The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-26
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Miss Julia Wannamaker a Victim
r of the Undsrtow.
SWEET YOUNG GIRL

Feet and Out to Sea While Sur
Bathing, Near Station 10, on Sui
livan's Island, Heroic Efforts tt
Save Her Failing--Two other.
Narrowly Escape.
Caught in the merciless grip OF tn,
undertow, in water barely waist deep
Miss Julia Wannamaker, the beauti
full young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
lIeber Wannamakcr, OF Orangeburg
was drowned while in surf bathing on
Sullivans 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
! EhG 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 6:3O o'clock. The tide at lh;
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 nm
dertow was so swift that they were
unable to retain their footing. The
ladies called to Prof. Parker that the
undertow had them. lie quickly
seized them, punched them togctncr
and called for help.
Mr.. Tom Buist, Of Charleston, was
the first to reach them, and Prof.
l'arkcr turned over Miss Wannama-
ker, who had become panic stricken,
to him. 1t had been very necessary
however, for Mr.. Buist to make Il
long run up the beach before reach
| ing them and he was practically OK
haustcd when he undertook to sup
port Miss Wmnamaker, and could
not keep her head above the surface.
Mr.. George lluguenin. also OF
| Charleston, being attracted by the
calls for help, FASTENED to Mr.. l}uiSt S
assistance. Mr.. Ilusucnin has been i'll
recently and his strength was soon
gone. He was unable to support Miss
Wannamaker and she sank. Mr.. 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 McSsrS. Norwood
IIastic and Alex Martin had seized
q boat nearby, belonging TO Mr.. Greg
<ollock, and had arrived on the
scene. They first picked up MIR. Hug
ucnin, who was sinking himself, and
close by they found Miss Wamama-
kcr, her head about Il foot beneath
the surface. .-Shc was still alive when
pulled into the boat, but never rcviv-
ed in spite oi heroic efforts at re-
SuSCitatiOn.
Meanwhile, Capt McMiligan, Of the
United States army, and Quartcrmas-
| ter Fulton had gone to the aid Of
Prof Parker, mp to his neck in water
| by this time. and still struggling with
| Mrs. Bell and Miss Cart. Capt. Nc
MILAN seized and supported one OF
the ladies, while Quartermaster Ful-
ton assisted Prof Parker with the
other. Quite Il number of other gen
| tlcmcn 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 rcSuScitating
Miss Wannamaker were begun. DR..
Wannamaker, the uncle OF the young
lady, DR.. II, S. Kirk, Surgeon Kirk
patrick and Contract Surgeon llud-
son, of the United States army, and
three trained nurses did everything
which their combined knowledge
could suggest and skill pcrform but
their efforts were wholly unavailing
Miss Wannamakcr never rcgaincd
consciousness, and it was stated that
she appeared to have succumbcd To
| n,,llnpcp
| Miss Julia Wannamakcr would
have been sixteen years old next Mon
| day. Mr. and Mrs. 'Wannamakcr.
her father and mother, left Charles
ton Wednesday for New York. They
were tclcgraphcd Friday night the
sad news of their daughters tragic
death, and returned at once. Miss
Wannamak during the absence OF
her parents in the North. was TO have
been the guest on the Island Of Mrs
John Cart, also OF Orangcbnrg, and
With Mrs. Cart she was boarding at
| Mrs GadSen'S at Station No. 9. Tn
dcrtakcr COnncllcv took charge OF
The remains, which were taken To
! Charleston and then brought to Or
angcburg Saturday.
The force Of the undcrtow from
thc grip Of which Mcssrs. Buist, Hug
| Utlln, NUStI ana ~ H'lS HohSli' "
rescue Miss Wannamakcr, appears tC
have been terrific. Mr. Norwood Has
tie. one OF the most powerfully huil'
| Young men in Charleston was SWcp'
off his feet the moment he turncG
loose the hand Of the next man II
The chain in order to pass the young
lady on up the line OF rcscucrs.
When Prof. Parker and the ladies
in the surf with him first realized
that they were being carried out t'
sea they were in comparative shallow
water, but they were swiftly carried
away from the shore until when Ii
nally assistance reached them the
water was about up to his chin. Dr
Parker said Friday night that whci
the first Of the helpers got to him h'
was almost to the Jcttics and clos
to the channel.
Had not Miss Wannamakcr become
alarmed and intcrfcred with the ci
forts of those who were seeking t'
rescue her she might have been say
cd She was, Of course, very mncl
frightened as soon as she realize
that the sand was slipping bencatl
her feet, as were the other two ladies
But when Dr. Parker, realizing tn
impossibility of bringing in the thro
ladies unaSsiStcd, raised Il cry 10
assistance, Miss Wannamakcr al
pears to have completely lost he
head. She was thoroughly panic
shickon and struggled so yiolcntl
that not only were the efforts of thos
who sought to save her impedcd, bu'
uookonod as thCV were, either ID