The diamond drill., 1904-09-17
TRAGIC DEATH or
A CRYSTAL FALLS GIRL
ALMA HECK DROWNED AT GREEN
BAY LAST SUNDAY.
COMPANION ALSO DROWNED
Two Couple We're Boat Riding and il
Changing Seats the Boat Capsized
Heroic Effort to Save Fails.

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Sunday evening when the news came
over the wire that Miss Alma Heck,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Heck
was drowned in East river at Green
Bay. Miss Heck and three compan-
ions, Miss Ella Larsen and Messrs
John Smyth and Chas. Farrow went
out upon the river for a boat ride.
The gentlemen were both employed
i'm the ofiice Of the Green Bay Gazette
while Miss Larsen was a teacher in
one Of the city schools.
The story Of the drowning as told
by Smyth is as follows:
II had been rowing. Miss Larsen
was seated I'm the bow OF the boat,
Miss Heck I'm the stern. and Farrow
between | and Miss Heck. Farrow
agreed To take the oars and when we
moved TO exchange seats the boat
suddenly capsized. AS we went into
the water seized Miss Heck about
the waist. shall never forget the
look in her eyes at that moment.
'She offered no resistance, but as
we went down was seized by Miss
Larsen and Farrow. ] bSlieve / was
the only one OF the party who could
swim.
ITO save myself had TO fight the
three of them off. did not see Miss
Heck ~ Farrow come to the surface.
Wien | arose started 10 swim to-
the south shore which was not more
than four or five yards away.
II looked over my shoulder and
saw a hand reach up and clutch at
the overturned boat. | swan back
and seized the arm. II was Miss Lar
sen and pulled her head above the
surface and held onto the boat until
she was rescued by young man who
hurried out from the shore in "A row
boat. swan ashore without aSSis-
tance and Immediately ran for aid.
Elmer Houart Of sl4 Cherry street,
II years old, was the young man who
acted as rescuer He Is student I'm
the public schools. His story OF the
climax of the affair differs from that
told by Smyth. He said today:
II was on the south OF the river,
near the old Boaler fish house. saw
the boat party rowing. They passed
out OF my sight for a moment and a
second later ! heard a loud, agonizing
cry | ran TO the shore and saw that
the boat had capsized. There was
rowboat ut hand and hastily pushed
out in this Smyth was clinging to
the boat | called to him to climb in
my boat, but he replied, pointing 10
a hand that was projecting above the
water:
Save the girl
III had not previously seen the hand.
1t was Miss Larsen. Her head was
below water. dragged her into the
boat and Smyth swan ashore"
Miss Larsen was frantic when she
reached the shore. She soon recover
ed sufficient presence OF mind Go walk
to Or. A. +. Wilson'S veterinary
stable and telephone the news OF her
safety 10 her mother, requesting the
latter not TO worry.
Soon after her condition grew worse,
and she was removed to her home in
a carriage. During the night she was
wildly delirious. Her condition was
alarming and il was feared
that She would 80 mad. Dr Austin
Olmsted was called in attendance
Monday afternoon IL was said at her
home that She was thought 20 have
passed the worst stage in her pros
taation
Smyth, although apparently greatly
dafyd and under great mental strain, |
bore mp fairly well until Monday |
He went TO work some
what laterthan usual but his con-
1ition grew steadily worse until he
was forced u leave.
nelirions and raying incoherently /
Tic was taken to the home OF w. $.
Jennings of 2a2 South Jefferson street I
where he boards pr Brett was call-f
"a and found Ii necessary toplace him
under an upiate,
The bodies Of Miss Heck and Far /
row were taken from the bottom ofE
the river with pike pole bya a young
man named Addison about p minutes
after the drowning. The bodies we're
within a few feet Of one another.
DIR. X. G. Buchanan was called In
haste and arrived shortly after the
bodies had been rescued. Before his