The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-06-01
DEATH ny DROWNING.


John Danawny. OF CeBIsn Geausy, q
htadesf - - roasussscfal College n
this City. Drowned while IN siashinx.
About i've o'clock Friday evening
$. H. Henry, q student at the Com.
mercial College, broke the startling
pews to his feiiow-stndents that their
companion, John Dunawsy, nineteen
years of age, bad drowned while in
bathing with number of students,
and the news spread rapidly over the
city.
The place at which he was drowned
was few hundred yards above the
bridge of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road, over the Trinity. A good sizsd
crowd gathered on the banks of
the river, while number
were engaged in diving and SEEMING
for the body soon after the affair.
Graphing hooks were used by Sheriff
Moon and Bud Cockre,l, who rowed
over the stream in boat dragging 1t
for the body. The water at tue place
where the body was seen to sink for
the last time, was eighteen or twenty
feet deep, with a moderately swift cur
rent
While the search WAS actively going
on, IL was learned from those present
at the time OF the sad occurrence, that
a number of the students after the
close FOR the day Of their college exer.
cises. had gone TO the Trinity To 20 liz
bathing. and among them was the
unfortunate young man.
On their way to the river he re-
marked that he could not swim, but
his fellow students laughed at him,
thinking at the time that he was mere
iy joking about the matter. Arriving
at the place they found two scow boats
| anchored across the river. where they
all Invested themselves of their clothes
to go in. There were fourteen Ia the
party. Dunnaway disrobed himself
with the re-t, aud soon after they
walked on the boat to near the middle
ofthe river where they were to jump
off.
Dunaway etili insisted that he could
not swim, when Henry told him IL he
could not that he had better stay out,
as the water was deep. Notwithstsnd
ing the warning, he threw himself
headiorg into the water with all of the
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suddenly disappeared below the sur.
{ face. He soon arose to the surface
wearing an expression on his face
| which his companions mistook for u
triumphant smile. They now thought
that he could swim, aud had only been
I jesting about 1t, but little did they
think that what they bad thought u
smile was speechless terror depicted
on his countenance. Again be sar k,
which the party thought to be diving.
When he arose TO the surface tile Sec
ond time il Was unmistakable that he
was drowning, and young Henry
went bravely to his rescue.
But the youth acted like all drowning
men catching hold of his would be res
cuer With such grip that he rendered
his action powerless aud to gether they
went down. Henry alone returned to
the surface struggling fearfully, and
leaving the impression on the minds
Of the others that he was drowning.
| Young Horton swan to his aid al d
when be arose the second time caught
and saved him. The search for Dun
awRy's body was continued until nigh,
by number of men who worked faith
fully to recover the body, but 1t seemed
as though their efforts would be in
vain; yet they returned after dark and
again renewed their search.
About nine o'clock q fisherman,
named w. Il. Esrnony, who had been
aiding in the search, by dragging with
a number OF large sized catfish hooks,
felt them catch on an object, and Civ.
| ing pull, brought the dead body oil
hook having caught in his left ankle
The body was placed on the bank, and
Mr.. Ferd Tucker, who hal taken much
interest in the search, went for wa.
| gon.
The deceased was fine looking,
muscular young man. 1t WIS a sad
sight as be lay stretched out on the
river bank, cold and stark i'll deaths
embrace. The wagon soon arrived
aud the body WAS lifted into il on
sheets, when the procession following
the remains filed its way through the
dark treaeherous looking river bottom
| into the city, The body was taken to
the residence OF his uncle, Mr.. Reeves,
on Ervay street.
Young Dunaway's parents live near
Lebanon, in Collin county, and he wac
in the city attending the Commercial
college. Professor Lawrence, of tina,
institution, aud his students are great
in their praise OF his many manly vir.
tues.
A messenger was dispatched to carry
the sad ti,lings to his parents. The
body will be kept here awaiting theii
orders.