The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-06

Water.
Up to a late hour last night the body of
c. B. Jersey. the young ST. Paul man
who was supposed to have been drowned
at Lake Nemakogan, near Cable. Wis,
Friday morning, was still unbound. A
searching party, consisting of fourteen
men and six boats, worked all day and
at nightfall abandoned the search until
this morning, when it will be resumed
anew, with n much larger force OF men.
E L. Hersey, who went up to Cable
Friday night wired Col. Hersey yester-
Gay afternoon that there were no new
developments, and that everything pos
sibIe was being done to find the remains
of his nephew. Mr. Crawford Livingston.
at whose summer home. Forest Lodge"
Mr. Hersey had been visiting. did every
thing in his power to recover the body.
All the men in the vicinity were enlisted
in the searching party and graphing
hooks of every description were put into
service and the day spent in a fruitless
search. Harry Hope, Of the Omaha road.
received a telegram at o'clock last even
ing from the local Omaha agent at Cable
announcing that a messenger had Just
arrived from the Livingston place and
announced that the body UP to o'clock
had rot been recovered. Sherman Finch
sent a reassuring telegram ito Gel. and
Mrs. Hersey, saying. that they expected
hourly to recover the body.
Mr.. Hope, of the Omaha, fixed up a
special car and had it set out on the
Omaha tracks yesterday afternoon, and
as soon as news reaches st. Paul that
the body has been recovered a special
will be sent to Cable to bring back the
remains and the members of the grief
stricken family who are now at Mr..
LlvingSton'S summer place. Mr.. Hope
Informed the G l 0 b e late last night
that there was no prospect Of any furth-
er developments until today and search
for the remains had been given up.
Mr. Hope Is thoroughly familiar with
Nc1nakogan lake and the topography of
the country surrounding. He stated last
evening that the lake is a very large one
and supplied with many fresh springs,
which are for the most part located
around the shores few hundred feet out
| This discovery was made by Mr.. Hope
on his fishing excursions to the lake, and
| he offers it as a solution for the young
mans sudden tragic death. He believes
that the theory advanced in the Clio b e
yesterday that Mr.. Hersey encountered
tile current of one of these cold springs
and was suddenly paralyzed by the chill
and rendered helpless, is correct one
The water where Mr.. Hersey IS supposed
to have gone down is about forty feet
deep, which makes the work exasperat-
lngly slow. The vicinity where the unfor-
tunate young mans coat was found was
thoroughly dragged, but with no success
Mr. Livingston wired in last night that a
large force of men from Cable. Wis.
would go out today, and a great effort be
made to locate the body. A supply of
dynamite was telegraphed for yesterday.
and this will be put into use this after
neon If the efforts of the searchers meet
with no better success than Yesterday
Col: and Mrs. Hersey are oppressed with
grle1 over Bun s fate. His young wife,
who is still at Forest Lodge is said to
be bearing up with remarkable fortftude
under the aftiiction. Col. Hersey. reached
st Paul yesterday noon from Chicago.
accompanied by his daughter. Mrs
Nudge, of Evanston, H., and father and
daughter went to the family home on
Laurel avenue. Col. Hersey is expected
to go to Gable today