Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-30
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ANDRUss WAS DROWNED.


Particular, Eece1vcd OF the Acci-
den,a. Death OF !, Former Marsnali-
town mist.
MIR. r. S. Patton has received copy
of the Seattle observation-disclosures CON
tanning an account OF the death of DR.
T. d Andvuss. mis- brother-in-law and
for several years prominent dentist nf
Marshalltown. News OF DR.. Andruss
death was received here soon after ii
occurred but the cause was no, known
until the Seattle paper was received
containing a report that he was drown
ed. The observation-disclosures says:
DIR. Eugene ID. Andruss, for eleven
years one of the leading dentists Of Sc
attic, and a man of wealth and high So
cial standing. Was yesterday accident
Tally drowned In Lake Washington by
the capsizing of u rowboat in which he
was returning with his brother, Erskine
i Andruss, from fishing trip to Sand
Point The tragedy occurred about half
a mile north of Madison park and near-
L y mile from shore.
DR. Andruss' death was perhaps due
las much to the shock of being thrown
| into the icy waters of the lake asto any
lother cause He was a man of adj
vanced years and almost Immediately
succumbed TO cold and exhaustion. He
reached the overturned boat and chung
I to its keel, but soon collapsed and
! drowned. despite the heroic efforts of hia
brother to keep his head above the Wa
ter Help was only a short distance
away and the dying man was soon
brought TO shore. but all efforts 10 re-
suscitate him failed.
DIR. Park w Willis and dozen as-
sistants worked nearly three hours over
the body, using every means known TO
medical science but We're finally COM
lpelled to give up the task and admit
that life was extinct. DIR. Andruss was
stil breathing when he was brought
ashore, but neither medical aid nor res
4 toratives We're then at hand. Half an
hour later, when the body was brought
Ito Madison park, a physician. hot blan-
kets, stimulants and everything needed
were procured, but Ii was then too late
! DIR. Andruss resided at lilo Terry
lavenue, and leaves a widow and six
lchildren, a married daughter being the
wife of w. Nj. Sheffield one of the pro-
1 prietors and the published of the Seattle
4 News Letter. His older son, Clifford j..
/ Andrusta, was formerly a WeH-known
young Seattle lawyer. and only recently
returned to Manila, where he nov lives
iafte. q visit ot several weeks with his
parents, here. A younger son. Ray NJ.
land three daughters. Claudine. Eugenia
and Florence, live in this city.
"A melancholy interest attaches to
1.-The fact that until last summer DIR. An
druss and the brother who Was with
him when he died had 10. saen each
Eother for more than twenty-one Years.
Last year DR.. Andruss visited Erskine
at his home in Atlanta Ga. and ten
days ago the latter arrived in this city
TO return the visit. Yesterday the two
sIbrothers, happy as boys on holiday,
started out on a fishing excursion
i They took a very light skiff at Mad
ison park and rowed north along the
shore of the lake about five miles. Early
in the afternoon storm came on. and
they decided to return. Before they We're
half way to the park the wind had risen
and the lake had become exceedingly
rough. Both were alarmed but con-
tinued to row steadily. and at length
came to smoother water opposite Union
bay.
4 When we got into the smoother wa
tier, said Erskine Andruss, yesterday.
teiilnS the Story oil the tragedy, brother
complained of being tired and suggested
that we stand up and paddle while te
rest ourselves. ! agreed to do so and
he got up. / also rose to my feet. hat
hardly Strengthened up when like a
flash, the boat trned over.
When came to the surface grab
bed the keel of the boat and looked
around for brother He came UP and
grabbed the keel also. He told me TO
cry for help and began shouting at the
top of his voice. We saw rowboat a
little distance away coming towards us.
1 thought we We're safe. but suddenly
saw brothers. face was In the water. /
grabbed him by the shoulder, but ]
could not hold his mouth out of the wa
ter and keep him afioat while holding
on to the keel.
i shouted for the oarsmen In the
other boat to come quickly. and after
what seemed an age they arrived The.
We're three boys. The largest was able
to do good work, but the others were
lhaudicanned by THAR lank of .franrth