The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-03
alahKitchen Drowned.

Last Friday o Ser Kitchen OF th
Christian church prepared to give hi
Sunday school class of near 20 younl
girls picnic on the river
He secured big wagonette an'
drove the gay crowd of girls out tt
the river, north OF town, jast east o
the, wagon bridge Among the girl
were bis two daughters, Beuah ant
Pearl. All had gone out fixed for I
jolly time, fishing ard splashing IL
the water.
After they had eaten their dime
Elder Ritchen went into the shallow
water from a gravel bal k with severa
of the girls aud was giving then
Instructions in swimming. Aftal
they had bee1 in the water some time
he left his daughter standing in the
water with caution not to venture
too far Out as the water was deep and
swift current was running just be-
YONG where they were.
lie turned fris attention to one
of the o.igf girls when Beulah
made an effJY alone. AS she started
out she exclaimed, "Oh isn't this
fne." Very shortly she called to her
fatler and said she couldn't get out.
Elder Kitchen rushed to help her.
She was then in deep water. He got
hold of her and as he raised her head
out Of the water he noticed the pale
ness Of her face aud the fact Jha6 her
head fell over perfectly limp He
struggled against the current TO pull
her back into shallow water but soon
found he could make ne Roadway and
thee, when almost exhausted, en-
deav red to f0at with the current
and strike the opposite bank
FINALLY he let his feet down hoping
30 touch bottom, he went under,
strangled, and realiz4d his daughter
had got away from him. He got TO
the shore in an exhausted condition,
he knows not how.
The cruel current had wreSted his
daughter from him She sank at once
in the deep water and strong current
where it was very difficult 10 search
for the body.
1t was afout $3.50 when the accident
occur, ed aud the body was not found
till after six. Every know means Of
resu, citation was tried but to no
avail, life was xtinct.
The remains we're brought to town
and placed in charge of the Koch
undertaking establishment and after
wards sent to the desolate home
where all that was mortal of poor
Beulah Kitchen remained till time
for the funeral Sunday afternoon.
This is one of the very saddest OF
sad circumstances we meet through
life.
But a month ago the wife and
mother in this happy home was calleo
TO go. This seemed sad but hot like
the death of this young girl jus:
blooming into wUmanheod.
Since the death Of her mother the
affections Of her father have center d
more around the daughter and he
blow is almost more than he can
bear.
Beulah Kitoh n was a bright, It,
telllgent girl, womanly aud attractive,
She was an earnest, active Christina
always striving IN the cause Of the
Master.
She was great help to her father
IN his work and a support and con-
ISOLATION In his sorrow. Church and
Sunday school circles will miss the
ever willing worker. Not yet 20,
still she had learned there was a
work for her that no one else could
do and earnestly she stroVe to do
that work.
Though life was sweet TO her and
she anticipatioRs OF the future great,
she was ready when the summons
came. Short though her life was, it
has made an impression on the minds
OF her young associates that must
result 10 much good, And though we
see her net we know that she lives in
lives made better By her earnest
Christian spirit.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral Of Beulah was held 10
the Christian church Sunday after
noou. TIE building was packed with
people long before che time set for
enc services and when the hearse
arrived with the body the chursh
yard and surrounding streets we're
packed with people and vehicles. 1t