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Mr.. AND MRS. YOUMANS'S DEATH.
MRS sEPTIMA NJ COILS GIVES GRAPHIC
ACCOUNT OF THE DROWNING

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ACCOUNT OF THE DROWNING.
The graphic account of the sad death OF MI anu
Mrs Youmans, which given by Mrs. sepumA
NJ Coils a. the last meeting OF Sorosn' Will DO
OF nteres, 10 many readers OF the only woman
PAGE" Mrs. Sarah T.. Youmans was member OF
Sorosis and with her husband. was drowned last
summer while on a pleasure tr!p In Norway
Mrs NJ A. Crossey and her party OF twenty OF
more including Mr. and Mrs Youmans. said Mrs'
Coils started In landaus and stolk1arres io'h
Woodlands Hotel. at Opheimvand. for NossVanSoA'
al O'Clock on the morning OF the four'h Oh 'u!'
Great preparations were being made al staiheiii,'
the destination Of the tourists. for the dinner whch
vss 10 celebrate the Fourth. Mr.. and Mrs YOU
man. were in a s;olxjarro with boy about Twelve
years old standing back OF them 10 drive ~ "as
lovely day, and Mrs. Youmans. having her hooAA
with her was tempted to stop and take tho picture
Of a typical peder and his wife. Sho placed tho
soIktarre right across tho road and backed toward
Lake Ophem Both Mr.. and Mrs Youmans were
butioned firmly into the conveyance under heaVy'
tmmovabla and untearable leather apron
The horse was either stung or frightened, and IN
an instant began backing into the lake These ttls
NorwspIan Monies are driven without blinds and with
rope rens and one must understand how to manage
them and must never pull on the reina inc htue
bows and girls who drive them chirrup ana talk 10
them JJnhappily Mrs. Youmans was alarmed ana
pulled on the reins. and the pony backed with tho
solk1arre and it's imprisoned occupants Into tho lake
There was no precipice where the accident happened
The banks are not higher than three feet ana the
lakes clear water. showing It's peboy BOTTOM TUNE
out gradually for a long distance. Ths only Gauss
for this accident the mpossibility OF unouttoh-
ing the leather apron and freeing the struggling 90
cupants Their weight prevented the morse from
swimming and so they were dragged deeper into the
lake When Mr.. Youmans was last seen no was
making dying efforts TO keep Mrs. Youmanss hsao
above water. Her body was recovered IN ABOUT an
hour The little Norwegian driver Jumped on ana
hoilra We
lake.
From a farmhouse near by the peasan's rusneo OUT
on hearing the shrieks Of the other Americans FOR
help bu, by this time all had disappeared. ano these
peasants could not understand the appeals and there
fore knew not what to do. Mrs. Crossey came up
IN q few moments with the rest OF the party. but
she too late
Two weeks later" continued Mrs. Coils Il ar
rived at the Frames Hotel. near the scene OF the
preaching the door OF the inn was alarmed at
The presence Of huge and masnGent dG p dT,re
on but charming woman appeared at the door
and in excellent English assured me tha' me wss
a good dear dog. accordngly entered: ms lap!
was DR. Kaia Myhre While l was partsking o,
refreshments Miss Myhre infOrmed me b shq5 se aS
the shrieks OF the drowning people She had en-
to SrosS on s sore M and said hat
thought at one time she 1aI bad d,ed from
fright She also told me that Young lad' who sa d
rushed into the lake without undressing, but nsa
failed TO rescue them, had for several days been
derious. 49,, ,,..,. .,,,.o, ,r.oro
the remains Of Mr. and Mrs. Youmdns had been
laid mi and where prayers had been said by sor-
row,Dg and sympathizing native congreg alton. The
SPOT where my friends had gone down 10 their
death IS marked by a wooden cross To II were
tied some faded field flowers. l culled ana added
fresh ones. Days afterward heard from swedr
ish lady that she had seen In Bergen newspaper
that King oscar had himself made and erected this
simple emblem: 1t was he too VINO h9d uea On
Tor me which also stated that tho King intended
erecting on this spot granite cross. believe that
he has since done So GU, =, -
THUS tragically closed" said Mrs Coils In con,
clusion 1.-The life OF an unassumlng. talented ana
much beloved member of our society.