DROWNING OF THE REV. W. D. RUSZ.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1463, 12 April 1873, Page 3

DROWNING OF THE REV. W. D. RUSZ.

[CHARLESTON HERALD.]

It is with heartfelt grief that we have to recor&ihe sudden and- accidental death of the Rev. W. D. Rusz, which occmred under circumstances peculiarly painful, and the news of which cast a deep gloom over the town and district. It has been the almost dail/ practice o|"the rev. gentleman, in company with* one or'tVb others, to bathe in what ia called the Second Bay, early in the morning. Yesterday morning, with Mr M. L. Browne,

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he, as usual, went fbr;hiivft&B t^jgjQ sea was running high at the time, though not considered dangerously so. Immediately after Mr Browne he jumped into the water, and to his companion appeared to. be safely swimming in towards the beach. A few seconds only elapsed, however, ere he cried for help, and on Mr, Browne turning immediately, he perceived that the rev. gentleman was 1 apparently "flurried" from the effects of 'one or two large seas tumbling over him. Mr. Browne speedily reached him, caught; him by the arm, and endeavored to jcalni his fears; but an under current* was: carrying them both out,' and almost im-! mediately three ; Jarge seas broke, over them (Mr Browne still .holding his companion by the arm) the drawback of which swept Mr Ruszfrom the hold' of Mr Browne and carried them both rapidly backwards. By this time Mr Browne became thoroughly exhausted, Mr Rusz once having succeeded, in : a sea-jumble, in ; getting his arm round his (Mr B.s) neck, from which position Mr Browne" with difficulty, and completely exhausted, rescued himself. The seas began to come in again with immense force, but by this time Mr Rusz had been drawn far back, and Mr Browne, only with great labor, could keep himself afloat until a friendly sea landed him on his feet. Even then lie had but scarce strength to walk, and. fell down on the beach in about a foot of. water, thoroughly done up, from which position he cried for help, Mr James Brown, living in the Bay, came to his rescue, and by this time some niiners working on the. -hill came on the scene. In vain they tried to see the rev. gentleman's body dead or alive ; but in about a quarter of an hour it was found washed up in a small bight on the beach. Here,, "with™ "the limited "knowledge they possessed of- What theyvsjiojild do, several men did what seemed advisable to them in an endeavor ta restore him. Doctor Heury having been sent for in the meanwhile, appeared on the scene, :and for nearly an hour did all that medical skill could suggest, but without the slightest apparent or real effect. The body wa3 then carried to the parsonage. . Mr Rusz leaves to mourn his sad end' a mother and one or two sisters, who live in London ; and for his mother's support principally he labored hard and faithfully. ' ' The inquest on the body was held in the afternoon, and a verdict returned of "Accidentally Drowned;" the jury further adding a rider to the effect "that Mr Montagu Browne had done all in his : power to save the life of the deceased." '