Newton County GaArchives News.....One Hour in Water February 10, 1891
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The Weekly Constitution February 10, 1891
The Perilous Condition of Colonel Livingston's Father.

Covington, Ga., February 3. -- Sunday night Mr. Alfred Livingston and two of 
his grandchildren, Miss Leila Guffin and her little brother, Leonard Guffin, 
met with a serious and almost fatal accident under the following 
circumstances:  They were returning in a buggy from Bethany church and had to 
cross Snapping Shoals creek, which was greatly swollen in consequence of the 
recent rains, and the bridge on which they expected to cross was about three 
feet under water.  When about half way across the bridge, the horse that they 
were driving stepped into a hole in the bridge, stumbled and fell, and the 
horse and buggy were washed off the bridge and about twenty yards down the 
creek, where they were lodged against a tree.

The occupants of the buggy were washed out of it, and the buggy and horse soon 
sank below the surface of the water, and the horse was quickly drowned.  The 
little boy drifted into shallow water and managed to get ashore.

Miss Guffin and Mr. Livingston each grasped trees, against which they had been 
borne by the water, and began to cry out for assistance.  Their cries were 
heard by Mr. William Black and he at once went to their relief, and soon 
managed to rescue Miss Guffin from her perilous position.

As Mr. Livingston was far out into the stream where the water was both deep and 
swift, it was some time before he could be rescued.  Finally George Rud, 
colored, swam out to Mr. Livingston's assistance and brought him ashore.  He 
had been in the water about an hour and when rescued was insensible.  However, 
he was soon restored to consciousness and today his condition is greatly 
improved.

He is the father of Hon. L. F. Livingston and is one of the oldest men in the 
county, being eighty-seven years of age.  He is also one of our best and most 
highly respected citizens and has the sumpathy of numerous friends in his 
misfortune.  The place at which the incident occurred is nine miles from this 
place.

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