The Dickinson press., 1906-09-15
LEE McGLASHAN DROWNED.
Former Dickinson Attorney and Partner of j. E.
Messersmith Loses His Life at Mckenzie Lake
Early Sunday Morninu,
Early Sunday Morning.

Early Sunday Morning.
Dickinson people were dreadfully
shocked Sunday to hear that Lee M. Nc
Glashan had met sudden death by
drowning that morning in the new rail-
road reservoir at Mckenzie.
The Bismarck Tribune of Monday
gives the following account of the acci-
dent and sketch of the deceased:
In company with Ira Mandgo, Lee
lett the city Saturday evening by team
tor Mckenzie for a short hunt, expecting
to return Sunday evening. They stop
ped all night with F. NJ Leathers, farm
er living near the Mckenzie slough, and
about 7:3o Sunday morning started on
foot tor Mckenzie to get team. En-
route Lee shot some ducks which fell in
the reservoir, and there being no other
way to get them, decided to strip and
wade out for them, it not being known
by. the young men that the reservoir was
tull of deep places. The story is best
told in the words of Ira Mandigo, who is
feeling dreadfully over the accident
81 ust as Lee stripped | saw lot of
duo ks on the other side of the reservoir
and suggested that go around and
scare them over his way This was
agreed to and as result he shot a
couple more birds. He then waded out
a few feet and the next thing knew he
was swimming, with his dog following
just behind him. Lee seemed to be
making very awkward work of SWIM
ming and made SO little progress that
supposed he was fooling with the dog.
Just then flock of ducks flew over and
| shot at them. Immediately afterward
noticed that Lee was turned toward
the shore. Just then he shouted some
thing, but being quarter of mile away,
| could not hear what he said. He
seemed to throw up his arms and sank.
Never dreaming of the great depth
OF water into which he had got, sup
posed he was fooling with the dog, but
when he failed to appear | tore off my
Clothes and started to swim across when
realized | could make better time by
running around the end of the reservoir,
which | did, keeping my eyes on the spot
where he had gone down. He never
came up again. When l reached the
place and discovered how deep and cold
the water was, the conviction that he had
drowned from cramps came to me.
Wadlng. ashore | pulled on my pants
and undershirt and ran barefooted to
Mckenzie, mile away, and secured
help, but we could not find the body
Lumber was secured in town and
rsft made, from which several of US
dived repeatedly, but the water was Is
feet deep and as cold as ice near The
bottom.
IF inally we got drag hook made by
the local blacksmith and attached it to
a clothes line. With this we located the
body, but could not get it to the surface.
Then we held the raft in place by stick
ing long pole in the bottom near the
body and young Lee Of Mckenzie, vii,
had repeatedly dived, and once located
the body, but could not raise it, climbed
down the pole and fastened rope to the
body and it was thus recovered. Poor
Lee was found lying on his face and
when brought to the surface, looked as
though he were merely sleeping"
The remains of the unfortunate Young
man were brought to the city Sunday
afternoon.
The news of her husbands death was
broken to Mrs. McGlashan in the morn
ing by lady friends and she is pros
trated by grief. All that loving relatives
and friends can do is being done to
Tighten the blow. MIR. and Mrs. Monta-
que of Dickinson joined their niece at
once upon learning of the accident.
Lee McGlashan was 27 years old and
was born in Beaver Dam, Wis, where
he attended school. He then became a
stenographer and entered the service of
the government in that capacity. He
came here about six years ago as
stenegrapher in the local land office,
which position he resigned to accept
like position with r. d. Hoskins in the
office of the clerk of the supreme court,
which he held three yeras. He was ad-
mitted to the bar by examination July 7,
1904. He went to Dickinson and opened
law office, but being offered the posi-
ton of stenographer for the sixth dis
he held at the time of his death.
Miss Wheat,a niece of Mrs. A. c. McGilli-
vray of Dickinson, and leaves the widow
and two-years -old child.
Mr. McGlashan was the secretary of
the state senate during the last session
and gained many friends and much
praise for his efficiency. He was popu-
lar with all who knew him, was young
man of brilliant attainments and seemed
VA SAS IAAlSoA1uOlO VI OllSAl
His untimely end will be mourned all
over the Missouri Slope, where he was
best known, as we'll as by many from
other parts of the state who had come
to know him. He was one of the best
stenographers in the west.
He was devoted husband and father.
Of cheerful, sunny disposition, of un-
usual mental attainments, discrete re-
garding the affairs of others, he made
and held friends by the score, all of
whom are filled with sympathy for the
stricken loved ones.
On Tuesday afternoon brief funeral
service was held at Mr.. McGlashan's late
residence, large attendance and beau.
tiful floral tributes showing the high es.
TEEN in which he was held. Rev. Mr..
Harris of the Presbyterian church con.
Quoted the service, and Masons and
friends escorted the casket to the depot
The funeral party, consisting of Mrs.
McGlashan, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Parker
brother-in-law and sister of the deceased
left on No. 4 for Beaver Dam, Wiscon.
sin, where the aged father awaited the