Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-07-02

drowning persons naturally try to
do. and the other girls, in their ex-
element, tried to aid them, all
getting into the deep water together
and being swept under by the strong
undertow. The bodies were all close
| together when found.
As stated, DR.. Kinney's body was
the first one recovered. The clammer
! Immediately hurried to the nearest
| telephone and notified Lancaster and
Cassville, pleading for help. In the
meantime everything that the others
knew how to do was done in the effort
to bring the drowned man back to
life. DR.. Hartford hurried to the
scene from Cassville. accompanied by
a number of citizens. anxious to render
any assistance possible, and the search
for the other bodies continued. When
found resuscitation was impossible,
even with the aid Of a pulmoter and
other appliances known tc modern
science The bodies Of DR.. Kinney
and Miss Godfrey were conveyed to
Cassville in steam launch, the
efforts at resuscitatiou being con-
tinued on the way, but unavailingly.
As soon as DR.. Godfrey received
the news at Lancaster that his only
daughter, about whom his affections
were so closely entwined, had met
with this fatal accident, his grief
was we'll nigh comfortable. After
frantically 'phoning the terrible news
to his wife he started for Cassville,
which under ordinary circumstances,
considering the billy nature of the
country, is over an hours ride. He
arrived there in ~ minutes with his
car smoking. He found his worst
fears realized and the beloved daugh
ter whose life was ever a radiation Of
happiness with sunshiny smiles and
laughter, had been swept hey ond re-
call by the ruthless hand Of death.
M. @. Edwards father of another
of the victims of the catastrophe, was
absent from home at the time the
news of the tragedy reached Lancas-
ter, being a member of a party of
business men who had gone by auto to
Glen Haven and vicinity earlier in
the day.
Rumors of the drowning had reach.
ed the occupants of one of the cars,
but with no particulars as to who
the victims were. Meeting Mr..
Edwards and the other members of his
party shortly thereafter they repeated
the news they had heard. My God !
My daughter is in that crowd" ex-
claimed Edwards, and all started for
Cassville as fast as the autos could
take them. With q family Of boys,
Lenora was the only daughter in the
Edwards family. where she was the
idol of them ALL The fathers grief
was even greater than that of Dr.
Godfrey and it was pitiful to watch
the anguish with which their hearts
was stricken when the certainty of
their bereavement was no longer in
doubt.
AS the news passed from lip to lip
in Lancaster it seemed almost un-
5elievable. It was stunning, and men
and women dropped their work to
stand upon the streets and discuss the
probabilities of the affair in subdued
tones, and assure each other that there
must be some mistake; that the worst
could not be true. But alas it was
only too true. This is a community
in which our people are more closely
interviewer in relationship and affec-
tion for one another than can often be
found anywhere: they are much like
the members of one great family.
Sorrow and grief were universal and
business was practically suspended
while the telephone exchanges were
flooded with constant inquiries sent
by anxious friends to any whom it
was thought might be able to furnish
additional information of the sad
affair.
] Mrs. Kinney and children return