The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
WINTER PERILS
SIXTEEN SKATERS CARRIED OUT
INTO LAKE MICHIGAN.
Ten Rescued from the Ice FIoes, but
the other Six Could Not De
Found Last Night.
SEVERAL WERE STUDENTS
AT LAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY AND
LAKE FOREST ACADEMY.
Chicago Attorney, His Niece and
Nephew Among Those Not Res
cued by the Life Savers.
DISASTROUS SLIDE OF SNOW
MORE THAN A SCORE OF PEOPLE SUP
POSED TO HAVE PERIsHED.
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Eleven Bodies Dug Out of an Ava
Ianche in the Mountains of Color
ado, and others Missing.
Chicago Attorney, His Niece and
Nephew Among Those Not Res
cued by the Life Savers.
DISASTROUS SLIDE OF SNOW
MORE THAN A SCORE OF PEOPLE SUP
POSED TO HAVE PERIsHED.
Eleven Bodies Dug Out of an Ava
Ianche in the Mountains of Color
ado, and others Missing.

CHICAGO, Feb. 12-Sixteen skaters liv-
ing in the suburbs of Rodgers Park and
Lake Forest were carried out into Lake
Michigan on ice foes to-day. Ten Of them
were rescued and during the entire even-
ing searching parties made frutless efforts
to secure some trace Of the missing six.
The missing are:
ELMER D. BROTHERS, attorney, en-
ployed in the office of Attorney Luther
MISS OREL MANNEY, seventeen years
old, niece Of Attorney Brothers.
CHAUNCEY MANNEY, nephew of At
GEORGE MALLORY, student at Lake
Forest University, home in Pontiac, Ill.
GUY CARRON' STUDENT at Lake Forest
ARTHUR FLETCHER, Ravenswood
Park.
All of those who were rescued were car
ried out on the ice off Lake Forest and
two of the number who ventured on the
frozen lake there are supposed to have been
drowned. The remaining three of the six
teen were carried away on foe off Rogers
Park and the Chicago llfe-saving crew spent
the night searching for them The follow
ing were rescued:
NATHANIEL HUTCHINS, student at
Lake Forest Academy, home in Wauke-
gan, Ill.
WILLIAM sHEDDEN, student at Lake
Forest Academy, home in Elgin, Ill.
WILLIAM WALSH, student at Lake
Forest Academy, home in Milwaukee,.
PEARLEY TERWLLIGER, student at
Lake Forest Academy, home in Dekalb, Ill
RALPH HOBBS, student at Lake Forest
Academy, home in South Bend, Ind
STEWART WALSER, student at Lake
Forest Academy, home in West Salem, Ill.
DARRELL M'CANAUGHEY, student at
Lake Forest Academy, home at Bonaparte1
70. ]. TUPPER, student at Lake Forest
Academy, home in Scotland s. ID.
EDWARD SPELLMAN, of Waukegan;
Boy named NIasterson, lives at Lake
Forest.
Attorney Brothers left his home at No.
1854 Ashland avenue at noon to-day, accom-
panied by his niece, Miss Orel Manney, and
his nephew, Chauncey Manney aged twen-
ty-three years. Mr.. Brothers who is promi-
nent among the amateur photographers Of
the north shore suburbs, ventured upon the
CONCEALED 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.. Broth
ers adjusted his lens and took a number of
pictures.
A sudden change in the wind brought con-
6itions upon which the party had not cal
culated Half a mile to the north the ice
suddenly broke. The vast force exerted upon
the foe near shore upon which the unfortu-
nate party were caused a rapid disintegra-
tion Before Mr.. Brothers realized his posi-
ton escape was impossible. Tonight at
dusk Mrs. Brothers, alarmed at the absence
of her husband, reported to the police. The
latter Immediately went to the lake shore.
Fully mile out faint flashes of light could
be seen. Between the shore and the points
where the flashes were seen floated immense
cakes of ice. The police officers tried time
and again to find an opening in the floating
mass through which a boat might pass, but
without success. Finally telephone calls for
aid were sent to this city. Several life boats
were loaded upon trains and started to the
rescue Tugs were unable to make the
slightest impression upon the pack, and after
several fruitless efforts this mode of rescue
was abandoned.
Guy Caron and George Mallery students
at the Lake Forest Universlcy, started from
their boarding houses to walk to Waukegan
on the ice about noon. They had not passed
from sight when the change Of wind above
noted caused the ice field upon which they
were to break from its moorings The two
young men had not reached Waukegan at
midnight and all hope Of saving them was
abandoned. The ten boys rescued were skat-
ing on the shore ice when it broke away.
Some of the less venturesome ones had
watched the sport from shore, and when the
ice broke and started to float south they
ran along shore, shouting words of encour-
agement to their comrades. Upon reaching
Fort Sheridan the alarm was given. A de-
tachment of the Third Cavalry quickly
manned the government life boat, and after
a desperate struggle with floating ice sue
ceeded in reaching the foe. The boys were
transferred to the shore in two trips none
the worse for their experience.
Three more people were added to the list
of the missing tonight. They are Sydney
Morris, Charles Mobey and a policeman
from the Shefield-avenue station whose
name is not known. They started out to-
gether at 9 o'clock to aid In the rescue Of
the missing students. Nothing has been
heard from them since and they are sup
posed to be adrift on the lake. The weather
is intensely cold with a piercing wind blow
ing and it is feared that none of the missing
can survive until morning
Professor Ross and a number of other
officials Of Lake Forest Academy Went to
Waukegan, Ill.,. late tonight to secure a
tug. An attempt will be made TO force the
boat out into the open water and search
made for the missing boys.