The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-01-21
DRDW NED!
TEiss Blanche M. NcEa!Hfsteg'
EOscs her Life in 7gisDank
lake.
Sudden Ending OF - Bright
HGHng Life.

ISA1a
Death is almost invariably an
unWelcome messenger, but when
it comes without a moments
warning to one in the full vigor
of youth and health, snatching q
beloved one from friends and
companions, while that one is
busy taking part in the scenes
and activities of life, it brings
with it an added shock to the
living, who are thus rudely re
minded of the very uncertain
character of our mortality 1t
was with such a shock to our
citizens came the announcement
of the drowning OF Miss Blanche
M. McCallister, the assis tant
principal Of the public school,
on Friday evening last, the 18th
inst. The literary society OF the
school held its regular weekly
meeting, on that evening, and at
the close Of which, about 9
clock, Miss McCallister was
prevailed upon by a number OF
her young pupils to accompany
them to the "dam" as the reser-
voir on the creek is called, to
enjoy q short skate. Her i'm
mediate companions were Nellie
Cannon and Pearl Bradford, two
Of her pupils, and after the party
had arrived at the ice and en-
joyed the sport for q short time
Miss McCallister complained Of
being tired and sat down upon a
cake Of ice near the shore, while
the two girls went off for another
run before removing their skates.
They were gone but u few min
utes and were returning, when
in the darkness they suddenly
found themselves plunged in the
icy waters of the little lake, but
coming up managed to get their
arms on the safe ice, and scream
ed for help. Miss McCallister
heard their cries, and hurrying
to their assistance, in the dark
ness also ran into the same open
ing, bat on the opposite side from
where the girls had plunged
down. The opening had been
made that day by parties gather
ing ice, and had been left without
guard or signal of any kind.
The continued cries Of the two
girls brought to their assistance
4 number Of boys who were
skating on another part OF the
lake, the first Of whom to arrive
was Percy Sandford, who sue
ceeded in getting the two young
Ell girls out Of the water. 1mmedi-
ately afterwards Frank Hits
also came upon the scene, and
with the assistance of several
companions who held him by the
feet, leaned out over the thin ice
and drew in the body Of Miss
McCallister, which was floating,
apparently lifeless, a few feet
from the safe ice. The rescued
girls were immediately hurried
to the nearest house, the home
of Mr. Raberge, full half
mile distant, where they were
properly cared for. and very for
tunately suffered no serious in
Jury from the accident. When
the boys saw that the form Of
their teacher was undoubtedly
lifeless, they as tenderly as pos
sible carried it to the nearest
place Of shelter from the cold,
which was rapidly freezing the
the dripping clothing, and they
reached Mr.. Phalen S home in q
few minutes. Medical assistance
was at once summoned, and a
brave and continued effort made
to resuscitate, but without re-
ward. The body was afterwards
removed to the home Of Mayor
Yolkmar, and the sad news sent
to the family at Madison. Mr..
McCallister, who is a travelling
man, was reached at Sioux Falls,
and by coming via Aberdeen,
was enabled to join Mrs. Nc
Callistel and their son at Bristol
and arrived here Saturday night,
returning to their home the fol
lowing night with the remains
for interment at Madison.