The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-18

who had just out of the water on the
sand bank and heard his CALL rushed in, de-
spite the fact that he was no swimmer and
IN the face of calls to stop from Rev. Dr.
Graham, who was unable himself to do anything
and who knew Yonln rushing to certain death.
But the young Persian pushed on; in a moment he
was in the deep water, and went right down. never
to rise at all. Presumably as he stepped over his
depth with mouth open he suffocated and ceased
to struggle.
Both bodies were recovered only after long
search with graphing tongs. Dr. H. L. Smith who
is a flne swimmer and diver, with some of the young
men made repeated efforts to find the bodies by
diving but without any success Yonan's BODY was
taken out an hour and half after he sank and in the
nope that life was not extinct every thing possible
was done to revive him, friends working over his
corpse for three hours Just as all hope was aban-
doned about Yonan, the body of Hobbs was found
both were found not many feet from where they
were last seen.
The two young fellows were popular to rare de-
gree, both were athletes, Hobbs an enthusiast in
BASEBALL Yonan possibly the finest football PLAYER
Davidson has ever had Hobbs is The only son of
devoted parents, living Just outside of the village
ana whose hearts were wrapped in their son. who
had reached little more than his majority He
was member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Yonans death is peculiarly pathetic A MARTYR TO
WHAT he 1elt the call OF duty and of honor he
threw his life away for another Then too there is
peculiar pathos in his dying in foreign land sepa-
rated by thousands of miles from his kindred and
those near and dear to him by ties of blood But he
was tar from dying away from friends These he
mad made by the among his fellow students and
among all OF us who knew him in our homes He
had Just graduated at the recent commencement He
was 10 nave taken his NJ A. degree next year. and
'nen course IN medicine to fit himself for the work
OF medical missionary to his own people in Groom
idi rerSia lie came to this country five years ago,
and spent his first at Pantop's Academy He
told the writer that his father was never willing for
MIN to come to America but the counsels of his uncle
TO whom he was greatly attached Rev Isaac Yonan
prevailed 1t will be remembered that the latter was
at this time in the United States When one pauses
TO reflect about this sad and tragic death of the Young
nero the querying thought will arise Was God thus
saving him from bloody death by the hand of the
prosecuting Mohammedans
The funeral services were conducted from the
village church this afternoon by the following minis
tiers; Kew. }. .. Shelly and Rev. Mr. Havener of the
methodist Episcopal Church, and Rev. Dr. Graham
ana Kew w. L. Llngle, of the Presbyterian Church
Seldom, II ever has sadder scene been witnessed in
tllS church, or more solemn occasion been known
Inc lnterfnent took place in the cemetery The body
OF Hobbs lies in the family plot that Of Yonan in the
students quarter The Eumenean Society of which the
latter was member, will in due time erect pretty
marble stone to his memory, and the knowledge of
MS noble life and heroic death passes out of the minds
OF the ever changing college classes successors to
those who have loved him and enjoyed his compan-
lonshp will keep his grave green The same sacred
duty will of course be done for Hobbs NV his devoted
people.