Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-04-11
MILL RACE SCENE
Of AN ACCIDENT
Little Herbert Sceales Falls
Into Icy Water and Is
Drowned.
HIS COMPANION ESCAPES
A Little Hand Against the
Gate Leads to Discovery
of Body.
HIS COMPANION ESCAPES

One of the saddest accidents which
has occurred in Bsraboo for many a
day happened Wednesday afternoon
when Herbert Sceales, five-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sceales, 12S
First street, was drowned in the mill
race below his home. The little fellow
was in company with another lad, Ira
Hartman, who it is believed miracu-
lously escaped being drowned. The
mill race is situated on Water street,
between the two bridges, and at pres
eut contains between five and ten feet
of water. The sides of the race or
canal are erect stone walls and the
water at this time of the year is with
In a few inches from the top of them.
AS near as can be learned the little
fellows were running hand in hand
down the embankment on the north
side of the canal and when they
reached the path beside the wall, one
of them stumbled and the two fell
headlong into the icy water. Young
Hartman managed to scramble out
and afterW ards gave his companion a
hanC and assisted him in getting out.
This much of the accident is claimed
to have been witnessed by boy on the
high bridge. Little Hartman, drip
ping from the top of his head to his
feet, then hurried to his home near the
jail on Second avenue. He arrived
home about 4:15 o'clock and told his
mother of the accident, saying that he
had pulled Herbie out and had left
him crying on the shore.
When Guy Hartman, father Of the
boy, arrived home about O'Clock the
story was repeated and Mr.. Hartman,
it is said, told someone at the Clava-
datscher store where Mr.. Sceales is en-
gagged, but of course it was believed
that the boy at that time was safe.
7. Clavacatscher arrived home for
his supper about 6 O'Clock and on not
finding his grandson went immedi-
ately to the mill race where heinquired
of E. S. Thomas, who operates the
saving mill, if he had seen the boy.
Mr.. Clavadatscher told the story he
had heard and thinking perhaps the
boy had been afraid to go home he be-
gan to search in the vicinity. Mr..
Thomas went to the canal and had
looked but a short time when he dis
covered the hand of the boy on the
slantiag bars which prevent logs and
ice from getting into the water wheel.
The lad was taken to a nearby
house where a physician was sum-
moned but it was of no avail.
Evidently he had been in the water
as long as an hour and half or two
hours. The only explanation that can
be given for the boy getting into the
water the second tine is that he either
became faint or stumbled while get
ting to his feet and fell from the wall.
Both the lads were five years old, there
being but day or two difference in
their ages. The Herman boy sus-
tanned an ugly cut on his forehead
which he received Dy either striking
the edge of the stone wall or piece of
ice when the two fell.
Besides the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Sceales, and grandfather, T.
Clavadatscher, the unfortunate lad
leaves brother, not yet year old.
The funeral of little Herbert Sceales,
who was drowned in the mill race
Wednesday afternoon, was held
the home, 126 First street, Frida y