The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-26
Che gahia Daily Eagle Thursday a1ornns IS

that that was the only place he could
get help. The reporter asked him to ten
the story OF his brothers death, and the
lad said:
Chester was ahead Of me and Cecil
TabeIng. and we were skating south
toward the dam and had Just come in
sight OF the ives. end az the bridge.
when the ice broke L.. .or Chester. I
stopped, but Cecn kept on and laid down
and grabbed Chester by the hand and
pulled him out Of the water. Chester
was only wet that time up TO his neck.
We were right near the bank. Then Ches-
ter said he would 20 home. and we started
back up the river. we had gone but a
little ways when Chester said he was
going across 70 the other bank, as y was
the shortest way home and he was get
ting cold. Cecil told him ne ought not 60
as he did not think the ice was safe and
Chester could not make il. Chester said
he thought he could and started across.
He had gone but a few feet when the
ice gave way and he went into the
water Cecii then crept ont on the ice
and lying down, caught Chester by the
hand, and then I grabbed Cecirs hand
Suddenly the ice went down under Cecil,
and he went into the water I let loose
Of his hand then. and started up the bank
and cried for help. I did not see the men
coming across the river I went up the
bank and ran for home. Some men
caught me and put me into buggy and
took me home
Cecil labelling lives with his parents
ct - Ida avenue. Mr. W. L. labelling
worked for several years for the Rock
Island a. bagga geman in this city. but at
present he is employed at the Walter
scheid Brothers pump factory. When
the reporter called at his house last
night Mr.. TabeIng said:
I am very. very glad my son IS safe,
but for while ! thought he was drowned.
! heard the report that the three boys
broke through the ice, and that one was
drowned and it was an hour before
knew whether my boy was alive or rot"
Cecil labelling is - years old. and was
sitting IN a rocking chair near the stove
when the reporter called. His face was
considerably swollen. partly because OF
the wounds caused by the ice. He was
asked 10 tell how the accident happened,
and said:
I'VE were skating along. Chester was
ahead ne next and Earl following. We
were just turning the bend when the ice
gave way under Chester and he went
down I laid down and grabbed him by
the hand and pulled him out OF the water
We were right near the bank then and
the water was not very deep. After
Chester got out he started for home.
We went up the river, and then Chester
said he was going across I told him not
TO. as I did not think the ice was safe.
We could see the air bubbles under the
ice and II was honeycombed pretty bad,
and father always told me 10 be careful
Of that kind of ice. Chester thought he
could get across all right. and started.
but had gone only a few strokes when
the Ice broke and he went down.
vrept out on the ice and caught him by
the hand. and then Earl caught my hand.
Then the ice gave way under me and 1
went into the water and that IS the last
I knew until I woke up in a house and
the men We're working with me. ! feel
rather weak, but VIII be all right in day
or two
Chester AIullenneix was in the NTH
grade Of the kellogg school. Cecil label
ing goes TO the same school and is one
grade higher After the men were salts
fed that Cecu labelling was out Of dam
ger and the body of Chester MulleTneiX
was recovered. the boys were taken
home
The funeral services for Chester Mullen
neix VIII be held this afternoon at two
o'clock. al the United Brethren church
But very short services VIII be held at
that time. and The remains VIII be taken
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