The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-03-08

" Mr.. L. A. Sewell. for more than
thirty years resident of Denison, fell
dead from heart failure on Saturday
morning while on q hunting trip at
Wall Lake. The remains were brought
TO Denison on Saturday evening and
the funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon, interrment being made
Z in Oakland cemetery.
Such is the brief statement OF 9
tragedy that has stirred Denison to its
depths the past week, that has cast q
household into the deepest grief and
has spread pail Of gloom over our
whole city. AS nearly as we can OBJ.
tain them the details of Mr.. Sewell's
death are as follows:
DETAILS OF DEATH.
Mr.. Sewell and Mr.. S. G.. Wright
left Denison on the Illinois Central
train for Wall Lake at $50 A. M. Mr..
Sewell was in the best of spirits and
apparently in the best of health.
They went to the station in carriage
and Mr.. Sewell laughingly said that
as this was his last vacation before the
hard work of the spring opened up, he
was going in style and intended to have
q good time. Reaching Wall Lake
Mr.. Sewell and Mr.. Wright engaged q
crew Of section men to take them on q
hand car back : q mile or so to the
! hunting grounds in what is known as
! be Goose pond" just south OF the
Gown OF Wall Lake. Mr.. G. Green.
.Mr. Arthur Green and Mr.. Jos. Ward
had gone to Wall Lake early in the
morning and they were on the look.
out for them but failed to see them
Riding on the hand-car Mr.. Sewell
worked with the others on the hand
car and it was this eaertion which
! possible caused his death.
/ Leavying the track Mr.. Wright and
Mr.. Sewell started to cross to the
hunting grounds. each carrying sack
of decoys. Mr.. Wright was in advance
and going through the dry reeds and
rushes was such noisy work that he
heard nothing from his companion and
did not notice that he was not just be-
hind him until he had proceeded
nearly quarter Of mile. He then
turned and seeing that Mr.. Sewell had
not followed, called to him. He re-
ceived no answer, but not suspecting
anything to be wrong he turned to the
east wnere he thought he would find
the rest of the Denison party. Again
looking back he saw Mr.. Sewell appar-
emily sitting down. He signaled to him
but received no response, and then for
the first time he thought something
might be wrong. fastening to Mr..
Sewell's side he found him lying fiat
on his back. already almost cold in
death.
Mr.. Wright Immediately went to
work rubbing him and trying in every
way to restore life. Finding his efforts
of no avail he rushed to the rest of the
Denison party and called them to the
scene of the tragedy. Mr.. Arthur
Green was the first to arrive and he
states that there was no sign of life
when he first reached Mr.. Sewell Mr..
Wright and Mr.. Ward guarded the
body while Mr.. Green fastened to the
Illinois Central station and telephoned
to physician at Wall Lake who was
soon on the spot. In the meantime
Denison friends were notified and the
coroner of Sac County was summoned.
A CoRoNER's INQUEST.
A coroner's inquest was held at Wall
Lake at which the facts as above stat
ed were brought out and it wac furth-
er found that Mr.. Sewell had on his
person at the time of his death ap.
proximately s11, 10000. Two hundred
dollars of this amount being in cash
and the remainder in certificates Of de.
posit 'of the First National Bank and
the Crawford County State Bank.
NEWS COMES To DENIsoN.
In the meantime the first news Of
the tragedy had been telephoned to
Mr.. G. F. Kuehnle and to Mrs. Barthol-
omew fell the hard task of breaking
the news to his devoted wife. For
tunately Mrs. Sewell was so overcome
that she failed to realize the full im.
port of the words and throughout the
day she was maintained by the hope
and belief thst Mr.. Sewell was still