Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-27
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Coroner Has Busy Day Sunday Be.
cause Of the Tragic Death
;SS Of Two Men.
Oscar Holland, . Plumber, Drowned
In the Iowa River and Com.
3I' panion Has Close Call.
4 Cook at a Railway Camp West Of
the City Killed by a North.
western Passenger Train.

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The old swimming hole in the Iowa
liver at the frst bend below the water
Works pumping station claimed another
victim Sunday, in the person of Oscar
1 Holland, a Norwegian plumber of this
city and a member of Company n, L. N.
aG. j. g. Clark, companion of Hol-
land. came near losing his life at the
same time, and few hours prior TO
this G. & N. w. passenger train No. s
struck and killed a young man em-s
ployed as cook at a boarding camp
west OF town.
# Holland, with Joe Stabaner George
Thornblade and j r. Clark, went to the
river about - o'clock Sunday morning
( for a swim. The river is still quite high
and at the old swimming hole, whore
the men went in, the water is swift.
Holland and Clark, who considered
themselves good swimmers, plunged in
and started to cross the stream. Clark,
when in mid stream, concluded the cur
rent was too swift and turned to start
back. He became exhausted and
would have gone down for the last
time had not Thornblade reached him.
The latter succeeded in grasping Clark
by the hand and getting him ashore,
half drowned and almost unconscious.
When Clark's safety was assured
Thornblade and Stabener looked for
Holland, to whom no attention had
been paid for the moment. He was
seen for an instant near the middle of
the river, with only a portion of his
head above water, when he disappeared
and came up no more. Assistance was
summoned and the body was recovered
in about an hour. Tim Hayes arrived
at the river soon after the drowning
and made several Intellectual attempts
to secure the body by diving, but he
could not find it until after boat and a
hook were secured and the drowned
man was located in this way. lie again
s dove, secured a hold on Hollands hair
and dragged the body ashore. where II
was left until Coroner Lierle and The
sheriff's officers arrived. 1t was then
removed to Densel & Wilbur's.
Holland made no outciy whatever,
that his neck became cramped in such
above the water. When they last saw
against his breast. Heawa a finely
built young man, we'll muscled and able
to battle against strong current un-
der ordinary circumstances
Holland was about 80 years of age.
4 His parents reside in Norway, but
I he has one brother. Edward Holland, in
this city. Two brothers, r. G.. Holland
4 and lf. G. Hanson, and q sister, Mrs. p.
N. Hanson. reside at McCallsburg,
q Story county. Mrs. Hanson. until the
death of her husband a few months
ago, made her home in Marshaltown.
4 An uncle also resides at McCallsburg.
( Holland, who was some times known al
3 Hollan,s had been in this country about
thirteen years, and much of this time
had been spent in tkis city. He was a
K plumber by trade and at the time OF
mis- death was in the employ of r. u.
Mack.
An inquest was held by Coroner
Lierle Sunday afternoon, Arthur Wall,
3 Frank Dwyer and j. L. Mcdonald act
q ing as Jurors. Hollands companion
were the only witnesses examined and
returned a verdict of accidental drown
III ing. 1t was reported Sunday that the
& young men We're under the influence OF
1iqhor at the time of the drowning. but
all denied that they had been drink
Ing.
Holland, or Hollan. as he was some
times known. was a member of Com
pany NJ. Forty-ninth Iowa, during ths
Spanish American war and was at tht
time of his death a member Of Company
II, of this city. He was in camp With
the company at Cedar Rapids a littls
over one week ago 1t has been decided
to give him a military BURIAL and the
services will be conducted by Chaplain
@. n. L. Mason, Of Green Mountain, al
the armory In this city at O'CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon. Company II, ii
uniform but without arms, Will attend
4 the services in a body and act as ar
escort to the remains, which Will b.
inferred in Riverside.
KILLEDBY A TRAIN.
Thomas Campbell Instantly Killed
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