The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-29

A little innocent In search OF the beau
tiful,
A treaoheroua tree aeeroaa a current Of
swift water,
A slip, a fall, a splash and the little one
la carried down the stream
Her companion makes an attempt Ia
rescue her but her efforts are futile,
The llfeleas form Ia found nearly mile
below whore II fell into the water with life
extinct
One Of the aaddeat aeeldenta, with
gloomy surroundings occurred near the
Fair Grounds this morning ahsrlly after
nine o'clock. Anna 3, Smith, aged about
six and her cousin Anna llheln, aged 10
atarted from their home AZ No, pa Wash
lnaion avenue, shortly before nine o'clock
this morning, In search OF dandellons,
They went east OF the Fair Grounds and
saw somo flowers on the other side OF the
creek. The smith girl expressed desire
20 cross aud aa q tree which was used
40 foot log was there the girls start
cd across. The Rheln Girl got across and
turning around saw her companion Ia the
stream, Tho current was swift and the
little one was carried 10 a log which she
grasped Her hands slipped and she was
carried down, The llheln girl seeing
some person on the bank started NJ once
for home and gave the alarm.
Tho person seen on the bank was q
farmer whOae name could not DO learned,
le went 10 CoOper'h grocery AZ MhhonlnR
and Pennsylvania avenue, ana stated that
he aaw a qiri floating down the hast Nlm-
lahllla creek. VIM. Bowling, who 70.
sides AZ No. 0 Ryder street, VIM, Raueh ~
No. 1866 Pennsylvania avenue and Milton
Schaefer OF 90 Mahonlng street. started AZ
once In search OF the girl. Bowling found
her fastened IN some bushes with face
downward, her hand prolrudlng from the
water. She was pulled Out This was AZ
what IL known ah hmithh pasture near
from where the Rlrl fell In. The body was
llfelean and placed In buggy driven by
Edward Bollett and was taken home.
A NEws.DEMooRAT reporter was AZ the
residence shortly after tho arrival or tho
body. De. Maria g. Pontiua arrived soon
afterwards and an examination was made.
An effort was made 10 produce rehpira-
tlon artlfolally but water alroamed from
tho mouth and nose, showing that the
body was thoroughly water soaked. Had
tho Victim been taken In time, II would
have been possible by ualng vigorous OF
forts 10 restore her. ~
Anna Phon who saw the girl fall Into
the water aaldl III am la ycaraOld, Anna
and started 10 90 after some dandeliona
and when wo came 10 tho creek she saw
some nice flowers on the other side !
said I would go across the tree ana would
come back after her. got agroha ana
turned around and saw Anna fall Into the
water, size loated down n short distance
aud caught hold OF log, She nllpped
and whom she lost her hold ehe began 10
scream. saw a man on the bank and he
took OIL his coat. ran home and told
mother about itn
The creek In not over four feet deep,
but the current on account Of tho recent
heavy rains IN very swift. Who the per
son was atandlng on the bank could not
bO learned, but 20 say the least ho showed
cownrdico,
The mother OF tho deceased, Mrs. Mary
Smith, was divorced from hor hunbnnd
Lee Smith, several yoara ago, and IL ~
present working NJ u. Danncmlllor
Sons. She ia In poor olrcumstanCog ana
Expressed herself decidedly against tho
OF her divorced husband yiow'
Ing the remains.
Mr.. Smith Ia cigar maker, and cm-
ployed NJ Mantor'a cigar store on South
Market street. He has recently boon
Tho father Of the drowned
rhIld was this afternoon informed OF the
sad oyont, and Viewed the romnna.
Corner Schafcr has boon NJ Navarro all
lay ON professional business, and this
afternoon viewed tho remains. Tho time
u holding vho inquest has not boon do
sided on.