Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-28
THREE PROMINENT YOUNG
MEN DROWN NEAR LURAY
TWO HUDSON BOYS LosR LIVES
IN VAIN ATrEMPT TO SAVE
RICHARD BERRY THEIR
BROrHER-IN-LAW.

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Three men-all members of promi.
nent Page County families-were
drowned at Mauck's Mill on the
Shenandoah River, three miles west
OF Luray, Sunday afternoon. Two
brethers and . brother-in-law were
the victims Of the tragedy.
The dead are:
Richard F. Berry, prominent young
LAWYER, partner OF Colonel Robert F..
Leedy, now on the Mexican border,
and q grandson of Captain r. s.
Parks.
DIR. William r. Hudson, of Hunt
ington, W. Va, son of the late 81. v.
Hudson, of Luray.
Ober Hudson, brother of Hudson.
GAVE LIVES TO SAVE BERRY.
The two Hudsons lost their lives in
trying to rescue Mr.. Berry from the
mill race, in which he had gotten
beyond his depths. The young lawyer
could not swim, and when he sank
beneath the surface, DR.. Hudson and
Ober Hudson went to his aid. The
drowning man is believed to ha We
dragged them under with him.
Another brother, H. N. Hudson,
who saw the predicament OF his kins-
men, had a narrow escape. He went
into the water and made desperate
attempts to save at least one of the
lost trio. he battled against great
odds and became exhausted. When
all but lost, he dragged himself to
shallow water and clambered to the
bank.
TRIPLE FUNERAL MONDAY.
The bodies were recovered within
short time, and were taken to Luray
Sunday night, after having ibeen
viewed by DR.. vergil Hammer, cor
oner of Page County, who decided
that an inquest was not necessary. A
triple funeral was held in Luray Mon
day.
The drowning was the sad ending
of family reunion, at which the nine
surviving children of the late a. v.
Hudson we're present. They had gone
to Mauck's mill, which is near White
House bridge on the Shenandoah
River close to the foot of Massa-
nutten Mountain. A photograph OF
the group had been taken earlier,
Ober HUDSON remarking that they
might not all be able to be present
at the reunion next year.
WIFE WAS NEAR SCENEj
Late Sunday afternoon the three
Hudsons and Mr.. Berry decided to
go bathing in the mill race. The
edges of the race are comparatively
shallow but the water is from eight to
nine feet deep in the middle. Berry
did not realize his danger until he
was beyond his depth.
His wife, who was Miss Pearl Hud-
son, was only short distanse from
tine scene OF the tragedy, when her
husband and brothers lost their lives.
She was almost crazed with grief
when the bodies were brought to the
banks.
Mr.. Berry was about twenty-eight
wears old, and wac one of the most
young attorneys at the
Luray bar. He was a son of F. W.
Berry, hardware merchant of Lu-
ray. His neither is daughter OF
r. S. Parks, prominent Con-
federate veteran, lawyer. and former
State Senator. He graduated in law
of Washington and Lee University.
DR.. William r. Hudson was about
thirty-one years old and graduate
at Washington and Lee University
and Johns Hopkins. He was an in
ter1e at Woman's Hospital, Balti-
more before going to Huntington, W.
Va, to practice medicine. He ar
rived at Luray Saturday morning to
be present at the annual family re-
union.
ODER Hudson was nineteen years
old.
The Huddsons and Mrs. Berry were
cousins of DR.. j. II. Smoot, of Woed-
stock.