The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-29
BIG FISH SNAPS UP BOY
A Horrible Tragedy in the
Sea Near Savannah.
lad WAS IN SWIMMING

,rho,, without Moments Warning
Monster POrpOise Sprang Into Air
ord Carried Young LOvett Down
With Him. Half-Eaten Body Was
Found Thursday Afternoon.
Struck down by a giant porpoise
~ nIav in the sea, three-quarters of
mile off Tybee beach, Harry, the
,z-vnar-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tovett. of Savannah, was killed
nv the big fish a few afternoons ago,
and was carried down before the
ovas of his companion with whom he
was swimming
The story adds another to the
soa,s mysterious tragedies. Such a
death as the young victim met is
hardly expected out of fiction. 1t is
more tragic than the usual death by
drowning in the sea, and bears a
\ unge of horror. The Savannah News
nrints the following. story of the hor-
ribIe and unusual occurrence:
Il a THE two lads were two miles
\ from the beach at Bohan's pavilion,
where they began to swim and 60
II ing with the sweep of the tide were
almost as fresh as when they entered
the water. Their destination was
q Lazaretto creek after a swim through
I'd the mouth of the Savannah river.
Struck Without Warning.
They were swimming easily
along. Wylly Drummer several yards
ahead Of his companion. They were
talking and laughing. No thought
of the impending horror entered
their minds. Suddenly a swirl in the
water just ahead of the foremost
swimmer attracted his attention and
over his head a long dark shape
went
without giving the younger swim
mer even a chance 70 cry out, hardly
time for the expression on his face
Ito change, the shape taking the form
of fish at least ten feet in length
crashed directly onto young LOvett
Nand the two, lad and fish, disap-
peared into the water together.
Except the ripple their passage
left the sea was undisturbed. Moth
ing was left behind to tell the story.
One moment young Drummer was
swimming along chatting gaily with
friend; the next he was alone and
somewhere in the depths of the ocean
about him was the form of his COM
Ranion killed as quickly as though
bullet had been fired into his heart.
Reported at Fort Screven.
Left alone young Drummer waited
Ror his friend to appear. The mo-
qnents passed and no sign of the lad
vas seen. With the passing of sew
raj minutes came the certainty that
Dung Loyett was dead and that hope
luSt be given up of saving him.
men, almost choking with his tears
no the sense of horror that came to
'nl' the remaining swimmer struck
ut for the beach line nearly a mile
way looking back occasionally in
lie forIorn hope that even then he
'IShl see his companion.
Landing he hurried to Fort
ftTe'en, reported the loss of his
IeAd' when a number of SOL
eTs left the fort to go to the beach
raIeSJ tne scene of the boys death,
unner caught a Tybee train, and
IN III MS bathing suit rode to b.
N . lie then went to the camp
.ne Benedictine Cadets at the
PUN END of the island, where young
2'tlI a we'll loved member of the
NpueI corps, had been spending sew
al weeks with the command.
At the Benedictine Camp.
Ills tear-stained fave gave the
Humation that something was
"|s. The story he told cast the
up INTO sorrow, and the tiny flag
'n5 stan near camp headquarters
o2 paced at half-mast. Those who
blHeu down the beach to the spot
.4.7 young Drummer landed erected
None IN the sand and made a
Ne! OF handkerchiefs to indicate
eprred. ''0n 'Ae ''"seuS W.
i.Iee quarters of a mile straight
6,,,, .u'o the sea is the spot where
MS LoYett was killed. At night