The Springdale news., 1913-05-30
FOUR PERSONS DROWN.
Prof. Crawford and Daughter and
 Two Ladies Lose Their Iiyes.

RuSS%IIVlIle, May Z4.-f our pei sons were drowned in Illinois river, seven miles north Of Russallyilie, this afternoon The dead are Prof. W. A. Crawford, superintendent Of public schools at Russellyille and secretary Of the Arkansas Athletic Association; Miss Francs Crawford, aged 19, his daughter; Miss Ruth Vanlandingham, public school teach CT of Russellville; Miss Vera Meade daughter of Attorney L. l.. Meade of Russellville.
 The bodies have been recovered and were brought to Russellyil1e to- night.
 Superintendent Crawford, lis daughter and several other young women left Russellyiile al [ O. clock this morning, intending to spend a week in camping They pitched camp on bluff d what i= known as The Narrows, four mi above the dam of the Russetlvilie Water and Light Company Oh tie Illinois river.
 4 short time after dinner Mr Crawford and six young women of the party decided to go =kodakiHg, and finding pla about 20o yarcs from the camp, stopped oH the bank of the river. The young women de cided to don bathing clothes and have their pIetuIes taken while iH the water Miss Crawford aHd Miss Meade waded out into the stream Mir Crawford and Miss Vanlanding ham remained ou the bank When Miss Crawford and Miss Meade mad reached distance from wh.eh they thought good pietufe ZeouId be secured they stopped, and theI de leed to wade Q few feel furtf- sr suddeny both sank, fafiHg 5teped into deep water
 MT Crawford and Miss NanEaHa ing1am rushed to their res ue, ad- ing as far a. they thought they dar= ed then joining hands in the hoHe they III ght reach 1he struggling young women The swift current ot the stream swept Mr Crawford and Miss Vanlandingham from their feet and within minute they too Were struggling for their lives, only 10 sink be.ore other members of tie party, who had leaped into the stream could rescue them
 Miss Leonora Ferguson and Miss Mary Bullock, daughter of Mayor Bullock, who Were near the bank when tie first two young womeH screamed for help. waded out Into the stream, struggling valiant,y against the current in their efforts to reach the drowning young NO men, but were forced to return to the bank Misses Bullock and Fere- uson mad secured poles from the bank and although they made rant ic efforts to reach the struggling vie tims, the drowning young women Were swept beyond their reach
 Frank Smith, son of R. H. Smith who was nearby, heard the cries, and rushing to a near by field sum moned Frank Winkler. and they, too, did all within their power to aid, but were unable to reach tie scene in time
 The accident occurred about o'clock, and within half hour the aody of Miss N eade Ras re o1erea Aoolt ' o'e.o. X the tody of Ms EaAlandineham was fe oye4ed aHd within saort tine tHe }.aelezs -orms ol the otaer victims Were ouad
 F6e sunday lool class of lon T. Gamer had eneamped near by and the members rushed 10 the enc. Claude Gamer ran four miles 10 the dam to telephone the news to Rpssellv.Ne
 When the news was re eived d Ruseellville dozen automobils fili- ed With citizens rush ed to the scene 10 aid in the search for the bod ies
 Prof W A Crawford was a Washington County man, and was about 45 years of age He was