The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-18
Guy Trump Drowned in Meyers
Lake Last Night.
Harry Haymaker and Guy Trump
G. Go Down but tho Former
Gets Out.
John ShImp Attempts 10 Rescue Then
aud Has a Narrow Escape.
The Democrat Issues an Extra
with Particulars Of the Sad Aeeldsnt'--
FUN Report OF the Affair

While out for an hour'h y pleasure no RorA
through the Ice and is taken out corpse
The Victim OF the accident Guyhn IRWIN
Trump, and the scene, at Meyer'a lhRe'
yesterday afternoon about o'clock,
Citizens ~ Canton were startled last
evening by the report that Guy Trump
had been drowned. Investigation proved
the rumOr was only too true, A NEWS
DEMOCRAT reporter was dispatched 70 the
lake 10 get the particulars In the brlefeht
apnce of time possible. lie made aquick
trlp and early Ia the evening AN extra eli'
tlOn OF the eNEws'DEMoCnAr was on We
street, will the details OF the SAD accident
The papers went like hot cakes ana soon
the extra edition was sold Another eul,
tlon OF four hundred was run oil, and
quickly disposed OF, In all, over ,uOO
papera, ra,containlng an account OF the dlaaa-
tor, were sold last night
PARTICULARS on THE ACCIDENT.
Guy Trump and several companions
went ont 10 the lake yesterday nfter school,
They enjoyed themselves aa best they
could for qlltea while, when Guy Trump
and Harry Haymaker started of alone for
the north end OF the lake, Guy was ~
front and Harry following. close behind
The boys saw II boat near the place known
as the Springs, and thinking II was frozen
In the Ice, started for that point,
Soon both boys were In the water and
crying for help. John Shlmp was near AZ
hand, and started 70 help his friends. lie
did not notice the Ice was thin and made
for the boat. lie found himself In me
water, but managed 70 get OUT, ah dld
Harry HaymAker. The Trump boy was
not 40 fortunate and went down three
times, the last time remaining AZ the bot
tom. Cries OF help attracted the attention
OF Mr.. Charles Menegay. who was croha'
Ing the lake on the Ice, and Andrew w,
Kintz. who was nt Lake View hotol.
Mr., Menegny ran 10 the boat house and
got q long fish pole, thinking perhaps ho
might be able 20 render some assistance
10 the drowning boy, All OF his Efforts
proved TO be cf no avail and the boy sank
10 the bottom for the last time. Az soon
aa Andrew Kiniz heard the cries, no cloatd
IN the barroom and wentfor his skates,
ia started FOR the place where the acol.
dent occurred. lie saw the unfortunate
boy on the bottom and quickly occurred q
boat hook. lie then got into the boat, and
managed 10 faRton the hook under the
boy'g arms. Tho body was lifted into the
boat,nnd taken 20 Lake V ow hotol, whore
everything possible was done to restore
him 20 life.
A messenger was sent to bring Or. Brant
and that gentleman arrived NJ the Lake
and viewed tho remains lle
PRONOUNCED LlFG EXTINCT.
Harry A, Trump, brother of the dc.
cenaod was notified and arrived at the
Lake early In the evening
The place where the boy was drowned
had been open all day Sunday, hut AZ
night was covered with q thin sheet OF leo
which no doubt fooled the hoyH, The
wnter at this point IN about ak feet doop,
and FOR some reason docs not tretze ab
soon ns other parts Of the lake.
Tho deceased IN the SOD OF Mrs. Trump,
who ia the widow OF the lnto II. II, Trump,
who died aome two years ago, llo was
IA yenra of age and resided with bis moth
or at l57 West TuscarGwaa street. The
dead boy was brother OF Harry A., Percy
T., ana Richard l.. Trump. The brothors
and mother have tho sympathy OF the en-
tire community In their bereavement
THE CORONER suMMoNDED.
Coroner Schaefor was notified and In
company with u NEws-DEMoCRATr reporter
visited the lake and viewed the remains.
Tho body was on lounge at the residence
OF Mr.. Frank McneRny. Thorp was n
slight mark on the forehead, but tho blow
was not hard enough 10 have stunned
him. When he went down II IL probable
he struck against the boat or Ice, thus in'
illoting the Injury. II Ia supposed he was
taken with cramps, as ho Is n fair swim
mer,
After viewing the body Coroner Schao-
turned Il over TO Mr.. Harry A. Trump,
who later In the evening had II removed
TO his mothers residence. The deceased
was In the A grammar grade In the High
school building, and was very bright
boy.
Andrew w. KinE was seen by News
DEMOCRAT reporter, and told tho story as
related above. llo said the boy had boon
In the wator at least twenty minutes be-
fore ho was rescued.
Mr.. Frank Monegay, proprietor OF Lake
Wow, stated TO the reporter that the lake
was safe except NJ the north end, and that
he intended 70 put out danger lights
there, 80 Rs TO warn skaters.
ONE OF THE boys TALKS.
Coroner Schaofor, then proceeded 20 the
residence OF Mr.. Shimp, corner OF Plum
and Ninth streets whore he took the testl.
mony OF John Shimp, who was near AZ
hand, when tho accident took place, The
boy testified as follows | am 10 years OF
age. was skating nj tho lake after school.
We were hunting sticks TO play "shinny,n
Del. Haymnker started out and Guy said
he would follow him. Ralph Spntz and
myself staid near the leo house, hunting
htlckht Il HcllTu Htl AluglhNh'l VIZ aNA
help. / turned around and saw both boys
In the woter. took OIL my coat and yost
and started for where they were, whom
about 100 yards from them broke In and
Il was Ave minutes before / could get out.
Guy Trump went down twice and some.
one handed him club, but he pm ID no AZ.
tention 10 II. got u rope before started
for the boys and the first thing | know |
was In the water. have been In flye
times this season but always got out.
HARRY HAYMAKER's TESTIMONY.
The coroner then proceeded 10 the resi-
denoe OF Mr.. Edward Haymakor In High
street and took the testimony OF his son
| Harry which is ne follows, ] am IL years
| OF age. We went out 10 tho Lake skatinR
Guy Trump said he would follow me. We
started off together away from the rest OF
the boys. was right back OF Guy. We
both went In the water. He started Tor
the boat while | went towards tho thick
ice. Guy cried for help and some one
told me he said he could not stand II much
longer, but did not hear this. After ! got
out | started for home. Ho went about
Ave feet and about three In the thin Ice
before we wont down, We were not
skating with the boat as reported, but To-
wards II, They did not toll us 10 keep
away from thAice.
Steam navigation was once looked upon