The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-08
WATER OF SILENT
RIVERS CLAIMED
ANOTHER VICTIM
Rhodes H. Dorsey. OF Pitts
bursh Coal Company, Finds
Death Here.
Sunday Morning Swimmer
Carried Under.
HIS FUNERAL AT LOUISVILLE.

Another name was added to the
death roll OF the many victims
claimed by the Ohio here yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock, when
Rhodes II. Dorsey, "a years old.
bookkeeper at the local Office of the
Pittsburgh Coal company, was seized
with craps while in swimming rs
yards of the Illinois shore opposite
Livingston Point and drowned be-
fore aid could reach him.
The body was recovered at 6:3o
lo'clock last night by John Waters
and George e. Roper, employees of
the company, about so yards below
where he went under.
Dorsey had seized Lester Yates.
his campanion, pulling him beneath
the surface two times. After Yates
had escaped the death clutch he
turned to assist Dorsey but he had
disappeared from view. An alarm
was spread and work of dragging for
the body was begun.
Fond of fishing Dorsey and a
Friend, Lester Yates, of SOC South
Third street, clerk at the grocery
of Ottie Overstreet, manned a yawl,
belong to the coal company, at the
foot of Norton street about O'Clock
yesterday morning. They were ac-
icompanied by Charles Ashby, an en-
ploye of the company and whalen
Burke, colored, a driver OF one Of
the coal wagons and pulled to the
sand bar on the Illinois bank, where
they spent over an hour SEEMING.
They fished until after IL o'clock
when Dorsey and Yates decided TO
battle and waded out into the river.
Ashby and Burke were seining 800
yards distant at the time.
| Dorsey, who was in the lead Of
Yates. stepped from reef and be-
gan swimming, warning Yates of
the step-off. Yates began swimming
and suggested that they turn back to
shore. Dorsey was seized with
cramps and grabbed Yates. who
fought to release the death grip.
Yates called out for help but Ashby
and Burk, who heard the cries.
thought he was only joking. Dorsey
pulled Yates under twice and before
Yates succeeded i'm freeing himself.
He yelled out again and turning
around he saw no more Of Dorsey.
Ashby and Burke still hearing the
cries for help, ran over. but 1t was
too late.
Find the Body.
Pulling back TO the Kentucky
shore in the yawl Ashby notified
James ]. O'Donnell, manager of the
Pittsburgh Coal company. and the
towboat Wash Honsell and several
skiffs went to the scene where the
river was dragged all afternoon. At
$3.50 O'Clock John Waters, who was
dragging with a large hook caught
something and pulled. The hook had
Icaught in Dorsey's toes and he was
recovered and placed aboard the
towboat and brought to Paducah.
The body was taken to Nance &
Rogers. Sixth street and Broadway
and embalmed.
Dorsey was born in Jefferson
county and had spent most of his
life there and in Louisville. He
was a bookkeeper and four years
ago came to Paducah, where he took
charge of the books at the local
office of the Pittsburgh Coal COM
many. Third and Norton streets. He
was a good type of athlete and was
fond of fishing and other sports. He
was a good swimmer and spent much
time bathing. He was well-known
here and had large number OF
friends who we're shocked TO hear OF
his fate. Mr.. Dorsey was a member
of the Middleton. lodge Of Masons.
Jefferson county. and was WE'LL
known in Louisville.
Funeral at Louisville.
He was a widower and Is survived
by two Children: Sallie Bush, aged
and Celine, aged 6. Both had
been visiting him here a short tune
and returned to Louisville two
weeks ago. Mr.. Dorsey also leaves
five sisters and one brother, as fol-
lows: Miss Mamie Dorsey, Mrs. WI
liam Kaye. Mrs. Bert Hopkins. Mrs.
William Thomas, Mrs. William WIN
chester and Mr.. George Dorsey, all
of jefferson county.
The body was taken to Louisville
at 11:2O O'Clock this morning where
the funeral and burial viii take
place tomorrow. IL was accom-
panied by Messrs. William Kaye and
William winchester. brothers-in-laS,
who arrived at 4 o'clock this morn
ing,
During his residence here MT.
Dorsey lived at the home Of Mr. ]. j.
o'Donnell, sos South Third street
and was an intimate friend OF his
employer.