The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-25
pICHIc'S SAD END
TOBIAS MULLEN is DROWNED AT
THE ST. JEAN BAPTISTE JOL-
LITIGATION.
BATHING IN THE MINNESOTA.
HE is SEIZED WITH CRAMPS AND
DIES A HORRIBLE
DEATH.
WRITING IN PAIN HE BATTLED
With the Water, but 1t Engulfed
Him Before the Eyes of Help
less Companions.
BATHING IN THE MINNESOTA.
WRITING IN PAIN HE BATTLED

cites, held at Fort Smelling yesterday,
was marred by a fatality. Tobias Null
len, a siXteen-year-Old boy, attending
the picnic, was drowned in the Mime
sofa river at o'clock in the afternoon.
The lad was in bathing with several
below the fort, when he was seized with
cramps and sank before assistance
could be rendered. He was a good
swimmer and made a gallant fight for
his life, remaining above the surface
several minutes after his first cry for
help, struggling desperately to reach
the shore, but exhausted by his Grip
pied efforts, he finally sank before the
eyes Of his companions in fifteen feet
Of water. The body has not yet been
recovered.
The drowned boy was a son of Mrs.
John Mullen, who is at present visit
ing relatives in the South. His father
is an inmate Of the Rochester insane
asylum, and during the absence of his
mother, who left the city last Monday,
the boy has been living with H. w.
McCool, superintendent of Konantz
Bros, harness mandatory, at 325 East
Ninth street. Yesterday he went to
the picnic in charge of Rev. Father
Gros, pastor Of ST. Louis church. The
boy remained about the picnic grounds
the greater part of the day, but in the
afternoon went to the old parade
grounds at the lower fort to engage
in a game of base ball. When the game
was finished, with several companions,
he went to the Minnesota river, short
distance above it's junction with the
Mississippi, tc &C in bathing. The boys
had been in the water but a few min
utes when the dead youth swan out
into the slow current away from his
companions. He was swimming easily
about when the other lads were startled
by a sudden cry for help. Young Null
len threw his arms wildly about and
his face was cOntOrted with pain. But
one of his companions was sufficiently
expert in the art of swimming to at
tempt his rescue, and calling to Mullen
to keep his head above the water, this
boy swan toward a boat mOored near
by, intending to push it to the aid Of
the drowning lad. When he reached
the skiff, however, it was found to be
locked to a stake, and before any other
means of saving young Mullen could
be employed he sank from sight.
When the news of the drowning
spread among the picnickers it cast a
gloom over the merrymakers and gave
a sad ending to an otherwise suspicious
occasion. Persevering effort was made
at the time to recover the body by a
number Fort Smelling soldiers, who re-
peatedly dived to the bottom of the riv-
err, but it is thought that an under cur
rent may have carried the body out
into the main channel Today, how
ever, Mr.. McCool will have the river in
the vicinity of the drowning dragged,
in hopes of finding the body. The boys
mother was notified at Cincinnati, O.
Mrs. Mullen may be in Louisville, KY,
and a telegram was also sent to that
city.
The picnic was under the aus
pices of Union Franchise society
and La Sale camp, No. z, Woodmen
of the World, was a grand success. Up
wards of eight hundred people were in
attendance, during the afternoon, and
as evening approached this number was
augmented by fully two hundred young
people who gathered to trip the light
fantastic at the dancing pavilion.
All the events on the long programme
of sports were we'll contested, and es-
pecially SO was this true of the two
tug-of-war matches, between teams
composed of members of the two lodges
under whose auspices the picnic was
held.
The events, prizes and winners were
as follows:
Running race-First prize, box of cigars,
c. Speer; second, roast beef Gus Michaud.
Three standing jumps-First prize, box of
cigars, won by H. Brady; second, shaving
ticket, P. Worth.
Hop, step and jump-First prize, one-half
dozen photos. won by f. Narcotic; second
pair shoes, E. Savard.
so yard dash-First prize, box of cigars, won
by r. Worth second, pocket knife G.
Michaud
Potato race-First prize, ham, won by F.
Narcotic; second. shaving ticket, G. Michaud.
Sack race-F'irst prize. whip, won by E.
Langevin; second bottle of wine, J. E. Cham
payne.
pen, won by F. Bousquet; second, book, E.
NORM.
So yard DASH girs-First prize, book. won
by Miss y. Rouleau second, box of candy,
Miss L. Patnode.
Fat mans race-First prize. umbrella. won
by NJ. Either; second, bottle of Wine l. r.
Patnode.
Heavyweight tug-of-war between NJ Des-
laurier, E. Amiot, r. r. Patnode H. Gren-
Ter and M. Either, representing La Sale
camp, and Frank 3arbeau. ]. F. Beaubin, j.
G. lie Due, F. LIE Claire and e. Carrere, of
the Union Franchise sociey-First prize, S.,
and one-hah dozen brooms won by former
team.
Middleweight tug-of-war between J. Ber-
nard, s. Nadeau. L. Ferland. A. Jasmin, F..
Pitre, F.. Plante, representing the Franchise
society, and N. G. Vincent J. Charter, J. E.
Champagne l.. Roy, J. Baudet, P. Labossere,
of La Sale camp-First prize, S., and one
half dozen brooms, won by former team.
Putting shot-First prize, hat, won by J..
F. Beaudien; second necktie, G.. Langevin
Wrestling match-Prize, laundry, wen by
J. Bratt defeating S. Gobeil.
Boxing match between P. Robert and A. E.
Snow, two youngsters, was declared a draw
Feeling potato contest for ladies-Prize, case
of tomatoes, won by Mrs. Gagnon.
Jig dancing contest five sntries-Prize
pair shoes. won by Miss Mary Michaud.
J. Bernier, aged 81, was presented with