Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-07-13
Ocean View


citizen of this place. Risking hi
own life in an effort to save his son
Howard, the father, above mention
/ ed, 5S years old, expired with hear
trouble in the Ocean at Bethan!
= Beach, shortly after noon on Sun
day. His only son, Howard L. Ev
ans, 26 years old, who is head of thu
business administration department
of Beacon College, Wilmington, was
: saved by the heroic effort and skill
of Mr.. Harry Bunting, the life guarC
at Bethany Beach. Mr.. Howard
Evans, together with two friends, A
Raymond Jackson, secretary of Bea'
com College, and Stewart Poole, sec
rotary to Henry Bolin dupont, spent
the weekend with Evans parents
at Ocean View, and the four went tC
. Bethany Beach for a swim on Sun
day morning. Howard Evans and
Raymond jackson were caught in
: the undertow, and were swept, in a
few minutes, several hundred feet
from the shore. Jackson, although
in danger, managed to get out of the
undertow and swan to shore, but
: young Evans was not so fortunate
and. as he felt himself being carried
: farther away, cried for help which
his father heard. The father i'm
mediately plunged into the surf and
started swimming after his son, but,
by the time he reached his side, he
/, collapsed from the exertion and
went under the water himself. The
son, seeing his father go under,
I,
minutes to keep both heads above
r the water. Due to the high seas, it
was impossible to launch a buoy to
| the men in danger, and Harry Bunt-
ing, assisted by Mr.. Poole, launched
:. a boat, and Bunting, single-handed,
took the oars and pulled with all his
energy, for the struggling men, but
by the time the boat reached them
the father was dead and the son
would have gone under in two or
three more minutes. The son had
= held his dead father with one hand
and padded to keep them both
afoat with the other. In spite of
the high seas, and being alone,
Coast Guard Bunting got the two
men in the rOW-bOat and took
them to shore, where artificial re-
SEPARATION was applied to the father.
The son, Howard, was revived after
medical attention, but the father
was unable to respond to the treat
= ment. Later in the day the son was
removed to his home, where he is
slowly recovering from the shock
and exertiOn. The deceased was a
> former member of the United States
Coast Guard, having been retired
= from the service several years ago.
The funeral was held from his home
in Ocean View on Tuesday after
noon, conducted by his pastor, Rev.
c. w. Branford of the M. E. Church.
And, as he was a member of DOric
Lodge No. 80, he was buried with
the Masonic ceremonies in Bethel !
Cemetery. He is survived by his |
widow, Mrs. Emma Wharton Evans, |
one son, Howard, and a daughter, |
Ruth, IA years old, who attends |
High School here. Also three sis |
ters-Mrs. AlOnzo Evans, Mrs. Ida |
Bunting and Mrs. Sallie Burton
and one brother, Mrs. Fred Evans,
Of Philadelphia, who attended the
funeral. Samuel Evans and wife,
and Charles Abbott and wife, of Mil
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Dukes
and son, Sylvester, of Georgetown,
attended the funeral, also Mrs. Har-
~ Evans and friends, of Dover. The
community has lost valuable citi-
zen and friend to all. We extend
our sympathy to the family and rela-
tives.
Miss Enola Pusey, who holds po-
sition in Camden, N. j., has been
several days with her
mother, Mrs. Oscar Pussy, and fam
lily.
Mrs. Clarence Richards and
daughter Sarah, of Lewes, motored
here and visited Mrs. A. E. Burbage.
Mrs. Leona Whitaker and son, of
Hollywood, Fla, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. c. C. Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers, of Berlin,
Nd, rlotoTed here and visited her
neither Mrs. Josephine Roberts. L
2 Mrs. Anna Martin, of California,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. George
I1eene, and two daughters.
Spencer Fl. Tunnel is spending
some time with friends and rela-
tives here. l
EdsonGray motored from Jersey '
City, N. j., and is spending few {
weeks with Wilmer Burton.
Mrs. Jack Hill and daughter b
Gladys, of Newark, Nd, visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Derrickson. S
, Mrs. Tenie Chamberlain is recu- a
Derating at the home of her sister, p
Mrs. Frank Moore, after being oper- p
ited upon at the Beebe Hospital. ]
Her husband, Ben Chamberlain, is a
spending a few days here with his t.
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Moore. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Davidson mo- g
ored to Salisbury, Nd, on Monday J
md received treatment by the ear Ct
specialist, DR.. Orville Daisey. 81
Paul McCabe, of Philadelphia, is "
listing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F
J. F. McCabe. pl
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Powell, of P
Newark, N. j., are spending several 81
avs with parents, Mr.. and Mrs. tt
Vm. Wharton and Mrs. Albert Pow CT
II. 81
Miss Mary Evans and brother, Mr.. tie
Iaurice Evans, motored to Philadel- dc
hia and have been visiting Mr.. and ne
Irs. VIM. Powell. in
Mrs. Walter Goslee and son Ray Ell
lond, of West Phila., visited Mr.. and le
Irs. Thomas Short last week. CT
Miss Goldie Hudson, of Rehoboth, to
listed Capt Nathaniel Justice and Re-
lmily and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cal to,
GUN recently. Oh
Rev. Rollie Bennett, of Ohio, mo- Dc
red through town recently, accom- by
anied by his sister, Mrs. Perina pa
ownsend, of Frankfort W.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wilgus and fol
ROO daughters of ROXana visited | Nh