Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-13
DROWNED IN CARSON RIVER
The Misses Lola and Ada vOn-
derhyde Meet Death at
Diderdjnk Dam

derhyde Meet Death at
Diderdink Dam
Sunday shortly after the noon hour
one of the most shocking and fatal &C
cidents that has happened to residents
of this city in many years, occurred.
The two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Vonderhyde, Miss Lola and Miss
Ada, aged 20 and Is years, were drown
ed in the Carson river at point
known as the "Diderdink" dam. This
is "a dam thrown across the river for
the purpose of raising water for the
| Gardner mill. The water at the pres
ent time is exceedingly high and a
volume of water nearly three feet
| thick is going over the dam at a ter
rife rate. Below the dam there is a
ohannelway filled with boulders and
rocks and the force of the falling wat
err, together with the narrow place in
the river has made many pools that
are very deep and of the whirlpool
nature. For many hundred feet a
bove the dam the current of the riy
er begins to gain Roadway and no boat
or boatman is safe near the place
where the river narrows, before going
over the stone dam.
How it Happened.
The party. consisting of George
Cnderhyde. Jr., Will kattleman. Miss
Lola and Miss Ada Vonderhyde left
early in the morning for McTarna-
hans bridge for days outing and
fishing. A boat was secured at the
! bridge which is the property of VIM.
Hayes of this city. The boat is cat
amaran style two small boats fasten-
ed together, For many hours the
: young people fished up and down the
river between the bridge and the
, channel way toward the dam.
! The girls rowed the boat down the
r river to a point a hundred yards a
bove the dam, where the party stop
ped for lunch. Both of the young wo
i men were used to handling oars. as
y they have spent many days on the riv
e er and had learned to row.
After lunch the party went to tn,
h boat with the intention of going bacl
t up the river, as the wind had risen
and they wished to make the trip III
. stream before it grew heavier. Whel
o they STEPPED into the boat it startet
down stream with rush and the ore
s. not being handy. the boat was swep
into midstream in an instant
r The two young men made an effor
J. to pull the boat out OF danger bu
e the strong current, together with tn
= high wind was beyond their strength
" sudden gust wheeled the boat tC
ward the dam and in an instant tn
boast and the living freight went O,
er the dam and into the surging Will
pool below.
,e A Fight for Life.
TX When the boat went over the da]
l. The craft was turned sidewise and tt
IL four people We're thrown out TT
ie two girls were sitting together and
e is supposed that they grabbed eat
10 other and went together.
ro Young kattleman says that he sa
IS The girls for an instant, but in Il
struggle for his own life he could re
der no assistance. He finally mana
ed to reach the bank, badly bruist
ar and exhausted. He then rushed ba,
~ up the stream, and clingting to rot
:, in midstream was George Vonde
=, hyde. Where he was there was
~, chance for kattleman to help hi
~ and the only thing he found to do w
.a 10 go for assistance He hurried ba
20 the bridge where help was secur
VIC and team dispatched to this cit
-, ! bringing in the terrible news a.
many went to the scene of the dis;
ter
:. Young Fonderhyde was COMPEL
~. to remain in the water for nearly t,
.+ hours before a boat could be broug
~, to his assistance. He was finally t.
~, en- from his perilous position neal
dead from exhaustion and cold T
rocks in the river had bruised him
Terely and the wonder to all is tt
he managed to fight for life SO ma
o. hours.
At the River
as
AS soon as the news reached 4
10 c..y many interested parties left
81 the scene. In a short time the ban
OF the river We're lined with peo
who hoped to rescue the bodies.
-, Many remained until dark and
ds' guard was left for the night Boz
nd were secured and iiligent seal
was made but no sign OF the de
girls could found ;c +l,o,,<