Awful catastrophe and drowned victims in Savannah area
A buoyant day at Beach Hammock ends in tragedy as Miss Retta Johnson is saved from the sea but her companions Frank O’Driscoll and Charles Johnson are drowned. Captain Johnson’s daughter survives, while the steamer Mary Draper and a shore party attempt rescue amid heavy surf and fading hopes. The incident casts a pall over the community as authorities and relatives cope with loss.
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