Salisbury Point, Massachusetts Drowning
July
12, 1912
THREE SISTERS ARE DROWNED.
Father on Opposite Shore Stands Powerless to
Help Them.
Salisbury Point, Mass. -- While their father
stood on the opposite shore powerless to aid
them, three sisters, CHRISTINE McBETH, 16;
VIRGINIA McBETH, 13, and HAZEL McBETH, 11, were
drowned in the Merrimac River here when bathing.
The youngest McBETH girl waded beyond her
depth and was carried under water. Her sisters,
VIRGINIA and CHRISTINE, although unable to swim,
went to her rescue, but the heavy waves sent all
three to the bottom. GEORGE FOWLE, who had been
swimming nearby, heard the screams of the girls
and swam to help them. When he reached the spot
all three girls grabbed hold of him, and
although heavily handicapped, he made a heroic
struggle to reach safety. FOWLE had reached
within fifteen feet of a sand-bar when the
children released their grip on him and sand. He
swam to land, where he fell exhausted.
In the meantime FOWLE'S daughter ETHEL waded
beyond her depth, and was rescued by ELIZABETH
McBETH, sister of the three victims in a boat.
The bodies of the McBETH girls were recovered.
Chateaugay Record New York 1912-07-12
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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