Arizona republican., 1914-02-21
Five Points Scene of Mys- terious Tragedy at Late Hour Last Night Search ing Parties Work Hours Unsuccessfully
YOUTH SAW MAN
 TUMBLE INTO WATER
Tried to Assist Him, But in Vain-FOllOwed Two Blocks and Saw Body Go DOwn-Water Stopped as Aid in Search

A little stoop shouldered man was seen to fall in the Salt River canal at a point 100 feet below the Grand avenue bridge at Five Points last night a few minutes before midnight, and at an early hour this morning although po- licemen, citizens and zanjeros had been industriously searching for the body of the man for several hours no trace of him had been found. Only one bay, Frank ahn, No 721 West Taylor street, saw him fall into the canal, which was running swiftly and bank full at the soon after the crowd began to arrive, saw the man fall, heard him shout for help, and then ran to his assistance. For more than two blocks he followed down the canal trying to aid the man, who was rapidly being overcome with the sWiftness of the current. The, boy poked a stick out at the man trying to get him to hold to that and thus make his escape, but all his efforts were in vain, and in telling the story later, the lad said the last he saw of the stranger was his coat just above the water.
 That is the last record of the man from any point. The boy gave the alarm immediately thereafter. Police Captain Hi Mcdonald responded and in turn notified Night Captain Brisbois at the central station and the police and patrol wagon were sent to the scene. The search was then taken up and all means used to discover the body of the ran. Captain Brisbos shortly there after got into communication with the Zanjeros and the water was shut out of the canal
 Watchers were stationed at points along the banks below where the man fell in while the receding water was anXiously watched for traces of the man thought to be drowned Who he is IS unknown. No description could be obtained as to what he wore, the only thing known of him was that he was a little stoop shouldered man past middle age.
 How he came to be wandering off the beaten path and along the canal bank at that hour of night has not and probably will not be explained. Others than the boy saw the man before he fell into the stream, but none other than the youngster saw him fall
 The water receded very slowly. all so slowly for the anxious ones on the canal bank. The news spread quickly through the neighborhood of Five Points and before long there was a large crowd lined along both sides of the canal west from the Five Points bridge at Seventh avenue several blocks down.
 At Five Points the canal emerges from under long bridge and contin- ues directly west, paralell with the Yu- ma road until it empties into the Agua F'ria river. However there are a num- Der of wooden Weirs along the stream to raise the water to the desired level for the outtake laterals.
 The water last night was flood wa ter from the Verde and was muddy and oily looking and exceedingly heavy with silt. It is thought by the officers that on this account after the man finally sank that his body did not go very far but went quickly to the bottom and will be found in the neighborhood of the Ninth avenue or Tenth avenue crossing. when the water recedes enough to disclose the body.