Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-07
Council Bluffs
keeline Rescued
From the Muddy
Depths of Lake
Mrs. Corners Hears the Cries Of the
Drowning Man and Chief Froom
Hurries to His Aid,

Struggling for NE shouting Tor help but
slowly sinking into soft mud covered by
a thin sheet OF icy water, John H. kcohne.
at Rig lake last evening. was only saved
after an hour and a halfs battle with death
by the prompt action Of Mrs. Conucrs.
At s o'clock last night Mrs. Conucrs was
walking along the Northwestern railroad
tracks when she heard tho shouts FOR help
coming from the lake. Pcering into the
darkness she saw the head OF a man just
above the water and a dog barking and
pulling at the slowly sinking man. she
ran to her home and telephoned the police
station. Night Captain Shsfcr started In
company with OFFICER Gillspie i'm search
of a quick method OF getting to the lake,
more than two miles from the station. At
the corner OF Main street and Broadway
they met Chief OF Police Froom and told
him the story. The chief knew that Kee-
line and Benny Henderson had gone to the
lake in Eeeline's buggy about $3.50 o'clock.
] Il. WilcoN's automobile was pressed into
service and driven at high speed TO the
lake. When they reached the park cottage
at the south end of the lake they found
Henderson sitting I'm KeeIme's buggy. Hos
told them that nearly two hours before
Keeline had started to walk around the lake
and that he had heard him shoot several
times, but for more than an hour had heard
no sound
The officers jumped into one Of the park
/ boats and were starting up the lake with
! lanterns when they heard a shout Comna
! from the northward. up the track. Going
In that direction they found Keeline beiug
helped along by Mrs, Corners and a man
| who had rescued him
Mrs Corners had not waited for help to
come from the city, but ran to the neigh
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! had telephoned to the police The man,
whose name has not yet been learned.
seized a coil OF rope and ran to the spot
pointed out. Far out in the water, with his
head just visible, he could see the outlines
, OF the drowning man. The rope was thrown
! and fell within the grasp OF Keelne who
got II under his arms and was dragged
from the muddy depths.
Keelne was taken into the park cottage
his muddy clothes stripped off and dressed
i in a suit belonging to the park custodian
He was then wrapped In blankets and
taken in the automobile to his home on
Frank street. lie was so completely eN.
hausted by his long struggle and so be-
numbed by the cold that he was unable
to stand, but late last night was rapidly
recovering.
Mr.. Keeline had started to wade across
the northern end Of the pond where it is
quite narrow He had only gone a short
distance until he sank above his hips I'm
the soft mud. HIS struggles to release him
self only caused him to sink deeper and
he began shouting for help and firing his
gun. Henderson, at the other end of the
lake, a mile away, heard the shots. but
not the shouts. Keeline continued to sink
slowly but steadily. His dog swan to him
and tried to save him. Keeline had placed
his gun lengthwise as a support for his
body and this helped a little in arrestlnp
his descent.
, Mr.. Keeline returned Friday evening from
his wedding trip following his marriage q
month ago