Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-23
HARRY DIETRICH, AGED H. GOES
DOWN IN OLD SWIMMING
HOLE,
SEVERAL BOYS OF SAME
AGE WITNESS TRAGEDY
Effort Made to Lend Assistance BY
Boys Across the River, Who How.
fore He Went Down For Last Time
Funeral Friday Afternoon.

The treacherous Iowa river claimed
day evening about o'clock, when
Harry J. Derrick, aged IA. son of Mrs
Agnes Stormes DERRICK, 210 North
Fourth avenue was drowned in the old
swimming hole back of Riverside GENE
terry, near the Flower sand pit by
stepping into a deep hole while wad-
ing.
Seven other lads of about the same
age, who had gone to the river to battle
and wade. witnessed the tragedy. Eff
forts " ere made by the youngsters to
save the drowning boy. and two lads
who were across the river fastened to
Delrick's assistance when the alarm
vas sounded They were unable TO
reach the spot where DERRICK was
struggling in the water until after he
had gone down for the last time.
Witness Tells Story.
Harry Ward, son of A. e Ward. 112
North Third street: Lowell Nichols,
son OF Paul Nichols. 120 East State
street: Clarence johnson, son of c. B.
Johnson 2oa East State: Emmett
Spangenberg. son Of John Spangen-
berg Third avenue and Webster:
Howard Batesole. son of E. D. Bate
sole. sos mon s,1-vt. Tv. ,ioo.c. .
son of Lee Moore. sos North Third ave-
uue: and Arthur Gossard. son of NJ.
" Gossard. 122 East state. formed
the party of boys who went TO the river
with Derrick
Young Ward saws that he and Lowell
Nichols had swum the river at the
point where the other boys had gone
in. DERRICK and Howard Batesole were
wading and. without warning. DERRICK
Went down. when he stepped into hole.
He began TO struggle for footing.
and Batesole yelled 70 Ward and Mich
OILS TO hurry oacr; across the river as
DERRICK was drowning Ward says that
he and Nichols made all speed to get
across Batesole hunted piece OF
brush on the bank. waded out TO where
Derrick was struggling. and DERRICK
got hold of the end of the brush. He
pulled with such force. however, that
he dragged Batesole under the water,
and he let go of his end of the brush
By the time Ward and Nichols could
get across the river the DERRICK boy
had gone under for the last time
Summon Help From Sand Pit.
The boys, ali frightened badly, ran
10 the sand pit 200 yards away. 10 get
help. Richard Castle and ". r. Camp
Deli. employed at the pit. responded,
/ and within thirty or forty minutes af
ter DERRICK went down had recovered
the body with the aid of a boat.
The police patrol was summoned.
and the body was brought TO the Pur-
sci & Son undertaking parlors. Coroner
F H Boucher was summoned, but de-
cided no inquest necessary.
Mother Away From Home.
Mrs DERRICK, VINO is a nurse. and
was on case al the Daniel Cunning
home. four miles north Of the city, was
informed by telephone of the death Of
her son. James T. Pound drove to the
Cunning home and brought Mrs. Det-
rick TO the city. The young mother
bore up remarkably we'll under the ter
rible blow, as ii devolved upon her to
comfort her mother. Mrs. Joseph
Stormes who has practically reared
Mrs. Detricks two children. Mrs
Stornles was Frustrated by the news.
as the family knew nothing of the
tragedy until after the body had been
brought TO the undertakers
Funeral Friday Afternoon.
Master DERRICK was born in this city
April, Il. 1898. He was in the sixth
grade at school. and was pupil of the
; First ward building. He was a mem
Der Of the First Baptist church. having
united with the church on Easter Sun
day. Aside from his mother and
grandparents the boy is survived by
one sister, Mildred. aged g.
The funeral Will be heh from the
Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. Rev. James MCGEE officiating
The church will be open to friends at
o'clock