The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-24
George Lock. Twenty-Three Years
Old. and Harry Cole, Aged Twenty,
Drowned While Bathing.
ANGUISH OF YOUNG WIFE
BRIDE OF LESS THAN A WEEK MADE
A WIDOW BY LOCKS DEATH.
Grief-stricken Woman Painted on
River Bank While Watching
for Husbands Body.

Two men were drowned in White river
yesterday. George Lock, twenty-three
years old living at $50 Douglass street.
was drowned just north of the White
RIVER Sand Companys dredge north Of the
West Washngton-street bridge. about
o'clock in the afternoon, while in swim
ming. and Harry Cole. aged twenty. who
lives with his grandfather at q Kansas
street, was drowned near the White bridge,
ten miles south of the city. in the forenoon,
while boating.
George Lock was swimming with his
brothers-in-law. Charles and James Wilson.
in the afternoon above the oredge. Lock
was not a very good swimmer and the
three had left the east bank and gone 10
shallow water and waded across the river.
When they started TO return they came
across considerably below the former cross
ing place and got into deeper water. In
the bottom Of the river are deep holes.
where the sand company has pumped out
sand, and Lock stepped into one of these.
He called 10 his brother-in-law. James
Wilson, and said: The gravel is giving
away under my feet" Then he sank under
the water. Wilson started 10 help him
and was also dragged under when Lock
went down a second time. Lock was
strangling and frightened. unable to assist
in saving himself, and Wilson's hold broke
and Lock went down again. a third time
he came to the surface, and then sank for
the last time. The struggle was over so
quickly mat Charles Wilson. who had
crossed the river. was unable to render any
assistance
After the drowning James Wilson went
TO Locks home to break the news to his
sister, who was Locks wife. Lock and
Miss Wilson were married last Tuesday.
and had just gone TO housekeeping. The
young wife was overcome with grief, and
begged TO be allowed TO go 10 the river
bank where men in boats were dragging
for the body At the river IL was pitable
sight TO see the woman. a mere girl. mourn
ing the loss of her husband. She asked
TO get as near the waters edge as pos
sible. and frequently burst out i'm loud cries
and sobs. Finally she became so overcome
that she tainted and lay unconscious on the
hour.
Bicycle Policemen Streigt and Losh were
sent 10 grapple for the body. and were as
sisted by half a dozen men in boats and
two divers. The water Is so deep In places,
and on account OF the uneven bottom
caused by the many holes left by the sand
pump, work was difficult. new drag that
has been provided for the police depart
ment, consisting OF long rope with many
hooks close together, was used, but LOCKS
body seemed 10 be out OF reach. All the
men worked faithfully until dark without
finding the body. The current is swift
where Lock went down, and the body was
swept into deeper water.
The other young man, Harry Cole, left
Saturday afternoon with four other men 10
camp out near the White bridge, about ten
miles south OF the city. Joseph Alexander,
Earl Rafiin, Albert Walters and a man
named Masmey were with him. Yesterday
morning they were out in boat. The boat
was leaky and capsized, and Cole, being un-
able 20 swim, drowned. while the others
escaped.
Adams and Krieger were notified of the
drowning and In about one hour the body
was recovered. 1t was taken TO the firms
undertaking establishment and prepared
for burial. Cole was employed by T.. f.
Shideler x Co, commission merchants on
South Delaware street. The body OF Lock
was not recovered last night. The bicycle
police and others worked until s 80 o clock
and then turned the dragging over TO Elan
ner * Buchanan. The undertakers con-
tinued the search until IL 30 and then gave
IL up until to-day. On account of the river
bed in the locality where Lock was
drowned it will be difficult 10 recover the
body.
Last night DR.. Devany. OF the City Dis
pensary. was called to the home of Mrs
Title Osborn. 923 West Washington street
a sister 10 Lock Mrs. Osborn had tainted
and seemed for a while to be in a serious
condition. but restoratives revived her.