Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-30
LITTLE DEAHy'S LONG Dive.
VI REACHED WAY OUT INTO IrER-
NIFTY.
Drowned In tho shaiiowest Part of
the Natntsrism Poei--vsin Efforts
"a Revive Him Epiisptia
lf stroke Probable.

Ebout 10 years was In swimming with
large number Of men and boys In
the Natatorium pool yesterday after
corner OF Thirteenth and Houston
streets. for that especial purpose.
Denny was subject to cpileptic
strokes. and when he announced his
Intention. both his mother and his
brother. VIII shanahan. advised him
strongly ageInst it. But Denny was
splendid little swimmer and loved wa
ter. Tho solid, substantial Joy OF two
hours roinping and swimming In the
pool was greater temptation than
he could resist.
Shortly after 3 o'clock in the after
noon he mounted the high sonffold
overlooking the deepest part Of the
pool. From this he shot down into
the water like an arrow made long
dive and swan gracefully to tho shall
low part and got within the ropes
that separate It from the deep part.
He had been In the water about thirty
minutes. There were score or no OF
other boys making merry around him.
Denny Owed In the shallow place to
oateh Mt gome of these boys legs and
scare them. In such crowd 1t is very
bnrd Ia notIcc the nbsepce of one mar
tIeular hoy. No one noticed that Dem
ny did not rise to the surface from
one of these dives. IT was not per-
oeiyed until some one saw him mo-
tIonless beneath the clear surface of
the water. He was too quiet TO be
diving. He was pulled out from water
not over two and Il half feet deep,
dend.
He was taken out and brought into
a front bath room. superIntondent
autzman Immediately .ent for Or.
Duringer. The superintondent tried
evory dcvlae known to the veteran
swinmer tn revive tho how. and the
doctor. soon arriving. contributed his
skill but all to no avail. The lad
wap doad beyond all hopeg of reyiv-
ing. At this point his brother win
shenahan. who ia aunrtermaster ser
Roant OF tho Lloyd rifles. hearing the
newa that hIa brotber Ind mai with mn
accident. haatened over from the ar
mory to be smlttcn with the terrible
Intelligence TINT his littlo brother WAS
dead,
Superintendent Gutzmap ,vho ga n
splendid swimmer. and who watchea
these lads with tho alertneas nj n
hawk while tboy gro I'm a,yimming
gives Il ns hIs opinion that Denny aua-
tained an eplleptie stroke while no
was diving around for bia vonny cam.
pnnlons' loep. .rhere inn,t n how vbo
visits tho pool who ia n bettor syvin.
mer," said he. .,nnd the Mace ,vh.re
he drowned and where ne wna found
hardly reaches to his waist haye
revived many people n quarter OF nm
hour after thew hive bcen sub,nerred
and tbla utuo y.tio,,. ,o,,,a ,,a..,,,. -
~" t'"'i '''''ulS nave
peen suhken ten minutes. He dis
gorged no water at all, showing that
he must have drunlt very uttlc nf ~,
M, ,..n,, -, .'.-.-.',
~ 'o'p'o was removed py me uh-
ueftaker 10 tho home of his grief
stricken mother and brothers. and win
be inferred todov
,r,..l
'"N'e nave peen three deaths pre-
Vious TO that OF yesterday as result
OF plunges In the NatatorInm nooI
only, ana az ,yhto,, No., .,s.,.-,'...',
..,, Wv" was s'r"'S"'out
e'oWn'hs'
Several years ngo Col. j. ]. Frey.
general SUPERINTENDENT Of tho Misaour,
,s,nsn 49,, r,., =
.. a," 'VN'', "V'V'"p"n'Vo oS
several officials OF the road, arrived IN
Fort Worth In Col. F'rey's private car.
In the marty Nna cnl isrev,s ,r,,,a,,
= .;.,,,.,,o,.'. f'Na''
Soun" ih'h OF me phrts'
who gave preu'+so sof n bright future.
His mother was a wid5w Tfylrhf nj
sedalln Ma mo ontra ,,ar,,, s.a.
',, NV "s e"e'fo parry atter