Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-30
UNDER THE ICE
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ctArlis Enysast h4d = failing sxpsri-
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yesterday Sale play LRk = xaa4s ~ shi1ny
Eilh a ero4d e9 sch0aimatss 38 tie Rays
toza Bsaaea q ths JaliaEa River a. thls
village, 4Ad t~o companions, Bud VIII
iams aud Fred Dobs9n, $50 1roks through
tbs ies and we're Drowned while sldeaFor-
ins ~ rescue him The river opposite ghls
place is eomp mparasivsiy shallog. oGl swift
Is aai been frozsa -. al unprecedented
thickness al the past ~in1er. b1g yssser-
day, oSi La 10 TIE recent tA4~s, the Ice re-
manned only about forty fees fro1n Eae
shores, aad large opea cbAaasl was
melted ia rhe mi3dl=. Ia ths slFips Of Ice
that remained along the banks thsrs were
large holes a5 various spots, and some
places apparently solid were really quite
thia The boys during the heat OF their
game forgot J3 be ~atchfal OF these thin
places, AMI Ia pursuing the shinny block
they SKINNED across tlcklish piece OF
tcs- They passed over Il Ia safety, bar ia
their rst4rn over the same place the Ice
gave way unter young Enysart AMI he
was carried down by tks swift current
he struggled frantieaily to pau himself
9us bat the edges of the ice broke under
hls haais and hs disappeared
About ATTY feet down stream from this
hole vas another, and Ia few moments
the drowning boz bObbed up again before
the ast9nisaed gaze OF nis frightened COM
paaioRs. he struggled piuekiiy 70 get out,
but was sgain swept beneath the ice
Another hole xas further on ia the Imme-
date course OF the current. Here the
other boys prepared % rescue him should
be appear again Presently they saw him
come up II the open space, With bloody
face. aud making beseeching cries for
help. The two young heroes, Williams
aud DobsJn, went % his assistance. bat
broke through near the edge and were car
ried under before they could save them
selves They were not seen afterward,
and their bodies have not yet been re-
covered.
Young Enyeart was by that time COM
plstely chilled. and could make but feeble
efforts as be reachad the lower edge of the
open space. A third time he was swept
down by the rem0rseless current, with the
added horror OF seeing two comrades dis
appear. BY this time the rest Of the boys
had become desperate, and when once
more their comrade reappearsd in the open
water froating the dam they hurried t.
the waters edge, and, joining hands for
safety. one Of them reached out with his
Skinny club and caught young Enyeart by
his coat poe ket, and carefully drew him
out, bleeding and lnsensible- He was
quickly conveyed DO ne and lay there in
an unconscious state until noon to-day. On
opening his eyes first, he gasped, ugh,
the cold rushing water :" and relapsed into
insensibihty. he revived this afternoon,
and his pay sician predicts a complete re-
covery ia a few days
The boy explained this afternoon how
MS face and head came to be cut. After
his second attempt 70 crawl out he says
he tried 20 break the ice by bracing his
feet on The bottom and humping against
the ice wish his head ana hands but failed.
After this he knew nothing. He accounts
for the scratches on has face from the fact
that the under surface Of the ice was
scraggy and he pre-. ably rubbed sgainst It
when carried SWIFTLY down stream. 81
opensd my eyes under water several
times" ne said, and ia this way l knew
when l was coming near the open places
by seeing the greenish light" lie was
terribly shocked when told that his
friends, Williams and Dobson. were
drowned On boing questioned as to his
emotions at the time of his stru gle he
said: 1t was just so quick. hardly knew
at FIRST what had happened, but after
fonnd | couldn't get out my sensations
were horrible. The Lord deliver me from
another such experience. Ugh, the cold,
rushing watari"