The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
NARROW ESCAPE
OEa YOUNG WOAAN FROM yAT-
ERY GRAVE
Three Of the Party Drowned. Els
ablsd Eaphtha Launch Ran Into
and Turned Turtle.

MlsS GuDlC O1y3 ."ASs ~ P'~@S
nent store employe OF New York city
who was one Of a party OF eight per
sons ina nspatus laucch which was
cspsjzsd In the lower bay early Sat-
urday, had the most reE:arksble es.
cape from death by drowning that
any human b:ins probably has ever
experienced. Thea Of her compsn-
ions ware swept to the ho5toln wien
the launch, With disabled engines,
was run into b. a mud scoW. MSS
Day had gone down with the othe1s
and when notniDg vas seen OF her for
hours Afterwards IL was reported she
had ret death. B1u wien the n nd
sccw ha5 bsen to .,ed IearIy 70 its oes-
ti:lat!on and the deck hands were ad.
juosing tie dumping appa.ptus at the
bottom, they were startled to fnd &
handsomely dressed s. ung voasE iG
ore Of tie pockets. Miss DaV hac
oeen literally sccoped out OF toe va.
er By the dumping N aehire which hao
bsen lett open after the scow had d:s-
easr.sci s,s la-l load at sea.
Ms; d. Wa just regaining Gun
,ci3u .nsss st}sn oiscoeered and aSf
G3gu7 20 ,'all ,seb!y tor help T~
gon: aac ons man W&o wee Ia ID
!aHrch were drow5ed, wills tree me
sad cne woman, the latter MISS Mabei
Cook, 8 ft,end and roommate Of Miss
Dsy. were picked up by passing CT; 4
soon zf5er the accident occurred
TIE party was returning last night
iroro shsepsEead Bay, where they has
dinner and although a stiff gsle Wss
blowing and the sess were ruani &
high, al! went veil until the engines OF
the launch gave out. A!lniahtlcng tie
little craft owned By W. W. David OF
Jsms'cs, L l., drifted helplessly IL
! TIE bay. The wcmel e: # ;:ed severe.
ly from the exposure tor the night
| was cold and water vas continuously
breaking into the boat. When day
light came the men and women we're
oyerjoyed to f1d tug With two c'ss
| in tcw making directly for them.
They called loudly f1r help and
signalled toeir distress. The tug
saep5 by and apparently they
we're not seen by those on
bard. So closs did the tug run that
the wind drove the secood scow
against the launch and caused it Ge
upse:. The eight occupants Of the
boat were all 10 5he water in an In.
| stant struggling for sheir lives. S5iD
they declare the tug Gid not stop
Three OF the men ard Miss Cook man.
aged to get hold Of the upsu1nei
IIsuash and clung to 1t uattl the tug
| :C,ndlish Biothers aCd the incon
ing stes ner E. Paso rescusd them
The SURVIVORS were takaa to Staple
ton, L l., and sen5 to an ilfrnary
| where they refused at nr5t 20 diyuigs
thei. own names OF thcse Of tia per
sons 8ho were drowned.
Ms Dsy when brought to her hont
Lin Ss. Nicholas avenue this sfternooi
said that in the party wsrs two Mr.
/ DoGaa, Miss Cook and two married
cou:ies, whose names she did no,
kncs. The start, she ssid, was mad<
from Shee epshssd Bay abou o'clocl
satU -day night. Then tina engins
broke Gown. At dAybreak the Sow,
! we're sighted and although every on.
screamed for help, neither any one OF
tie tug nor on the SCOTS seemed t
see or hea- them.
| TIE collision them came and al
though the party, even TO the o en-
wor,-ed to keep the boat upright, Ii
turrsd turtle
- vent down deep, but 1iaa'lJ
csns up, sver 81 slowly" said Mis-
| Dsy. Il was gasping Tor breath ant
; kicking With all my might and main
| FINALLY ny head hit sone5hins
and I could rise no more. I was ter
ribly frightened and alshcugat 1t al
I; took place in an instant, it seemed a
lifetime to ne. I vas halt saff. cat
ing, but bad presence OF mind encugt
to issl along With my hands over m;
| head.
! Suddenly, Ike 2 cork, I bc bbed ur
in an open space. I cried for help
! out no one came. ] tried to climb up
the sides, but they we're sliny and
slippery. Finally I secured a resting
placs on some Chains afaer having
suun for sn ho2r at lesst.
By and by an old man looked over
into the veil. H. said:
How the devil did you get there?'
I never saw such a scared man ir
my lie. I yelled: Throw me q rope,
If you don't want me to drow Il.
did 80 and I wound 1T around my
waist and arm and he pulled me up on
deck."
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