The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-18
DEATH IN DARKNAES.
re. KEAR DROWNED IN The
RIVER SUNDAY NIGHT.
af Hear sra HE Bsrss Accidentally Fail
over . Preeipiee suts the RiSsr ssa
tsoth are Drowsed--A Dsngsr-
ous Place which shsald be
Fised On Order 20 Pre-
vent Futare Ae-

yent Futare Ae-
ctdents-
Gu Monday morning the city was
startled by the rumor that somebody
had been drowned on the previous
night In the river, near the water
works pumping station. In . few
minutes q large crowd Of anxious
people had gathered on the bank
where the drowning was supPO. ed to
have taken place.
Willard johnson, q fourteen year
old lad, IN coming mp the track Of
the track Of the Mcpherson branch
looked down the bank at q place
where the track lays near the river
aud saw in the water below q dead
Several persons recognized the
horse aud cart ~ the property Of Il.
e. Rear. Inquiry was made at the
home Of Mr.. Rear, which revealed
the fact that he had not been at home
since Sunday morning. There was
no longer any doubt but the owner
Of the horse had lost his life In the
acci lieut. aud after tSo hours sys-
tematic dragging Of the river bed
the body was found about ten feet
from the place where the horse and
cart we're found.
horse with harness on and broken
cart. The sight at once suggested
an accident aud the alarm was i'm.
mediately given.
The place where the accident Oc-
CURED Is at q point opposite the
southwest corner OF Oakdale Park,
on Fourth street. The railroad has
built up an sbutment OF rip rap work
mere to sustain their track and the
wall Is almost perpendicular from q
point along the east side Of the track |
to the waters edge. On the west
side Of the track the fence Of adjOIn- |
ing property comes to within about
two feet Of the ties, making Il impos-
sible for anybody 10 drive along this
narrow ledge without getting OH the
railroad track. 10 IL an extremely |
dangerous place in the day time, IS
pecially rs the street below South |
street has not been graded. About
the most feasible remedy that could
be applied 10 to take about 10 feet OF
adj nirg property, build fence at
the edge Of the bank, all the way
around the Gu rye and grade the
street to some point below.
II IL probable that Mr.. Ksar IN
coming up Fourth street In the dark
ness did not make calculations cor
r-rily on getting over far enough
Whether the horse went over first or
whether the cart aud iis load dragged
nim over will never be definitely |
known. II Is not probable, however
that the horse went over first for as q
general rule horses have their wits
aboIi them. In going down Mr..
K-sT must have struck his head on
so: e Il the rocks, which rendered
him s"usrlcss before he rolled into
III, r;.rr ~ he would certainly have
maj" an cutlery.
Il j. probable that the accident
tool place about nine o'clock Sun
day evening, as Mr.. SwastrOm, who
lives on THIRD street near the scene,
hesrd = spla-hing aud the neigbing
IT horse nj that point at that hour,
ut surprising IL was some of the
i"ighhuis horses nj the river to get a
Iri'k he gave tie matter no further
attention.
A. SOU ~ recovered the body was
taken to BergS' undertaking rooms
and prepared for burial. Noinguest
Was deemed necessary by the cOrO-
net a. the cause Of death Was 90
plainly evident.
Mr.. Rear hiss been a resident Of
this city for many years aud helped
~ make Salina what IL now IL. He
VAS Ia the real estate aud loan bust
urs> aud will be missed In business
and social circles. He was n men,
her "f the John A. Logan Post, q.
\. a., aud was buried yesterday, the
pnst conducting ceremonies. The
funera ;u'a place from the residence
Of The decreased ON JOhnstown ave,
east side, a large concourse Of people
f"liuwing the ., mains To the grave.