The sun., 1891-01-16
DROWNED IN KENS1CO LAKE.
BRAvB HARRY GALES STRUGGLE TO
SAVE HIS BROTHER.


He ana Eueeue Drowned Before the Eyes
OF Another Brother, Whe Stood 81 the
Thin lee Close NJ, Unable 60 Heip Them.
KENsrco. Jan. l5-Fafmer Hiram Gales old
est boy. Harry. expected an express package
from New York on Wednesday evening Farmer
Gale lives at tbs north end Of Ksnsieo Lake,
and the station Ia . mile and half down. not
far from the western shore. Harry proposed
that he and his brother Eugene. who 10 l9
years old. ana his brother Frank. who is 10.
should skate over to the station after supper.
They slunR their skates over their shoulders
about o'clock and started
The heavy rain OF last Sunday had lifted tho
ice and broken Il up near the shores OF the
long and narrow lake, and around the edge OF
small island near the centre but there was
still a smooth. broad track mp and down on
either side OF the island. By the liGht OF tho
moon the shining surface could be plainly
seen stretching to the snow-ridged dam mile
and half away.
Tho boys reached the lower end OF the lake
quickly. unstrappsd their skates. and went UP
to the station. Tho package did not come.
and at quarter after they started for the
lake again. There was crowd Of young men
near an loo boat which lay on the bank near
the dam. The Gale boys Joined thoin. and, cit
ting on tho edge Of the boat strapped on their
skates again. The moon had disappeared, and
only . white simmer showed whore their
frozen track homeward lay. One Of the young
men had q lantern. and the Gale boys saw that
their straps were all right BY the light Of 1t.
Then they darted away. Bugene leading by
Two strokes and his brothers side BY side be-
suddeHly the Ice shivsred and cracked. and
Eugene rem threw up his b., hsnds And hnd dssappeared s @
szna hss s.PauEss .e "a :
Dashed soFxalS and DiunssS 81 sa into % @ save Eus.ns
Tss @ .IS and ,9 ss % not ssd ss.
his band and touched them; Bat they heard "a
s 6soP Pn9sr ns Id'efS el
aY Yg1 r. ssns Do o.; rny ~ foSd You'll bs drowned
T6e water was only Az feet and a bali deep
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Bcss H.Sns Ssaer Ens'n' arms and both
5 6as e.1es add R s. siSsnS s sob.
nd o sna iasta ssns
as he could. still sobblng and stIll calling The
young men thought he was Joking. and paid
no attention until he got near enough fer them
fhsn they hurried to him. and aud " Thsn h.y heard @
what had happeped dashed up the lake With
bis bearings and they could not ind the hole.
ID ns so The .Saf Ssss q
lake. Frank shouted e him that hls brothers
from the wagon and ran across the lake tow Ard
| the other lantern. You drive up and toll
vas IN tRe wagon in an Instant ana euicklY
reached home. His father hurried back with
him. They found halt dozen men stand;
Ing about : hole In tho ice, One q
and then The body - Of t6e qldssi
boy rose to the surface. His cap was of and
his face was white IN the lantern light. Some
Of the men carried him to the wagon and took
sobbing oyer The dead body. while The smallei
cry. Although tho men searched Tor gevera
hours they did not recover the body Of Eugene
Asy morning they bropsht Il to the surface
| 1t had stopped at 8:4B