The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-26
DEATH IN THE BATH.
baltimore Ameriesn.l

Henry SNYDER, youth stxteea years OF
soe. was drowned Tuesday Mgr. nj the Nata-
forum. under peculiarly distf essing circum-
stances. He reached the swimming-scbool
shortly after O'Clock, aud meeting some
friends got their key and went 10 the dress
iur.room. soon after he appeared In bath
inc costume and entered The water. One
~ his friends-Julius Risinger-saw him
swim ont from the centre steps at the side of
The building 10 the swing, distance Of
shout fifteen feet, which is directly in the
cen,re Of the pool, and is suspended about
a foot above the water. At the side OF the
moi the sign reads, Depth, 10 feet" The
har or seat attached 10 this swing L. heavily
naddcd 10 make the seat comfortable. Here
Young Snyder met another friend-William
DRYDEN. Soon after Dryden went upstairs
10 the diving board, forty feet above the
water, and looking down saw Snyder still
in the swing. Snyder called to him 10 wait,
and not to dive, for he was going to Jump
out OF the swing. Dryden waited, and saw
his friend plunge into the water out ex-
acily how be Is not able 10 state. He waited
for him 10 come up 10 the surface, but as he
did not do so, called out that his friend was
drowning, and jumping down called for
aid.
The hall was filing up rapidly-tbis
being the popular hour for swimming-but
only few heard the alarm, and they did
NOT seem 10 heed il. At length the bathers
seemed TO realize the situation, and several
persons Jumped into the water. A life
nole was pushed out, and there was a gene
raj scamper by the crowd to the gallery.
One man took hold Of the pole and CON-
mepced feeling about for the body. At last
he exclaimed, 81 feel him !" 81 feel
HIM" "Go down for him." shouted
some one in the gallery. 81 can't" an
swered the man. "Will somebody diver"
cried another. Just then man Jumped
over the rail, followed by several 9th
eIs, but they did not touch him.
"Where are the guards?" cried visitor.
"why don't they jump in!" Just then a
Mr.. Laws, who went over first, camp up
and commenced treading water. He said
he felt the man. The water was nearly nine
feet at this point. and, going down again,
he came up saying, I" Here he IS; anu
treading on him." Again the cry was
raised: Will somebody dive DOWN." and
Edward Larue, who was standing on the
gallery, plunged into the pool, but could
not reach the body.
Frank Avery, a professional gymnast and
PARTNER OF Larue. then dived from the side,
and after some time came up with the body.
He carried il on his shoulder. 1t was limp
and liieIess. Avery struck out for the
shore, when several swimmers came TO meet
him, and he asked them to help him with
his burden. But somehow the five or six
that came 10 his assistance bunged in their
work, and they allowed the body to slip
out Of their grasp and go TO the bottom
again. When Avery saw what bad hap
pened he immediately swan TO the north
ern steps, climbed up, and again diyed
TO the bottom, once more bringing up
the body. Mr.. Larue this time went TO the
assistance Of his partner, and it was owing
10 these two gentlemen that the body
was finally taken out OF the water and con-
veyed to the gallery. There Drs. bosch.
Foster, Steuart, and Jansen went 10 work
al once TO resuscttate the lad. They labored
over him for twenty minutes, but in vain.
The affair created the greatest excitement,
and all sorts Of rumors were current. For
a time the pool was deserted, but later in
the evening, while the coroner held his in
quest, hundreds went into the water again,
as il nothing had happened.