The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
RECEIVERS THE BODY
REMAINS OF AL LENERTZ CAME
TO SURFACE THIS MORNING.
Brought to Land About Six Miles Be-
low the City; Was First Discov-
cred BY Frank Smith, Tran
sient Harvest Hand, and Frank
Skuse of This City, the Funeral
Will Be Held Tomorrow.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The body of the late AL Lenertz,
who was drowned Wednesday shortly
afternoon, fioated to the surface this
morning and was recovered during the
forenoon. The body was seen by
Frank Smith, transient harvest hand,
at about eight O'clock, caught against
a snag in the river some three miles
down stream, and mile below where
the netting was stretched. Presently
it drifted loose and f1oated down
stream, and Smith followed along the
bank. After awhile Frank Skuse
of this city called to Smith and
said that he was also following the
BODY. The two then walked on to-
gether, hoping that it would be car
ried near enough to shore that they
could get it, but the current set to-
ward the further short. Whenever the
body caught against something they
would sit down and wait, and then
follow it again when it drifted, hoping
to find a boat to 60 out and get 1T.
Finally at a point six miles down the
river, near the Chapman farm, the
current set in toward this side and
the body foated against snag and
was held firmly. Mr.. Skuse went to
the Klondike quarry to telephone to
Mankato for boat, and while he
was gone a boat in which were Al.
Klughertz and several other young
men came down stream and Smith
hailed it and had them take the body.
Coroner Kennedy Notified.
When the body was brought to shore
it was covered with leaves and a sheet
procured at farm house and thrown
over it, and water was poured on it
from time to time to delay decomposi-
ton, until Coroner Kennedy, Chief
Pond and others arrived from this
city. The remains were then taken
to the undertaking establishment Of
Landkamer Bros & Davidson. The
body was floating with the back up
and was much swollen and not easily
recognizable The flesh was discolored
and decomposition had set it.
The family had offered reward of
SZ0 LOT lHe recONeTev vi CHc DouH,
and Mayor Meyer this morning au.
thorized notice to be given that the
city would pay a similar reward. This
will be divided by Messrs. Smith and
Skuse.
Smith states that he started out
this morning to search for the body,
and intended to walk to st. Peter if
necessary He is harvest hand or
iginally from Crawford county, Iowa,
but has no permanent place of resi-
dence now He has been employed i'll
the vicinity of Mankato since Thanks
giving. He intends to 60 to Tracy to
work in the harvest.
While the body was first sighted
at eight o'clock it was eleven o'clock
before it was recovered from the
river, and during this time the two
men were following it. 1t is not often
that body will rise to the surfase
in less than two days, and this must
be accounted for by the fact that
Lenertz had just eaten dinner when
he drowned and that the river water
is quite warm.
Coroner Kennedy decided that no in
quest was necessary.
Funeral services will be held at
nine o'clock tomorrow morning at st.
Peter and Paul's Catholic church.