Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-25
RESULT OF rHH INQUEST.
Testimony before the Coronsrs Jury In q
FOust DroWulu0 Acc,dsut

Testimony Before the Coronsr's Jury In tho
Foust Drowsisg accident.
After the body Of John Foust, the boy
who was drowned In the Conestoga at the
big railroad bridge on Monday afternoon,
had laid on the bank for some time Il was
taken charge Of BY Undertaker A. q. Rote,
who took it 10 the homo Of decessed's
father, Geo. Foust st No. 109 Middle street.
Tho report that the boy he'd been drowned
spread very rapidly and long before the
body arrived at the house . tremendous
crowd Of people had gathered around II
and In the street
Coroner Honsmsn quickly empanelled
q Jury oonsisting of John Riley, Miles
Fife. Henry Dare, II. w. Buckius, Abraham
Peters snd Harry III. Hensel and IN in.
quest was held over the remains. The
testimony Of Capt. Abraham Settley, VIII
Ysckley, Charles Wiley, two boys,
was heard. The evidencs elected the
same facts as published yesterday.
The deceased and Ysckley, who IL some.
what younger, went 70 the country for
walnutA About two o'clock they were st the
railroad bridge, and found several gentle.
men fishing on the west side of the
stream. Willism 6ohul;xe was one Of the
party. and soon the tip of his rod came of
and became entangled in the weeds or
sticks In the creek. The Foust boy said be
would recover II, and Mr.. Bchultze told
him II he did he would give him ten cents,
but he should not 20 In II he could not
swim. Foust could not swim, but said
nothing. He ran ACROSS the bridge and,
taking of his clothes, entered the water
from the eastern bank, probably thinking
that the depth was not 10 great there. He
won't out about 10 feet and was soon in
water that Was too deep for him and had q
rather swift current He struggled bravely
to savO himself, but could do nothing. He
cried for help and came up twice. Finally
nothing could be seen but one hand, which
he seemed to hold up. This at last dlsap-
pesred and the boy was not seen again
above. When the lad was first
seen TO get beyond his depth
Capt Abram Setley, who was fishing fur.
ther down the stream, heard the alarm and
ran to his assistance He took OIL his shoes
and pantaloons and plunged into the
stream. He swan TO within q few feet OF
the boy, and tried to encourage him by
calling. Tho captain could not roach him,
however, as bo began to become exhausted,
and fearing heiwould drown also started
backj for the shore, which he reached
after the greatest difficulty. Some
mon who stood on the eastern bank
OF the stream throw plank 10 the boy but
he could not reach It. The current seemed
70 be too strong for him and the wat6f oov-
cred him. In an hour after the drowning
the body was recovered by George, Max
and John Hogsrtb, VIM. Pontz and jacob
Witch, who had boat and rakee. 1t was
found short distance below where the boy
sank. After hearing the evidence the Jury
rendered verdict Of accidental drowning.
The mother and father Of the boy arrived
at the creek before the body was recovered
and the scene when he was brought ashore
was one calculated to make strong man
shed tears 1t was only equsllsd by the
soones ut the house when the body was
brought home Tho boy would have been
10 years old next Saturday had he lived.
The father Is day laborer and has large
family.