SNIPPET: Elizabeth SULLIVAN, 18-year-old daughter of Thomas and Julia SULLIVAN of Little Bray, Bray, Co. Wicklow, died on Tuesday, July 21, 1885, as the result of a tragic accident as she was attending to her duties as nurse and nanny to the children of the C. C. B. WHYTE family of Hatley, Manor, landlords of the town and district around Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. The story appeared in the Thursday issue of "The Leitrim Advertiser," in its July 23, 1885 issue. Mr. and Mrs. WHYTE were away from home when an ornamental chimney fell through the roof, crashing through the nursery floor, the drawing-room, and onto the ground floor, bringing with it their four children and one of the two nurses - Ms. SULLIVAN. Nurse Kate HOGAN escaped injury. A large crowd soon assembled and the police were summoned. One man, Mr. Patrick McMANUS, of Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, (already a hero for having earlier rescued a man from drowning), began clearing the slates and debris trapping the victims. To everyone's horror, Ms. SULLIVAN and two of the WHYTE children were dead when pulled from the rubble; a third child had a broken arm and the fourth had been spared serious injury. An inquest was held. The town went into mourning, shutters were drawn. Mr. McMANUS received a solid gold watch from the WHYTE family for his quick actions which saved the other children. Elizabeth SULLIVAN is buried at the nearby historic village of Jamestown, Co. Leitrim, within sight and sound of the Shannon, and a marble headstone marks her burial place with the inscription, "Sweet Jesus Grant Her Peace, Erected by Mrs. and Mrs. WHYTE of Carrick-on-Shannon in memory of Elizabeth SULLIVAN, Beloved daughter of Thomas and Julia SULLIVAN of Little Bray who died in faithful discharge of her duties as nurse at Hatley Manor, July 21, 1885, aged 18 years." The deceased WHYTE children, Ingrie and Lucella, were interred in the grounds of Hatley Manor, in the family mausoleum erected by Ingrid Christina ST. GEORGE, the WHYTE childrens' Grand-Aunt, for the mortal remains of Charles Manners ST. GEORGE, their Grand Uncle-in-law, laid to rest there some 20 years earlier. Mr. McMANUS, Drumshanbo, who just happened to be in town on business the day of the accident), was presented with a solid gold pocket watch by the grateful WHYTE family which bore the following inscription: "Gold watch presented to Patrick J. McMANUS, Drumshanbo, who, on July 21, 1885 risked his life, with other kind friends, to save the lives of Hilda and Petronella Whyte, Hatley Manor, Carrick-on Shannon." The gold watch is currently in the possession of Mr. Tony DUIGNAN, Galway, a distant relative of the late Patrick J. McMANUS.