Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02
BODY IS NOW
RECOVERED
VIM. Reynolds, the Man Drown
ed at BrawIey Rapids, Sum-
day bas Been Found.

ed at Brawley Rapids, Sun
day bas Been Found.
The Wausau Daily Record-H Herald
gives US the following particulars of
the drowning of VIM. Reynolds, prin-
cipal of the Wausau schools in the
Wisconsin river at Brawley rapids;
William Reynolds, principal of
the Franklin school of this city, was
drowned in the Wisconsin river
about seven miles below Stevens
Point Sunday morning about nine
o'clock, when the canoe in which he
was riding capsized. His body has
not been recovered, but searching
parties are still dragging the stream
and it is expected that his body will
be recovered, possibly today.
Mr.. Reynolds, Emmer Lampert,
L. G. Schneider and Paul Hooper left
here Friday evening in two canoes
intending to paddle down the river
to Kilburn City and then return by
train. All went we'll until Sunday
morning about nine o'clock, when
the high wind and waves overturn-
ed the boat in which Mr.. Schneider
and MIR. Lampert were riding. The
canoe, in which they were riding,
was leading and was about fifty feet
from shore when it capsized. Mr.
Lampert swan to shore and Mr..
Schneider clung to the boat. Mr.
Reynolds rowed to an island and left
Mr. Hooper, who could swim but lit
tie, and he and Mr. Lampert
started back for Mr.. Schneider. They
padded to within a short distance of
Mr.. Schneider when their boat cap
sized, but they managed to get hold
of it and chung to- it for a few min
utes. They could see that Mr..
Schneider was weakening and Mr..
Lampert swan to his assistance and
managed to get him to shore safely.
He then started out in canoe to
rescue Mr.. Reynolds, who was cling
ing to the boat, but the waves were
so high that the craft capsized a
short distance from shore and he was
unable to continue By that time
the wind had carried the canoe to
which Mr. Reynolds was clinging
nearly across the river and he was
carried down stream rapidly by the
current
That was the last seen of Mr..
Reynolds. No one saw him go down,
but it is presumed that he either
lost his hold on the boat or was over.
taken with cramps and sank.
The condition of Mr.. Schneider,
when he was taken from the water,
was such that he was almost help
less. He suffered greatly from the
cold wind and water and his efforts
to retain his hold on the boat had
nearly exhausted his strength
Mr.. Lampert was alone to battle
for the life of Mr.. Reynolds, and,
finding it useless to attempt to reach
him In a cane :, he began to look for
aid He ran to some buildings about
a quarter of a mile from theriver,
but found them empty. Mr.. Hooper
finally located at arm house, where
the two wet and chilled men were
provided with clothing and then they
set out for the river, thinking all
the time that Mr.. Reynolds had eff
fected a safe landing on the oppo-
site shore. They secured a flat bot
toned boat and Mr.. Lampert and a
farmer started across the stream.
They rowed down stream about four
miles and found the canoe caught ON
a rock in Crooked Rapids, about
four miles north of Grand Rapids,
one mile below where Mr.. Reynolds
was last seen.
They then came to the conclusion
that Mr.. Reynolds had drowned and
they went to the nearest telephone,
at Meehan, and notified Biron to he
on the lookout at the dam near that
place.
LATER-The body of Mr.. Reynolds
was hooked from the bottom of the
river about 100 yards below the
point where he was last seen.