The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-16
pROwNED LN THE LIKE.
Sad Fatality at Lake Whitney Saturday Evonlng-oeath of John Lowe, q Wei Known Young MllISmau.

EVening-Death of John Lowe, a Wei
 Known Young Millsmau.
 As John 'Lowe, a milliman of Whit neville, who lived near the lake, was skating on the second lake, Whitney ville, Saturday evening at about o'clock, and when about hali way be- tween the first bridge and the refresh ment house he skated on to thin ice ten or twelve feet from the west shore, and broke through. He shouted for help, and four young mem who were skating down the lake hastened to his aid,
 A. s. Potter and Maurice Brennan, who live at Sl Warren street, were the first to reach the spot, and close behind them were Lafayette Jacques of 22 Chestnut street and a student named Clark, who lives al 2S1 Crown street.
 There is a swift current near the west bank Of the lake, and the ice is seldom safe for twenty feet from the bank. It was merely coated with thin ice last night, and when the four young men reached that portion of the lake they found Lowe struggling in the water about ten feet distant and mid way between the edgs of the solid ice and the shore, He repeated his cries for help when the young men approached. swim this way cried Brennan.
 T can't swim! I can't swim" call td back the man in the water. Those were his last words, but he continued to struggle desperately to keep himself above water Brennan lay fiat on the ice on his stomach, and with Potter holding him by the feet he crawled to the very edge of the solid ice The water had risen above the ice at this point, and the young men lay in several inches of water Seeing that they could mot reach the man in the water, Jacques skated to the refleshment saloon for ladder, and Clark and Potter crossed 10 the east shore and returned with a small trse they had found lying on the | bank. Jacques had found ladder, but it was taken from him by some mem at the refreshment house, who said there was no one in the water.
 1 Meanwhile the man in the water had sank twice. Brennan and Potter again era Wled along the submerged ice push ing the tree before, and had pushed it | within few feet of the drowning man when he went down the third time clutching at the branches as he disap peared. He did not come to the sur face again. The young men secured the drowned mans hat, which they took to the central police station.
 | Later in the evening Constable Cook. was notified and going to the scene of. l the drowning with some assistants sue ceeded in finding the body. It was about ten feet from shore, where the water was about fifteen feet deep l An attempt was made to resuscitate the drowned man at a house near by t9 which the body was taken by P. E. 1 Lukens, Yale 96, and Thompson, the high jumper, '97, and others. Thomp- | son, whose father is a physician, direct ed the efforts made to resusitate the man. The young men who tried to res 1 cue the drowning man were thoroughly wet and chilled through in their brave work owing to crawling upon the thin ice and ice which was in places partly covered by water.
 The deceased young man, John s | Lowe who was about twenty-three years of age. was the only support of his four younger sisters, who resided with him. His father died when he was sixteen years of age, leaving wife and i nine children, eight girls and one son. The mother died a few years ago. The young man kept no record of his milk route other than the entry of the sur names of the customers in book, and | his customers are desired to send their names to MT E. A. Wells, 291 Edgewood avenue, this city young gentleman who has very courteously undertaken to obtain if possible the full list of pat rons who were supplied with milk by the deceased, and their addresses. as the deceased also left no record of their addresses The deceased previous to engaging in supplying milk worked for James H. Webb on the Webb farm.
 He resided in the house opposite the parsonage of Rev. MT. Clark, pastor Of Whitneyville church, who will officiate at the funeral of deceased, which will 1 take place this afternoon