The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-14
Popular Man Fell From Boat
and Sank TO Rise No More.
Believed to Have Suffered an Attack
Of Heart Failure While
Fishing.
THE BODY SOON RECOVERED

Inc lower lake opposite ihuuChn III
Illinois, has claimed another victim.
Mr. Lacy Dunn, of s21 South Third
street, well known brick layer was
drowned about O'Clock this morn
ing while fishing, his body being re-
covered by his companions about an
hour later. A sudden attack Of heart
disease is supposed to have been the
cause Of his tragic fate.
Mr.. Dunn went across to the lake
yesterday to Join party of friends
who have been camping there for sew
eral days. He complained of being Ill
late yesterday afternoon while In
boat out in the lake, and was taken
to camp, where he soon recovered.
On account Of his illness he decided
10 return 20 Paduoah this morning
instead OF staying a day or two
longer, bat was stricken before he
could catch the ferry boat and return.
Mr. Damn did not complain when
be arose this morning, and rowed out
among some bushes a few feet from
the bank to fish.
viii Swee1y and Will Kane were
on the opposite bank in another boat,
which was tied TO the bank. They
had been talking when Mr.. Dunn said
something about II they didn't have
any luck where they were, to come
over where he was. These were the
last words he ever uttered. In mo-
ment they saw him suddenly topple
over and fall from his boat into the
wster, They fastened to unite their
boat and rowed over to where be dis
appeared. His hat was floating in the
water, but when they reached under
II there was no head They waited for
their companion TO come up, but he
never came. They could see bubbles
where he vanished, but he never came
TO the surface.
Mr. Sweeny hastily jumped in,
and was held by Mr.. Kane while he
dived about on the bottom and at
tempted to locate Dunn, but he was
unsuccessful His hand touched moth
ing but weeds and bushes on the bot
tom Of the lake.
They then went TO camp and Sc
cured a long pole and hook, and in
this way about an hour after the trag-
edy, found the body and raised it.
Mr.. Dunn was subject to attacks of
heart disease, ana IL is believed by his
companions that he had one this morn
ing. They think he was probably dead
when he hit the water.
Friends from the camp came to the
city at once and notified relatives,
reaching here about O'Clock. Mr..
Pete Dunn. q brother Of the deceased,
accompanied by Messrs. Joe Wagner,
Les Purdy and several others left ct
s o'clock in a skiff. but the body was
found a short time before they got
there and was brought to the city in
skiff and taken to the Efinger under
taking establishment.
Among those in the camp were
will Mix, will Kane, viii Berger,
John Sweeny, John Kyle and Fritz
Berger. Others had been over at
different times during the encamp-
ment, but the above were about oil
there today when Mr.. Dunn was
drowned.
Coroner Peal held an inquest this
afternoon at O'Clock at the EtfingeT
esta blishment, and the evidence heard
was in accordance with the above
Mr.. Dunn complained of being i'll yes
terday, but seemed better today and
was very cheerful when he gave
Messrs. Sweeny and Kane some min
nows about nalf an hour before the
drowning.
II was the opinion Of his compan-
ions that he had o stroke OF apoplexy
or heart disease. His boat was Il tin
one with air chambers and which can
not sink or turn over. and had he not
been sitting in the end he probably