The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
REAU {. FOLK
ALMOST DROWNED
At ATLANTIC CITY
NEAR TRAGEDY AT THE SEA
SIDE RESORT FOR THE POP
uLAR NASHVILLE MAN.
TOOK TWO HOURS III REVIVE
The Story Just Come to Light Bears
an Exceptional Interest for His
Many Friends Here and Elsewhere
Throughout the State.

| NASHVILLE, Sept. 6.-Reau L
Folk, for a number of years State
treasurer and insurance commission
er for Tennessee, has entirely recoV
cred, following his narrow escap'
from drowning at Atlantic City, \. j.
about a week ago. Physicians work
ed over him for two hours before
they were able to restore conscious
ness. He was confined TO his bed
however, for only a day.
Mr.. Folk was in Atlantic City fol
the purpose of attending the meeting
of the Southern Century Club, an in
surance organization of Equitable
Life insurance society workers in the
Southern states. The convention
contributed a handsome sum of mon
ey to the life guard who saved Mr.
Folks life.
The Atlantic City Daily Press has
the following to say about the rescue
of Mr.. Folk:
More valued than gold is the let
ter received by Mr.. Beckwith, beach
surgeon and commander of the life
guard corps, from the Southern Cen.
fury Club, an insurance organization
from the Southern States that is
meeting in this city. 1t was letter
OF their appreciation of the work Of
Guards Miller, Brown and Delaney,
who saved the life of Reau e. Folk,
brother of former Gov. Folk, of Mis-
souri,, and one of the members of the
Century Club.
The letter speaks for itself and is
as follows:
"The Equitable Life Insurance So
ciety of the United States, 120 Broad.
way, N. Y, Aug. 20, 1911-The South
ern Century Club, second annual con-
vention at Chalfonte, Atlantic City,
N. j., August rs, 20, 80, 81 and Sept.
1.-The Southern Century Club of the
Equitable Life Insurance Society of
the United States in convention as
sembled, on motion duly made and
seconded, extends heartfelt thanks
and gratitude to all the members of
the life saving corps who participated
in the rescue from drowning on this
date of one of our members, the Hon.
Reau E. Folk. The prompt and splen-
did work Of the members of the corps
is worthy of and deserves the highest
praise, which is heartily given by ey.
cry member Of the Southern Century
Club, each of whom feels that he owes
a debt of gratitude to the corps for
their work of mercy and rescue.
"W. E. HENDERSON,
President Southern Century Club"
For the last ten years Mr.. Folk has
been the fire and insurance commits
sioner of the State of Tennessee, and
he is one Of the best known and most
popular insurance men in the South.
The rescue of Mr.. Folk was one of
the most dramatic in the history of
City.
"The Southerner had gone bathing
with a number of others, and had got
ten out further than he realized. 1t
was bad day and the guards had
been pretty busy. There was a call
for help from two men swimming in
the vicinity of Mr.. Folk, and Miller,
Brown and Delaney put out for them
Miller and Brown were in the boat,
and Delaney jumped into the surf
with can buoy.
Miller and Brown reached the men
who had called for help. They threw
their buoys, which were caught by
the men, and they had turned to
come ashore, when Folk realized that
he was in bad way, and he called
for help. They threw him a buoy,
but it fell short. Just as they we're
about to toss it again an immense
breaker toppled their boat over as
though it had been a mere toy. De
laney, who had reached their side on
his return, just then saw the danger,
and he made for one of the men, who
was holding fast to one of the buoys.
Brown jumped from the boat for the
other man and Miller leaped for Folk.
1t was hard struggle TO the
shore with their burdens, but the
plucky life guards never thought of
their own safety. They held fast to
their victims and finally got them
ashore.
Mr.. Folk was worse off than the
others. e had pluckily struggled as
long as he could before he shouted
for help, and he was unconscious
when they got him to the shore. Ha
was hurried to the hospital tent,