Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-06
RIVER GIVES UP
8 VICTIMS OF
THURSDAYS
TRAGEDY
Body Of Mrs. Powell Recov.
cred at Keosauqua-Hus-
bands Remains Found
Here Today and
Sons Yesterday

From Mondays Daily.
Suddenly appearing on the surface
OF the Des Moines river midway be-
tween the Blackhawk bridge and the
Milwaukee trestle, near the center OF
the stream. the body Of the late VIII
liam H. Powell was recovered about
1890 oclock this morning by Gene
Brown Of Central addition, who had
been dragging and dynaniting the re-
gion for many hours.
This is the last body Of the Powell
family, who with Mrs. j. +. Stevens
and little daughter, Anna, were the
rivers victims Thursday night In q
horrible tragedy which occurred when
a launch bearing the five people was
swept over the first Ottumwa dam.
The remains Of Mrs. Powell were dis
covered yesterday afternoon about
three and one-half miles below Keo-
sauqua, and the body Of Halle Powell
was found Sunday morning.
HalIie's Body Found First.
Mart Albertson, one of the search
ers, found the body Of Halle Powell
caught on a snag on little island in
the river opposite Cummings ice
house. The body was taken i1nmedi-
ately to Sullivan's undertaking parlors
where the coroner's inquest was held
in the afternoon.
The body of Halle Powell presents
strange appearance. Above the
waist line 1t Is horribly distorted and
discolored, but below the waist Is per-;
feet in form and color. The action OF
the quantities of dynamite used and
The fact that the face and shoulders
were more exposed to the elements Is
responsible for the condition Of the
body
The body of Mrs. Powell was found
about one o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Three men, Jack Keith, Tom Johnson
and William zachau, were fishing in
boat about three and one-half miles be-
low Keosauqua and discovered the
body near small island, lying in
about six inches Of water.
hey took 1t Immediately into Keo-
sauqua and telephoned to the Ottum-
wa police station. AS soon as the
word was received here e. H. Emery
and Oscar Arnold left in the formers
automobile fer Keosauqua. They got
as far as Eldon, where they had to stop
because OF the rains making the
roads impossible. II the meantime
Walter Roscoe and Ben Grips set out
overland with a team for the scene
and arrived theer very late last night.
They identified the body as that Of
Mrs. Powell and will arrive with it
some time this afternoon.
Mr.. Brown. who discovered the re-
mains Of the elder Mr.. Powell, stated
today that the body arose suddenly
to the surface as he was passing In a
r. ~, a
ged it to shore where friends tdenti-
fed the remains.
Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the late Powell home on West Main
street. Dr. P. Adelstein Johnson, un-
til recently pastor Of the First Con-
gregational church, will have charge
OF the services. InteTemnt will be
made in the Ottumwa cemetery. The
three bodies will be taken to the resi-
dence tomorrow morning.
Stevens Bodies Not Recovered.
No signs whatever Of the bodies Of
the late Mrs. Stevens and little daugh-
ter Anna have been found. William
Brady. an employe on the Roth farm
near Clifton, while running trot line
discovered a piece of brown silk on
one of the hooks this morning and a
strand of light colored hair. He
& brought these into Chief Of Police
Gallagher and they were in turn CIV
en- to Mr.. Stevens for Identification.
Mr.. Stevents reports that neither the
silk cloth nor the strand Of hair
could be associated with his late wife
or daughter.
The work of the searching parties
is going on unabated. New men and
boats are patrolline the river careful
ely and close watch is kept on the
Market street bridge every night.
AIverson Saves Swimmer.
The presence of mind Of w. A.
Alverson combined with his prompt
action and expert workmanship is all
that saved w Prosser from being ad
ded to the list of river victims A
party under O. L. Shadford were
searching the waterway above the
dam Saturday evening and Prosser
it is alleges, reported to Shadford and
asked permission to dive near large
tree and see if the bodies were caught
in the roots. Prosser dived, against
the wishes of the other rescuers, it IS
claimed. and was caught in strong
undercurrent and borne rapidly toward
the dam. Men held their breath and
women covered their faces as the man
was whirled toward what seemed inc
vitable destruction When within a
few feet of the dam. Alverson, seeing