The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-07-12
A SAD CHAPTER.
Two Men and BOY Drowned
i'm the Cedar---Thc Bodies or
all Recovered after u Long
Search.

The record of the past week must OF
necessity include an event, or events,
which are sad enough, and which
have thrown several families into
mourning and cast a gloom over an
entire community. We refer, of course,
to the accidental drowning, near Ro-
chester last week, Of Mr.. n. Z. Smith,
Justus Brown and Albert Worrall
As near as the circumstances can be
ascertained, six boys and young men,
among whom were Worrall and
Brown, went down to the river some
thing like mile and a half above
Rochester, after supper Thursday
evening, 9Th inst, for the purpose OF
taking bath. Near together they
made out into the stream, which, swol-
len by the recent rains, had its al
ways swift current greatly, and to
them, unexpecte lily, increased rs well
as deepened. Suddenly reaching
deeper water than was anticipated,
the whole party, as we are informed,
We're swept from their footing Two
of them almost immediately recovered
| themselves, and assisted two more to
regain safe position. But while this
was transporting Brown and w orrall
were both carried out OF reach, and
after brief but vain struggle, both
succumbed and were lost from sight.
Mr.. Justus Brown was an exemplary
young man, twenty years of age. He
was already in course of preparation
for the ministry, and was held in high
esteem by all. Albert Worrall was
promising lad of thirteen, and the
youngest son of his mother. This
sadness of the case was intensified by
the fact that brother had been lost
by drowning number of years
ago. The parents of both are
citizens well known in the vicinity of
Pedce, this county, and sympathy for
them in their deep bereavement was
promptly manifested upon all sides
On Friday a large number of friends
gathered on the scene of the accident
and with such poor facilities as were
at hand made an unavailing search
for the bodies of the deceased. On
Saturday the search was resumed
with greater numbers and better
preparation, and the body OF young
Worrall was finally recovered from
the cruel water. lie was found only
a few feet from where he sank,
drawn up and contorted with the NOR
tai struggle.
Among the two hundred or more
who joined in Saturdays search for
Thursdays unfortunates, was Mr..
Nathan +. Smith, well known as ii
merchant at Springdale village, and
as member and at present Chairman
of the Board of County Supervisors.
Mr.. Smith left his home in the morn
ing upon this humane errand and
never returned treacherous river
adding him To the list of her victims.
His drowning is almost unaccountable
in fact, wholly SO except upon the
hypothesis that he was suddenly over
come by unusually hard work un-
der the scorching sun ola very hot
day. 1t was after the finding Of the
badly of young Worrall that Mr..
/ Smith started to 90 from the west t.
the east side of the river. He was a
| good and confident swimmer, and is
reported to have said Oh starting in
that no one should go i'm who could not
swim to Rochester. At the time of the
drowning, he was within few rods
of the east shore, and no one was near
him except Mr.. Beeson. The latter
noticed that he was breathing heavily
and asked il he could get out. lie re-
piled that he could, and afterward,
| when Mr. b. was some little distance
from him, he replied aflirnatively to
a question as to whether the latter
| should not get pole aud help him.
| Mr.. b. then made haste toward shore,
and looking back moment later
could only see Mr.. Smiths hand con-
vulsiyely clutching in the airand in an.
other moment that too disappeared
The water AT this point was but littl,
over four feet deep, and the conclusion
seems irresistible that the unfol III
nate man was overcome by heat OF
| fatigue, or both.
The sad news of this added calanit,
came to Upton late Saturday evening
bat arrangements were at once made
to assist at the further efforts at rccov
cry sure to be made on the morrow
| Accordingly several scores of our cit
liens sought the fatal spot earl,
Sunday morning and either joine,
Or We're joined by great mum
beers from all the adjacent country. l,
is thought that nearly a thousand PEG
pie were there during the day-som.
hundred or more being constantly en-
gagged, with drag ropes, boat hooks
and all appliances which could bt
iohiiu Va Hastily 'oistiust III SiloI u
to find the bodies. All seemed of nt
avail, but between six and sever
o'clock two boys accidentally d;scov-
cred that OF Mr.. Smith resting agains
a sand-bar three quarters of a mile be
low. The next day young Browns bod,
was found by accident more than tire,
miles down stream, making the sor
rowful discovery complete.
Mr.. y. +. Smith was the son of Gil
bert Smith, awell known resident o
Springdale for over twenty-five years
He came with his parents to low:
from Erie county, Pa, and was at hi
untinlely decease in the fortieth yea
of his age. He was an active, success
ful business man, as well as genia
gentleman, and was held in high es
TEEN by his friends and neighbors
For more than five years he had beer
associated with +. Macy in the mcr
camille business at Springdale, and hi
partner has only pleasant recollec
tions of their relationship and sorrow
at its violent conclusion. Three year
ago he was elected by the Third Dis
trict n member of the Beard of Count,
Supervisors, and last January wa