Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-26
BODY is LOCATED
Remains of Miss Margaret Ken
nedy Recovered From Rock
River After Long Search.
COMPANION TELLSIHE STORY
Placed the Girl Back in the Canoe
Three Times, and Lost Consciousness
in Struggle to Save Her Life.

Inc treacherous water of Rock rive. |
last evening about $50 gave up the
body of Miss Margaret Kennel
daughter OF former Alderman William
Kennedy. III Twonty-ninth street who
was the victim of the shocking acct
detn while in a canoe with VIII Ricn
yesterday noon Search was instit.i--
ed Immediately after the accident an
was kept up continuously until $50
last evening. \ number OF launches
and row boats We're on the scene AMI
draSs of every description were used
IN an endeavor to locate the BODY of
the unfortunate young woman. Every
lew minutes during the afternoon and
evening the waters were dynamited I'll
the hope of bringing the remains to the
surface. The body was found by WI
nam GrascCr ar cid fisherman &C
qauinted with the channel Of the riv,v
and the directions of the current. Mr..
Grascer in company with Mr.. Grote. an
uncle of the unfortunate g.rl. and NJ.
Rich secured a low boat and started
TO drag about S:15. The party started
at the spot where Miss Kennedy was
last seen by her companion and drag
Sed to a point about $50 yards below,
where the body was brought to the
surface. The remains were taken back
to the island and then placed in 4
launch and taken to the Tantum camp
across the river. where Coroner Eek
hart conducted an inquest about $50.
Made Desperate Efforts.
The testimony given at the inquest
by Mr.. Rich, the girls companion il
the canoe, disclosed the heroic crfoI;
that he had made in the vain attempt
to save her life, at the risk of his own.
The young man said that he and Miss
Kennedy left the GitChee Ounce cana
about Il o'clock, in the birch bark
canoe, to bait line that was set about
200 yards above the camp. The di,-
lance between the camp and the lin
was made without The least trouble.
When they reached the line Mr.. Ri"n
said that he took the line up and be
gan to bait it, and had practically
baited the whole line when ii broke
and tipped the canoe, throwing Mis-
Kennedy and himself into the water,
about 200 feet from shore
Helped Into Canoe Again.
Mr.. Rich raised the girl up out nl
the water, which was about 9 feet decp
at the point where the accident occur
ed, and placed her back into the canoe
which was about half filled with water
and told her to sit still in the boat
and that he would swim and push tho
canoe to the shore, but Miss Kennel.
seemed to be in delirious state from
the effects of being thrown into thy
water so suddenly, and fell back out
of the boat again. Mr.. Rich pu;
her back into the canoe the secont
time and she again fell out
He went beneath the surface to &c
her and while down his trousers les
became fastened to the line and held
him under water, but he held his com
panion above the surface and loosenC,
the hook and put her into the boat til,
third time. He then lost conscious
ness himself and knew nothing nor,
until he was found by fisherman
who had heard his shouts for help an'
came to assist him. He was taken +,
camp and revived and then told tn
young people at the camp of the ace
dent
The parents of the girls who were Il
camp were notified as were the pa,
ents of Miss Kennedy. Mr. Kennel,
came out to the scene of the accideu