Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-23
BODIES DROWNED
PAIR RECOVERED
Johnson Had Made Heroic Eff
fort to Save the Life of His
Companion.

The bodies of Miss Grace GLADDEN.
and Cyril Johnson, who were drown
ed when their canoe capsized near
Suburban island Friday evening, were
recovered at GAO Saturday night, af-
ter the harbor had been dragged all
day by crew of five men.
The bodies were found about three
hundred feet farther upstream than
the point at which the canoe was dis
covered. AS the dam cut off the up
per end of the harbor from the main
channel of the river, there is prac-
tically no current in the harbor SO
that the bodies did not drift away.
JOHNSON EXPERT SWIMMER.
When the bodies were found John
son had his left arm under the girls
back and his right arm under her
shoulders, showing that he had tried
to save the girls life with unusual
presence of mind, using the tactics of
an expert swimmer, which he was
known to be.
Orville c. GLADDEN., 1911 West
Fourth street, father of the girl, was
at the scene of the accident, when
the bodies were taken out of the wa
| ter.
The drowning is one of the saddest
accidents that has occurred for some
time Miss GLADDEN. was employed at
Harmed & Won Maur's store and lived
with her parents. 1911 West Fourth
| street.
About 1880 o'clock Saturday evening
a telegram addressed to Cy F. John
son, the man who was drowned, was
received from his brother, H. S. John
son. in Milwaukee. The brother, who
was unaware of the young mans death
sent word that he would come through
Davenport Sunday evening, and asked
Cy to meet him at the Milwaukee de
pot at 1850 o'clock.
Word was at once sent back to Mil
| waukee regarding the death of the
young man and asking the brother tt
stop over in Davenport Sunday.
w. R. Johnson, another brother re
siding at Hastings. Neb., was alsC
notified of the drowning and he i:
expected to arrive in Davenport K
take charge of the body.
Cyril Johnson, or Cy, as he was wei
known about the city, was in charge o
the mailing department of the Dav
export Times During the summer h,
generally camped on Suburban islant
with a number of companions, ant
during the winter he stayed at tn
Gleason home, 1915 Gaines street.
ALL NIGHT SEARCH.
Companions of Johnson in the CAM
searched for him and Miss Gladde1
during the night of Friday to SatuI
day, after their disappearance, bu
could find no trace of them. In tn
> morning, Leander Keim, manager O
the camp, was notified that the coupl
was missing and the camp telephone
to the GLADDEN. home.
Grace GLADDEN. was born at Mort
Manchester Ind, in 1887, and live
there with her parents until 1S9!
when the family moved to Logans
port, Ind In 1908 she went to For
Wayne, Ind, and there was employee
2 as head clerk at the Peoples depar
d. ment store of that city. April 9, 1911
she came to Davenport with the fan
lily and lived there since. She wa
) employed by Harmed & Won Maur. Sh
was a member Of the Pythian Sisters
lodge Surviving her are her parent!
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. GLADDEN.; three sill
tiers, Mrs. Blanche Brown of Chicago
= Maude and Marguerite GLADDEN., bot
at home, and two brothers, L. r. GhC
! den of Albion, Cal, and Ray Gladde
| of Peru. Ind.