Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1912 — NAT GOODWIN INJURED [ARTICLE]

NAT GOODWIN INJURED

FAMOUS ACTOR MAY DIE AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT. Loses Control of Skiff Near Los Angeles in. Heavy Sea—Skull Is Fractured. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 16.—Nat C. Goodwin, the actor, was Berlously and probably fatally Injured at Rocky Point, twelve miles south of Heuneme, when he lost control of the skiff In which he was riding and was drawn Into the breakers. He was thrown on the rocks and, as he tried to swim away, was dashed back against them by the boat as it was hurled ashore. Goodwin was alone in the boat, in which he had left the landing more than an hour before. Shortly after he had rowed away from shore a wind which caused a heavy swell came up and, despite the actor’s efforts to keep hfe craft out of danger, he was gradually drawn nearer the «cks. As it struck the boat rebounded and Goodwin either was thrown or leaped from It, striking on his side across one of tbe rocks. He was battered on the rocks several times before the water finally threw him upon the sands, where he remained, unconscious, until witnesses of the accident were able to reach him over the tortuous path they had to use to that part of the shore. He was carried to a hotel at Rocky Point and was given attention by a local physician; who expressed belief that hiß skull had been fractured and that he had suffered Internal injuries.