The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-07
Isaac Helm, Prominent Stock Raiser and
President Of County Fair, Meets
Tragic Death
YOUNG MAN GOES
TO RESCUE AND DIES
VO Tye, Nephey Of DR.. Tye, Of Chicka-
sha, Faints While Attempting 10 Raise
Prospective Employer

I'm the midst of life we are in
death, was never more strikingly ex-
emplified than in the tragic occurrence
in which at A o'clock yesterday after
noon Isaac Helm, a prosperous live
stock raiser of Pocasset and president
of the Grady County Fair association
and Vo Tye, the 18-year-old nephew
Of Or. Tye of Chickasha, who was here
on short visit to relatives, lost their
lives.
News of the death of Mr. Helm came
as shock to relatives and numerous
friends here Immediately succeeding
the sad event and it was not until la
ter in the evening that the identity of
his companion was learned as the
presence OF young Tye at the farm
was somewhat accidental.
Tye had been in Chickasha a week.
coming from his home in Paducaa
near Quanah, where his father, j. T.
Tye, is prosperous farmer.
Mr.. Helm drove into Chickasha yes
terday afternoon and in conversation
with 0. c. Cooper Of the Farm Bureau
said he was about to clean out we'll
on his farm two miles from Pocasset,
and wanted help. Cooper had talked
with Tye and 1t was agreed that the
visitor should accompany him and that
II conditions we're favorable Tye would
take place ON the FARM which is ia
nous for its fine hogs. Accompanied
by an employe named Dawson the well
was reached, the work of emptying it !
was begun about o'clock. The wa
ter line had been lowered somewhat
when Mr.. Helm, who had been doing |
the underground work, went to the |
top to rest and mentioned the pres
ence of gas to the young men who hadf
been raising the water. He was again |
lowered and shortly after reaching the |
bottom sudden stiffness told the men
at the top that something was wrong
Young Tye, who stood six feet two,
weighed 100 pounds and had never
known a days illness, told his COM
panion that if he would lift him out
when he signalled he would descend
to the rescue Of his employer.
Tye Tainted.
Immediately upon being lowered Tye
lifted Mr.. Helm, who was in a foot and
a half of water, hoping to elevate him
to a point where he could be reached
by Dawson who stood about less than
twelve feet above. Tye had tied the
rope to his own arm and had signalled
Dawson to raise him when the rope
slipped and both men were precipi-
tated into the water, Tye fainting from
the effects of the gas.
Aid Summoned.
Realizing his helplessness and the
futility of attempting to rescue the
men single handed Dawson rushed to
the farm house and called on central
to send a doctor and men to aid in the
rescue work. Within thirty minutes
Dr. Brown and five or six men we're
on the ground and in short time both
men. from whom life had apparently
fled. were lifted to the surface. Help
was summoned from Chickasaa ana
Drs. Livermore, Cook, Morris ana
Leeds responded, someone taking
pulmotor from the fire station here
with which the resuscitation of the
men was attempted for over two hours
but without avail. The odor Of gas
was still strong at the we'll
Remains Brought Here.
The remains we're taken to Pocasset
from which place those of young Tye
were brought into Chickasha and left
at the undertaking parlors of Claycomb
and Anderson at $3.50 o'clock by T. F
Majors and Jack Kilgore. An hour
later the remains of Mr.. Helm arrived.
They we're first taken to the Baze san
itarium and later to the undertaking
parlors.
Tye's Parents Arrive.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Tye, their oldset
son. R d. Tye. and couple of young
er children of the family arrived here
from Texas this morning and went at