Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-13

While his wife and seven small
children looked on, all but one OF
whom were helpless to aid him, Hora-
ito ]. Taylor, aged 35, 402 Woodbury.
street, designing engineer for the G.
A. Durham Company, was drowned
in the Iowa river Sunday afternoon
about o'clock at point five and one
half miles east of the city. The tragedy
came as an awful climax to what had
been most pleasant day spent in the
woods.
Taylor and his oldest child, Frank,
aged IA years, went in to battle In
what appeared to be the shallow wa
ter near the edge Of the stream. The
father and son had been in the water
splashing and playing for several
minutes before the tragedy resulted.
Steps in Hole, browns.
The father, who could not swim,
while wading in the water, suddenly
stepped into hole, the water of which
was not much over five feet deep. The
current carried his feet from under
him, and he went down. When he
came up the second time he cried to
the Mortified boy who stood rooted to
the spot with fear, I'm drowning
Frank, save me-"
Boy to the Rescue.
Needing his fathers call for help.
Frank rushed to his aid, and the ia
Their wrapped his arm about the boys
neck and both went down together.
Mrs. Taylor who, like the others. had
been petrified with fear by the terri
BILE scene, screamed to her son to
save himself. but how he got away
neck, he does not know. At any rate
the arm loosened and the father went
down for the last time. He sank
slowly, and the wife and children
watched the body as it went down,
down until the water blotted the
white form from view
\ Aid Comes Quickly.
The splashing in the water, and the
cries for help, attracted the attention
Of two farm hands, who We're fishing
in the river not far away. They came
on the run, and in few minutes they
had the body out Of the water from
the point where it was seen to go down
the last time. Such efforts as mex
perienced hands could lend were made
with hot haste to resuscitate the man.
Mrs. Taylor says she saw her hus-
bands jaws work as tho gasping, at
ter he had been laid on the bank. This
was the only indication the body gave
that any life remained, and altho
Taylor was in the water not over five
minutes, the attempt to revive him
proved unsuccessful The body was
removed to the D. G. Wilbur parlors
and later taken to the home.
Sad Homo Returning.
The tragedy so worked on Mrs. Tay.
lor's nerves that she became hysterfcal
and Sunday night her cond.tio was Sc
rious. This morning sha was much
calmer. Tt was sad procession of wife
and little ones that followed the dead
body Of the beloved father to the home
on Woodbury. street late Sunday after
| noon. The day had been happy one
and Taylor had said while he was un.
dressing to go into the river that it hat
been the happiest day Of his life.
Drove Here From Syracuse, NJ. Y.
Mr.. nd Mrs. Taylor came to this
city, little less than two years ago
Partly on account Of Mrs. Taylor.
health and partly for the outing, the
family left their home in Syracuse, N
Y, in a wagon, with the intention o,
driving to San francisco. They reached
here in November, and MIR. Taylor, rea.
lizing that 1t would be useless to- at.
tempt to cross the western mountains
in the winter, the family stopped here
Soon afterwards Mr.. Taylor entered the
employ Of the Durham company.
Native Of New FoundIand.
MIR. Taylor was born in New Found
land, Jan. 4, 1873. He spent most Of
his life in Syracuse, Boston, Cambridge
and other suburban cities Of Boston
He married Miss Mabel Hall, at Sum.
mervile, Mass, in 1898. The children
are Frank. aged "A; Mabel, Lillian
Wendell, Nelson, ida and Dorothy, the
latter being babe aged 20 months.
MIR. Taylor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Israel Taylor, live in Cambridge, Mass
He is survived by two brothers an6
three sisters. The Ia tier are Edwin
Taylor, of Medford hillside, Mass; ia
bez Taylor, and Mrs. Butler and Mrs
Reader, all of Cambridge, Mass, and
another sister, living at Gloucester
Mass.
Mr. Taylor was member Of the Syr-
accuse, N. Y, branch Of the Independent!
Order Of Foresters OF America.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Wednesday afternoon at j: 80
Rev. Merle N. Smith officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Riverside.
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