The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-22
SUDDEN DEATH
Of GUY k|SS|Ck
Succumts in Shallow Water Of Des
Moiues River.
HEART FAILURE IS THE CAUSE
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Erominent oslcaioosa Boy, Now Resi-.
dents of chicasos Meets An I'm y
ID timely Ehdaflearl EddyviiIe ,e.
Sunday Afternoon.
HEART FAILURE is THE CAUSE

day evening when news reached thel
city that tiCy Kissick, son Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert Kissick, No. 22f North
First street, had been drowned in the
Des Moines river at Eddyville, ten
miles south of Oskaloosa. Fhe de-
ceased is at present a resident OF
Chicago, being employed as a train
auditor on the Chicago & Northwest
ern system running out of Chicago.
He was off duty for a few days and
had gone to Abba to visit with his
brother, Frank Kissick
The body was brought to oskaloosa
Sunday evening, having first been
cared for by undertakers at Eddy,
vile and was taken to the McCurdy
mortuary rooms, pending the arrival
of the parents from Chicago.
The death is most sudden and de.
,plorable and takes off a young man
who was entering upon a successful
career in his chosen line of work.
death came as shock to Oskaloosa
friends and people who have known
Guy from his birth.
Guy came from Chicago Saturday
evening via Marshalltown and went
to Abba over the early Sunday morn
f ing train via the Iowa Central. Here
he joined a party of picnickers. who
were to go to Eddyyille to. spend the
day in camp, along the, river. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Kissick, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lambert, of Eddyville, DR.. and
Mrs, McCrea and a number of others
from Eddyville joined the Abba peo-
pie and made camp on the south
side of the Des Moines river, about
, a mile southeast of Eddyville. Guy
Kissick found the party at Abba de-
parting for the camp and had had no
opportunity to make a toilet after his
long ride. Arrived at the camp site
the men of the party commenced pre-
parations for dinner, building a fire
and attending to camp duties. Guy,
at the same time, announced his inten-
ton of going into the water for a
plunge and rid himself of some of the
soil of travel. The young man was a
good swimmer and the water was
shallow Kissick was amply able to
care for himself and no one gave the
matter a second thought. In the
meantime Frank Kissick had return
ed to Eddyville to escort the ladies
OF the party to the camp and was abb
sent from the place probably three
quarters of an hour. Upon return
he noted the absence of his brother
and inquired where he might be.
Some one told of his going into the
water. The continued absence of
the brother then caused investigation
to be started. The clothes were found
on the bank of the river where he had
entered the water and near where
. some of the party had heard him
splashing or wading about in the shall
low stream. A clump of trees and
nnderbrush obscured the view from
the camp and no one had seen him.
AS soon as the clothes were found
the members of the party were gener-
ally alarmed. Several of the men
Went into the water at the point near
where the clothes were found and the
body was Immediately located lying
in three feet of water. If death had
occurred soon after the man entered
the water the body had been sub
merged possibly an hour. .' +''..'
Physicians worked with the body
Immediately, but resuscitation was
impossible. When the body was tax
en- from the water the blood had set
tied about the face and neck, which
were much discolored. The physicians
upon examination found that nc
fTater had entered the luLgs. making
il clear that death had not been caus-
ed by drowning Heart trouble or ap-
poplaxy, either of which may have
been i1sHced by uha shock Of ever
ing the water and taking a sudden
plunge, had caused death and the
body had fallen in the water.
The body was taken to EddyVille
Immediately and cared for by under
tax and later brought to the former
home and the residence place of the
parents in Oskaloosa.
= Guy Kissick was well known in Os-
kaloosa, having resided here until a
short time ago when he entered the
services of the Northwestern. He
was born in 0skaloosa, was graduate
of the city schools and passed his
young manhood here. He was for
years a member of Company f, |. N.
c., and went to the Philippines as ser
geant and returning a first lieutenant
of Company F, 51st Iowa regiment
in the Spanish.American war, through !
which he served with distinction. |
After returning from the service he
entered the employ Of the Iowa Cen
trail railway and ?;dfd excellent work
in the general Offices as an account,
ant. His work with this road brought
him into favorable notice with other
lines and he accepted position with
the Northwestern about two or three
years ago. This made necessary his
changing residence to Chicago, where
he has since been located.
lie is survived by father and moth
err, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kissick, two
brothers. Frank, of Abba, and Nor
man, OF Chicago, and a sister Mrs,