The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-26
BATTLE IN WATERS
LASTED AN HOUR
Funeral Of Victim Tases
Place This Atte. 10Ct Z
Gambler, Ohio

The San Francisco Chronicle Of
aug. II. contains the following detail
cd account Of the drowning Of John
] Brooke, son of Bishop Brooke, in Sau
Francisco Bay:
The funeral Of tie deceased win be
held this afternoon at Gambler, Chic
at $50 o'clock and a, the same hour
memorial services will be held al the
Trinity Episcopal church here. The
Chronicles account follows:
The american flag that floats at
half-mast on the parade ground OF ST.
Matthew's Military academy at Bur-
lingame Is the official emblem If the
gloom which perva6es that institu
ion since the tragic death of John T.
Brooke and George w. Smith, two Of
Is instructors, and OF Clarence Dell. a
tudent, on Thursday afternoon in the
waters of san Francisco bay, Mingled
with the schools sorrow Is a feeling Of
lride over the heroic actions oi the
wo instructors who freely gave tneir
Ives when duty called Act in vain
las been their sacrifice ano the mem
,ry of it will be preserved In the ira
litions of the school, so long as the in
ititution exists.
Not in vain was the sacrifice Of
'chn r. Brooke who joined the corps
" instructors but three days ago. Be
ore he met mis- death in the seething
yatera he saved from drowning a stu
lent, Earl Askam. who. with Dell was
attempting to reach the shore But
or the bravery OF Brooke, Askam
would have made a fourth victim IN
ne first tragedy in the forty-one
ears history of the school,
The three victims of trea herou5
urrents met death after a battle with
he wsters that lasted nearly an hour
nd was witnessed by score OF
,oungsters. unable to aid the drown
ne men in their struggle for Ire.
wen after Smith and Brooke hAd
ink beneath the waves, young Den
ontinued the unequal struggle, while
Iorace Logan, another student anu
nlv fsir swimmer. was attempting
reach him. bell sank, however, be-
ore Logan could get TO his SIDE
Several of the students went Tor a
vim Yesterday afternoon IN charee oi
ntructor George W. Smith rs ules
ore onroute 10 the beach, smith en-.
onntered Instructor Brooke, VINO had
ecoptly arrived from The East. Brooke
,as going after his baggage buI was
ersuaded by Smith 10 torego MS
ians and accompany the party
II was not until late In the attei'
oon that the outing was turned rom
ne OF pleasure TO one ot tragedy' IA
seir sports the boys became soal'er-
d. the younger and poorer sWiniiale .
oing along the beach 10 the shadows,
hile Earl Askam and Clarence )ei'
tenorted on "A raft in deeper water.
yhen it began 10 grow late both boys
ttempted 10 return, They swan a
onsidersble distance. when Dell can
i ouf that ne was drowning Askam
craamed for nelp and his cry "ar
card by the men on the pier. hoti
. ,offed shoes. coats ana trousers anu
iunged to the rescue an.
orcol,e headed for hskam, whl,c
,mlth went to Dsll's assistance. zen
vas half submerged, and tl2underlhs
,rool,e reached Askam and Droush'
4 i'm IN the pier While he was saw
no the bov smith reached Delis sloe
4 nd was aiding the lad In keeping me-
4 cad out of water
Al this iunchme smith was attechel >
~ cramps. and telling the boy TO saw
,,rself sank beneath the surface
Us might was seen by Brooke VINO
.nbesifatingly plunged after nm
,rooka's strength. however. had neeh
,pent IN the FIRST rescue ana a. n
d cared the place where amlth nr'
q disappeared Ie also suecumoeu'
\ The boys In shallow water mean
1 me were horror-stricSen specla'o'
; n the tragedy. when Dell was seen
,rneriing toward the pier however
Z forace logan, one of the students az
eUpte6 10 reach him, but swam ohis
few strokes before Dell disappeared
shortly afterward Dells body came
ON the tide and was recovered pg
Z he bovs. Dr. W c. Chidester WORKED
,ver The nanimate form for hair an
our when he gave place TO heN. n
ProVior. ID. D.. who had been sum.
uoned. Dr. r. NJ Seibert also tried
n resuscitate the unconscious stu
lent bit an efforts were IN vain.
I'M Brewer established a patrol, anf
bout Q O'Clock The bodies of tho hF
fruetors we're found All three bodies
yere taken to San Mateo and the relt
ives Of the victims we're notihed o'
ne accident .,.
Brooke was a son Of Bishop Frsncis
Brooke. OF Oklahoma. He was y
ears OF age. and graduate OF Ken
On college, Gambler. Chi2 an 81
,rts 10 reach his father had failed ul
,a late hour last night, owine TO inc
elegr8ph strike
pen formerly lived In San Francisco
le was nephew Of Jonn N Carrefe
aud architect. who took such an inter