The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-22
TreacherOus Jordan Adds
Young Victim to It's List
CLARENCE EMERY
LOST IN STREAM
Hundreds Search in Vain for
Boy Who Drowned
Yesterday.


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. Slipping from the grasp of his 9
y 13-year-Old brother Walter, and Q
q falling back into the muddy wa @
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= river, Clarence, the 1O-yeaT-Old son g
y of George r. Emery of 50 North q
g Eighth West street, disappeared @
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. shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday 9
g morning, and UP TO a late hour g
q Saturday night the body was still 6,
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During the day every effort was made
to locate the boy. Hundreds of citi-
zens rendered every aid possible.
The river was blown with giant pow
der from above where the body disap-
peared and for a great distance down
the river.
Gasoline launches with drag hooks
raked the bottom of the river for hours
Men in diving suits went into all the
deep holes but all to no avail, the body
could not be found.
The point where the little form dis
appeared in the river is filled with
many deep holes. The current is excep-
tiOnally strong, So that the body was
probably swept into one of the holes,
where it became lodged and afterwards
was covered with sand.
Went Swimming.
Clarence, with his brothers Melvin,
aged Is; Walter. aged 13, and Willard.
aged 9, went to the river about
o'clock Saturday morning. The boys
had been teasing their father all the
previous DAY TO let them go, but the
privilege was denied. saturday morn
ing the teasing commenced again, so
the father gave his permission and the
boys went to the river to take a swim
They went near Third North and the
river, to a place known as Current ISL
and, where there is a bar of sand in
the center Of the stream, which is sepa-
rated from the two banks by swift cur
rents Of water.
Clarence swan TO the island and in
coming back became tired. For several
minutes he battled alone in the water
and then his brother walter swan to
where he was took his hand and pulled
him toward the shore. Walter succeed
ed in reaching the shore There he let
go of his brothers hand and told him to
come to the bank. The boy tired and
exhausted, started up the bank, but
slipped. Exhausted, he fell back into
the river and disappeared under the
surface.
Man Refuses to Aid.
The boys saw him come to the sur
face a short distance away. They called
to a stranger who was passing, Look
mister, there goes our brother! He is
drowning. Won't you help Us?"
The man stopped, looked at the little
form go under the current and said:
Oh, drown, you young devils. Maybe
after a while you viii learn to keep out
of this river" and, unconcerned
walked down the street.
The boys ran to their home with the
news. In a short time many friends of
the family and strangers who heard of
the accident hurried 10 the river to help
find the body.
r. T. Copper dived down into a deep
hole, but before ne could touch bottom
he was forced to rise TO the surface. AS
he came UP, he says, he felt the leg of
the boy, but was unable TO hold him.
Later in the afternoon r. T. Cooper
Charles Shelley, Theodore Newman, ".
Emery and others waded the river
for a block on either side of where the
boy disappeared. When diving seemed
useless, the police secured a quantity Of
giant powder, with which they blasted
the river in an attempt to raise the
body to the surface, but up to a late
hour all efforts were fruitIess.
The point where the boy was drowned
is one Of the most treacherous places
along the river having claimed three
victims during the. past two years.
The boys father is secretary of the
Rowe, Morris & Sumuerhays company
He is also first councillor to President
Nephi I. Morris of the Salt Lake stake
Of Zion.
The parents were planning to leave
tonight for q three weeks trip to Ida
no. and other members of the family
We're making preparations for the trip /
to Seattle with the tabernacle choir.