The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-29
SIXTEEN DIVE BEFORE
BODY is RECOVERED
Finally Brought to Surface by
Will Wood of Pennington;
Girls Mother Frustrated
by Shock.

pleaded Emma Youngqulst,
10, of her escort in a row.
boat at Lagoon; and when
she arose to take the oarsman's seat
she toppled over into sixteen feet of
water, Thirty minutes later VIII Wood
Of Pennington brought her lifeless
body TO the surface.
The girl and her escort, Joseph
Melogrnm of Ogden, were in a boat at
6 o'clock last evening at the north end
Of the lake when the girl made the re-
quest. Melogram rose to exchange
places with her and as they attempted
to pass in the boat it suddenly titled,
throwing both into the water.
Sinks to Remain.
George Cardoff and Harry Grayes,
both Of Salt Lake City, were in another
boat, within ten feet Of the unfortu-
nate pair when they fell In the water,
Neither could swim. however, and all
they could do was TO sound the alarm.
When Melogram and Miss Youngquist
plunged into the water, the girl was
seen to grasp her companion about the
neck, but she was evidently overcome
at once by the icy water, as she never
came to the surface. Melogram came
to thc surface a few seconds after tho
two went down and was helped into
the other boat by Albert Burton Of
Ogden and Cardoff and Grayes.
Heroic Efforts at Rescue.
Within five minutes after the alarm
there were sixteen men diving into
the lake in an effort to save the
life Of the young woman. Many
sprang into the water fully dressed.
-Four men were swimming at a
point about 500 feet away and they
hurried to the scene and joined the
divers. There were three Japanese IN
the crowd. All worked hard and risked
their own lives, but the water was so
roily that they could see nothing in
the water and could only feel about the
bottom. The water at the point where
the accident occurred was sixteen feet
deep and many of the men, although
SOou SWiiiHleio, Wcle uhdOie u iSoSn
that depth,
Body Is Recovered.
Miss Youngquist had been in the
water more than twenty minutes when
Will Wood, who had been il a distant
part of the resort. arrived. Wood is
an expert swimmer and diver, but see
lug the futility Of working in his cloth
ing, he threw off his garments quickly
and plunged into the water.
"I couldn't see anything in the
water on account of the mud,' said
Mr., Wood last night, "and it was for
tunate that / found her as soon as |
did. I caught hold of u foot while
cropping along the bottom the second
time ! went down, and it was no trou-
Bile to bring the body to the surface
after it was found.
"Therc is nothing remarkable about
diving for drowned OF drowning per
SON. | have been swimming and diving
all Of my life and deserve no more
credit than any Of the other boys. 1T
was Just chance that I found the girl
first
Life Is Extinct.
DIR. A, A. Robinson OF Ogden, With
capable assistants. worked more than !
half an hour 10 restore life be-
fore he gave up hope The water
was cold aud the girl had been beneath
the surface about thirty minutes.
Every effort was in vain.
Justice of the Peace l.. II. Obiatt Of |
Pennington summoned II coroner's jury |
as soon as it was ascert0ined the young !
woman was dead, and William w.
Rose, George w. Larson and Nj, Il.
Udy. who formed the jury, decided,
after hearing the evidence. that death
was caused by accidental drowning.
The body was sent To Ogden last night,
where it was taken in charge by the
Larkin Undertaking company to be
prepared for burial. II will be sent TO
Brigham City today.
Miss Youngquist was born in Brigham
City. December l3, 1893. and had lived
there most OF her life. For several
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