Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-14
CORPORAL ScHROOER'S FATE.
Drowned Will" Bathing In Mill Creek
at Chrthug"-A Subscription of $1,000
Raised FOR His Widowed Mother.

Drowned While Bathing In Mill Creek
at Chrthag--A Subscription OF 81 900
Raised FOR His Widowed Mother.
Yesterdays issue contained necessarily
brief announcement of the tragic death AT
Camp Foraker. tGrthage, of Henry W.
Schroeder, "A member 1T the Fifth battery,
and a wrll-kmUwu young pattern maker of
this city. The body of the unfortunate
young man was brought to Dayton yeStrr-
day from Camp Foraker. under an escort
from the battery, and will be buried at
Dayton Saturday at 10 o'clock a. IN, that
city having been his formcr home.
1t is learned that the terrible accident oc-
CURED while Schroeder WAS bathing i'll Mill
creek, with Sergeant Ed Peters. Corporal
Huppus and Private DrlSSO Wednesday
evening. The stream was swollen and
swift from the recent rains, but Schroeder
was all expert swimmer, and thought I.sih-
ing of battling with the flood II is sup
posed that he was attacked with cramps
and rendered pOwrrlrSS. His companions
heard short, gaspIng cry. and. uncOn-
ScinuS of the awful tragedy occurring at
that moment. struck out in their excitement
for the shore. When the bank was reached
it WAS found that young Schroeder was
missing Not until then did the terrible
idea dawn upon them that their companion
had prrShed in the waters. \ few min
uteS later they saw the form OF their com
rade appear upon the surface of the water,
and Immediately swan out tO it and brought
ii to the bank. Life was even then probably
extinct, and it is likely that in THEN agita-
ton his companions failed 10 appreciate the
real length of time that elapsed while
Schroeder was under water. DrS.
kennan and Vance, of the Fifth
battery. Surgeon Stewart of the Fourteenth
regiment, and Surgeons Hall and Neill of
the Seventh. We're at once summoned. and
worked for tw" hours Ia rrSuScitate the
drowned man. but without avail. Every
means known was reSurtrd Ia, Intellectually,
and the surgeons were finally compelled Ia
! give up in despair
The sad event cast the deepest gloom
over the camp which has hitherto,
! despite diScOuragimg influences. kept up,
remarkably cheerful. At o'clock yeSter-
| day morning services over the dead were
| held at headquarters OF the Fifth battery by
Rev. Frank Mitchell, chaplain of the Srv-
rnth regiment The body was then placed
under an escort consisting of Sergeant Ed
ward Peters, Corporal W. W. IIoppuS and
Elmer Corwin. Charles WinSch, Frank
BOwluS and w. IL. Payne. The body was
conveyed to Carthage, and the
cOrtege left at l p. III. for Dayton, which
they reached about 3:45 i'll the afternoon.
At the depot friends OF the deceased took
charge OF the remains The escort chartered
a wagon and left Dayton at s:4j last night.
After rncOuntering almost imSurmOuntable
difficulties, they reached Springfield at 80
this morning and are now on duty at the
armnry. awaiting orders. II the Seventh
and battery is ordered Ia remain in camp
until Monday. the escort will probably be-
ordered back to Carthage.
4 touching feature of the case is the gen
erosity displayed by Corporal SchrOder'S
comrades and the soldiers generally at Camp
Foraker Yesterday morning some one adj
,.ano,,i N. ito, of t,Lipy m, sub.crirt;or
,
l"f the "H""ed hio'i'et I'll Tie u'F'aSei'
who IN hlS death loses her only support.
The suggestion was acted upon promptly
and unanimously. and i'll a very short time
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which VIII DE- trhutreu 10 thr >ii'h'h i'i'7h-
rr aS an evidence of coincidence and sympa-
thy. Apprnpriate resolutions were also