The Irish standard., 1898-08-06
Drowning of Joseph Geraghty.
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Rosemount, Minn.-Thursday July 2S,
at Crystal lake. about seven miles west
OF this place, an accident occurred
which cost young Joseph Geraghty his
life. The deceased and his two elder
brothers, John and Tom, sons OF Hon.
j. c. Geraghty, OF st. Paul, were camp
ing at the lake, accompanied by school,
mate named Martin Kennedy, son of NJ.
f. Kennedy, of ST. Paul. Their camp
was located on the opposite side Of the
lake from Sanger's hotel. Wednesday
night, July 27, James Geraghty and VIM.
Cadyon, Of Rosemount, stayed with the
boys, and about IL o'clock Thursday
morning rowed across the lake to go
home. The Geraghty boys, with their
companion, Martin Kennedy, took their
boat and accompanied them over the
lake, as they had always done when any
one visited them. They stayed at Mr..
Sangers until 1:SO p. M, when they
started back to their camp. The waves
were running pretty high, but they did
not fear any danger until they were more
than half way, when they turned and
run with the wind. They had drifted
past their camp, and when within 300
feet of the shore they turned the boat
towards the camp just as q big wave
was coming, which filled the boat with
water, causing it to sink with the four
boys and large St. Bernard dog. The
boys sank several times, and at last
succeeded in getting onto the upturned
boat. Joseph seemed to be dazed almost
to insensibility, and his brothers did
their utmost to save him, while Ken
nedy swan ashore over 300 feet, against
wind and waves, and secured another
boat which was near the camp. Fred
Sanger saw the boys in danger, and got
into his boat and started to their assist
ance. Joseph Geraghty had sunk to the
bottom of the lake in over 20 feet of
water before either of the boats arrived.
The two Geraghty boys made hard
struggle to save their lives iii such
waves and wind.
ried to Rosemount and telephoned to
St. Paul, Pennington and Lakeyille.
Parties went out from the neighboring
towns to help recover the body. All
means known to science were tried to
get the body, but were unsuccessful until
about S o'clock Sunday morning, July
81, when it was found floating about five
rods from the shore, near where it went
down. Probably it was raised by the
dynamite which had been fired. The
body was taken at once to this village,
where Messrs. Donnelly & Mccarthy,
undertakers of St. Paul, prepared it for
burial. The deceased was born in this
village 10 years ago, and was most
promising young man of good habits, of
kind and loving disposition, and loved
and respected by all who knew him. 1t
is sad that person with such bright
prospects for the future should be taken
off so early in life. His untimely death
is mcurned by a large circle of friends,
who extend heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reaved ones.
The funeral was held from st. JOSEPH s
church here, on Monday, Aug. 1. Re-
QUEEN high mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father Quinn, of I4akeville. Rev. Fa-
ther McNulty, of st. Paul, preached the
sermon, in which he paid high tribute
to the memory of the deceased for his
MANY pO0d Oua1ities The remains wara
followed to the cemetery by one of the
largest professions of people that has
ever been witnessed in this parish, in
honor of the deceased, and in respect for
the family who mourn his departure
from this life
May he rest in peace T. e. D.