, 1873-04-29
THE DEATH OF ARTHUR NJ. ARNOLD.

Tho many friends Of the Hon. l. N. Arnold
will have an interest in the details Of the calam-
ity recorded in yesterdays TRIBUNE, which
deprived him Of an only son and threw . dark
shadow over his newly y-established home.
Mr. Arnold and his son Arthur arrived at
Dixon Oh Friday evening, and spent the night At
the hotel. In the morning Arthur launched his
boat. and he and his father went In it down the
river to the farm, about four miles. After dinner
the boy was desirous to try bis boat again, having
meanwhile fitted mast and sail, and the
father. anxious for his safety, accompanied
him in smother boat,-a scow, with but one oar.
The breeze had freshened, and Arthur was IN
high clee, tacking back and forth many times
across Rock River, which bounds Mr. A1nold's
farm for over 3 mile, and is here broad and
imposing stream. The boy was much pleased
with the sailing qualities Of the boat, tho work
OF bis own hands throughout, and, ~ he vas
passing his father, swung his hat around Mb
head. and shouted, Isn't this iolly2" After
indu1g1ng in this sport for some time, bis father
suggested that perhaps they had better return,
to which Arthur replied, 4" will take ono more
turn first"
This time he took longer reach, and hr-
Arnold, who for moment was attending to bis
own boat, on looking down the river saw thnt his
sons boat had capsized about . quarter OF
mile distant, and that he was clinging to the
bottom. He at once attempted to reach him
with the ecow, but the wind WAS blowing strong
II up the river, and, after an effort OF perhaps
ton minutes he found that he was making no
headway, and he therefore turned to the shore,
reaching which he ran along the bank, throwing
of his coat as ho vent.
Meanwhile he attempted to hail Arthur. but
the distance and head wind probably prevented
the latter from hearing his father. Arthur,
however called, asking his father to como, but
in quiet, firm voice, indicating entire self-pos-
NJ una fE 1ArrA for his age.
strong, and an excellent swimmer. He had
often told his father what he would 90 under
precisely Buch circumstances, and, while the
Inter was running down the bank, he pulled
of his coat and struck out Tor the shore: lie 1a
Swan rapidly, and had made about two-thlrds
Of the distance when his father arrived op-
posite to him, and, seizing plank, plunged into
the water. The strong wind against the current
caused quite q heavy swell and the father could
only see his son as he rose on the crest OF tne
waves, he being himself deep in the water.
When he 1ast saw Arthur, the lad seemed not to
the water. Mr. Arnold swam rapidly to the
point, but Arthur had disappeared
precipice, descending abruptly, causing q strong
unde1-tow, which, with tho current, taxed al
Mr. Arnold's strength. The water Was tutbid,
SO that it was impossible to see beneath the sur
face. Mr.. Arnold remained, swimming to and
fro-au in vain. Finally leaving the water, he
sounded IN alarm, and tho search proceeded,
until at last almost o'clock in tho evening, tho
body was found some SO rods below, in q crevice
in the rocks, in almost 8 feet Of water, the arms
drawn up as II he had been seized with cramp
When last seen by his father, the boy was only
some twenty-five or thirty feet from him, but
being disabled by the excessive cold, the under
tow undoubtedly drew him under and Whirled
him rapidly down the river.
The agony Of the father can only be imagined.
The remains arrived in the city yesterday after
noon, and were borne to his fathers house BY
some Of his young companions and school
mates.
The funeral service Till take plaoe On Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock.