The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-23
HENRY ". BUTTON
LOSES His LIFE

The news of the death of Henry
Button came as a gIe eat shock to this
community. Henry and Willie
Chandler started on fishing trip to
Neal creek Monday morning at about
8 o'clock At 8 O'Clock they reached
the creek at point nearly one fourth
of a mile from its mouth, and began
fishing Immediately after csshing
their lunch for safe keeping. They
fished up to a point near the Egger'
mont ranch. Willie had teen fishing
in the lead for some distance and as
they had fished up the creek for sew
eral hundred Iods they came together.
Here Henry was standing on log as
last seen by his companion. Willie
had Just looked at him, and then was
in the act of taking a fish from his
hook and placing it in bis basket,
and as be turned around to see II
Henry was still in the same place dis
covered that he was gone. This oc-
casioned no surprise as be thought
Henry had perhaps crossed over the
creek or passed around him and was
fishing on ahead, Willie continued to
follow up the creek. He bad hshed
up as far as the Eggermont place and
not having discovered Waldo in this
distance called to him aud turned
back, thinking that perhaps he was
fishing down stream.
Willie ceme as far as the place
where they had hidden their lunch
and discovered that his companion
had not been there, so he waited
about an hour and quarter until
noon, and as he did not appear he
started back in search OF him, but
could not find any trace OF him. Com
ing back to the point where they first
came to the creek Willie waited again
until 2 p. M, and then male another
search but in vain. He then wrote q
note ON a large piece # brown paper
saying: "Ted / have gone down the
river toward home. have got the
ash basket with me and the grub.
Chandler" and left 1t in plain view
in case Henry shou d return to the
place where they had proposed to eat
their dinner, and then started for
town.
AS soon as Willie reached town be
told bis brother, Edgar Button, that
he had lost Henry somehow. Edgar
replied that he was confident Henry
would find his way home as he was
we'll acquainted with the country, and
his brother felt no alarm.
Later In the evening Edgar and
Willie procured livery team and
started in search Tor the missing
brother. They arrived at the Han bi
son, bridge about 8 p. IN. Edgar took
a search light and waded down the
center of the creek, while Willie fol-
lowed along the bank with lantern.
They arrived at the place where Willie
had left the note for his companion
and found 1t just as he had left it,
and discovered no sign of Henry hav.
ing been there. The boys came home,
and In the morning search was re-
Early Tuesday morning Frank
his son Willie, and Edgar
Button started back, and as they
came TO the place where Willie had
last seen him on the log, Edgar dis
covered the body of his brother lying
In the creek, dead. Henry wes lying
In deep pool with his face turned
up stream, his left arm hanging
1t aight down and his right IT sting
On his breast. His feet we're scaught
and entangled in some brush and
roots, and in this position part of
his left shoulder and his fish basket
which he had strapped over HIM
we're exposed above the surface of the
water.
Willie Chandler was positive then
that Henry bad fallen into the water
rom the log while he was concerned
with a fish that he had oaughtl just
previous to his disappearance The
body WAS brought to town, and 1t was
discovered that the watch that Waldo
carried had stopped at 4.20 r. NJ.
l his incident remains mystery. 1t
was also discovered that respiration
had ceased When he fell into the water
as there was no water in the lungs
when the body was found. The body
was taken to the hume and embalmed
by Undertaken Bartmessa waiting the
arrival of the parents.
Inc news or MS ueatn was conveyed
by telegraph to his father at Marcola,
Ore., and to his mother at Berkeley,
CAL, where she had just gone to be
present at the commencement exer-
oises of the university where her son
Ralph, will graduate.
Mrs. Button Is expected home to-
day, and upon her arrival arrange,
ments will be made concerning the
funeral.