Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-15
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
A student of the University Drowned
While Bathing.
BODY or the Drowned student Recovered
SUNDAY.

were bathing in the river, one of the number
John Henry, of Humboldt, got beyond his
depth and drowned before assistance could
reach him. The deceased was eighteen or twen-
ty years of age, a fine looking young man, re-
markable for his hight, which was six feet
seven or eight inches, and was highly esteemed
by his fellow students.
The Faculty of the College are very particu.
lar with the students and require them to be ac-
companied by an officer while in bathing, and
only those who can swim are permitted 10 90 in
where the water is Deep while those who can
not, go in short distance below, on bar
where the water is shallow for considerable
distance, II was ut the latter place where
young Henry met his death. He was wading in
company with others, and after going out some
distance from the bank he stepped off the edge of
the bar, where the water was twelve or fifteen
deep and the current rapid, and not being able
to swim called for aid, exclaiming that he was
drowning. Unfortunately none of those with
him were able TO swim, and the young man
nearest to him had narrowly escaped a similar
fate, stepping off near where Henry did, but
managed TO get out, and his friends were forced
to be spectators of his death, being utterly uu-
able to render any aid whatever.
An old colored man named Holly was fishing
n short distance below and came up as soon us
he realized the need of his presence, and as
soon as they could number of the students
who could swim arrived and strenuous efforts
were made by them, by diving, to rescue their
comrade, hoping to do so before life was eX-
tinct. But their efforts were futile and they
then procured boats and the aid of experienced
river men with seincs and grapnels and drag
ged the river.
THE SEARCH RENEWED AND RoDY POUND.
On Sunday morning carly, search was resum-
ed for the body of John S. Henry the student
who was drowned in the river on Saturday, an
account of which appeared in Sundays paper.
The river bank was lined with an anxious
crowd, while boats were filled with men drag
ging the bottom of the stream and others were
diving at frequent intervals. The search was
prosecuted without tagging until nearly eleven
o'clock, when one of the men who had been
very active in diving, made the welcome an
nouncement that he had found the body, which
was but a short distance below where he had
met his death, and IN few moments by the eX-
ertions of Mathew Franklin and others the re-
mains were brought TO view and Immediately
taken to the University where they were pre-
pared for .interment.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
were held at the College chapel on Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock, which commenced by tho
choir singing the appropriate hymn,
When shall we meet again.
Meet ne'er to sever ~
When Rev. Thos. w. Humes. President OF
the University, made some remarks, pertinent
! to the occasion, which were fraught with deer
! feeling. Remarks of a similar character were
also made by Rev j. howard Smith, after
/
At the chapel on yesterday morning, DIR.
Humes delivered an address to the students
on the resurrection of the body, illustrated in
| his well known forcible style
a meeting of the Faculty was held and Tho
regular exercises suspended, in order that al
| the students might have an opportunity o
| paying the last tribute to their departed com
radc.
Mr.. j. T. HENRY,
father of the deceased, arrived on the train a
twelve o'clock yesterday and Immediately pro
ceeded to the residence of DR.. Humcs.
The deceased was paid full
MILITARY HoNoBs
and escorted to the depot by Capt James May
nard's and Lieut. S. b. Boyds companies, boil
under command of Capt. Deaderick.
Sentinels were on guard while the body wa
lying at the College and every honor showl
customary in military schools, while the regarC
shown by all the students towards their .deceas
ed friend as gratifying as it was noticeable.
The following cadets acted as pail bearers
G Brazelton, f w Taylor. 5 Rogers, S
Crawford, + Armstrong, Walter Rainey, !
p Spence, w T Helms, T jackson and OFT
Fisher.
The procession was formed on College Hi
and marched to the depot in the following
order:
Turn Verein Brass Band Escort, Hearse, Stu
dents, Faculty Trustees, carriages and omnibus
containing pupils from the Female Institute.
The escort marched with arms reversed, ant
the Band playing Webster's funeral march
ana on arriving at tno depot, tne prOcesslo
matted and the cadets formed in "open order
at the word of command, when the hearse wa
driven between the ranks, the students follow
} ing, when the body, which was enclosed in
metallic burial case, was removed by the pa!
! bearers and placed in the train, for remova
: TO Humboldt, where the family Of the do
ceased reside.
We are gratfed to record in connection wit
this account of the recovery and the funeral q
, the deceased, the very general and
! PROFOUND SYMPATHY
for the friends and parents of the deceased
> manifested on every side Our citizens of ever
, class and age shared in this demonstration, an
we are pleased to give recognition to it as EN-
inently creditable to our people Student
here from q distance away from friends, wi
not fail 20 note il and feel that they are anon
friends. The father of the deceased was move
deeply by this evidence of strong public sym
pathy. He was particularly grateful tor III
{ efforts made to recover the body of his sol
and expressed great joy on hearing that
could have the satisfaction Of bearing him bac
! to his homo.
] The young man who met his untmey fat
had several ielatives in this city and his remaiT
were accompanied by his cousin, Cadet q.
Lanham. Mr.. Franklin. who recovered th
!, body. an engineer on the East Tennessee, Vii
ginia and Georgia Railroad, hobby declined Il
y road Company made no charge for transppr
+ road also acted With the same liberality.
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