The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-17
A TALE OF SORROW.

Those who know the charms of lemons
Minnetonka, and who have experienced
the pleasure of sail upon her calm,
fair surface, will be shocked to read the
terrible tidings of disaster there last
Sunday. resulting in the drowning of
ten of the prominent and respected peo-
pie of Minneapolis.
Sunday morning ex- Mayor A. G. Rand,
of that city, took a portion of his family
to the lake for days recreation, and
they were accompanied by j. r. Coy
kendall, son-in-law of Mr.. Rand, with
his wife and little daughter, and little
bow named Robert Hussey, son of A. B.
Hussey, u business man of Minneapolis.
1t appears that Mr.. Coykendall had q
cottage at the lake and there the party
stopped for dinner; all happy and in q
delightful state Of anticipation for the
afternoon trip up the lake on the "Min-
ME Cook, a steam craft which they had
chartered for the occasion. 1t had been
previously arranged that few friends
of the lost ones who were already at the
lake should join the party, but the fates
declared otherwise, and when they were
stopped for, circumstances forbade their
getting aboard, and those already in the
craft set sail. They had not reached
their destination when thunder shower
was observed coming up. The engineer
turned about and headed homeward.
The storm came on rapidly, and from
what evidence there il TO judge from, il
| is thought they had directed their course
toward Breezy Point, within 800 feet of
which they met their sad fate. The
storm was brief but terrific, and parties
on shore could not see the boat while
the rain lasted, but when the squirt was
over no trace of the boat nor occupants
could be seen. As soon as the state of
affairs would permit, row boat was sent
out to the spot where the little boat was
last seen, and floating hats and other
fabrics told the whole story. AT this
time the body of Mrs. Rand came to the
surface and was taken ashore. Messages
were sent to near points, and thence to
Minneapolis, which soon brought abund-
ance of assistance to the spot, and Crap
ping tackle was put down at once and
the body of the engineer, Geo. Melon |
aid, secured that evening. The location |
of the boat was also fixed and lines at |
tached TO her were properly buoyed |
that the place might be easily found the |
next morning.
In the meantime the greatest agony
and sorrow pervaded the city of Mime
apolis where the parties were well
known and highly honored and respect
ed. The lost ones were ex-Mayor A. 9.
Rand, iate president OF the Minneapolis
gaslight company; Mrs. Rand, his wife;
Mary Rand, their rs year old daughter;
Harvey Rand, their son, aged 10; Frank
Rand, a nephew of Mr.. Rand, aged -;
j. X. Coykendall, Mrs. Coykendall, and
their little five year old daughter, Katie;
Robert Hussey, aged II years, and Geo.
Mcdonald, the engineer, aged "a.
Mr.. Coykendall was the senior men,
Der of one of the leading wholesale
houses at Minneapolis, and was the hus-
band of Mr.. Rand's Oldest daughter.
His family are all taken away, while the
Rand family nearly all met death togeth-
er, there being three sons and one
aged Is years, left. Two OF
the sons remaining are married and en-
eaeed i'm business at Minneapolis. From
these facts it will be plain to oil to what
extent the community thus afflicted
must mourn. The Band home was one
of the happiest and most worthy in the |
city, and such one as becomes the OBJ
iect of admiration from all classes. The
of this blissful domestic home
were general favorites in both business
and social circles, hence every eye could
but shed tears of sympathy and sorrow;
and the whole civilized world felt q
thrill OF chill regret that people 80
worthy should meet such fate, that
homes SO happy should be at once for
ever destroyed, and 0 community bless
ed with citizens 80 desirable should be
called to mourn so profoundly iD conse-
quence of their loss.
Early Monday morning parties we're
at the scene Of the catastrophe, with
every available means for raising the
dead bodies, and bringing TO the surface
the sunken boat Az the day advanced
the thew workers n, increased asssd sna through the
was was accomplished by seven O'CLOCK in
the evening. every body being rescued
and the boat pulled 10 shore. II
The boat - 40 constructed that cur. ,