The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-06-16
A WATERY GRAVE.
AN UNKNOWN MAN DROWNED AT slPPo
LAKE.
Two OF His Companions Have Marrow
Esoaps---The Coroner Summoned to In
vestigate the Case.

Two or His Companions Have Narrow
Escaps---The Coroner Summoned to In
vestieate the Case.
An unknown man, who has been EN-.
| ployed on the Canton Masstllon street
| railway line. was drowned last night
shortly after z o'clock in Sippo lake. AT
| late hour this afternoon the body had
not been recovered.
Thursday evening about $3.50 o'clock
Coroner John II. Openbimer was notified
that young man bad been drowned just
| off the Canton Massillon road. The
| report was brought to this city by two
young men who had been with the unfor.
tuuate man. The coroner at once com
menced making preparations to visit the
scene. The young men who brought the
information said the man had been
water was not very deep. Poles and
other things necessary were secured
and shortly after II o'clock
the party started for the place. 1t was
thought Ihere would be no trouble in re-
covering the body and consequently Mr.
w. A. McCrea was notified. His large
wagon was secured and with George Sees
hoIiz as driver, the party started. In the
wagon were Coroner Openhimer, Officer
W, Harding, James McCrea, Reporter
Nc Murray and a NEWS s-DEMoCRAT re-
porter. The roads we're rough and the
progress made was slow. All in the party
thought there would be no trouble in re-
covering the body, as they thought it was
only a small pond. Finally Sippo Lake
was reached and a farmer was awakened.
IL was then learned that the mau had
been drowned in the Lake. The party
went to work with will to recover the
body, but after an hour's work gave il up.
1t is impos .ible to ascertain the name
OF the drowned man. He has been work
ing on the street railway line only short
tune, and came here from Niles. He is an
Austrian, about eighteen years of age, and
unable TO speak English, None OF ths
men know his last name. His first name
is John and the boys called him "JUhu
the Shoemaker
Last evening Harry Adams, Charles
Parker, Harry Boyd and the man who
was drowned, went to Dock Altman, who
lives near the lake on the David Smith
farm, and asked permission to use two
boats to go swimming. The boye said
they had been in the habit of swimming
in a small pond nearby, but that
the water was not deep enough. Mr. ALI
man gave them permission 10 use the boat
and they started out on tho lake. Soon
cries Of "help,n were heard and Me-. ALI
man started out on the lake. When he
arrived on the scene the unknown man
had already sank out OF sight. He helped
the other men TO the shore but the body
could not be recovered.
Early this morning the parties who were
with the drowned man were seen and
closely Questioned. All Of the men work
for Contractor HaCkett, on the street rail-
way line, and sleep i'll barn near SipEo
lake. The story as obtained from the
men was to the effect that they went down
swimming and the Austrian accompanied
them. He went out i'll a boat with Harry
Boyd, but had not gone into the water.
In some manner the boat was upset and |
himself and Boyd thrown into the water. |
There was a desperate struggle, Adam5 |
and Parker coming to their rescue. Boyd |
threw his arms around Adams neck after |
he had gone down the second time, aud |
held on as only drowning man can. For |
a time IL looked as IL both Adams and |
Boyd would be drowned,b but finally Adams
To hit Boyd in such manner as
10 knock him insensible and thus both of
them were saved. Ii was a very narrow
escape for the two men.
Al Sutton and Thomas Hackett we're on
shore and saw the man drown but could
10 nothing to aid him. There are people |
ThO believe there Is something wrong,but
,s far as can be learned there IS no ground
or suspicion. II seems that the dead
nan had no friends and consequently
here is no one to look for the body,
Under the law, the coroner has no right 10
xpend any money looking for dead
bodies. 1t seems as II il was no ones duty
o recover the body.
Coroner Opeuhimer and party returned
o Canton at 4 o'clock luis morning. 1t
1as a'sorry looking party &c all were tired
ut and covered with mud. Ihe coroner |
nd reporters were about ti-ed out, having |
cen out nearly all the previous night,
nd on the return trip enjoyed a sound
leep on the bottom of the wagon. II was
ot Il soft bed, but one that was greatly
ppTeCiated by the tired reporters,
The body Of the Austrian Who was ,
rowned in Sippo lake last Thursday i
veniug, was recovered by several work 2
len at 5 30 on Saturday afteroon. ]