Evening times-Republican., 1909-07-14

BRAKE MAKES BRAVE EFFORT
TO SAVE HIS COMPANION
Several Members Of Launch Party
Swept From Boat When Current
Drives 1t Against Guy wire-others
Are Reseued-Both Victims of Ac-
eident Prominent and Popular.
Special to Times-Republican.


drowning occurred here about $3.50
yesterday afternoon, resulting in the
death Of Miss Dorothy Bruce, of this
city, and Mr.. Archie Brake, night on
orator for the Illinois Central here, but
formerly of Dow City, Iowa.
A big launch was recently nut in
service here by &c. C. Bartlett and de-
string photograph of the big boat.
Mr.. Bartlett had invited about fiftv
young people to take ride up the
river while the photographer took the
picture of the launch and it's cargo Of
happy young people. The boat was
taken to the river bend at Chautauqua
park and was being turned so that, the
picture would have the high rocky
bluffs as a background, but the swift
current, due to the high water in the
river at present, caught the boat and
swerved the stern against the rocks.
Seated on double seat on the rear
deck Of the launch were three boys
facing one way and Miss Dorothy
Bruce and Miss Leona Sherry, facing
the stern of the boat, while standing
on the extreme rear point of the boat
was Marvin Reynolds.
Caught by Guy Wire.
IS the boat swung around, guy
WIRE, used by the ice company to guy
pump pipe that extends into the riv-
er from the top of the bluff, caught
the seat and precipitated the two
young ladies and young Reynolds into
the water. The three boys on the 9TH
er side of the seat saw the danger and
stood up just before the wire over
| turned the seat, thus escaping being
thrown into the river. Instantly there
was CONSERVATION aboard the boat
which the pilot at once headed for the
opposite shore
Brake Goes to Rescue.
The two young ladies and young
Reynolds were struggling in the water
and realizing their imminent danger,
Archie Brake plunged into the water
hoping to save Miss Bruce, who had
ljust gone down a second time after a
terrific effort to save herself. The
young man sank beneath the waves
and the supposition is that the young
lady grappled him in her frantic ef-
forts to save herself and pulled him to
watery grave.
Seeing Miss Sherry struggling in the
! water, Mr.. Bartlett jumped in, hoping
to rescue her, but in the meantime,
Miss Sherry and young Reynolds had
manifested remarkable presence of
mind and had taken care of them
selves. Reynolds had grasped the guy
wire shortly after being thrown into
| the river and slid down to the water
pipe.
| Others Are Saved.
| Seeing Miss Sherry struggling few
feet away, he called to her to make fo,
the pipe, which she did and thinking
| it might not hold both of them, the
lad struck out for the opposite shore
| as from where he was clinging the
rocks rose precipitiously for thirty feet
or more. Spying the seat floating by he
grasped 1t after he found his clothing
made swimming difficult and using il
| as float, padded ashore. In the mean
time. Miss Sherry had grasped the pipe
and was soon rescued by passing
boat. Mr.. Bartlett who had beer
| struggling in the swift current, had
started for the opposite shore and was
pulled out in an almost exhausted con-
| dition.
Both Bodies Recovered.
A rescuing party was quickly on the
| scene of the accident and about an l1ou,
| and a half later both bodies were re-
covered by S. j. Calvin. Mr.. Brake has
| been in the employ of the Central fol
some time and was a young man OF
sterling qualities and universally liked
| by those who knew him. Miss Bruce
| was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
F. Bruce, Of this city, and young
lady highly esteemed in this city, which
has always been her home. She was
sister of Engineer John Bruce, Of the
st. Paul & Des Moines passenge,
service.