The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-06-28
DROWNING OF THE RYDER BROTHERS,

The statement in the Press of last week re-
garding the drowning OF Charles IL. and Eddie
Ryder ir She Cuyahoga, at Mud MILL last Tues
day, vas substantially correct. Never was this
community so shocked and dazed Ms when this
calamity was announced. The eldest, Charles
H., was 20 years old, and graduated at Hiram
College in tho class of 1876. Educated, enter
Prising, Industrious, public spirited, generous.
liberal minded, social and genial, he had justly
won the respect and esteem of the whole COM
munity, and richly merited the best wishes of all
his acquaintances. His loss is not only Il caIam-
ty TO his family, to the Church. of which he was
consistent. active and efficient member. to tho
neighborho0d. but to the whole community of
which he was brilliant and important fictor.
lie leaves wife and two children aged two and
four years. Eddie was IA years of age, remarka-
bly, bright. mannerly and manly for his years.
and gave rich promise of an exemplary. useful
and honorable life OF truth it may be said a
calamity has boon visited upon the whole COM
| munity. The agony of the father. Hartwell Ry-
der. who was present and saw his beloved and
only children. the light and pride of his home.
struggling in the remorseless waters. and he
-powerless to save. can be better imagined than
described. In their terrible affection, the be-
| reaved friends have tho sincere sympathy of a
vide circle of acquaintances. The obseques.
Thursday, wore attended by far the largest
number of people ever convened in this vicinity
on such an occasion. and were conducted by
Prcs't Hinstale, assisted by Prof Dean. Prof.
Person, and Rev. Cooley.
The Immediate locslty of the drowning has for
severa! years beer considered dangerous. A
doep ditch or channel, has been cut across the
bottom of The river, by tho action of the water
| pouring over tho dam above. This ditch was
narrowed somo years ago by the owners of the
mill putting in large amount of stone the
width of tho river and close under the dam, to
prevent tho water from undermining the founda-
tion. The lower side OF the ditch descends rap
iAiy. almost peTpendiculariy. that person
walking up stream toward the dam. unless very
| cautious and guarded. will step down and into
| water beyond his depth. and unless GOOD swim
NOR is sure to drown. unless rescued as the un-
de: current is so strong that escape could hardly
be .pected. Five persons have beon drowned
in this ditch or trap-two of whom were recusci-
to ed with great difficulty. Three of the five
| were good swimmers.
ANoTHER PIONEER GONE TO HIS REST.
| On tho Sth inst, Andrew Young, the only sur
yiving male pioneer of our township, passed to
| the unknown. in tho 82d year of his age. Tho
| deceased was born at Sterling, Windham Co..
| Conn., in 1901, and came to this place. with his
fathers and uncle's family in 1Sll and settled
soon after north of the Center, whore he resided
nearly quarters of a century. and until his
! decease. It is n remarkable fact. that during his
long life with large acquaintance. and varied
yocations he never had serious difficulty. never
an angry contention, never a litigation. Let
thore be no contention between thee and me-"
was his motto. and honestly and religiously he
adhered to it. Sincere and without guile in his
social relations, conscientious and scrupulously
honest in oil his dealings. charitable in his ideas
affcctionate in his family relations, devoted, con-
sstent, jealous but liberal in his religious views
! he necessarily ranked high in tho esteem of all
who knew him His was the life of the pioneer
but still virtuous life. Would that we had
more, that the world might be better. for it vas
better because Of him, Il.