The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-08-07
WATERY GRAVES.
Four Young Boys Drowned While
Bathing Near Kansas City.
A Man succumbs to Thirst on Arizona
Desert-Cripple Creeks Bad Record
Banker Spalding Finally Con-
victed-A Costly Thirst.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. S.-The river
and creeks near this city claimed four
boy victims Sunday. Three of the
bodies have been recovered, one is ly-
ing at the bottom of a treacherous
stream that empties into the Missouri
river from the Clay county side north
west of Harlem. The dead are: Will
Young, IS years old; George Young, 10
years old; Fred Bridgeford, IA years
old; Henry Hall, Ii years old. The
lives of two other boys were all but
lost in futile attempt to rescue their
companions. The Young brothers
could not swim; they were drowned in
Brush creek south of the city. Fred
Bridgeford was seized with cramps in
the creek across the river. Henry
Hall swan to the middle of the Kaw'
river, was seized with cramps and
sank to the bottom.
Walter Mills, a little 15-year-old boy,
risked his life In an unsuccessful effort
to save his two companions, William
and George Young, from drowning in
Brush creek near the Prospect avenue.
bridge yesterday afternoon. Had it
not been that help was near his life
would have been forfeited in the brave
attempt to rescue his companions.
Perishsd In Arizona Desert
PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 3.-Garrett e.
Anderson, a Wall street broker, start
ed yesterday with his wife to drive
where their son was camping at Cave
creek, on Salt river desert, 90 miles
from here. Within a quarter of a mile
of their destination, they feared they
had lost their way. and giving their
horses their last drop of water,
they started to retrace their way
to the Arizona canal. In the
afternoon freighter named Moore
saw the carriage tracks cross
ing and recrossing the road and
followed them until he reached the
now delirious couple. He gave Mrs.
Anderson water, but Anderson was
too far gone even to drink. Mrs.
Anderson is now in Phoenix, where
three physicians are doing their ut
most to save her life.
The Toughest Town In America.
CRIPPLE CREEK; Col, Aug. 2.-Dr. w.
D. NARROW, coroner of Ell Paso county,
has just given out an astounding
record of violent deaths at Cripple
Creek. The record covers period of
81 years, and shows Cripple Creek to
be the toughest town" in the United
States. 1t gives total of 247 recorded
violent deaths in Cripple Creek alone
since January, 1894. or an average OF
more than 20 year, and this for an
average population of less than 5000
people.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Charles w. Spald-
ing, late president of the Globe savings
bank and treasurer of the state univer-
sity, was Saturday found guilty of en-
bezzling SSs, 900 belonging to the uni
versity. This was his third trial, the
juries in the former cases'holding that
in hypothecating the university bonds
he was merely borrower, because he
paid interest on them to the university
trustees
Thirst Cost Him a Fortune.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. g. Alexander
Boessow, aged A years, died here from
delirium tremens, after having spent
fortune in an effort to satiate his thirst
for beer. Boessow was a native of st.
Petersburg, and is said to have been
the son of a wealthy nobleman. He
was left about $780, 900 in cash about
two years ago on the death of his father.