Rowlesburg Girl Drowns In Cheat; Sister Is Saved. Preston County Journal. Kingwood, WV. Thurs., June 23, 1932.
Abstract--Stricken with a heart attack and suffering from exhaustion, Dorothy Ayersman, 15-year-old Rowlesburg girl, drowned about 2:15 o'clock Monday afternoon in Cheat River near Dean's Camp. Her sister, Ethel, 23, and her father, Parker Ayersman, narrowly escaped a similar fate attempting to rescue her. Within an hour after the tradgety the body was recovered in about 10 feet of water. Two rescue crew, working for three hours, were unsuccessful in their efferts to revive the victim. Laura Ayersman, a cousin of the drowned girl, and Mary Carrico were with her when she called for help. Neither of her companions was able to help her, but her sister jumped in and reached her, only to be dragged under. Ayersman, seeing his daughters struggling in the deep pool, leaped into the river without removing his clothes and reached both girls before they had gone down again. He was able to assist Ethel to shallow water, but both were exhausted from their efforts and Dorothy sank, not again coming to the surface. Mrs. Charles H. Burkhalter, who was nearby, heard the screams of the party and assisted Ayersman and Ethel from the water. A call for help brought Ernest and Joseph Ayersman, cousins of the victim, and John Adams from Rowlesburg. They were successful in finding the body with a hook and rope. Soon after the body was brought ashore, pulmotor crews from the Manheim cement and the Oakland, Md. fire department arrived, working in shifts for three hours before the girl was pronounced dead. A physician said she had suffered a heart attack. Efforts to locate the body were made difficult because the river was muddy. It was about 45 minutes from the time the victim went down until her bathing suit was caught on the hook.
Abstract--Stricken with a heart attack and suffering from exhaustion, Dorothy Ayersman, 15-year-old Rowlesburg girl, drowned about 2:15 o'clock Monday afternoon in Cheat River near Dean's Camp. Her sister, Ethel, 23, and her father, Parker Ayersman, narrowly escaped a similar fate attempting to rescue her. Within an hour after the tradgety the body was recovered in about 10 feet of water. Two rescue crew, working for three hours, were unsuccessful in their efferts to revive the victim. Laura Ayersman, a cousin of the drowned girl, and Mary Carrico were with her when she called for help. Neither of her companions was able to help her, but her sister jumped in and reached her, only to be dragged under. Ayersman, seeing his daughters struggling in the deep pool, leaped into the river without removing his clothes and reached both girls before they had gone down again. He was able to assist Ethel to shallow water, but both were exhausted from their efforts and Dorothy sank, not again coming to the surface. Mrs. Charles H. Burkhalter, who was nearby, heard the screams of the party and assisted Ayersman and Ethel from the water. A call for help brought Ernest and Joseph Ayersman, cousins of the victim, and John Adams from Rowlesburg. They were successful in finding the body with a hook and rope. Soon after the body was brought ashore, pulmotor crews from the Manheim cement and the Oakland, Md. fire department arrived, working in shifts for three hours before the girl was pronounced dead. A physician said she had suffered a heart attack. Efforts to locate the body were made difficult because the river was muddy. It was about 45 minutes from the time the victim went down until her bathing suit was caught on the hook.
Rowlesburg Girl Drowns In Cheat; Sister Is Saved. Preston County Journal. Kingwood, WV. Thurs., June 23, 1932.
Abstract--Stricken with a heart attack and suffering from exhaustion, Dorothy Ayersman, 15-year-old Rowlesburg girl, drowned about 2:15 o'clock Monday afternoon in Cheat River near Dean's Camp. Her sister, Ethel, 23, and her father, Parker Ayersman, narrowly escaped a similar fate attempting to rescue her. Within an hour after the tradgety the body was recovered in about 10 feet of water. Two rescue crew, working for three hours, were unsuccessful in their efferts to revive the victim. Laura Ayersman, a cousin of the drowned girl, and Mary Carrico were with her when she called for help. Neither of her companions was able to help her, but her sister jumped in and reached her, only to be dragged under. Ayersman, seeing his daughters struggling in the deep pool, leaped into the river without removing his clothes and reached both girls before they had gone down again. He was able to assist Ethel to shallow water, but both were exhausted from their efforts and Dorothy sank, not again coming to the surface. Mrs. Charles H. Burkhalter, who was nearby, heard the screams of the party and assisted Ayersman and Ethel from the water. A call for help brought Ernest and Joseph Ayersman, cousins of the victim, and John Adams from Rowlesburg. They were successful in finding the body with a hook and rope. Soon after the body was brought ashore, pulmotor crews from the Manheim cement and the Oakland, Md. fire department arrived, working in shifts for three hours before the girl was pronounced dead. A physician said she had suffered a heart attack. Efforts to locate the body were made difficult because the river was muddy. It was about 45 minutes from the time the victim went down until her bathing suit was caught on the hook.
Abstract--Stricken with a heart attack and suffering from exhaustion, Dorothy Ayersman, 15-year-old Rowlesburg girl, drowned about 2:15 o'clock Monday afternoon in Cheat River near Dean's Camp. Her sister, Ethel, 23, and her father, Parker Ayersman, narrowly escaped a similar fate attempting to rescue her. Within an hour after the tradgety the body was recovered in about 10 feet of water. Two rescue crew, working for three hours, were unsuccessful in their efferts to revive the victim. Laura Ayersman, a cousin of the drowned girl, and Mary Carrico were with her when she called for help. Neither of her companions was able to help her, but her sister jumped in and reached her, only to be dragged under. Ayersman, seeing his daughters struggling in the deep pool, leaped into the river without removing his clothes and reached both girls before they had gone down again. He was able to assist Ethel to shallow water, but both were exhausted from their efforts and Dorothy sank, not again coming to the surface. Mrs. Charles H. Burkhalter, who was nearby, heard the screams of the party and assisted Ayersman and Ethel from the water. A call for help brought Ernest and Joseph Ayersman, cousins of the victim, and John Adams from Rowlesburg. They were successful in finding the body with a hook and rope. Soon after the body was brought ashore, pulmotor crews from the Manheim cement and the Oakland, Md. fire department arrived, working in shifts for three hours before the girl was pronounced dead. A physician said she had suffered a heart attack. Efforts to locate the body were made difficult because the river was muddy. It was about 45 minutes from the time the victim went down until her bathing suit was caught on the hook.
