The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23

| his boat at a distance and had wit
messed peculiar landing OF the boat
After sailing up 4 stream the boat sud-
denly tackled ard made a quick dart
for the island. The landing was made
on the north side precisely as ii should
be made. and the fisherman paid no
further attention TO the occurance.
Messrs. Clark and John McAdams visit
ed Eagle Nest island and found the
Professors dog sitting on the bank
where he had undoubtedly been for over
two days. The marks of the Prov of the
boat showed plainly in the sand. the
boat having struck with a considerable
shock. On the bank were marks of his
foot prints and of the dog. The poor
animal had kept faithful watch and
had not strayed from the point where
the boat had landed as evidenced by the
wallowed places in the sand.
THE young men became satisfied that
their father had met with a mishap.
Nevertheless they spent the whole night
in a vain search Of the island, calling his
name and securing every nook. Disap-
pointed and heartSore they returned
Sunday morning and gave out the grave
news.
1T spread rapidly and owners of
Illinois yachts immediately offered their
services and lost no time in getting the
boats ready. Mr.. II. II. Schweppe in
the Nina, left in the morning and went
over the ground, visiting the island.
They found only the traces as found
by the young men. The excitement
spread and at noon the yacht Glad
Tidings took out large search party.
They. too, visited the islands and pick
ed up all information possible. The
yachts and seachers returned last night
having been unsuccessful.
at O'Clock a. m, Monday, Messrs
Charles, Edmond and Wesley Beail.
steamed up their yacht, the Glad It'd
ings, ard took with them Messrs John
McAdams, Eugene Gasllins, William
Fluent and Ray Hudgens and started
for Eagle Nest Island, the supposed
scene of the drowning of Prof. Nc
Adams. After making a thorough
search of the vicinity the party be-
came convinced that Mr.. McAdams had
lost his life there. They found wfer
island. and then followed the island TO
the other extremity, and around to the
Missouri side, where he again landed
and carried number of articles from
the boat, among which was photo
grapher's outfit. The dog was also
found at the same spot yesterday. The
Glad Tidings party then were reason
ably sure that Mr. McAdams was dead.
and they made preparations TO search
for his body. They came to the con-
clusion from footprints seen on the
shore that he had hastily ran for the
place where he had deposited some TO
the shore. They believe that his boat
had gotten loose from the shore and
that he either waded out o try to recov-
er it, or attempted reaching the other
shore Acting on this suspicion they
prepared a line with hooks, and drop
ping it into the slough and had only
proceeded a short distance dragging
the line. until the hooks took hold of
something. Pulling the line to the sur
face the form OF Mr.. McAdams was re-
vealed. one of the hooks having taken
hold in his hand. He had waded TWEEN
~ or thirty fet in shallow water. and
then encountering a ''step-off' twenty
feet deep and was drowned there. The
body was taken on board the Glad It'd
ingS and was brought TO this city about
noon time. The body was found about
1890 o'clock. Mr.. McAdams' watch
stopped at 9:l5, and as he was seen on
Eagle Nest Island at dusk Thursday
by some fishermen it is supposed that
the accident occurred at 915 or shortly
before, although it might hav occurred
at that hour Friday morning. This,
however, is improbable, as there is a