The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-07-08
A SAD CASE OF DROWNING
Earl Osborne Morris, Son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. 3. Nor
ris Loses His Life.

just NOW near uealn can Sldlh Wts
brought home to our town Sunday
afternoon when its cold grim hanC
reached out from under its ghostly
shroud and claimed for its victim Ear
Osborne Morris, the son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. B. Morris.
The father, son, and DIR. j. G. Simp.
kins had walked from the Morris drug
store to a point on the S Line cana
about mile north of town, where the
shade of one of the large trees was
sought. The unfortunate youth hac
been running and jumping and other.
wise giving vent to the youthful ener.
gies which characterized him, when ir
an attempt to- cross the canal on the
concrete structure, he slipped and fel
from the structure, striking first, ap-
parently, upon the rip rap which pro-
tects the sides of the canal for con-
siderable distance below the drop.
While both the father and DR.. Simp.
kins were nearby, neither saw the boy
in his fall and the latter was first at
tracted to the struggling youth in his
attempts to swim out of the seething
whirlpool that forms below the falls.
He called to Earl asking If he needed
help and Mr.. Morris, hearing DR.. Simp-
kins, rushed and jumped into the water
and succeeded in grasping his hand,
but although the boy was an excellent
swimmer, he had apparently been dazed
by his fall for he made no attempt to
assist his father, but kept struggling,
breaking away from his fathers grasp.
Again Mr. Morris succeeded in getting
hold of his son, but the swiftness of
the current, together with the boys
helpless condition, made his rescue i'm
possible, and they were swept down by
the current Mr. Morris sank twice
from exhaustion and Dr. Simpkins,
running down stream with outstretched
board, managed to pull the father
ashore, in completely exhausted con-
dition.
lp was quickly sought and an
effort made to recover the boy before
death ensued, but forty-fve minutes
passed before the body was finally re-
covered at a point about hundred
yards below where it first sank from
view. Word was quickly brought to
town and Drs. Gardner and Rees made
their way to the scene of the drowning
with all possible haste, and assisted by
willing workers. they gave every
known remedy in an endeavor to resus-
citate the spark OF life but to no avail,
and Two hours later the BODY was
brought TO town and prepared for
burial. In the meantime, the mother,
who was in Los Angeles, was notified
of her son S unfortunate death.
A particularly sad feature is that the
boy had only arrived from Los Angeles
two days before his death, where he
had been attending school, and his
father and himself had been separated
during the school year. The first two
days had been spent happily together
and had been given over to plans for
the boys future.
Mrs. Morris, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. F. E. Brown, of Los An
geles, and Rev. 7. l.. Bellam, of
Sparks, arrived yesterday morning,
having been met at Hazen by DR..
Gardner and w. S. Wall with an auto.
Upon the mothers arrival preparations
were made for the funeral and interr-
ment of the deceased. The funeral
was conducted from the Gardner home
yesterday afternoon and interrment
was made in the Fallon cemetery. A
large concourse Of the friends of the
deceased youth followed his remains to
the last resting place and the floral Of
ferings were many and beautiful
Earle Osborne Morris was born in
Pueblo, Colorado, eighteen years age
last Christmas day and passed away on
July 4th. His entire life with the ex.
ception of the last four years was
spent in Pueblo, Colorado, the town OF
his birth. The last four years, with
the exception of school vacations with
his father in this state, were spent in
Los Angeles, where he attended the
Los Angeles Polytechnic school.
Surely the hand of aff1iction is laid
heavily upon the parents of the de.
ceased youth. and the future will be
cherries without his manly presence.
The beloved boy whose tender love was
given in all its fullness to his parents
has been their sole stay; their hope and
the object of their life's struggles ant
they are comfortless in their desolation
No father ever concentrated greater
love or worked for sons future more
patiently than did the afflicted father