Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-05-16
Miss"a I'll and Lola f"~nd-rhSde
Drowned.

Ada. were drowned III the Carson river.
below the Delaware dam.
For many Sundays and holidays last
B passsI, McTarnahnn's Bri ige has been
a favoritc spot for outings. Parties are
made up and the day is spent in rowing
On the river. fishing and picuic;Dg.
Among the pleasure parties visiting
the place yester,i lay WAS one composed
NJ Miss Lola Vonderhyde, aged 20 years,
Miss Ada N"uderhyde. aged Is years,
their brother George and William
Eat'lemnn. The young people obtained
Il boat 1T the bridge md allowed the
! river current To carry them down stream
toward the Delaware mine urill dam,
nearly a mile beloN the bridge. This
dam i n ston. structure. built IN the
narrovs uf the river. which. dur II. high
water seasons, as at present. rmshes
over in a torrent on tho bouiders below.
forming rapids that extent several hun
drcd iect below the dam.
Upon nearing the dam the party
landed their hoat on :he northern shore
Il ate their lnnch. At twenty minutes
after noon they ~re.rmbarked and pushed
the boat off :" make the pull up the river
Ia the bridge. Vim Katilcmap sat AT
the cxt:tmc chi u the boat. the Two
, Young ladies nearer the middle and
George Nnnierhyde at the oars. Al
went Vel until near the main current,
when - u II wind whirlel the small
, craft from it. course and DESPITE the
frantic ell IT. II ,hc nar=mnn the boat
wac whirlci rapidly over 'he dam. side.
ways.
The ynun. la,Ilrs screamed Just be.
for" they were 'hro Su into the water.
! kat'irmum found himself whirling i'll
Ibc rapids urur the bottom OF the river,
hnt manage 20 swim to the surfa &c.
All he ronl't 'lr WAS to keep himself on
Top however. until h" whs carried down
I" where the stream ran slower. then he
gHined control - his movements. and
saw, ~ lifty f""t from him the two
ynnng indI-S m the main current, winch
he had i,eer hurled on, oi. With
commendHble iIeruism. he ATTEMPTED to
reach them, only To h- thrown back
again. When ne again Was able la get
above wafer the ladics had disappeared
from vi"w. ny chance aud with great
difficulty. he gained the silure and saw
a hat worn ~ II Of the ladies. i'll L
whirlpool. Thinking the wesrer might
he there also, he mair '1r il only to see
II suddenly drawn beneath. before he
! could reach il.
When he last saw the girls they were
less than two feat apart. several hundred
: fee; below the dam, and possibly had
! claSped each other IN the fret moment
II peril.
town stream ny this time iml, Chamber
ne ON the @hotr made Tor tn. dam. Tie
found that George Vonierhyde was
stnniing waist deep 81 Il big boulder
I right IN the tIIy II Inc rnpidL. ciimging
to The anchor rope nf the bDut. winch
had overturned aud crashed onto he
rOciiS, lodging on one beneath the water.
kHtiisman ran up the stream for help
and Il FISHING party Was sOun ou the
-cenc. Then began the rescue ~ rhe
man on the rock. Ropes were obtained
from a mile iowu stream and efforts
/ made tO get them to the middle Of the
river Int without avail. No man could
swim against the torrent, aud although
there were plenty Of men at hand,
George Vun1erdyke remained ON the
houlder two hours before he could he
taken off. while his reEcucrs expected
every moment To- sec him lnse his
grasp on the rope. aud ic swept from
their sight. Tho water was ice cold.
md the boat. the ROPE 1T winch lie was
clrngIng 10. seemed Ia he about to be
thrown from the rocks ut any moment.
Men were sent mp the river Il nile Ia the
bridge and then i've miles To this city.
for help and materials, and just before
3 o'c'OCk tm urge Nonhtrhydp was res.
cued.
Then began the search for the bodies
Of the two girls. Scores II teams left
this ,ity with ropes, hooks. etc. and tSO
boats were worked below the oam. II
was thought inai possibly Que NJ the
bodies might he underneath the over
turned submerged boat. hut il took
many hours AMI much rope tn gel la il
and then nothing was found. Expert
swimmers cndeavOrId tn get near the
dam. hnt wer" wiiricd awa, like cork.
The two Young ladies werr excellent
swimmers. Int il is m accomplishment
that liz absolutely useless III thoar rnpi,lq.
Burdened hy skirts ns they were, II
would not even enable them to keep on
the top 81 the water, and the marvel Is.
That amy survived.
In tho mean time the ~ nrch il beng
kept M and viii continue night and
day until the bodies 81 the two Young
ladies' are returned Ia the heart broken
parcn's. Inst night teams were sent
Ia Wasli"c Lake md u numhor ~ hosts
were obiaiDrd there. Ia he used in the
%HyetemRtic search TINT Inns begun. The
Mexican dam. below. will br watched
! also.
Both the ynnpg ladies' were members