The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-20
Party Of Two Young Men and
Two Girls in Launch Have
Not Yet Returned Since
Thursday Night.
PROBABLY RODE WAVES
Miss Maynlie Wilson, Mrs,
Mary Wright, John Laugh
lin and Alfred Gross
the Missing Ones.
SUPPOSED DROWNED.
MISS MAYMIE WILSON
MRS. MARY WRIGHT
JOHN LAUGHLIN
ALFRED ]. GROSS
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Grave fears were entertained all
day that four Keokuk people were
drowned in Lake Cooper some time
between the hours of nine and mid
night. Thursday. The party composed
Of two young men and two young We
men are supposed to have left point
above the new government lock near
the foot Of Seventh street about nine
O'Clock last night. Nothing has been
heard from them since. Those in the
launch we're Miss Maymie Wilson,
eighteen-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Wilson of No. 729 Bank street; Mrs.
Mary Oatman-W Wright, of Ninth and
High streets; John Laughlin, watch
maker with the Frank LeBron jewelry
establishment and Alfred g. Gross,
who rooms between Third and Fourth
on Concert street with his brother.
The Gross brothers owned the six
teen-foot launch which has not yet
been found although searching parties
In automobiles and motor boats made
a careful search of evesy foot of the
river between Keokuk and Fort Madi-
son today.
Worst Is Feared.
There Is hardly any doubt in the
minds Of these who have searched the
river for some trace of the missing
four, but what all met tragic death II
the Mississippi Had any of the party
gotten to shore it is believed they
would have telephoned during the
night or morning and set the fears OF
anxious relatives at rest.
Miss Wilson and the two young men
could swim but the general belief is
that they were caught in an eddy OF
waves from passing steamer and
perhaps carried to the bottom as
there were no life preservers on board
Laughlln was an extra good swimmer
and had spoken several times to his
friends about attempting to swim the
lake some time soon.
Searchers at Work.
Early this morning about half pas
five when none of the four had reach
ed their homes the police were told Of
the sudden disappearance. The broth
er of Alfred Gross, accompanied by
J. e. Vanatta went to Montrose in al
automobile but could learn nothing
along the route which would give then
a clue to the whereabouts of the
young people. John Reimbold, of Nau
VOC who was in Montrose last night
told the two men that he saw a party
of four land at Montrose during the
evening and that about half past eigh
they boarded the launch again ant
started toward Keokuk Mr.. Reimbolt
! did not know who the people in The
/ boat were but knew that there were
! two girls in the party. That was thu
last anyone saw of the group.
Arthur w. Schmidt. for whom youn.
Gross worked, and Orville Publisky
in launches went as far as Fort Madi
son this morning but both 'phonet
back about III o'clock that they hat
seen nothing of the boat or the miss
ing ones.
i Jack Barry, sweetheart of Mrs
Wright, hired nautomobile of a 10
Il cal garage and went to Fort Madison
inquiring along the route of everyon
he met If they had seen the party
4 The search was continued all durin
the afternoon by local launchmen an
others but up until a late hour non
were successful in locating any one Q
the four.
Mother Is Frustrated.
Mrs. Wilson, mother of the eighteen
year old girl and sister Of Mrs
Wright, was overcome by grief thi
morning when a search failed to r,
veal anything. Her daughter, she sait
left home during the evening abou
half pas. seven, going to the home c
Mrs. Wright The two We're to hay
gone from there to the rooming hous
, Of Jack Barry to be accompanied b
him on the pleasure outing Barr.
who is employed by Stone G. Webste
Co., had to WNrk last night and coul
not go with the party SO Gross col
: scented to go and operate his ow
, boat. Some slight repairs had to |