Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
SURVIVOR PICTURES
RESCUE ATTEMPT
Pounding Sea Too Much for
Friends of Mrs. Jackson,
Vice ConsuI's Wife.

By the Associated Press.
MATANzAS, Cuba, November A.
enc sea yesterday gave up one OF the
trio Of victims IL claimed Sunday night,
when an outing party Of three menu
bers Of the United States consular serv-
ice and their families came to a tragic
end at Buey Vaca Beach on Mattanzas
Bay.
The body recovered yesterday was
that of Mrs. l.. jackson, AZ, of Engle-
wood, N. j. Her husband, United
States consul at Havana, William I.
jackson. Madison, Ill, and Vice Consul
at Matanzas John T. wainwright OF
New York also lost their lives in q
rescue attempt after Mrs. Jackson had
been blown off a cliff while watching
storm at sea.
Fishermen Find Body.
Fishermen found Mrs. Jacksons
body four miles from the foot OF the
cliff from which she had fallen. a
crew of searchers from Havana yester-
day made an extensive hunt for the
other two bodies.
Vice Consul Sydney Gest OF the
American consulate at Havana and
ne8I
the Cuban capital yesterday. sufterlng
slightly from exposure following upon
his being rescued by Mrs. Gest after
being carried under by the strong
waves He had leaped into the bay Ill
an attempt to save Wainwright ana
the Jacksons.
Mr.. Gest, whose home is in Philadel--
phia, last night gave the first direct
version of the tragedy.
Nf IN
Dillingham;, vice consul in Havana, the
Jacksons, Wainwrights, my wife and
myself, had gone to Buey Vaca for
days outing" Mr.. Gest told the Asso-
ciated Press.
"A strong wind was blowing and the
waves were dashing against the rocks
near the beach. Mr.. Dillingham; anc
Mrs. jackson and my wife donned
bathing suits and seated themselves on
a ledge over which the spray leaped.
The rest of us we're in a cabin some
distance away.
Wave Lifts Mrs. Jackson.
ga high wave lifted Mrs. jackson
from the ledge and carried her into
the bay Dillingham; plunged after her,
but could not reach her side because
of the heavy waves He was dashed up
against the base of the ledge. Mrs.
Gest, using long silk scarf as rope,
pulled Dillingham; to shore and ran 70
where we were.
jackson, wainwright, and /, rushed
to the edge of the rocks and could see
Mrs. Jackson rising and sinking In the
waves some little distance out. Dilling-
ham. exhausted, was clutching at the
rocks below us.
1--WE Ieaped in but were overwhelmed
by the force Of the water. Jackson and
Wainwright were carried away from
Mrs. Jackson, but was thrown against
her as she came to the surface.
81 reached for her as she again sank
and succeeded in touching her, but
before I could seize her, wave took
me away and ! found myself being
dashed against the rocks where Dilling-
ham was cltnging.
II tried again TO swim out, but the
tremendous force Of the waves was too
bringing any Of them toward the shore
I doubt If could have managed to
get them UP the side Of the ledge, 1t
so so steep and slippery.
Own Strength Going Fast.
MY strength was going fast when ]
saw Mrs. Csest dangling the scarf in my
direction as she had In Dillingham;
case. seized 1t. A few minutes later
Dillingham; and were on top and sum-
poned assistance, but it was too late.
II it had not been for my wife's pres
ence of mind and the nervous strength
which became hers for the moment,
there would have been two more
Victims
Dillingham; also returned to Havana
yesterday. Outside Of being badly
bruised and suffering slightly from ex-
posure, he and Gest seemed none the
worse for their experience.
Consul General Frederick f. Dumont
has sent Vice Consul Taylor M. Gannett
to I'LL Mr.. Wainwright's post at Matan-
zas temporarily and is awaiting word
from the American State Department
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