Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
ADR|FI ON broken |CE.
Three Lives Of Venturesome Chica-
"a
goans Probably Lost in Lake
Michigan's Icy Waters.
PARTY OF RECKLESS SKATERS RESCUED,
An Amateur Photographer Carried on On
nm Ice Fioe While Taking Snap Shots
TX fr0m on Shorc--rwo Students of Lake
Forest University Carried Out on the
les and frob ,bly Lost.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-SiXteen skate's
living in the suburbs of Rogers Park
aid Lake Forest were carried out into
Iake Michigan on ice foes yesterday.
Ten of them were recued, and during
the entire evening searching parties
trace of the missing six,
All of those who were rescued were
carried out on the ice Off Lake Forest,
and two of the number who venturcd
on the frozen lake there are supposed
to have been drowned. The Ieman'
ing three of the 16 We're carried away
on a foe opposite Rogers Park, and
the Chicago life saving crew spent the
night searching for them.
Attorney Brothers left his home at
1865 Ashland avenue at noon yester-
day, accompanied by his niece, Miss
Orel Manney, and his nephew, Chaun'
cey Manney, aged % years. Mr..
Brothers, who is prominent among the
amateur photographers of the S'or'h
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congea!ed surface of Lake Michigan,
hoping to take some snap shots at the
beautiful towns within easy reach OF
his camera.
After travelling safely over the ice
to a convenient point from the shore
Mr.. Brothers adjusted his lense, and
took a number of pictures.
4 sudden change in the wind
brought conditions upon which the
party had not calculated. Half mile
TO the north the ice suddenly broke
The vast force eXerted upon the t|o'
near shore, upon which the unfortu
nate party were, caused rapid dls'n
teoration. Before Mr.. Brothers real
ized his position, escape was impoHsl
bic,
Last night at dusk Mrs. Brothers
alarmed at the absence OF her huS
band. reported 10 The police. The lat
ter Immediately repaired to the lax
shore. Fully mile out faint flashe
of light could be seen. Between tn
shore and the points where the flashe
we're seen hoated immense cakes o
ice. The officers tried repeatedly t
find an opening in the floating mas
through which boat might pass, bu
without success. Finally telephon
calls for aid were sent to this city
Several life beats We're loaded upo
trans and started to the rescue.
Tugs were unable TO make tn
slightest impression upon the pae'
and after several fruitless efforts Hi
mode OF rescue was abandoned.
GUY Carun and George Mallor,
students at the Lake Forest universit.
started from their boarding house
walk to Waukegan on the ice abot
! noon. They had not passed from slgl
when the change of wind above note
caused the ice field upon which the
were TO break from its moorings. III
Young men had not reached Waukeg1
i at midnight. and all hope of savin
j. them has been abandoned.
r The ten boys rescued were skatir
q on the smooth shore ice when 1t broi
n away. Some of the less ventureson
ones had watched the sport from sho
and when the ice broke and start'
TO float south. they ran along Il
: shore, shouting words of encouraE
ment to theh comrades. Upon reac
: Two Fort Sheridanthe alarm was give
II A detachment of the Third caval
I quickly manned the government Il
boat. and after desperate struge
with nCating ice succeeded in reachl'
c the foe. The boys were transferr
n TO the shorc in two trips, none t
,e worse for their experience.