Walter B. Wallace, 36, chief clerk, died attempting to save Cathleen B. Suggs, 21; Sallie C. McLean, 22, or Mary B. Wolfe, 18, from drowning, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, June 22, 1911. The women, of whom Cathleen could not swim, were bathing in shallow water in the Gulf of Mexico. They were swept off their feet by the strong undertow and carried into deep water. Wallace, who was in shallow water, saw them being carried out and immediately swam toward them, but he was drowned before he could reach them. Cathleen also was drowned, but her companions were saved by bathers who went out with lines. 7315-706
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