
r Miss Bargamin, b Who with her sister.
Il Mrs. Woodson8 y lad dy, and her husband. !.
a is ! staying at Miss Blows ottage, was as
NJ I'M the breakers gin front sof 1. that ottage|
along with many others. They were well ell
within the danger line and all u were we're
y #nerrily Jumping over the billo,WVs and and
shouting to each other in joyous moods, ',d4
VIXEN a powerful wave, accompanied by
II an unseen current, swept the entire party
I swiftly into deep water. men and women
together, rell nell tet1 wave going en- en-; X
H tirely over them and creating deapalr
among u the weaker, Il and disma y IN the the
n minds sof the strongest swinne Cries 'riea'
3of hel went up and several other strong
4 swimmers shot out to their rescue. .83 .S5s
Strug ggling ii Water.
AZ dozen people were struggling IN the
4 swirl OF 4 va ters, 55g the helpless gging
Il down those who could swim. Finally all
Il reached the shore. Iiss Bargamin ~ I'M
" conscious. and # the others ,fearfu ex-
II kausted. iiss FL beth Van Il; mtnon!s,
II OF Bal tImore, and NJ Granb or n
foil, n were greatly distressed N physically ly
x Il ON tiias alioc. tsiair. ionasssss.
The men In the party wcfe N little
better condi ition:s Judge u .. .sS Tue kers
IS Brooke, of Norfolk. though not a strong
wimm or .3 was one OF the first tos gostos
Z the aid OF the drowning people. and was
himself nearly drowned by vo u men
% who grarped 8 his feet when he was al IA
+ ready lowing two girls. Judge Brooke'sI
Il son also rendered u splendid aid and "a he
and his father lay onsthe beach a long
time before they recovered sufficiently TO
walk to their cottage. DR.. 1rvtng, OF
louisville. was also terribly exha austed.@ @
Miss Bargamin was rolled on barrel
G by anxious hands to discharge the large
amount OF water she had swallowed dur
Ing her struggle. Si III i355 III. II. :5&
a Will Recover. i.s
IN the meantime Drs. Land Graybill.
Cartright# and White, reached the scene
and employed Il the movements for y artl-
ficiai respiration with h success. First q
tremor OF the eyes and then a labored
Inhalation indicated that the spark. ;k. of lite m
a had not expired. Miss BargamlnSis is very
81! from the effects OF her terrible ex-
pericnce. The other young ladies were
a able to walk to their cottages after, be-
Ing stimulated. and wrapped In blankets
al, the beach for an hour
The excitement attracted \ hundreds y Of
bathers along tho beach for a mile. and
the scene caused by the congrega ton OF
such az large crowd in one spot IN pa " 4
ing suits OF every kind and color was was
indeed novel II 55s. M s6ts
It developed after calm had peen r.. re-
stored that Miss Bargamln owed her life
10 a. young lady. Miss Mary Tue ker.
daughter OF Bishop Tucker. Of Norfolk
sNrlss Tucker is a fine swimmer, and was
a II the water by Miss Bargamtn' 3 side
X wl,en swept out by the sudden whirl Of,
the tide. She held to Miss 3BargamElEn;
until other help came Though exhausted
herself, she never loosed her hold until
her limp and unconscious burden was N
strong hands, and then, iunaided. she
reached the shore
The unheralded force which suddenly
swept a dozen people out OF, their depth
was yariously described by those who
were In 1t as a whirlpool. q furious eddy
: swirl and by sean1en as a sea puss;
hut no one can completely account for,
the phenomena here. though all testify
10 Ats suddenness and power. ss8
Much Better.
Miss Bargamin at 10 o'clock tonight
I. Ind 4 recovered so as to converse freely
uith her friends. Her first solicitude was
that her mother In Richmond might not
be alarmed, y - \, &.
~ "A telegram received from Mr., Woodson
waddey late last night stated that Miss
Bargamin had recovered from her ~
4 ness g.5 % . B
Big Hotel Burned.