Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-21
NURSES CHAIN FAILS
Swimmer Caught in UndertoW
at Atlantic City.
TWO OTHER DEATHS THERE
Washington Woman Swept Toward
Sea. But Rescued.
MANY ACCIDENTS ELSEWHERE
High Surf Imperils Bathers-Body
of Drowned Man Floats
Among Swimmers.
MANY ACCIDENTS ELSEWHERE

| ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., July 21.-A
| heavy surf combined with a treacherous
undertow, resulted yesterday in the
drowning of two bathers and the death
of another in bath house.
Two other bathers were rescued with
difficulty. Those who went to their aid
were themselves for a time in grave dan
ger.
William Krause of Dover, Mimi, dropped
dead in bath house last night after TAX
ing his first dip in the ocean. Heart
failure, induced by the shock of the cold
water and the pounding of the breakers
is believed to have caused the mans
death.
Life Line Fails to Save.
Daniel Gallagher. janitor of the Foster
Home for Children, in Longport, went
into the water near the home. On the
beach nearby were several nurses in
charge of children playing on the sands.
Suddenly they heard Gallagher call for
help. He was some distance out, and
there was not a man or a boat near
enough to go to his aid.
The young women ran to the water
and. forming a chain by holding each
others hands, ran in as far as they
dared. Some of the children were told
to run as fast as they could to the gov
eminent life-saving crew to tell them
to launch boat.
The nurses ventured out into the surf
further with safety. One of them was
swept off her feet. but was pulled back
by her companions.
In spite of their efforts they could not
reach Gallagher. The undertow swept
him off his feet and he was carried out
to sea.
The Iife-savers' boat was also too late.
Nothing could be done to rescue the
janitor.
Body Floats Among Bathers.
Several bathers were in the water near
the ocean pier They had been warned
not to venture too far out on account of
the height of the waves, but did not take
the advice seriously. Suddenly the body
of man was found floating among them.
No one had heard any one cry out or
had any idea that anybody was in diff
Guilty. AS the body came to the surface
in the thick of the crowd it created a
panic, and there was a mad scramble
for shore.
No one could be found who had seen
the man enter the water or heard him
call for aid, and it is supposed that his
death was due to heart disease. He was
identified last night by the papers found
in the clothes he had left In the dress
ing room as H. E. Barlow of Philadel-
phia. His relatives were notified of his
death.
Washington Woman in Danger.
Mrs j. A. Enslow of Washington went
In for a swim near the steel pier. She
is good swimmer, and has won sew
eral medals for both long and short dis
tance swimming.
In spite of the big waves she started
out to sea, regardless of the warnings.
When she reached the end of the steel
pier she was caught bl cross cur
rent, and found that she was quite
powerless against it, Her strength was
failing her. She called for help.
The life guards on duty on the beach
heard her and set out in their boat to
save her. They got to her just as she
was sinking, but managed to pull her in.
Spates Aids His Rescuers.
Early in the morning Howard j.
Spates went in bathing near Tennessee
avenue. He was caught by the under
tow and found himself carried out to
sea.
The life guards had not come on duty.
William Gibson and ]. C. Whooley saw
Spates predicament, and launched a
boat to go after him.
The tide was too strong for them, and
their craft was swept under a pier. 1t
was in great danger of being crushed
against the pier.
Its occupants were forced to catch hold
of some of the framework and climb up
on the Orders. In doing SO they were
badly cut and bruised.
Meanwhile Spates had managed to
struggle out of danger, and was SO little
affected by his experience that he was
q uvh IN
periled their lives in going to his assist