St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-04
AT LAKE MINNETONKA.
A Boy Drowned in Upper Lake.


The first loss of life of the season at Lake
Minnetonka this season occurred yesterday
afternoon in the upper lake, the victim being
little lame bootblack nance Jimmy o. Brien,
who lived in North Minneapolis. The acct
dent was not noised about, and probably not
twenty people knew Of it's occurrence. The
victim WAS generally known to the residents
of the lake, and anyone who has taken trip
on the steamer Belle of Minnetoua has seen
him. He was pale-faced little lad, aged
about IA, with sad and pensive expression
on his face, and more pathetic on account of
an infImity. being lame and using crutch.
He was for all the world Grip
pied Oliver Twist. Through the kindness
of Commodore Zimmerman of the Navigation
company, he was allowed the privilege of
selling his wares, which consisted Of papers
and water lilies, aboard the large steamboat.
Yesterday Jimmy as he was called, was
aboard the Belle bright and early, and made
his trip as usual, landing at Chapman's S, upper
lake, all right. Here the steamers lie for an
hour and half, and the lad went on a lily
gathering excursion. He reached the dock
too late to catch the Belle, as the staging was
drawn up, and the porter hailed
him to come down in the steamers
Rosander or Saucy Kate. After some
waiting it seems he applied to the Ros-
ander for passage, but owing to the boat
being chartered. they could not carry him.
He afterwards boarded the Saucy Kate, Capt.
Dix, commander, who knew the lad and told
| him he would land him at Spring Park, their
destination. After time the lad went down
deck and to the rear of the boat There is
passage between the cabins at the stern
which opens at the stern and which is secured
| by a gate working in grooves. Thither it
appears the boy went as his crutch was dis
| covered here. After the Saucy Kate passed
| the reef opposite Hardscrabbe point, some
one went to look for Jimmy" and 10! the
| gate had been broken out Of its grooves and
hoy and gate were gone. Capt. Dix was
| Informed after a search aud he immediately
| hailed the Lotus, which was near, and trans
ferring his passengers turned about, first
| getting Commodore Zimmerman aboard and
! proceeded to look for the boy. At the time it
was supposed that he would be found floating
securely on the gate. Near the reef men
| tioned-between Halsted and HadscrabbIe-
the boys hat and the gate were found the gate
with broken bar. Search were made under
| the direction of Commodore Zimmerman and
the water was dragged, but owing to the late
ness the body was not recovered Tomorrow
the Belle will "churn" over the spot, and, no
| doubt with the net and this means the body
| will be recovered.
Said Capt. Howard of the Rosander, last
night: 1.-THE boy applied to me about clock
for passage, but as L had swell party aboard
1 told him to catch the Kate. He then went
to Dix, and that is the last saw Of him.
| Commodore Zimmerman was seen at his
cottage on Enchanted island at 10 o'clock last
| night by GLOBE reporter. Said he: ''The
accident occurred about 4 o'clock. The boy
was rather mischievous, like all other small
boys and the only hypothesis that can be
given of the accident is that he tried to climb
| up on the deck, fell on the gate, and breaking
| it from its moorings was precipitated in the
water, and showing the gate from him, had no
means of floating and sank. We dragged the
spot with large net, and as there is only
| twelve feet of water, hope tomorrow to raise
| q nd hot
is to be deplored.'
L. From other sources it was learned that near
the spot on the shore were some
bathers who saw the Kate pass, but none of
| them saw the accident. The Rosander was
| also near in these waters but saw moth
| ing. jimmy as he was called, is said to
have lived on Fourth street, between Sixth
and Seventh avenues, Minneapolis.
NOTES.
The following are yesterdays arrivals at
Hotel Lafayette: Mrs. ]. c. McMullen and
daughter, A. Crawford and wife, R. c. CraW-
ford, Miss Jessie Crawford, Chicago; Mrs. C.
G. Minoman, Miss Minoman, Rochester, NY;
Miss Eta Hale, Decatur; David Gilman and
wife, Peoria, ILL.,; Miss Wilkes, Connecticut;
c. NJ. Wilkes, Boston: L. d. Wilkes, Mrs
w. S. Curling, st. Paul; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. R. Wheeler, c. N. Wheeler, C. A
Davis, Peoria, ILL.,; Miss Bessie williams
Muncie, Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Green,
| St. Louis; Mrs. Brough Miss Carrie Brough
Cincinnati; Misses French. Milwaukee:
H. E. Henderson, S. Barber Brandon, Ia. !;
c. G. Gilman, Iowa; W. Townsend. NJ G.
Townsend, West Chester, Pa; Miss Margaret
White, St. Paul; H. b. Bullen, Lawrence.
Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Suffer, A. F.
Suffer, Edwardsville, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs 7. T.
Heckworth, Ottumwa, Ia; Miss Edwards
Pittsburg; George II. Mead, c. M. Hewett, J.
King, o. B. Yole and wife, DR.. r. H. Patter-
son, A. H. Douglas, st. Paul. A. NJ. McDon-
AID Rochester, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. G. e.
Dodge, Little Rock, Ark; Mrs. A. Buchanan.
and c. Nickels, Misses Sadie and Jessie Nc
Oregon, Miss Sadie E. Moses, Minneapolis,
Miss Sally Kelly, Mrs. W. w. Wichelman, St
Louis; Richard Smell, L. L. Rogg, Des Moines:
F. B. Chew, Morris, MINI.
The german ut Hotel Lafayette, given last
evening by the young ladies of the house.
| was very happy and an exceedingly brilliant
event. The young ladies provided the favors
which very elegant, and the arrangements
were made by Miss Mense and Mr. Tateum
Dancing begun at O'clock and continued
through ten figures, closing at IL O'Clock.
The guests were all in full evening dress and
the costumes of the ladies were the perfec-
ton of beauty and fashion. Prof. Evans and
Miss Mense were the leaders of the german
and the others who danced were as follows:
Miss Mense, Miss Edwards Misses Cole. Miss
Draper, Miss Beach, Miss Hancock Miss
Moses, Miss Green, Miss Holland, Miss Moi.
fit, Miss Semple, Miss Jennie Whitcomh
Miss Smith, Miss Race, Miss Cayerly. Miss
Brocker, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Steele, Mr.. and