Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-07
KILLED BY A SUGSIRuhE.
A Harvest Hand overcome In n Field.

A Harvest Hand overcome IN u Field.
Matthias Derg, German, while ut
work in q wheat field for eDjamin Cole
man, near Silver Springs, Was overcome
hy the heat at ) O'Clock yesterday after
noon. He was carried To tlo house
where he diad in an hour. Tho de.
ceased was about 81 years of aye
and formerly resided in this city. His
wife is in tho insane asylum and four chill
dren are in the children's hOno. He
formerly drove !. beer wagon for e..
Koehler, the bower, aud others. The
funeral takes place to morrow from st.
Stephens church.
On Friday Jacob Ranck, who lives about
half mile northeast of Strasturg, lost Il
valuable horse by sunstroke while en-
gagged in reaping grain.
John Ranninger, residing mean Fan vile,
had Il sunstrOke yesterday, tus is better
to-day.
TWO READIsG FhY,sCIArs DisHwNED
A Midnight Tragedy In Is ne,shDori"g
Town.
Reading Times.
About S:45 o'clock last eveuin. DR.. A.
G. Detweiler, Dr.W C.. Detweiler, his son
Charles, and their hostlcr, yuun:: man
named Charles Matthias, went down to
Lutz's dam, 4. popular bathing resort near
the sheet mill at tie foot of Spruce street
that is visited by hundreds of persons
daily. All Of them went iuto the dam,
and for some time enjoyed tho cooling
half past o O'Clock the hOstler,
who cannot swim, left tho water and
dressed. Tho two doctors and young
Charles remained in the dam. tho mcu
becoming playful as boys. DR.. A. T..
Detweiler, and his nephew Charles were
sporting together for awhile, when sud-
denly Charles uncle, who evidently got
beyond his depth, Or was seizsd with an
attack of cramp cried for help. His
brother, DR.. W. G.. Immediately went to
his assistance, and Charles came out Of
the water and joined the hostler. This
was at 10 minutes before 10 o'clock, and,
the hOstler stated, as they heaIc. no
splashing in tho water they supposed
that the Cry for help had been made in
Jest. Charles D.t"ailer au1 the hOstlor
waited on the river bank until after 10
o'clock, when they hailed man who was
passing down the river road, related what
had occurred, and enlisted his aid in max
ing q search for the whereabouts of the
two doctors. The man got lantern in
the house adjoining the sheet mill, and
having secured a boat and the services of
another man, they pushed out into the
river and shortly canie upon the corpse Of
DR.. A. G.. Detwciler. The body was
floating in an erect posture, with the head
hanging downward. The body was got
out of the water about twenty minutes Of
II o'clock, but some time elapsed before
it was brought to his lato residence, No.
ST Chestnut street. Search for the body
of his brother was given up until this
morning.
Both the men were born in Rockland
township, and were brothers of DIR. Isaac
G.. Detweiler, who resides at No. 2l0 North
weller, who resided at No. 229 South
Fifth street, was in his 39Sh year, and
leaves wifs and six childrcr-Charles,
in his 18th year, John, Warren, Kate,
Bessie, and child about year and a
half old. He was a graduate of the Jeffer-
son medical college, and had u: C of tho
finest practices of any physican in Read
ing. DIR. Aaron e. Detweilcr, who re-
sided at No. 5l7 Chestnut street, was in
his 37th year. Ho leaves a wife, but no
children. He graduated from both the
jefferson medical college and the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. He served with
credit to himself in the Federal army dur
ing the late rebellion.
How both men came to be drowned in
so singular manner, remains to be ex-
planned. Several theories are advanced.
The one which seems to obtain
most general belief among those ac-
quainted with the men and the place
where the accident occurred is that DR.. A,
G.. Detws;ler was either seized with cramp
Or was pulled into one Of the deep holes in
the dam by the strong und, rcurrent which
is peculiar 20 the spot. His brother, going
to his help, was then either pulled beyond
his depth by the same current or went
down in the death grasp Of his brother,
who weighed over 200 pounds while he was
a man of comparatively slight build.
Tho Otncr Body Found.
An Associated press dispatch this after.
noon, giving the information embodied in
the above account, adds that the body of
w. G. Dstweiler was recovered this morn.
ing. At the place where the drowning Oc-
CURED, there is treacherous undertOw,
and it is known as the " DEVILS Hole"
The city was greatly startled over the sad
event.
Burglars Arrested.
Yesterday Officers Herr and Leaman
took a drive down towards the Welsh
mountains, and arrested Daniel and David
Hauch, who are accused of being cOncern-
ed in the robbery of Shaffer 8 store at NV
Holland, some weeks ago. Daniel was
arrested at Lousetown and David between
Lousetown and Intercourse. They were
brought to Lancaster and locked up for
h.aripg.