The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-22
DROWNED IN THE NEosno.


Fishing In the NeOshO River FRI
day Afternoon AbSuE 4 O'Clock.
Half a mile below the railroad bridge
across the NeOsho river. on the old
Dan Rich farm, four miles north east
of town, George Tarbell, well known
resident of EmpOria, met his death by
drowning Friday afternoon at
about o'clock The news of the &C
cident was brought into town by A. D.
Conn, who was near the scene of the
drowning, but was unable to reach
the spot in time to be of any assistance
to Tarbell. By $50 O'Clock two parties
were ready to start for the Neosho to
search for the body, one in charge of
Marshal Flemming and the other with
Mr.. Conn.
The spot where the unfortunate man
was drowned is drearY,
out of the way place on
the Necsho, where the stream is
scarcely more than rod wide, though
the current is swift and strong. The
searching party at once began to drag
the river, near where the twelve year
old son of Mrs. Knapp, who was with
Tarbell, said he saw him fall in. The
party had been at the river about TWEEN
ty minutes when Shan Birdsall who
was Wading in the stream, where it
was about five feet deep, struck his
hand against Tarbell's arm. The body
was lodged in pile of driftwood, and
was easily removed from its resting
place The banks are so steep and
slippery where the accident occurred
that the men were forced to lash the
body of the drowned man to long
pole, before it could be taken up the
bank.
1t seems that Tarbell was standing
on a gravel bank fishing in a deep hole,
when he took fit-to which he was
subject-and slipped off into the
deep water sinking at once
The Knapp boy, who was standing
farther up the bank, said that after
Tarbell went down, he did not come to
the surface again. Mr.. Conn who was
fishing about a hundred yards from
-the scene of the drowning, was called,
and started to town for assistance
within few minutes.
After the body was taken up on the
bank, a suitable wagon was provided
and the remains brought to the under
taking establishment of Hardcastle &
i Kenyon, where they were embalmed to
await the arrival of relatives. A few
little articles were found in the deceas-
ed pockets, but no money or other vale
uables.
| George Tarbell was near 40 years old,
about five feet seven inches in heighth,
weighed 100 pounds, and was born in
Madison county, New York. He was
a nephew of Mrs. Duane Clark who
lives on the corner of Ninth avenue
and Merchants street, and had been a
resident of Kansas since he was about
eighteen years old. The deceased has
one sister, who is resident of this city
and two aunts, Mrs. Blackman and
Mrs. Kemper, in Omaha, Nebraska
who have been telegraphed in regard t.
the accident. The time and place OF
the funeral will not be announced un
til word has been received from the
relatives.
The accident is the saddest we have
been compelled torecord for some time
and we are assured by those who wert
present when tie body was recovered
that if MIR. Tarbell had not taken fl
or been seized with a cramp he cOulC
easily have saved his life, as the stream
WAS very narrow and full of drift WOO
where he fell in. The prompt action O
the citizens in making up searching
party is commendable in every way.
The funeral took place at "a. m.
Sunday from 913 Mechanic Street.