Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-06-12
.RlV IS DRO NED
Two Others Narrowly e.
cape the Same Fate in
Mississippi

An accident, resulting in the drown.
ing of one man and the narrow ESCAPE
from the same fate by two others, oc
CURED Monday morning about a quar-
ter of q mile above the new Soc
bridge, where the rear, under Ed. La.
vote, was working.
In bateau, Edward (Cap)
Disbrow, Dell Batters, Archie Kenne.
dy, Beatram Draxton, D. Proper, Ler
Garlock, Harvey Erwin and John Eek
man, were busily engaged in taking of
logs from ledge of rock at Z o'clocb
that morning, when with suddenness
that nearly threw a number of them
out, the boat was swung around by
the extremely strong current CROSSING
the forty foot channel and humping its
nose against the boom -stick of a lam
which extended from the east shore.
In the collision the bow Of the
bateau was tilted, the heavy waves
filling it thirds full and then II
was whirled onward down the stream.
all the men sticking to the boat. The
boat had been taken 100 yards from
the place by the surging waters when
large billow struck and filled il.
causing it to turn turtle. It is SAID
that in doing SO one of the men, John
Eckman, was tipped under the boat,
but he succeeded in getting out from
under it and, with Dell Batters, D.
Proper and Harvey Erwin, reached the
boat again and held fast to it. The
others jumped out in an attempt to
swim to safety. These battled for their
lives as few human beings, have ever
battled, but the odds were greatly
against them. Only Len Garlock sue
ceeded in reaching the shore, and he,
on reaching safety on the east shore,
lay there completely exhausted by the
extreme effort. =.
In the meantime another bateau fur
ther up was hurrying to the rescue.
1t did not take the men long to see
how things stood some thirty feet
from shore was "Cap'' Disbrow appar-
emily making some headway; out fur
ther we're Archie Kennedy and Bea.
tram Draxton whlrling around help
For the latter two, then the bateau
was headed. It reached Archie Ken.
nedy just as, with a last effort, he had
come up to the surface, arms high
above his head, and the men quickly
grabbed him by the wrist as he was
going down for the last time, and
landed him in. They next picked up
Draxton in equally helpless condition
Both had given up all hope. But
when the boat was swung around to
make for the other struggler, Edward
Dlsbrow was nowhere to be seen, he
had gone down when but rod from
shore.
The men hanging on the overturned
bateau were next taken in, and fifteen
minutes later Phil Moran, Jr., dove
for the body of Disbrow but when he
fetched him up, life was extinct.
Edward Disbrow was a man 38 years
OF age, and had for many years been
one Of the most capable r1ver-drivers
operating on this part of the Missis-
sippl. His home is in South Haven,
michigan, to which place a telegram
was sent telling his mother what had
happened, and asking what disposal
she wished made with the body. In
the meantime the remains were taken
to this city and placed in Simonet s
morgue
The rest of the crew were given a
layof for the day, and most Of them
came up with the body, at the same
time taking up to their homes Archie
Kennedy and Beatram Draxton.
An answer having been received
from the home of Edward Disbrow,
the body was shipped to that place
Tuesday morning. ~
Tuesday morning Mr.. Draxton was
resting easier, but was still confined to
his bed through weakness and pain in
the back. The others, though still
quite chilly, are congratulating them
selves on their good luck in once more
being safe and sound, .~s-,.. sri.