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December 2, 1912
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
The body of 28-year-old Mrs. Sarah H. Anderton was recovered from the Pocomoke River, Virginia, after she drowned on November 22 while trying to save her five-year-old son Edward from falling overboard the schooner White Wings. The child's body remains missing.
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BODY RECOVERED.
Mrs. Anderton Had Been Drowned Trying to Save Son.
Cape Charles, Va., Dec. 2.--The body of Mrs. Sarah H. Anderton, wife of Capt. Elmer Anderton, of the schooner White Wings, who was drowned in the Pocomoke river more than a week ago, together with her five-year-old son Edward, was found by a searching party 100 yards from the point at which she lost her life. The body was not decomposed. The body of the child has not been recovered.
Mrs. Anderton was 28 years old. She was the daughter of Major Shank and formerly resided at Sanford, Va., but for two years has lived at Cherrystone, Va. Mrs. Anderton and her son were drowned in the Pocomoke river Friday evening, November 22. The mother caught her little son as he ran out of the cabin of his father's vessel to prevent him from falling overboard and lost her balance and fell backward. She and the boy were not seen alive again.
Mrs. Anderton Had Been Drowned Trying to Save Son.
Cape Charles, Va., Dec. 2.--The body of Mrs. Sarah H. Anderton, wife of Capt. Elmer Anderton, of the schooner White Wings, who was drowned in the Pocomoke river more than a week ago, together with her five-year-old son Edward, was found by a searching party 100 yards from the point at which she lost her life. The body was not decomposed. The body of the child has not been recovered.
Mrs. Anderton was 28 years old. She was the daughter of Major Shank and formerly resided at Sanford, Va., but for two years has lived at Cherrystone, Va. Mrs. Anderton and her son were drowned in the Pocomoke river Friday evening, November 22. The mother caught her little son as he ran out of the cabin of his father's vessel to prevent him from falling overboard and lost her balance and fell backward. She and the boy were not seen alive again.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Heroic Act
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Family
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Drowning
Mother Saves Son
Body Recovery
Pocomoke River
Schooner White Wings
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Sarah H. Anderton
Capt. Elmer Anderton
Edward Anderton
Major Shank
Where did it happen?
Pocomoke River, Near Cape Charles, Va.
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Key Persons
Mrs. Sarah H. Anderton
Capt. Elmer Anderton
Edward Anderton
Major Shank
Location
Pocomoke River, Near Cape Charles, Va.
Event Date
Friday Evening, November 22
Story Details
Mrs. Anderton drowned in the Pocomoke River while attempting to save her son Edward from falling overboard the schooner White Wings; her body was recovered on December 2, but the child's was not.