The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-24
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Miss Julia Wannamaker a Victim
of the UndertoW.
SWEET YOUNG GIRL

= From Oran@eburS Swept Off He
Feet and Out to Sea While Sur
Bathing, Near Station 19, on Sui
Q livan's Island, Heroic Efforts tt
Save Her Failing-Two Other.
, Narrowly Escape.
2 Caught in the merciless grip of the
undertow, in water barely waist deep
Miss Julia Wannamaker. the beauti
full young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Heber Wannamaker, of Orangeburg
: was drowned while in surf bathing on
Sullivan's Island, opposite the street
leading from station No. 10, near the
rocks. late Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Joe Bell, of Charleston, and Miss
Pauline Cart, OF Orangeburg, mar
rowly escaped like fate, being saw
ed only after the most heroic efforts.
The following account of the sad af-
fair is taken from The News and
Courier:
The three ladies named and Prof.
Francis L. Parker entered the surf
about $50 o'clock. The tide at thu,
hour was dead low ana still running
out. They found that, although the
water was comparatively shallow. be-
ing not more than wist deep, the un-
dertow was SO swift that they were
unable to retain their footing. The
ladies called to Prof. Parker that the
undertow had them. He quickly
seized them, punched them togetner
and called for help
Mr.. Tom Buist, of Charleston, was
the first to reach them, and Prof.
earker turned over Miss Wannama-
ker. who had become panic stricken.
to him. 1t had been very necessary.
however, for Mr.. Buist to make
/ long run up the beach before reach
ing them and he was practically eN-
hausted when he undertook to sup
port Miss Wannamaker, and could
not keep her head above the surface.
Mr.. George Huguenin, also OF
Charleston. being attracted by the
calls for help, hastened to Mr.. Bulsts
assistance. Mr.. Huguenin has been III
recently and his strength was soon
gone. He was unable to support Miss
Wannamaker and she sank. MI. Jas.
Adger. who lad been swimming some
distance further out, close to the. jet
ties, reached the scene Of trouble
about this time, and undertook to as
sist Miss Wannamaker. but was HIM
self seized with cramps.
In the meantime Messrs. Norwood
HASTE and Alex Martin had seized
a boat nearby, belonging to Mr. Greg
Kollock, and had arrived on the
scene. They first picked up Mr.. Hug
nenin, who was sinking himself. and
close by they found Miss Nannama-
ker, her head about foot beneath
the surface. She was still alive when
pulled into the boat, but never reVlV-
ed in spite of heroic efforts at re-
suscitation.
Meanwhile. Capt. McMiligan, of the
United States army, and Quartermas-
ter Fulton had gone to the aid OF
Prof. Parker, up to his neck IN water
nv this time, and still struggling with
Mrs. Bell and Miss Cart. Capt. NC
MILAN seized and supported one OF
the ladies, while Quartermaster Full
ton assisted Prof. Parker with the
other. Quite number OF other gen
! tlemen had come up in the meantime
and formed chain by Joining hands,
|and passed the ladies from the shall
low water to the beach.
AS soon as all had been gotten
ashore prompt efforts at resuscltatlng'
Miss Wannamaker were begun. Ut.
Wannamaker- the uncle Of the young
lady. DR.. R. S. Kirk, Surgeon Kirk
patrick and Contract Surgeon Hud-
son. of the United States army. and
three trained nurses did everything
which their combined knowledge
could suggest and skill perform. but
their efforts we're wholly unaVallln&.
Miss Wannamaker never regalned
consciousness, and it was stated that
she APPEARED to have succumbed to
complete collapse.
Miss Julia Wannamaker would
have been sixteen years old next Mon
dav. Mr.. and Mrs. Wannamaker.
her father and mother. left Charles
ton Wednesday for New York. They
we're telegraphed Friday night the
sad news Of their daughter tragic
death, and returned at once. MISS
Wannamaker. during the absence OF
her parents in the North. was to nave
been the guest on the Island OF MIS-.
Iohn Cart, also of Orangeburg, and
with Mrs. Cart she was boarding at
Mrs. Gadsen's S at Station No. ~ tn-
dertaker Connellev took charge OF
the remains. which were taken 10
Charleston and then brought TO Or
angeburg Saturday.
The force Of the undertow from
The grin Of which Messrs. 6uist. Hug
uenin. Adger and Others sought TO
rescue Miss Nannamaker. appears 10
have been terrific. Mr.. Norwood HAS
tie. one of the most powerfully Oulit
youne men in Charleston was swept
off his feet the moment ne turned
loose the hand of the next man III
the chain in order to pass the young
lady on ND the line Of rescuers.
When Prof. Parker and the ladies
in the surf with him first reailzec
that they were being carried oul lc
= sea they were in comparative shallow
! water. but they were swiftly carrlee
: away from the shore until when II
e nallv assistance reached them TN
t water was about up to his chin. DR.
Parker said Friday night that Whel
II the first of the helpers got to nm n
d was almost TO the Jetties and CLOS
t RI the channel
5. Had not Miss Wannamaker hecom
d alarmed and interfered with the ei
IS r,rts Of those who were seeking I
rescue her she might have been say
n cd She was. of course. very muc
1t frightened as soon as she reaii@e
l. that the sand was Sllnplns oeheat
le her feet. as were the other Two laole'
te Rut when DR.. Parker, reailzlls III
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