The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-13
ONE DROWNED AND TWO AUTO
COLLISIONS
STORY OF GuNTHER DROWNING
Sheriff Holmes Car Badly Smashed Up;
Fraer's Car injured and Sadie
Fraser Hurt

Last saturday was day or accidents
ia and about Crystal Falls. Early in
the morning came the message telling
Of the drowning Of Irving Gunther
early in the afternoon came news that
Herman Holmes auto had been crush.
"a in collision with another car at
Iron River and that Miss Alice Leo.
nard had been thrown from the car and
Miss Lima Schook badly shaken up
then came tidings of collision
between the cars Of Supt Fraser VIM
Of this city and Supt j. S. Wall Of
Iron River Wherein Mr. Frasers car
was injured slightly and Miss Sadie
Fraser thrown SO violently against the
side Of the car that she sustained bad
cash along the nose and forehead in
which the doctor put four stitches.
That the record Of Saturdays ac-
cidents and they certainly stacked up
well against any other day in our
history
STORY OF THE DROWNING.
When we went 70 press last Saturday
we had only very meager information
regarding the death OF Irving Gunther
The party sent out TO recover the body
was on It's way north and no intel
ligence could be got other than the
slight information given by Mr.. Hoop
er in his telephone message early in
the morning
Prof Hill was member of the re-
lief party and he delved as thoroughly
into the affair as possible and has the
following account.
Irving and Fred Hooper, the chemist.
left Crystal Falls Friday morning IN
tending TO float down the Nett and
Paint rivers from Nett river crossing
. this city. They took along a canoe.
ing 20 Nett crossing via the ST. Paul
freight. They started on their way
down river about noon time and had
very pleasant time The river was
fine for the trip and fishing was good
They got to the dam near the mouth of
the Nett along in the evening. got
their canoe through it and decided to
camp below the dam at place where
the water is quite deep.
They had their tent MP and about
nine o'clock Hooper was busy putting
mp a lunch when Irving went down
10 wherefhe boat was tied Mr. Hoop. |
er didn't know that he had gone and |
can give no reason for his going there
unless il was to get the gun which
was in the bottom OF the boat.
The hrst Hooper knew that anything
was wrong was when be heard cry.
He FASTENED to the river bank and saw
the boy ont in the water and also saw
that the boat was overturned and was
nearly full Of water Hooper quickly
emptied the canoe. got in and went to
Irving's resone. In the effort the boat
was overturned again and Doth men
went to the bottom together. Hooper
broke the hold and came 10 the sur
tace. He Immediately went down
again after Irving and came 10 surface
holding him nc arm s length He had
hold OF sweater which Irving wore
and while striving TO tow the boy
ash2fe Irving threw up his hands, the
wdater slipped off and the boy went
TO the bottom. leaving the sweater In
Hooper's hands IL was dark and after
more effort 20 locate the boy Hooper
had TO desist and he Immediately start
cd back along the river bank for the
crossing When he got TO the
he walked TO Parks Siding,
aroused the section men and got them
10 pump him TO Amasa on the hand
Ear from which place the telephonet
message WAS sent
The party TO recover the CORPS left
Crystal Falls early In the morning aud
found no difficulty in recovering the
Dody. The water was found 10 be
.bout - feet deep at that point. II is
thought that 1rving was attacked by
pps atter'b1ing tipped out OF the
HOLMES AUTO WRECK.
Mr.. Holmes drove his auto 20 Iron
River during the forenoon and about j
wo O'Clock started from the center of
he village OF Iron River to the base
vail grounds which are located up near
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