The daily sentinel., 1914-07-03
DEATH WAS
4 STAR TOO
Terrible Climax TO Scene Being For-
trayed ON Arkansas Eiver-pop-
ular Motion Picture Actress
and Companion Drowned
in Swift Waters.
MANY SAW THE COUPLE DROWN
Isentlnel specinl servlee. |


Canon city, July 2-WhiIe enact
ing the role OF the principal charac-
ter In moving picture story Miss
Grace McHush, leading woman for
the Colorado Motion Picture company
lost her life in the Ark6ngas river
here yesterday and Owen Carter. who
went to her rescue, was also drowned.
Astride a spirited horse Miss Nc
Hugh started TO ford the Arkansas
river where Grape creek empties into
1t, following John Keough, another
character. It was q beautiful scene,
and with her mind on the effective
ness OF the same, with "A desire to
bring into the play all the action
and beauty which che had in her
mind when she wrcte the lines Miss
McHugh guided the animal down the
bank and into the stream just at
heough reached the opposite bank.
The horse had gone bpt q few PAGES
into the cwiftly flowing stream when
he slipped. His rider pulled M on
the reins, lifting the horse off his
fore feet and he reared backward and
fell throwing Miss McHugh into the
river.
But with wonderful presence Of
mind and pluck the Young woman
ANneAttA'fA ANA ItEA wv IL anu WNa
swept down stream only to reach aD-
parent safety before she apparently
became heWildcred ana wandered out
into deep water again and to her
death
At the point whore the accident
occurred the river is rather shallow
hut tho underCurront IS swift and
this is what caused the young wcm-
an TO lose her footing after she had
gained places Of safety twice. The
scene was thought to be an ideal one
for the acting Of the scene FOR the
motion picture.
Owen Carter, the official photor-
rapher for the company, was sta
toned on a bank above the scene
where the picture was to be enacted
At signal from Thayer Eeough
forded the stream and reached the
other side Of the bank when the sig
nal was given for Miss McHuEh to
follow She seemed apparently lust
as composed as she he'd over been and
started across after getting her sig-l
nal, Her horse reached the middle
OF the stream when IL stumbled. She
was thrown and rlung TO the reirs. /
She had been instructed 90 hold tight /
to the saddle or reing before the pic 4
luVe WAS starleu. SOe neld for sew /
eral seconds to the reius and clung /
so desperately that the horse was
thrown backward on its launches !
This seemed to frighten her and /
those looking on Immediately knew .
she was in danger, John Keou.h .
starte to ford the river to reach her
while she stlll hung with death
srip to the reins Of the horse.
When Eeough reached her side she
grabbed him with such strong
clutch that il was imDoasiNe for him
to help her in the swift current unless
she let loose. Finally after several
minutes struggle he rot her to real
ize that they would both be lost
unless she let loose aud alolw him to
help her. She took hold of him and
in changing her position she was
carried away by the swift current.
keough was in such q position that
il was impossible for him to help her.
He was comnletely exhausted after
his struggle with her when he again
reached the shore.
When Thayer, who was standing
on the bank, saw her a few feet
down the stream she had her head
well up out Of the water and was
making brave struggle to save her
self He shouted to her to keep it