The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-01
DIES SUDDENLY IN SURF
ATLANTA MANS TRAGIC END.

III. Marvin Allison of Atlanta Sue
cumbs to Heart Failure While
in bathing at Isle of Palms.
The following is taken from The
News and Courier of Saturday the
2Sth instant:
H. Harvey Allison, of Atlanta,
travelling representative OF the John
son-Lund Company, of Atlanta,
dealers in dental supplies, met death
in the surf in front of the pavilion
at the Isle of Palms, at about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. His
death is believed to have been due
to heart failure rather than drown
ing, and this was stated to be the
opinion given by DR.. Simpson, sur
geon at the army post, who was sum-
moned by telephone. Mr. Allison
was in water deep enough to cover
him, but his head never went below
the surface
Mr.. Allison had been at the Isle
OF Palms since last Thursday In con-
nection with the meeting OF the Den
tai Association. Yesterday afternoon
he was going in bathing with DIR.
M. H. Warn and Mrs. Warm, of At
lanta. DR.. and Mrs. Warn went down
to the beach first, but before going
into the water, stopped to pick up
some shells. DR.. Warn then return
ed with the shells and left them at
the cigar stand. In the meantime
Mr.. Allison had gone down to the
beach and entered the surf. DR..
warn, after leaving the shells, was
returning when he heard cries for
help and saw several men pulling
Mr.. Allison out Of the water.
THOUGHT CRIES WE'RE IN JEST.
Allison was not at great distance
from the shore His cries for helm
seem TO have been heard by several
bathers, but some at least of these
seemed TO think the man was not i'm
earnest as his head did not go under
water, and others failed to locate the
cries. The first man to reach him
was Mr.. j. p. Mayes, who caught
him first by the head and then bv
the middle of the back and then
pushed him toward the shore. T.W.
winston went to Mayes's assistance
and {. S. Nixon, of Augusta, was
the next man to reach him. These
three kept Allison aloat until the
life raft, launched by the island
Hfe-savers, who rushed from the ma
Wilton, reached the scene. Allison
was then stretched out on the beach
ana enorts were made to resuscitate
Hiii oy IL IIuIuCh, OF Olanta, C.,
who was the first physician to reach
him. Another physician soon arriv-
ed and also DR.. Simpson, who had
been summoned by phone from the
army post. All efforts to revive AL
lson were vain, however. He was
then removed to the bath house and
In short time was pronounced
dead. Very little water was found
in his lungs, so little that it is be-
lieved that his death could not have
been due to drowning but was prob
ably caused by heart failure. DIR.
warn stated that this was the opin-
ion given by DR.. Simpson. Restora-
tlVes could not be immediately secur-
ed, though bystanders furnished am
monia and some whiskey was Sc
cured.
Mr.. Allison was a man of about
" years of age. He was physically
strong, being about feet, II inches
In height, and weighing about ITS
pounds. He was a good swimmer.
He is survived by his father, who
lives near Hendersonville, N. c., and
by brother, c. N. Allison, who
also travels for the Johnson-Lund
company. The j. M Connelley
company took charge of the body,
which will be shipped to Atlanta
Allison had been in swimming
either once or twice yesterday be-
fore the fatal accident occurred and
had been in the habit of going i'm
three or four times every day. The
tide at the time was rather low and
was ebbing.