Smyrna times., 1935-07-11
,MYRNA BOY IN
n CLOSE ESCAPE
.,,,tou Garrison, Son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert D. CARR
con, Escapes Drowning
,NE COMPANION IS LOST

BsE COMPANION is LOST
.,+or Garrison, aged p, son
O o. and Mrs. Gilbert D. Carl
NJ # the Boulevard, south OF
1Dvrna. had a narrow escape from
'rogning on Fourth Of July ana N
4 ] sriend John Montgomery Jr.,
j i raar .sar wilmington, was drowned
Fbile bathing with q party q
lends at .Rehoboth. one otner
.iend victor Brown, "a, Of Mont
|hanin. and three girls. Miss Dun
T. d. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
n. Tarnan F. Duncan, Of Marshallton'
- assisted in the rescue. Miss
ettv Kendall, 20, daughter OF Mr..
grs Mrs. T. B. Kendall, 2421 West
fivteenth street, Wilmington. Miss
flIen Montgomery, a cousin of the
rowned boy, daughter Of Mr.. and
H. william Montgomery, OF 14Oo
Hamilton street, Wilmington, all
Rad 4 narrow escape. The body OF
Montgomery was found at 8 o'clock
Friday morning by a patrol from
the Henlopen Coast Guard station.
H. ocean had washed the body on
khe shore one and a half miles
north Of where the young man was
last seen. Witnesses said that it
kas not until after Garrison had
been pulled to the beach and given
6rst aid that some one thought OF
Montgomery. Garrison was taken
N the Beebe Hospital where his
condition at first was regarded as
eerious. However, he was recus-
bitated but his heart condition was
bad and gave the physicians much
concern. Fears for a time were
that pneumonia might set in but
later reports Indicate he is slightly
better. The others in the party
with the exception of Miss Duncan,
Rre at their homes, under the care
Df physicians. Miss Duncan re-
NAMED in Rehoboth. The outing
party of six left in the morning of
Fourth of July in a jovial mood.
1t was a typical holiday party.
They were in gay spirits and an
ticipated being home early the
same evening. They went in bath
Ing at about 2 o'clock in what is
known as the Deauville section of
Rehoboth Beach, near the Henlop-
en- Hotel. The undertow was par
ticularly rough in the afternoon,
but the six, all good swimmers,
dared to swim out about 20 yards
from shore. The screams of Miss
Duncan who was swimming near
Garrison, who in turn had been at
tempting TO keep his friend Mont
yomery frort going under, was
beard by the Life Guard o. H.
CULLEN and a rush was .made to
Iescue them. The undersbw was
sweeping towards a jetty. Mont
5omery caught Garrison about the
leck, observers said, and his hold
vas so tight Garrison could hardly
breathe and he had to struggle to
oreak the grip of the drowning boy.
Just as Montgomery let 60 Of Car
'ison, the latter became semi
conscious while the undercurrent
'wept Montgomery under. Miss
duncan struggling against the un-
lefloW, managed to swim around
harrison and continue her screams.
had sunk two times. She
''ucA valiantly to her place be-
'"een tne two young men until
escuers came and brought Garri-
~ 70 the beach. After first aid
vas given by Quillen to Garrison
I me beach, the boy was taken to
ne chandler cottage on Columbia
venue, nearby and DR.. LANES
iafVei OF Laurel was called. Car
ison regained consciousness and
Tlu orlehy Of his struggle with
aontgomery. Garrison seemed to
{ improving when he collansed
,a , was sent to the hospital. DR..
|, {. :, rrickett Of Smyrna, his fam
y s, physician, happened to be in Re
'n tant lor the day and gave con-
brO,,,., 1TOu care a, and attention. All
-Uusa the night, patrols from the
ewes : " Coast Guard station search
Ne " 'ne body Of Montgomery.
Z y search was taken up eariv
,oaa. morning by the Henlopen
,.as' 'oS,, Guardsmen who found the
y i 1, On the beach. Quillen who
- ,ssn 'ae ! rescue from the beach had
era en- = Coast Guandsnnan in New
I BY. by Ior two years until he came
y aehoboth as life o,,ara