The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-07-15
BOYER CLAIMS VICTIM.
Johnny Clark a Bright 12-year
Olo Lad Drowned Friday.
ART COSHMAN BARELY ESCAPES
I'm Irving to Rescue His Friend He
is Almost Drowned Community in
DpeD Sorrow.

Deep SORROW.
On Friday afternoon Johnny Clark
son of Mrs. Tom Clark, was drowned
while bathing in the East Boyer just
below the Luney mill dam.
Early in the after Noon Johnny had
asked his mother for permission TO go
bathing and having gained her consent
he prepared bathing suit as he SAID
the boys were no. allowed in the river
without suits. After reaching the
river there were number of young
bows fishing and swimming. AT first
Johnny fished for while and caught
number of fish. Afterwards he went
10 swimming. He was only beginner
I and did not venture out where the
water was too deep, 1t is told by the
bows there that he was wading near
/ the shore, and getting out little TOO
far, stepped into hole, and went
down. In moment all was excitement
and Arthnr Cushman. son OF w. w.
4 Cushman, aged about II or Is years,
4 who was dressed aud standing on the
bank Jumped in the water after MIN.
He succeeded in reaching Johnny VINO
in his excitement caught Arthur around
the neck and pulled him under. The
Cushman lad succeed in breaking away
from him twice and by this time the
other bows who had been on the
other side of the river fishing arrived
and threw fish pole out to Johnny
and it is said that he grabbed this twice
but each time, perhaps because OF lack
of strength let go. Cushman was Sc
nearly exhausted when he caught the
, pole he could barely cling to it ane
when finally brought to shore was no
: able to support himself. The alarm
4 was given as soon as possible and MIR
!. Luney telephoned up town aud sooi
there was crowd at the river,
$ dozen or more Immediately stripped
e and plunged into the river and com
!, menced diving for the body. At on
. time Ed McAlpin found it but was un
e able to raise il, the weight being to
/ great after the deep dive. 1t was the
perhaps forty minutes before the bod
was found again. Mr.. Pierce employee
by the Crawford County Telephone &c
o diyed after it and succeeded in bringin
e it up. A c. Weeks who was in boa
secured the body in boat and brough
y it into shore.
" Physicians who were on the groun
: immediatly took charge and worke
u over the lifeless body for over an houl
{ but to no avail it had been under waite
u over an hour and the body was COLI
1t was a sad sight indeed when th
y cruel waters gave up the dead, stron
q men were made to weep and man
q were the heart torn strings of fello
g playmates.
e In the meantime the mother had bee
e informed of the drowning. and it Wa
20 terrible blow to her Johnny ws
the second son and very bright an
4, obedient little fellow. He had alwa,
Or taken a great interest in the churc
ID work, and was the pride of Rev. Fathe
of Farrelly.
le The funeral services were conducte
w Sunday afternoon at the Cathol
church at O'clock and was one of tt
largest attended funerals ever held
$: Denison.
B. Father Farrelly delivered mo
n touching eulogy, calling attention
the many excellent traits OF the la
his loyalty to his widowed mother h
ly brother and sisters and his churc
Is 1t had been the hope and ambition
the fond mother that her son be prepa
ed for the priesthood and preparation
=, to that end we're continually beit
:, made. and his death is indeed terrib
y, blow to her.
~ Interment was made in the Cathol
cemetery north of the city and the l
,st mains were followed to their restil
ID place by very large number of frieno
The sympathy of the entire communi
. is extended to all the bereaved one