The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-26

I2l47 and
Henrietta Kaufman, Brighton, 1a.8
Thurman r. Howell, Marshallt'n q
2148 and
Madalin Fetters, Conrad, Ia. rs
| JONES.--Infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Edward Jones, still born al
the home in Harrison township, Aug
l6, 1915 Interment was made in
Forest cemetery.
DAVIs.--Word comes to the city OF
the birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs
John l.. Davis, at the Methodist Hos,
pital in Brooklyn, Tuesday morning,
August II, 1915. Mrs. Davis will be
remembered as Miss Lillian Hughes,
formerly of this city.
SCHULTZ. - Earl Harvey Schultz
died August IS, 1915. at the Good Sa-
maritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon,
aged 26 years, months and days.
The body arrived In Oskaloosa Mon
day morning via the Rock Island.
Funeral services will be held from
the Methodist church in Beacon at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Inter
ment in Beacon cemetery.
Deceased was born in Beacon, Ia,
March IL, 1889. His death was due
to an accident received while out
bathing with a number of other young
men, and in diving from high spring
board it is supposed that he struck
some obstacle and broke his neck. He
lived some fourteen hours after the
accident. He leaves a father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schultz,
of Beacon; FIVE sisters and two broth
ers, Raymond Schultz of San Fran
cisco, Calf. Alma Schultz of Beacon;
Edith Van Veen of Oskaloosa; Mar
garet Eyeland of Indianola, Ia; Irene
Flanders of Beacon. Elmer Schultz,
con; an infant brother is deceased.
The following letter received this
by the parents gives the full
details of the accident and death of
the young man:
Portland, Ore, Aug. Is, 1915.
Mr.. John H. Schultz, Beacon, Iowa.
Dear Sir:-This is the hardest let
ter we have ever been called upon to
write, but We realize you will want to
know all details of Earls sad acct
dent. We boys of the postoffice have
been going swimming almost every
afternoon and yesterday we started
out as usual. We padded our ca
noes up the river to an island a'little
way above town. At the island Earl
got out and ran along the beach to
place he has dove from many times
before. He called to us that he was
going to dive from the bank and swim
out to us and we turned to watch him
He ran and dove but as he started to
dive his foot slipped Instead of div
ing into deep water the slip turned
lin directly down and he landed on
mead and shoulders in shallow water,
not over sixteen inches deep. He
vas rendered unconscious. We
reached him Immediately and carried
him out of the water in less than a
minute. He came to at once and
vas in no pain. He had however,
ost all sense of feeling below his
arms. The force of the blow had
broken what the doctors called the
fifth and sixth ceryicle vertebrate of
he spinal column. These bones lay
It the back of the neck and pressure
If them against the spinal chord had
ieadened all pain. Yet he could
ak to us and understand as plainly
Is though nothing had happened. We
got fast launch to take us back to
own and an ambulance was waiting
It the dock Earl was rushed to the
food Samaritan Hospital. We had
.wo of the best physicians in Port
and attend him. An X-ray picture
# the injury was taken at once so the
Ioctors could tell the exact location
# the fracture. They decided an OPP
.ration was necessary at once as the
,nly chance to save him.
| am telling you all this so you will
understand everything possible in the
world was done for his comfort and
very effort was made tossaye him.
But Gods will be done. He did not
NOW the seriousness of his condi.
ion and we could not tell him, as
hat would have Iessened his chance
thousandfold.
Before going into the operating
Dom he gave me your name and ad-
lress, also that of his brother Roy,
n San Francisco. IF anything hap
'ens." he said, tell them all goodbye
or me-" He did not regain CON
ciousness after the operation and
he only distinct word we were able
o hear was Ethel" which he repeat
ID several times. I understand he
vas engaged to Miss Ethel Hale of
Oregon. SO there is a
title girl in oregon who shares with
sou in your great sorrow.
McCondon. Earl's roommate. was
'ut Of town at the time OF the acci-
lent and not until his return did we
earn that he had relatives in Port
and We have turned everything
'ver to them and they are completing
III arrangements. Earl was beloved
md respected by all in the postoffice
md his loss leaves a vacancy in our
iearts than can never be hlfed Our
elbow clerks Join US in expressing to
'ou and yours our heartfelt sympathy
n your sorrow and grief.
Two OF his many friends, who we're
'roud TO call him friend.
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