Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-09
tHE UNFORTUNATE DROWNING
At NEWELlT0n.

once, the girls are drowning
Such was the S. o. s. call flashed over
the wires to Newelton from the Cypress
Grove" plantation about four O'Clock
last Thursday evening, June lst, 1916.
This plaintive appeal for assistance
naturally created great excitement and
CONSERVATION in Newellton.
The operator Immediately called up
DIR. Alverson and DR.. Noble as well as
the citizens generally, who jumped into
their cars and rushed with all speed pos
sble, to the scene of the accident.
From all available reports, it seemed
that Misses Alma NARROW, age l6, Cora
NARROW, age Is, Clara Poe, age l4sand
Marguerite Barker, age Is, young lady
of Natchez, Miss, a cousin OF the Mar
low girls, were wading in the water along
the banks of bayou at Cypress Grove"
and unfortunately fell into deep hole or
washout made by the recent overflow
and of which unhappily they were ig-
norant. All four of the girls disappeared
under the water which was ten OF fifteen
feet deep in this washout, but in some
unaccountable manner, Misses Alma and
Cora NARROW got out, thus saving them
selves from watery grave. The other two
girls went to the bottom.
Miss Alma NARROW, in a semi-cOnscions
condition, rushed to the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Poe, several hundred yards dis
tant from the scene of the accident, and
put in call for help which was quickly
responded to by the doctors and almost
the entire population OF Newellton.
Miss Annie Poe, the half sister Of Miss
Clara, ran to the bridge across Clarke's
bayou, then in the direction of the place
along the bayou where her father was
fishing, screaming as loud as she could
for help. She had not gone far when
she saw Edward Buckner and Bob Mid
dIeton, swimming in the bayou, they
were too far away to hear what she was
SAYING but knew, from her gesticulations
and screams. that some accident had
happened.
These two lads, age Is, swan across the
bayou, which, at that point is about 400
feet wide, and raced with all their
speed to the place where the girls had
gone down. By the time they reached
the spot, they we're so utterly exhausted
} that they were compelled to sit down for
moment to get their breath, they then
dived into the water to search for the
bodies of the young girls. Edward Buck
ner brought the body of Clara Poe to the
surface and with the assistance of Bot
Middleton and colored man, brought
! the body to the shore. Bob Middleton
! then continued his search for the body o
, Miss Marguerite Barker. Edward tool
the body Of Miss Clara Poe to the banl
of the bayou and with the assistance o
r Mr.. Moore, of the "Kenilworth" planta
ton, used the first aid methods he hat
2 learned at school, i'm an endeavor t.
] bring back life to this sweet girl friend
, He worked faithfully until the arrival o
q the doctors and assisted DR.. Alverson il
= every way possible, but alas! it was to-
: late, the doctors worked for about tw
D hours and at last abandoned all hope.
!. After resuming his search for the bod
i of Miss Marguerite Barker, Bob Middle
e ton was joined by Mr.. c. l.. Clark
4 cashier of the Bank of Newellton, VIII
had arrived at the scene Of the drowning
!, Mr.. Clark dived into the water and after
e diligent search, finally brought the bod
: to the surface and with the assistance {
e Bob Middleton, Percy Gordon and other.
d it was brought ashore and placed i
k charge of DIR. Noble who used ever
r known means of bringing back life, a
e sisted by Bob Middleton.
e To their credit, be it said, that the
il we're true heroes who deserve more tina
:, passing mention. While all others assis
of ing in rescuing the bodies of the tw
!, beautiful young girls, for the part the
RS acted none deserve more credit than Be
10 Middleton and Edward Buckner
g. After the unsuccessful efforts to sa'
,e life, the body of Miss Marguerite Bark
,g was taken to the residence of her aun
r. Mrs. NARROW, at "Routhwood" and SCI
~ by rail the next morning to her paren
}. ct Matches. The body Of Miss Clara p