Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
e. FARRis, OF BURLINGTON. Elk
PLoREs RIVER FOR BODY
oFgLEoN EuzIERE.
WORKS IN WATER TWENTY
TO THIRTY FEET DEEP
Operating From Improvised Raft, Diver
Descends in Deep Holes Near Sand
Pump-Indians, Working Independ.
W Continue Search on Lower River
BODY May Rise This Week.

placed in charge of E. Farris, pro-
fessional diver from Burlington,
Wednesday afternoon. and today the
! deep holes OF the river bed are being
explored in the hope that the body
may have been carried into one OF
these depths instead of having been
carried down stream. Meanwhile "Bis
JIM" and one or two Indian friends
are continuing their search, independ-
ent of the others, far below the Third
avenue bridge.
| With the arrival of Farris hope OF
recovering the body renewed, but the
diver met with no encouragement in
his work yesterday afternoon. 1t is
the theory Of Farris that the body has
| been carried to one Of the deeper holes.
or that it may possibly have been
temporarily buried in the sand by the
| charges of dynamite Sunday. 1t is
/ generally conceded that it was a mis-
! take to have used 50 much dynamite
! in the efforts Of Sunday, but it is hoped
that the charges did not reach the
body The sand pits seem to be the
favorite places of search, and the work
yesterday was begun a short distance
about the dredging station.
Deep Holes Are Explored.
Farris, with regulation equipment
set at work shortly before 8 O'Clock
Wednesday, the delay in starting be-
| ing due to the necessity of construct
! ing raft and fitting up the diving APP
paratus. The raft is navigated by
ropes from the shore and is manned
by four men-Farris' assistant. who
operates the air connections and the
signal rope; helper who assists in
playing out the air line and the guide
rope, and two operators for the air
pump. Farris confined his work large
iy 10 the deep holes and IN places
yesterday he reached a depth OF be-
tween twenty and thirty feet.
Brush, small logs, and debris cover
the bottom of many Of the holes, ac-
cording to the diver. who told Of his
experiences last night Owing to this
condition thorough work is necessarily
slow, and Farris is determined to scour
every foot Of the deeper stretches
Three times during the work yesterday
he changed the position OF the raft that
he might keep in the deep water.
Diver Watched by Curious Crowd.
The appearance of the diver brought
hundreds of spectators to the river for
the fourth days search, and the crowds
gathered on the rivers bank and re-
NAMED until the work halted shortly
after o'clock.
Farris remained under water from
five to twenty minutes in his three de-
scents, but stated last night that often
he remains under water half day at
a time. Today he expects to make
more rapid progress, the work being
resumed at $3.50 this morning, to con-
tinue until or this afternoon. Pro-
gress in the Iowa river will be slow,
owing to the many deep holes and the
heavy cross currents
The water is muddy making objects
appear indistinct to the diver and the
bottom so rugged and filled with
Snags in places, as to make footwork
slow and irksome.
Body May Rise This Week.
If the body has been washed down
stream. Farris said that it might be
expected to rise this week. 1t would
not be likely to rise, at this time of the
year, he said, within weeks time.
Farris is not inclined to hold out
false encouragement, and is not opti-
mistic regarding his quest He does
not feel that his appearance here
should give rise to the hope that the
body will be removed Immediately. for
there is much ground to be gone over
and the possibility that the body has
been carried down stream or has been
buried in the sand. He is. however
doing all one could, and will make
every effort to locate the body.
Today it is planned to cover that
section of the river from the point
where the boy went into the water to
the Third avenue bridge, or even
farther down stream.
Fire Department Hampered.
During the past four days the men,
bers Of the fire department have been
kept busy answering inquiries by tele-
phone regarding the progress of the
work, and Chief Kirby has requested
that the public be patient and avoid
calling the fire stations for informa-
ton. The endless calls it is feared
may interfere with possible fire calls,
and the men are called from other du-
ties to respond to phone calls. 1t has
been necessary to keep one man by the
telephone constantly since Sunday to
answer the calls.
Mother Bearing UP Bravely.
Mrs. Alta Euziere, mother OF the boy
who was drowned, Is bearing up brave
ly under the unusually severe shock
and ordeal incident to the drowning.
altho she is still confined to her bed
and is under the care of physician.
Mrs. Euziere has been kept in, bed ever
since the night of the drowning. when
she collapsed from nervous shock.