Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-22

Edward Sandcrson Taken with
Cramps while Bathing and Is
Drowned.
COROyER's INQUEST.

was taken with cramps, and, assist
ance not being at hand, he could not
reach the shore, Notwithstanding be
could not have been over twelve or
fifteen feet from the bank. Mr..
Sanderson among his acquaintance
was universally respected and es.
teemed. He was engineer at the
South Comstock hosting works;
was a nephew of the Superintendent,
Mr.. John Nelson. The heroism OF
the little boys who were In swim
ming with the deceased is portrayed
in the testimony ELECTED before the
Coroner's jury, which we give in
full.
In the Coroner's Court, Silver
City township, Lyon county, New
ada, in the matter of the death of
Edward Sanderson. In this matter
I was informed that Edward San
derson had come to his death in an
extraordinary and sudden manner,
at Silver City, in this county. I
repaired there Immediately, viewed
the body, and called jury, as
follows: Joseph Munckton, VIM.
MAXWELL. J. A. Shreves, N. Nell
son, Philander Stewart, Albert
Holmes, J. w. Mcfarland, Charles
Clark, w. L. Ames. NJ. Frett.
Riley Armstrong, sworn, says
/ reside in Silver City. l knew the
deceased. I saw him at this reser.
voir, in this county. He was dead
reservoir called the Reservoir
where people went in swimming"
Some boys came down to Dunning
aud me saying man was drowned,
and we went there as soon as we
could; an Indian ran ahead of us
and dove down and got him the first
dive, when Dunning and dragged
him out and rubbed him and rolled
him, and did all we could to restore
and bring him back to life. Dir.
Zabriskie was sent for aud came,
who pronounced him dead. We
then delivered the body and effects
to J. p. Gould.
Ozro Cunning sworn, says-I
saw the body of the deceased to day
at Il reservoir near Silver City, with
in a quarter to three quarters of a
mile. Armstrong and was sitting
down, when a boy came running
down and said a man was drowned
in the reservoir. l grabbed piece
Of board and twelve-foot pole, and
Armstrong and l ran as fast rs we
could, and an Indian got ahead of
as, undressed, dove in and brought
him out on the opposite side. lie
was dead then. think. The boys
said he went in to swim, swan
across the reservoir, and was COM
ing back When he sank. The boys
went tn his assistance, when he
dragged ono of them down; the boy
broke loose and got away, when tue
rest of the boys got plank aud
threw il To him; he took hold of il,
hut let go again aud sank. l think
il was an accidental death. The
where the water was not over five
ieet deep, and not over Is or 20 feet
wide where the wA,er is over seven
feet deep.
Alexander Whitman, sworn, says:
| went to this reservoir with Alex
ander Mckenzie and Charley Wag
ner (all boysl. Deceased was un-
a n
across, and in the meantime l un-
dressed aud went in. Wnen he was
coming back he took the cramps
and went down; l caught hold of
him, aud he caught me by the hand;
| got away and tried again when he
caught me by the foot, but broke
away again. Willie Douglas and
Alex. Mckenzie went OIL for help;
We all called to Mr.. Meyers, who
came, went in and tried To find him,
but could not. Then an Indian
came, dove down and found him,
brought him ont, but he was dead.
This is the body before us; knew
| him as an engineer.
Alexander Mckenzie sworn, says:
I Il
Reservoir, and deceased was alive
then, and sitting dawn Watching the
boys; he then stripped and went in;
and swain across; in coming back
he 81, the cramps and went down.
Alexander Whitman went TO him
aud swan up; Alexander caught
him and he caught Alexander. but
he got away; no then caught Alex
ander by the leg and took him
down, but he got away a second
time and swan out. Charley Nag
ner and Willie Douglas got plank
and threw 10 to him; he caught 1t
aud they tried to drag him to the
shore or bank, but he could not
hold on and slipped of and was
drowned. Willie Douglas says
"what are Won playing of for" and
he said 81 am not playing Off,"
DIR. @. b. Xsbriskie sworn:--I am
praeticing physician in Silver
CITY; / found the body at that
reservoir: examined the body as
soon AS got there and found he
was dead. l WAS perfectly satisfied
| life was extinct entirely. Ibis IS
the body. l found no bruises nor
/ wounds. I think he came to his
death by drowning.
| J.P. Gould sworn, said: went
I'M there TO the reservoir, in this
| county, and found this body of Ed
ward Sanderson; took charge OF II
and brought it down here; | took
from the body this hat, this pocket
| book and $3.50 in cash, silver
watch and chain, letter TO his
mother partly finished, stock ooos
and bottle OF medicine. l non
produce these things in Court, also
q white handled pocket-knife.
John Nelson sworn, says: ar