The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-11

for help replied in . voice hardly above
whisper:
"So, keep quiet: We will reach the shore
yet"
Stewart COMPLIED with the request for
moment. but saw that bis comrade was
giving out He sroKe 10 him again, DO.
received no answer lie looked across The
pros Of the boat AZ the blanched face. and
as he did 50 SaE wernesi's hard relax its
grasp On the boat. Almost instinctfvely
stez art made lunge ard grabbed him by
the arm In that position the weight vas
still held even and aided in balancing the
boat.
IL was nova matter Of life or death
with Stewart. and he padded toward the
shore that vas 90 near. vet so far away
from him. with ali the force ne co7.d COM
nAad The boat moved slowly. the min
ute- seemed ike hours. There was
house close 70 the shore, but il seemed As
IL his cries would never reach the ears OF
human beings. As drowning man
clutches At anything which comes within
his reach. Stewart eIutched 81 the faint
hore that some one might hear him and
come TO his rescue before the little strength
remaining vas gone. The shore grew
nearer. his strength was diminishing; his
hands ciuiched In a desth-iike grasp the
arm Of his Insensibie companion. lie
realized that the water was shallow. but
power to stand had left him. Would he
never reach the place of safety 1t seemed
TO him Sc If death was very near. Once
more he raised his voice and called As II
his silent prayer was answered. be saw
men running toward the shore. New
hone gave him new strength. and, muster
ing all his force for one final effort, he
threw himself and companion forward and
lapsed into inconsistencies. The waves
splashed over the two bodies and rolled
them still nearer the shore.
Fast as they could come the rescuers ap-
preached. and IN that last moment before
Stewart Iapsed into inconsistencies he
recognized John Grunkranz and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Thurman. I. 4. Qnirk was
also with them. IL was the work of min
ute 20 haul the bodies out of the water,
and, as they did So Wernett gasped twice
and the struggle was over. Investigation,
however, revealed that there was still
weak pulse in Stewart. and with all rapid
ity possible he was removed TO Mr.. Grun-
kranZ's residence, where the work OF
restoration commenced.
As near as can be calculated. Ii was $50
o'clock when Stewart was taken from the
water and. despite all efforts, he did not
rally for fiye hours. His life hung by a
thread, and IL was only through the tire
less, unceasing nursing he received at the
Grunkranz house that he was saved to his
young wife. At IL O'Clock, though weak.
he vas able to be carried to his home at
zoos Lake avenue.
The body of Wernett was given in charge
of Coroner Horton and removed to
Bonney & Stewards undertaking rooms,
meanwhile the coroner remaining with
Stewart To hear his account of the acct
dent. Although the drowning occurred at
a time when light had hardly announced
ITSELF IL did not take long for the news,
when once known. to be carried to the
friends of the victims. Their anxiety to
recover the bodies of Elam and Barbee
prompted the organizing of search parties
and IL was not iorg before the water in the
vicinity of the accident was being passed
over by rowboats dragging graphing irons.
The steamer A. A. Denny was also brought
into use and all day long the anxious ones
dragged the lake. Misfortune seemed to
be with them, for no report was received
OF the hooks having caught either
Of the bodies. Among those who
were on the lake were l.. A. Barbee,
brother OF one OF the victims. c. J. Nc
Cutchin. brother-in-law of the other,
George Rankin. julius Olsen, L. Kayser
and viii Pulver. About 5 o'clock the
search was given up, TO be resumed this
morning. Ii the grapples are not suffi-
cient dynamite will be used.
Stewart was found in bed last evening
surrounded by a group of sympathizing
friends. and in telling of his terrible ex-
perienec to n Posr-lNTEILfGExcE R reporter
he said no one could form any idea of how
long it seemed to him that he was IN the
water. lie is fine looking fellow. strong,
healthy. and being constantly oat
in the open air had the endur-
ance that brought him through
the ordeal all right. Stewart is - years
old, native of Hagenville. Mo-, ana has
lived in Seattle four years, during which
time he has been employed By the Seattle
Steam laundry. For two years before
coming TO Seattle he worked for the South
ern Pacific railroad al Oakland.
Nernett. whose body sas recovered, was
a tall. dark compile xioned, full whiskered
man. aged ABOUT S3 years. lie was un-
married. bat rumor had IL that he was en-
gagged. lie came here from san Francisco
about five years ago. and worked not only
at the Seattle Steam laundry, but $50 at
the Cascade lie boarded with W. A.
Shorev. At Fremont. some time, and was
well thought OF. None of his friends had
heard HIM mention his native state or
anything about his parents.
James Eiam was born in Dodgeville,
WIS, twenty-;hrea years ago. He was
nephew of ). IL. Vincent. proprietor of
the Seattle Stem laundry. aud came here
ihree months ago from Chicago. where he
was bookkeepeF for sutton & Co. whole
sale jewelers.. His mother is alive aud
lives at the homestead in Wisconsin.
Mrs. &. J. McCutch. of this city. is his
sister. II The remains are uncovered they
will undoubtedly be sent East.
Emmett kar6ce was born in Black hurn.
Salene county, Mo. twenty-five years ago.
lie was short. thick-set. and had dark
eyes and halr-iust the opposite in appear
ance TO his brother l.. 4. Barbee the
policeman, who is tai ana fair. Barhee
lived IN this city three years. working two
years at the Seattle Steam laundry and
the past year at the Model. lis death is
the second in the iarbee family within a
year. William Bafees. a street car man.
MAS Killed In Kansas City by a collision
With a Wabash train