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Show PERISHES WHILE p; .l BATHING IN SURF ! I Well-Known Actress Is 1 I Drowned. , f ' I (Vliss Isidore Rush Loses '1' 1 Her Life at San Diego, i California. 1 1 ?: , ! 'jH Was the Leading Lady in "Glittering Gloria," Which Was to Appear in j Salt Lake November 21. IH SAN DIEGO, 'Col., Nov. 14. While j, IH bathing In the surf this afternoon Isi- !' dore Rush, thc well-known actress and .! the star of the "Glittering Gloria" com- j pany, which was billed to appear at the j Iyis theater tonight, was caught by a mammoth breaker and swept out to ea. !- Several persons hastened' to her assls- j, tance and she was brought ashore un- J' conscious. Two physicians wero j jH promptly at hand and ' they exerted r jl every known meanB to resuscitate Miss i Rush. Once or twice there were faint t , signs of returning vitality, but these M , proved deceptive, and shortly after 6 fj, o'clock the actress was pronounced f.,, dead. i-i IH Sea Unusually High. 1 The soa during the past few days haa been unusually high and was dangerous ll even for the most practiced swimmers. !j, IH Miss Rush had the reputation of being j' something of an athlete in sports of all kinds. She was a fair swimmer, f 1 but even the most proficient man would (' jH have had difficulty with the surf that w wo running this afternoon. (. Took Desperate Chances. IJ. J Notwithstanding these unfavorable W- conditions, Miss Rush, Wilton Heriot, !;' a leading member of the company; MIs-s ,' Oiney, a niece of former Secretary Ol- I? Jl ney, and several others plunged Into the surf. ii Caught in Undertow. ( Shortly afterwards, Miss Ru9h and r.j Mr. Horlol were swimming at a point ; ll about midway between the old pier, Just j' , ll below the hotel, and the bath house, j', ll when suddenly a huge breaker broke : over Miss Rush, who was some distance 'h tM from Mr. Heriot. The undertow caught :jv " Miss Rush and, notwithstanding her H frantic efforts to regain her feet and ji battle with the waves, she was swept 'f-, . out toward the sea. 1 Went to Her Assistance. j Mr. Heriot immediately perceived the j " Occident and hurried to her assistance. j' H. B. Smith and wife and Fred Jaffa. , all of whom are residents of San Diego, ' J ll were strolling on the beach and were , j witnesses of the accident. They Im- ' mediately rushed to the assistance of J Mr. Heriot. who was battling desper- j ), ately to save Miss Rush. BftS Inanimate Body Brought to Shore. ;ij Within a few minutes Miss Rush'o : inanimate body was brought, to shore . by Messrs. Smith and Jaffa. Mr. Heriot waa also unconscious and hiy rescuers j." IBI started to resuscitate him by rolling Iub I ), body across a log. In a short time their -. '.' efforts were successful and Mr. Heriot r - walked to the hotel. I' ' All, Efforts Fail. In the meantime word had been sent , to the hotel for assistance and Mr. Lor- W ini, the house physician, quickly re- k sponded. Word was also sent to Dr. ; j GofT, and within a few moments ho ar- rived on the scene. The two physician? labored over the unfortunate actress for ll over an hour, but lu vain. J ; Had Attack Heart Failuil;. j IH The supposition is Unit Miss Ruph while battling with the breakers suf- fercd an attack of heart failure, which rendered' her helpless and caufd her to j drown. Doath Due to Heart Trouble. 'i jH Tonight It was announced that hoart '1 trouble, and not drowning, caused the J death of Miss Rush, this being established , by tho absenco of water In her lungs. Th . remains of the unfortunate, actress will b y IB held here pending advices from New ,' IB Geo. FranclB Beard, business mans- I i jH ger of Isidore Rush, who was drowned t; ' 1 IH at Coronado beach yesterday, has been '); in the city two days making prelimln- jj nry arrangements for the coming of h this popular actrons. He received n jH telegram late yesterday afternoon an- nouncing her death. He cannot as yet say what the future movements of th r;j jH organization will now be- jB Gloom Over Theatrical World. ij1 i fl The sudden death of Mies Rush will ; cast a gloom over the entire theatrical profession She was one of the most '', popular actresses on the stage For a 'i number of years she was co-star with jji I JBI the late lamented Roland Reed. l J Since his death she has beon featured c- BBV In a number of large musical produc- J tions. iA The last time sho appeared In thin city was as Lady Hollyrood In "Florl- ; dora." Starring in "Glittering Gloria." 1 This year John C Fisher and Tho. 'j, W. Ryley was starring her In their 4 latest Lbndon and New York success "Glittering Gloria." which was billed -:h to appear at the Salt Lake theater next f ,i Monday and Tuesday evenings. Tho i' sudden end of this popular actrers will K ;. HVH be a sad blow to her many frlendn of this city. Miss Rush was one of those charming ,,!' H personalities that drive away gloom and fy- - BBJ strew the pathway through life with (' sunshine. She was the living embodl- W ' ment of the maxim that "laugh nn& u the world laughs with you," and una KBJ |