The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-06
YOUNG WOMAN
DIES IN SAVING
LIFE OF FRIEND
Miss Elizabeth E. Walker
browns While in Bathing
at Drewry's Bluff
Goes Down in Few
Feet Of Safety
Sad Ending Of Outing Body
Recovered From Waters of
James and Brought Home
for Burial

Miss Elizabeth l.. Walker, the nine
teen-year-old daughter of Lewis Wal
ker, of 1919 East Broad Street was
drowned, yesterday afternoon about
1880 o'clock In the James River near
Drewry's BLUM. while attempting to
save the life Of Mrs. L. A. Render,
of South Richmond, another member
of the party Of young women who
left Richmond yesterday morning for
a day of recreation on the river.
Miss Walker lost her footing and
slipped back into deep water. and
drowned after having pulled her COM
panion to safety. Her body was not
recovered until nearly two hours later.
II Was finally located about o'clock
by County Officer j. T. Traylor. Of
Chesterfield County. assisted by J.
X Reed. and others, who were sum-
moned to the scene by the members OF
the party.
The party of which Miss Walker was
a member left Richmond yesterday
morning for Drewry's Bluff on the II
o'clock Petersburg car. The young
girls AMI women were chaperoned by
Mrs NJ. A. Holt. OF 20s East Thir-
teenth Street, South Richmond. Her
two daughters. Misses Nellie and
Birdie, Miss Bessie Nelson. of All
North Thirty-third Street. Miss HI
hernia Snead, Miss Walker and Mrs.
Kendier made up the party of seven.
launched ON River Bank.
They arrived at Drewry's Bluff in
time for lunch. and this was spread
on the river bank. After the meal
some OF the party began fishing while
others went in bathing.
None Of the party could swim and
they were wading about In the water.
NHr. * p
the bank and pushing this out into
The stream she jumped into 1t and
began padding about The dilapi-
lated affair soon commenced to leak,
however.
Mrs. Kendler. thoughlessly, allowed
tie boat to set out too far into the
stream before she noticed her COM
panions that ths boat was leaking so
badly As soon as she realized the
situation. however. she screamed to
those on the bank for help and at
once commenced to padding closed to
81 ore as fast as she was able with
nake-shift paddle that she had
picked up on the bank
Craft Capstxes.
Just before she was able to reach
water that was not over her depth
the clumsy affair capsized throwing
her out into the stream. She Went
down with scream for help.
Miss Walker Was standing in the
water close In shore when the boat
and she at once dashed
out into the stream towards her friend.
Just as Mrs. Ken6ler was going down
for the second time, Miss Walker,
while standing in water within an
inch of her mouth. managed to grab
her by the hair snd pull her in. One
or two OF the girls came to Miss Walk
Eer's assistance ard Mrs. Render was
pulled out.
While engaged in saving the life
of her friend Mss Walker lost her
footing and slipped back into deep
water after another of the girls had
grabbed Mrs. Render from her hands,
as they passed her on in shore.
Coca 20 Her Death. So
Within full sight of her horrified
companions Miss Walker went down.
Each time that she came up she faced
her companions on shore and cried
TO them for help. but as none OF
them could swim she could not be
reached. and she went down for the
third and last time, probably not over