Tragic Story Told by Mrs. E. P. Railton, Survivor Three Coincidences Recalled 'URTHER details of the tragic death of Mr. E, P, Railton, who was drowned in vainly attempting to save his son from a like death, have been received from his father, Mr. H. E, Railton in Chefoo, As briefly reported at the time, the accident occurred on June 20, when Mr. and Mrs. Railton, their two sons, Tony aged 12 and Eric aged 8, and Mrs. Crossland, a friend, were boating. It is now learned, from Mrs, Railton herself, that Eric and Mrs. Rail~ ton were swept overboard and that Mr. Railton, in going to their rescue, went to his death. how useless it was because I had seen Mrs, Railton herself writes:
We linad abandoned the idea of pick-them go with my own eyes.
This is a true account which is ing up Ricky's hat and proceeded on our way as quickly as possible as it fresh in my memory and. always. seemed to be becoming rather rough. will be.
Ricky and T were sitting on the Three Coincidences cabin In the Yront, It seemed to me Mr. H. E. Railton writes of three that we were still turning a little and strange coincidences. On the even Erle speeded up the motor, A. rather Ing before the accident, at dinner, large wave finished it. I thought the Mr. Erie Railton expressed avery whole oat would capsize. "Ricky strong wish that when his time came slipped off and I didn't even attempt hho might be buried at sea. It the to hold on. He could not swim and Uodies are found, this wish is to be was always terrified of water and carried out. it was the natural thing to keep near "Two friends, both engineers, were him. We were perfectly all right! to have gone on the picnic with them and we told him not to be frightened fand he was wonderfully brave.
Looking back, I can see that Bric should have just brought the boat Murder Verdict in round to us and picked us up. He knew I could swim, though I am not Werner Case a strong swimmer, but he must have thought me unable to hold Ricky up.
Peiping, June 26. "Anyway they threw out a small fra!
A verdict of "murder by a per-Wicker chair which I managed to got. son oF persons unknown" was' retuned by: Mr, N. Fitzmaurice, self, Immediately Bue Jumped i him-British Consul, at' the resumed T'can see his thoughts, and 1 my-on the body of 19- self thought at the time that he was year-old Pamela Werner, only right, We have all of us, many times bathed off the boat, swum round it and got on board again and it did not seem a foolish thing to do.
Current Strong daughter of Mr. E, T. C, Werner, former, British Consular oticer in Chisia, which was found lying In a ditch under the Tartar City the morning of January 8. The Consul found that the He was a strong swimmer and. it seemed so easy to swim with Ricky back to the boat and then pick me up. It" was apparent immediately though that there was no swimming against that current and It was pretty choppy too, I did not attempt to swim so we drifted apart. The cur rent was carrying us in one direc tion and the wind carrying the boat In the opposite direction towards the harbour and destroyers.
T saw at once that we had done wrong and shouted that we should try and get together and help each other. 'The boat by now was almost out of sight. Mrs, Crossland and 'Tony had been vainly trying to start the" engine, which only aman' strength cetid accomplish, and were now waving towels for assistance.
T slipped off my sweater and heavy cout, which Moated away in no time, and' managed to reach the others Ricky was terrified and shouted that frightened and was drown wise, considering his.
of the water, he was won: der fully brave.
Erle only spoke twice, once to as me if T-was all right and once to say that he was going. I still had this crazy wicker chair and I tried to get Ricky to take his atm from his father's neck and let me support bhin fon the chair. I am afraid. though that by then, they had both swallow ced too much water, The whole time Eric had not one thought for himself. He would not hold-me though T tried to float with my legs underneath them both and tty to give them support. All the time X kept telling them that the boat was coming, though there was no sign of help.
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