The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-28
Harry Ludlow, Employe of Reymann
Brewing Company. Perishes After
Hard Struggle Against Current,
and Horse Also Drowned.
Jesse Carr Has Thrilling and Miraculous Escape AT
ter Sinking 0nce---Dynamite Resorted to to Bring
Body to Surface But Without ResuIt-Hundreds
of People Watch Progress of SearcIlers.

Harry Ludlow was drowned in Elk
feek, between the Glen Elk bridge and
the Cain street ford Thursday evening
between $50 and 600 o'clock, as was
also horse of the team he was driv-
ing, and Jesse Carr, who was in the
wagon, had thrilling and most miracu-
Ions escape.
Ludlow was driver for the local
agency Of the Reymann Brewing Com
pany and Mr.. Carr is the manager. AT
y The close OF the day the driver drove to
the agency in Glen Elk and the team
ng muddy from head to foot he and
K manager took the wagon and horses
Fown to the ford to wash them in the
V'creek. The heavy spring frcshet had
caused the creek to be above the danger
line at the ford and the current was very
swift. ludlow drove the team in lit.
Tie ways, when Carr remarked to him
that that was far enough and if they
were not cleaned enough the job could
be finished at the stable, but Ludlow re-
piled that the horses were muddy up to
their heads and he continued to drive
them into the creek, until they were in
the middle of it.
Suddenly they found themselves float.
ing down tine creek and all efforts Of
men and horses to resist the current and
get TO shore were of no avail. The
water continued to float them down
stream swiftly. The horses floundered
around but before they had gone half
the way between the ford and the bridge
one horse was dend and was being car
ried along with the outfit. It was
wild ride and made more so by the fact
that the horses and wagon were both
under water a hundred yards above the
bridge and the men were off their feet.
At that jnnctre Ludlow appears to
have either jumped from the wagon or
was floated from ii and when Carr
turned around just before the wagon
reached the bridge the only thing he
saw Of Ludlow was his head above the
wafer. Then Carr jumped from the
Wagon toward the north bank and sank.
When he arose he struggled across the
current and around the wagon to the
other side, making his way slowly, but
finally getting within distance that per-
mitted him to grab some underbrt,sh
and pull himself from the creek He
turned to look for Ludlow nut the lat
ter had gone down for the last time
and ny dead at the bottom of the creek
Carr Immediately followed the horse
and wagon down stream. They lodged
two hundred yards below the bridge on
the Glen Elk side. TIE live horse was
cy,t loose from the wagon and gotten
out The otner horse and the wagon
remained in the stream all night and
were taken out next morning, by
by means of puleeys and ropes.
The alarm was given as they foated
down stream and Policeman Fox and
others we're on the scene but not in
time 10 render assistance to Ludlow.
who, it is stated, cried to man stand
ing on the bank to throw him a board
The drowned man was carried down
stream short distance after he fell
cr jumped out OF the wagon and at one
time was slightly ahead of the wagon.
To the hest Of the recollection Of Fhose
who saw him last he was Just above an
old tree that had fallen into the river
and the general opinion was that mis-
body lodged there
1T is stated that Ludlow had on a
heavy pair of gum boots and gum
oyerccat and these doubtless impedcd
him in iiis struggles to get ashore and
finally becane 90 heavy as to pull him
hcnc9-df tbe-Naier.
hrr also wore a gum coat and gum
- but bsyfilcd the onward current
pss>ee strength and agility and
san himscif from watery
coi the drowning spread Ike
\ ssa b ,cSnd within half an hbr fully
fiyc hundred people were on the bridge.
a number Of men with poles began to
search fcf body but without sue
cesr. - ~ continued TO iucrsa alse
and lcment to become more
- The bridge wps literally
pie and the banks lined
kEiug to lccate the body
either boats nor skill.
1ssxcsps ono small fat boat
s2 pair and unser1ceable.
ssareb continued until nearly