The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-23
HERBERT COOKS
BODY RECOVERED
FROM DUCK RIVER
AS RESULT or NERVOUS BREAK.
DOWN YOUNG MAN JUMPS
FROM BRIDGE.
Walked Out OF Store Shortly Before
Deed Was Done With Statement
That he Was Going for Walk
Bright and HustIing Young Man.


Bright and HustIing Young Man.
The body of Herbert Cook, VIII
jumped off the Duck river bridge Tues
day morning at about eleven-thirt,
o'clock and drowned, was recovere'
from the river at five-fifteen o'clocl
Tuesday afternoon by Shorty" John
son and George Douglass, both colored
Shorty was the negro who saw thu
man jump from the bridge and gave
the alarm to the city and county off
Gals.
The body was taken from the river
on the bar just back of the old GENE
terry, about half mile below the
bridge. After the body was recovered
it was taken to the undertaking estab
lishment of Cakes C Nichols and pre-
pared for burial.
Young Cook was the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam G. Cook, Of Mt
Pleasant and was twenty-three years
Of age. He was taken sick about six
weeks ago, his illness occasioned by
a nervous breakdown and for the past
three weeks had been in The Kings
Daughters Hospital at Columbia, for
treatment and was reported by his
physicians as greatly improved and
permitted to leave the hospital and
walk down town to his brothers place
of business on South Main street,
where he would remain for some time
before returning to the hospital. His
brothers, Miles and Fred Cook, said
that he would take short walk every
morning around the square and then
come back to the store, not being gone
more than Is or 20 minutes. On
Tuesday morning he came to the store
and after remaining for about two
hours talking to his brothers, stated
that he was going to take a little walk,
and after he had been gone for some
time one Of his brothers asked about
him, and few minutes later the re-
port was sent out that a man had
jumped from the river bridge and was
drowned. His brothers became alarmed
at once, and began to try to locate
him. They telephoned to the hospital
and found that he had not returned
and as he could not be located any
where, they were almost sure that it
was their brother and Immediately Of
tered reward for the recovery Of the
body.
Mr.. Cook was hustling business
man and had been associated with his
father, Sam G. Cook, in the furniture
business in Mt Pleasant, since he was |
fourteen years of age, but for the past
eighteen months, on account of his |
'ather's illness had had the care Of
he entire business upon his own
and the continuous toll, and
having been at it continuously for the
)ast nine years, it became too much
or his nerves, and the collapse came. |
This is the only cause that can be
assigned for his act, and his nerves
we're SO shaken, he became Respondent.
So far as is known he never men
toned anything of his purpose when
he left the store, or had he mentioned
to any of his family. Young Cook
vas seen by Alderman Cherry about
'leven-thirty on his way down to the
liver. but Mr.. Cherry thought nothing
Il the matter at the time.
The deceased is survived by his
ather and mother, FIVE brothers, Miles,
red, Frank G., David, Buford Cook,
nd two sisters, Mrs. Ira Simpkins, of
sallatin, and Miss Bertha Cook, of
1t. Pleasant.
He was a member of the Masonic
.odge of Mt. Pleasant, and the Junior
,rder u. A. M, Of Mt. Pleasant, and
lso a member of the Christian church.
he funeral services took place this
fternoon at three-thirty o'clock at the
frst Christian church, conducted by
llder G. G. Brewer and Elder F. C.I
Dwell, with interment in Rose Hilll
emetery.
At the conclusion of the service at
be church, the remains were taken
charge by the Masons Of Mt. Pleas
Mt Lodge, assisted by Columbia Lodge
10. 81. and were laid to rest with
Tasonic Honors. Cakes & Nichols In
barge.