The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-04-10
TINDAL AND RUSH ALIVE.
Not Drowned in Santee-Rush Comes
Back Home.

for fish in the Santee River, near Eu-
tawville on March Is last, and while
nearly every man in that section of
Orangeburg County was engaged in
dragging the river in efforts to recov-
er the bodies of the supposed drowned
men, the Victims of what was be-
lieved, by some. deplorable double
tragedy. were quietly making their
way to distant parts.
The veil of mystery surrounding
this affair has been torn away by no
less a personoge than one OF the sup
posed victims" himself. Barclay
Rush. in flesh and blood, who arrived
here this afternoon on the Atlantic
Coast Line train from Augusta. AS
soon as Rush alighted he was recog-
nized by an acquaintance and was
later located at boarding house in
the city by the correspondent of The
News and Courier.
Rush talked freely of the affair and
at times was very much amused when
told of matters at this end in connec-
ton Herewith. He laughed heartily
when informed of the long and tire
less search that had been made to re-
cover his and Tindal's bodies from
the swollen Santee, and again at the
information that Tindal's will had
been filed.
Declaring that he and Tindal hal
quarrelled and separated in Augusta,
Ca, and that he had not heard from
or of his late companion since, young
Rush told story substantially as fol-
lows:
Rush's Recital.
Tindal, accordin to Rushs state
ment, was heavily involved financially
and in order to get rid of his troubles,
hit upon the scheme of taking acci-
dental drowning, urging him (Rush)
to join in with the plan, to which the
latter consented.
The two went to the river, taking
dynamite, also two extra hats, and
these were the hats found floating on
the water when search was institut-
ed for the missing men, and which, in
the minds of many, helped to confirm
the drowning theory.
After ''planting' the evidence" at
the river, said Rush, the two prepared
to take their departure en- the At
lantic Coast Line train running be-
tween Creston and Denmark, so they
remained in hiding until the train
reached Parler, several miles above
Eutawville. They first got on the
blind baggage" but the porter ran
them off, however, just before the
train started, said Rush; they sneak
ed back and got on the rear steps
the last coach.
They went as far as Denmark that
night, March 13, then on to Augusta
the next day. After being together
in Augusta for four or FIVE days, Rush
says he and Tindal had falling out
and the latter left him, but where
Tindal went or where he is now, Rush
declares he does not know.
Decided to Come Home.
Relating his experience. after sepa-
rating from his companion, young
Rush says he worked around until
he landed in Alabama, but the only
work he could get to do there was too
hard for him, so he decided to return
to his home, working his way back.
At the time of the supposed drown
ing of Tindal and Rush, the Santee
River section of Orangeburg County
was greatly stirred over the affair.
Tindal was prominent young farmer,
of splendid family connection and was
to all appearances successful in busl-
ness. Barclay Rush was employed to
assist in conducting Tindal's farm op-
erations.
When the two young men failed to
return from the river, where they
stated they were going to dynamite
for fish, on March 13, their relatives
and friends became apprehensive and
Immediately began a search. Their
hats floating on the river, the over
turned and damaged boat and other
circumstances plainly indicated that
they had met death either by being
killed outright by dynamite or had
been so badly injured that they were
unable to swim ashore when their
boat upset; therefore they were given
up for dead and for days the river was
searched by dozens of people, whose
efforts were not rewarded by the re-
covery of the ''bodies.'
Whispers and islanders"
Soon, however, it began to be whis-
pered around that, perhaps, a search
On land would produce more SatiSfac-