Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
HEAVYL LOSS OF
LIFE IN IOWA
BY DROWNING
MANY FATALITIES RECORDED
WHEN IoWANs ARE DRIVEN TO
SEEK RELIEF FROM HEAT ON
5sWELTERlMa DAY.

HeuTlCk, Aug. l6.--(SpeClal.)----
Frank Caldorone, an Italian laborer
Employed by the Iowa Central at this
place was drowned early Sunday morn
ing while swimming In the Iowa Cen
trail reservoir near Martinsburg.
Caldorone, together with four other
Italians, had gone to the reservoir
fishing. He being the only one able to
swim, decided to go into the water,
and which at the deepest point is
hbout 25 feet in depth, was taken with
Dramps. His friends being unable to
swim, could do nothing for him. They
ran for help, but it came too late. He
was taken out by Mr.. Sylvester and
Nv. Hawk of Martinsburg by the use OF
b grab hook, after being in the water
over an hour.
The remains were brought to this
city and taken to Mason's undertaking
rooms and were sent to Chicago over
the Burlington Sunday evening, where
the deceased has father, the moth
er and sisters being still in their ma
tive country.
Caldorone was 1S yeras of age. The
remains were accompanied to Chicago
by one of his fellow workmen.
Young Boy Drowned.
Des Moines, Aug. 16.--Kenneth s..
Fox, 16 years of age, whose parents,
MIR and Mrs. r. H. Fox. live at GIG
Grove street, Des Moines, was drown
ed in North river, four miles south OF
fort Des Moines. yesterday afternoon
4 Rt 8 o'clock. The body was recovered
s thirty minutes later.
Boy browns at AdeI.
Ade1, Aug. 16.--Within 100 yards of
The snag which was responsible for
The triple drowning here a few days
ago, Frank Cheney, aged 16, was
drowned yesterday.
coifax Eoy ls Drowned.
Colfax, Aug. 16.-Oryille Irwin, 1s
Fears old, was drowned In the Skunk
river near Oswalt, three miles west
bf town, at II o'clock yesterday morn
Ing. The body was soon recovered
and brought to town. His father,
William Irwin, Is drayman.
Drowning at keokuk.
Keokuk, Aug. 16.-Thomas Nc
Laughlin, aged "a, went in bathing
while picnicking with a party and was
Drowned in the Des Moines river at 4
pclock yesterday afternoon. The body
has not been recovered.
Infant browns In Jar.
Charter Oak. Ag. 16-Tne infant
boy Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Prauchkr was drowned in an eight
Ions Of water, while two of the child s
brothers played about the yard
Drowning at Burlington.
Burlington, Aug. 16.-Elmer Spiker,
aged IA, was drowned late yesterday
afternoon while swimming in the river.
His body was recovered.
Angry at Sons; Kills Self.
Creston, Aug. 16.-Charles Hastings
VI Grand River township committed
luicide Saturday by taking a dose
bf strychnine, dying in a very short
time after taking the poison.
AS near as can be learned he had
some trouble with his sons, who want
ed to attend Chautauqua at Green
field and he insisted on their putting
up some hay that was down. Before
The quarrel ended he had worked him.
self, into terrible passion and struck
bne of the boys. He then went to
sne of the corn cribs and placing some
hay therein, set tlTe to it. He then
threatened to burn the barn and Its
contents. His sons then went to the
hay field and the father went to the
house, taking bottle Of strychnine
Ind drinking it.
Infant Burned to Death.
Clinton, Aug. 16.-In an explosion Of
gasoline here Saturday the 13-months
BID child of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Judd was frightfully burned and dice
h few hours. lie mother of the
ehild was painfully burned in an en-
leavor to rescue the little one from
Heath.
Five in One Family Killed.
Kennett, Mo-, Aug. 16.--While drig
hg to church at FrisEee Station las
hight, five children ranging from IL tt
b years in age, Of A. H. Hyde, far
her, were killed when Frisco trair
truck their wagon at crossing.
HALEY GIRL is FOUND