The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
hoy DROWNED in
/ SHALLOW POND At
BARTON HEIGHTS.
Heroic Attempt at Rescue
Nearly Results in Death
Of MI. Schwalm; Third
Victim in 3 Days.

Within period OF three days. thrce
Richmond peoplc--two of them promi-
nent young men. and the third u child
have met death by drowning, the latest
victim Of the water being Clark II.
Wiseman, OF Monteiro and School Ave-
MUGS. Barton Heights, who sank in
schwalms Pond yesterday afternoon
while friends tried frantlcally, but
vainly, to rescue him.
Not yet nineteen years OF age, and q
recent graduate OF Richmond Academy,
where he achieved lame as a football
player, young Wiseman had just ac-
cepted employment with his father as
contractor, and was debating whether
he you'd continue his college course
or pursue the business future which
seemed to he opening before him. With
his friend. Lewis Herndon, he went full
of life and hope for Sunday after
noon tramp through the woods and
ravines back OF Barton Heights, in ths
direction of the Brook Turnpike. PAsy-
ding Wcndehburg's Pond. where the
shadowy GOODNESS was very alluring,
but where the depth was scarcely over
four feet. the boys went on to
Schwalm's Pond, a half mile beyond. and
here the heat of the afternoon tempted
them into the water. notwithstanding
the conspicuously posted signs that
trespassing was not allowed.
Unable to SWIM wiscman kept for
a time In the shallow part OF the pond,
which in some places reaches a depth
OF eight or nine feet. Herndon being
able to swim a few strokes. went
farther off shore.
Several smaller boys. swimming like
ducks, were playing about the upper
end OF the pond, when the owner. Mr..
9. G, schwalm, recently recovered
from an operation for appendicitis,
went down to the water gate to remon-
strate with them for bathing in SO
public place.
| Young Wiscman started to reach a
raft floating in the centre OF the pond.
Mr.. Schwalm~ asked him II he could
swim. and on learning that he could
not called TO him not to go beyond
his depth. Stepping on out, however,
| Wiseman sank from sight. the snddep-
ness Of his disappearance almost stun.
| ming those about. Once he came al
most to the surface again. Mr.. Schwalm
| got sight of his hair, and throwing
| off his coat. dlved for the young man,
| getting under him and twice raising
/ him to the surface.
| In the struggle with the drownina
1 man Mr.. Schwalm received severe
| kick In his side where the operation
was performed short time ago. and
| this almost made II impossible to keef
| himself afloat. 1t was only with tbs
assistance OF young Herndon and the
smaller boys that he was able to reach
4 shore too exhausted to make another
effort to help Wiscman.
Messengers were at once dispatched
In all directions for aid, and soon
| host of boys and men from the Brook
Road settlement and from Bartor
Heights Were racing to the scene
While they diyed rapidly into every
part of tho pond twenty minutes
1 passed and then the body was rccov.
cred lifeless. Dr. Kosher ". Miller
of Barton Heights, directed the work
4 OF attempted resuscitation. working
over the body until 1t became evident
that all hope must be abandoned.
Pond to DC Drained.
In the trampled bushes beside the
pond. where the boys left their clothes
while in swimming, the body lay up-
u the arrival OF acting Coroner j. r..
Bright, who gave the necessary per.
mission for Its removal to the home
OF the father, Mr.. David Fl. Wisemanl
OF No 800 Monteiro Avenue, Barton
Heights.
While awaiting the coroner Mr..
Wiseman sat on the bank beside the
pond. surrounded by his friends. be-
moaning the loss of his only son. Two
sisters remained at the Monteiro Ave-
nue. home until the body got there
Shortly after the accident MI
Schwalm gave orders for draining the
, nond, so that 1t might present no fur
Their temptation for Sunday afternoon
| swimming.
Funeral To-AIOrrow
!. The funeral will take place from
the Barton Heights Baptist Church to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock
The following companions of the
drowned boy have been asked to act as
pallbearers: Cabell W. Rady. Lewis
Herndon, Thomas Ramsdel Mercer w
: Williams, Thomas Duggan. Thoma,
; Eastman, Charles Hartman and Evan.
! Dawson.