The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-19
ONE BODY IS RECOVERED
That of Vain Anderson Taken
From the Stream Early
Last Night
From TUESDAYS Daily

holiday in order to compensate them
for attending school at the special
session Friday evening, when there
was a reception to the public.
Vernon A. Cooper, director OF the
manual training department, told his
classes yesterday morning that the
manual training laboratory would be
kept open in the afternoon, and that
the bows might come back and do shop
work there He felt that the boys
would be better doing some work in
school, than seeking some way to
while by the afternoon, perhaps run
ming around town and getting into
some trouble.
Were in Third Glass.
Both the boys were in Mr.. Cooper's
third hour class, consisting of twenty.
Both were present at the open house
session last. Friday evening and were
doing shop work.
Vain Anderson had just finished a
piano bench. This is still on display
at the high school, among other
articles that the boys have made. The
waxing was done Monday morning.
The bench will be sent to the family
home.
Raymond Clausius, the other river
victim, had been at work on a sew
ing stand. There were about four days
of the class work yet to be done on
that It is also at the high school. 1t
will be finished by some other stu
dent and will then be sent to the
Clausius family.
Instructor Cooper today said both
boys were very good students The
Anderson boy was especially apt
Both were Industrious and business
like
Body of Anderson Recovered.
At $50 last evening the body of
Vain Anderson, the siXteen-year old
high school boy, who lost his life in
the Blue Earth river yesterday after
noon. was discovered 1t was found
by George Crawford, who had been
almost steadily at work on the search
since the sad accident was dis
covered. He was searching along the
shore on the park side, using long
pole and standing in a boat, while
another man kept the boat from
drifting away by holding at the end
of a long rope, which was tied to the
boat. The body lay about twelve feet
from the shore.
Philip Leas, chief of the fire de-
partment, who was also taking part
in the search, at once caused the body
to be removed to the undertaking
rooms of Landkamer Brothers.
The search for the other body, that
of Raymond Clausius, the companion
of Vain Anderson. was continued up
to eight o'clock last evening, but at
that hour the body had not been
found.
Many Engaged in Search.
Ray Cummins of lie Hitler was one
of the searchers, using his motor
boat. Together with Clarence Staley,
park superintendent, he dragged up
and down the channel of the river,
on both sides of the island w. H.
Anderson and others were also en-
gagged in the search
Chief Leas said today that he was
going out there today with his own
motor boat. Chief of Police Klugherz
made ready two long poles with
which to continue the search for the
still missing body
The canoe in which the boys rode
out on their fatal trip was owned by
the Clausius boy. 1t was seen floating
downstream a few minutes after the
drowning occurred. Bernard Hennes-
81 waded into the cold water and
pulled the boat ashore
The canoe was home made affair
OF canvas, held in place with what
looked like barrel hoops, and painted
1t was frail, light structure, and
seemed to be so constructed that it
would tip very easily. The canoe
was bought from another boy, who
made it. 1t is believed that it was the
tipping of the canoe that caused the
tragedy. The cries of the boys drew
several men to the shore. Shortly be-
fore they had been seen in the boat,
one at each end
Anderson Could Swim Little.
Vain Anderson could swim a little.
The other boy, Raymond Clausius
seems to have been unable to swim at
all. His mother says that she did not
know of his ever having been able to
swim. Both boys were still struggling
III INC WAFER anu Trying TO SWIM,
When Marshall Griggs, park en-
ploye, rushed to the shore and threw
a pole in the vain hope of saving
one of the boys.
1t seems probable that the cold
ness of the water had much to do
with the quick drowning of the boys.
Moreover, the current was very
strong, the stream having been
swollen much by the recent rains.
Both the victims were high school
boys in the second year. They had
Monday as half-holiday. These two
boys concluded that they would en-
JOY ride on the river, during their
time off from school work
Raymond Clausius lived at his
parental home, that of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Clausi1s on the Indian Lake road.
The father is tfuhtck farmer. The
boy was born and reared in Mankato.
+ is survived by two, sisters and two
brothers, namely Mrs. E. John-