The daily tribune., 1909-01-05
Drowned While
Hunting.

D0 CuAiHoO up VI tOil tho AOV0 VI
hunting each year exacts from man.
kind. This mornings Pueblo papers
give the details of the death Of DIR. A.
W. Scarlet, Of Pueblo. and Conduo.
tor McNeely. 1t has been but . short
time since the DOCTORS father in law
was killed in the railroad wreok
where two trains crashed together at
Adobe.
News of terrible tragedy in which
DR.. A. W. ScArlett and r. ]. Nc.
Nicely, Missouri Pacific conductor,
both of Pueblo, lost their lives while
hunting geese on the King and
Queen reservoirs south Of Eads. last
evening, reached Pueblo shortly after
midnight, and was confirmed at 8
O'clock this morning.
The two men were on the ice Ct
one Of the reservoirs when MoNeely
broke through. He called for help.
and other members Of the party
heard DR.. Scarlet respond, Hold on,
Mac. I'm coming Then the ice
cracked and the silence of the grave
followed.
search lasting for several hours
failed to show even where the two
men had gone through the ice, ~
there were several holes into any one
of which they mi ght have slipped.
Sheriff John Blair Of Kiowa coun-
ty. who was with the party. drove to
Eads where lie told the story and -
many men ~ could be mustered were
started out to the reservoirs to search |
for the bodies Of the unfortunate |
hunters.
According to the story told by
Sheriff Blair. DR.. Scarlett and Mo. |
Neely wree hunting together on one
side of the reservoir. The ice seemed
thick enough to sustain their weight,
and the entire party had boon going
upon it in q guarded manner whom
ever they had the opportunity to get
closer to game. Darkness was COM
ing on and the party were almost
rcady OF 1nit their sport Blair and
others woro separated Ly .-.-isa-.
able distance from the two uebloana
when they heard shot fred. 1t 10
thought that McNeely ventursd on
the ice to picK up bird that he had
shot. The other members Of the
party heard McNeely call for help,
and then there came the response
from DR.. Scsrlett:
! Hold on, Mac. I'm coming
Within . few seconds after DR..
Scxrlett had told MrNeely that he
was coming 70 his rescue, the Ice was
called for help Sheriff Blair, Mr..
Kimmell and Others rushed around
the reservoir In hopes Of rendering
assistance. but when he arrived At
the point where they thought the two
men had been, no traces Of them
could be found.
A thorough search was made Of tho
ice and of the banks Of the reservoirs.
The searchers could not believe that
their friends were dead, because Of
tho audiences with which the soci.
dent had happened. The country for
some distance back was gone over,
and every ice hole on the reservoir
was searched In hopes Of still finding
the men or At least recovering the
bodies When hope had boon aband.
oped, Sheriff Blair borrowed . mule
from u Meg boring ranch and rode
into Eads where he gavethe alarm.
The water Is from 40 to 60 feet deep
at the point where Dr. scarlett and
McNeely were drowned. and three
are from 10 to Is feet Of mud In
the reservoir. 1t In very probable
that the bodies will sink into the
mad and cannot be recovered before
spring.
II DR.. Scarlet and McNeely left
Pueblo Saturday evening for Esds,
rs the hunting had been reported
good on tho reservolrs eight miles
south Of there. They intended 10
return today. They wore accom-.
panied by another PuebloAn wboe