Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-05
A STUDENT DROWNED.
ruEKEsULr OF CHAMP.

The Third Tragic Occurrence OF Ass Aisd-
How the Accident Happened.
last evening about o'clock A. VIM.
Mckinley. a student at the Millersville nor
mai school, was drowned ia the Conestoga
creek a few hundred yards below the
Miliersville park. Mr.. Mckinley and
large number Of other students had gone
to the creek to bathe Mex Kinley was good
swimmer and was enjoying himself in the
water for some time. He had swan across
the creek and was on his return
not far from the shore when he
was seen to 20 down. His COM
paniops supposed he had dived as he was
in the habit of doing. He came to the
surface, struggling, as il he had taken
mouth full Of water. and sank again.
Then some of his companions became
alarmed and called out that he was drown
ing. Nearly all the good swimmers were
at this time on the opposite side OF the
creek, but they hastened to Mckinley g
assistance. Others who were on shore
stripped and dived for the body which by
this time had disappeared in water about
twelve feet deep. The body was reached
once or twice and brought to the surface
but those engaged in the work were un-
able Il, get it ashore, aud it slipped from
their grasp and again sunk. 1t was prob
ably three quarters Of an hour from the
time the young man first went down that
bis body was finally brought to shore by
MIR. Il. A. Wissler.
Ry this time the news Of the accident
had reached the village, and a large crowd
had gathered at the creek, DIR. Reedor. OF
Millersyillc, and PrOfs. Lyte and Baker, OF
the faculty of tho school, being OF the
number and these gentlemen assisted by
the students, used every known means to
resuscitate the young man, but in vain.
After nearly two hours thus employed,
aud it being evident that the vital spark
had fed, the body was taken up and sadly
borne to the school, where it was placed
to await tho action of friends and the
authorities.
Mr.. Mckinley was bright young fellow
about IS years of age, who was attending
the normal school with a view of fitting
himself for teaching. He was genial
oren hearted and weli-bred, made friends
of all with whom he came in contact and
was beloved by all his class mates. Hit
elder sister was also student in the schoO
and is well-nigh distracted in consequence
of the terrible calamity which befel bel
brother. The two came from Line Lexlng
ton, BUCKS county, WhoIo CneA ."o'.c'
and they have been living in comfortable
circumstances. We are Informed that the
mother recently sold the family homestead
and removed to Ohio sending the son and
daughter to Millersville to complete the'l
education.
This morning Coroner Shiffer was mott
fed and rode ont to Millersville to hold al
Inquest.
Tho CORNER impanneled jury com
posed of. G. Peters, Prof: Lansinger
Christian Eiseman, Henry Metzger ant
two students of the school. DR.. Compton
acted as coroner 8 surgeon. After viewing
the body and hearing testimony substan
TALLY as above given, the jury rendered
verdict of accidental drowning.
One of the jurors, who is we'll acquainte
with the place at which the acciden
occurred, tells us that the place Of bathin
is one of tho best and safest along tn
creek that the professors and teachers
the school are in the habit of bathin
there, and that some of them are general
present when the students bathe. Th
ac,ident was one of those unavoidable one
which no foresight could have prevented