The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-30
DETAILS OF DROWNING
OF ROY ALEXANDER
IN a Lake al BreIHlam, Tex, 9
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The funeral os Roy Alexander viii
1cr sent telegram to afr Alexander s
maid mother. Airs. Reoecca A1eHan-
der Of :53a West Pike street. ClarksL
burg. VI va. Another telegram vas szas
sent Ito the lodge OF Eiks IN c1arksl
burg, OF which Mr. Alexander was
FORMER mem Der.
4 The body was taken to Sfmank &
Hermann. undertakers. where IT was
en- 5almed awaiting word from MS
mother.
ar. Alexander came TO Brennan
last January from New York. having
Exchanged his o4hce with F>ral.4- sEep-
ard, ofs4tfis city. WIT Was a5rmerty
In the local postof5ce- He gave bis
reason for desiring the change, the
delicate health of his mother, VINO
needed milder climate He had just
made arrangements last week TO nave
his mother TO come to Brennan 10
i've with him. The two of them hav-
ing planned to keep house in town.
She had planned to come here Thurs.
day
Although only resident of Bren-
ham few months, Mr.. Alexander
was personally yery1 popular with all
who knew him His position at the
postoface brought him in contast Win
nearly everyone in lown and there
were general expressions OF regret
when the news of the accident
reached Brenham.
be held at 2:3e o'clock this after.
moor at the home of JOHN T. Grit
I'm on West Pike street and the bur
ial will be held at the Odd Fellows
Gem etery The Brennan, Tex, EaflS
Banner-Press gives the following &C
count Of his tragic death:
4 lust five days before his Invalid
.notherwas to come to Brennan from
Clarksbur. W. Va. to make her home
here with her son. Roy Alexander. 80
years old. general delivery clerk IN
the loca, post Office since last January.
was accidently drowned late sunday
afternoon, while with a party OF Eel
low employees at Wesley lake on MIL
Creek. about seven miles from town.
Mr. Alexander was alone on the
steep bank Of the lake when the ac-
cidant occurred. B. l. Conner, as
sistant postmaster; ~ L. BROOKS. pos
tai clerk: and Charles ReaIey. an en-
ployee of the Sante Fe railroad; who
we're the other members of the party.
had gone a considerable distance. all
mos. out of ear-sn OF. Attracted by
spla shing in the water, but hearing
no out-cry, they Investigated. finding
some matches and tobacco papers
floating on the waters There @as
nothing TO tell where Alexander had
sunk.
Finally Recover Body
Attempts to recover the BODY We're
futile until they nladea drag net from
4 barbed wire. After dragging the
pond In the sicinity where they found
the papers oaftiug upon the Water'
they recovered the body.
The accident occurred about o
o'clock in the afternoon. Two other
members of the party. John Emorey
and n. J. WefShuhn. also employed
IN the posto61ce, had left carrier IN
the day. and were not around When
tneadrowning- happened The others
had left Alexander on the edge OF
the pond where the bank makes
deep descent The water at that spos
Is about sixteen feet deep Aie2an-
der. from all accounts. could not
swim. although his associates We're
not aware of this at the time
It is thought that his foot slipped
on the bank and he fell in As no
cries we're heard from any of his as
soctates. it is believed that he was
prevented from making any loud cali
for-help by the water olcing : NM;
Mr. Conner. when questioned about
the drowning. said thai &c and has
friends had heard splash in the wa
ter, but thought nothing OF tat me
tine. Becoming suspiciousSa few MN.
ures later that Alexander. may aavs
net with. some accident. they hasten
ed 10 the scene. They found nothing
but Els hat. matches and papers hoat-
ing On the water.
Find Life Extinct.
Recovering the body from the va
ter .tney .vainlys4tried attempts atzTs-
sustication. but it was quite evident
that. life was extinct. In the mean
time, Nr. Conner located nearby
farmhouse and telephoned to his faith
5er In Lrenhanl, who informed Post
master Mueller of the accident and
also summoned .Dr.I- w To:tenham-
Or. Totlenhan hurried trsemdlate-
Is 10 The scene in an automobile. ca--
rying with him Judge John NJ Chap
pell Examination of the BODY
showed death was bg drowning Dr.
Tottenham characterized as enron
eous a report that circulated around
town that Mr. Alexander had been
seized with At of apoplexy. declar-
ing that there was nothing to give ev-
idence OF IT. The lungs were hlled
with water.
Immediately upon the return OF the
ps.r to Brennan. Postmaster Mue,-