The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

his request. They were SO near to him
that they believed that they could save
both him aond Mrs. Bowman by taking
him then, and according picked him up
before rowing on to her. With regard
to her they were disappointed, however,
for the woman sank before they came
near enough to her to be of any as
sistance. They had done what they
could and made for the shore with
Nielsen, who was showing signs of col
lapse from fatigue and nervous strain.
On the bank he was soon revived and
thereafter remained at the scene of the
tragedy with the hope that he might
be Of some assistance in recovering
the bodies of his friends.
Recovery of Bodies.
Coast guards from the life saving
station were dragging the lake a few
moments after the disappearance of the
victims For some time little hope
was entertained that they might be
drawn from the lake in time to be re-
vived by the pulmotor, but as FIVE
O'Clock drew near all hope of this out
come was abandoned. The work of
dragging continued but with no success.
Shortly after six O'Clock, John
Werve, Chris Werve, John Wade, Chris
Metten, Frank eraser, Jr., Albert
Frederick, Ed Thomas and George R.
Wade appeared upon the scene Of the
accident with a huge seine one hundred
and eighty feet in length. Attached
to a rope operated from the shore it
dragged the bottom of the lake within
a radius of three hundred and fifty
feet. On the first attempt Bowman s
body was brought to the surface while
the second drag recovered the corpses
of both Mrs. Bowman and Jensen.
The enormous crowd on the bank
were aWed to silence BY the grewsome
spectacle, but with the morbid Curl
osity natural to such occasions, surged
forward as the bodies were brought
ashore. So dense was the press that
officers were forced to clear path for
the ambulances, which carried the
corpses to the Hansen Undertaking
rooms on South street. This establish
ment, too, was besieged by the thrill
hunters who were with difficulty pre-
vailed upon to leave the refuge
of the dead.
The Victims.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, aged twenty
seven and nineteen respectively,
were residents Of Norman avenue,
where they were beloved by an init
mate circle of friends. Mrs. Bowman
was of Scotch descent and possessed
that beauty and charm so Characters
tic of the highland lassses. Her hus-
band, an Englishman by birth, was
likewise a favorite among his friends,
by reason Of his unfailing good humor
and constant adherence to the rules Of
fair play. At one time boxer, he was
widely known in sporting circles in
Chicago and throughout Wisconsin, but
at the time of his death was employed
as a truck driver for the Nash com
pany. In this position he had shown
eommendable efficiency and was in
line for promotion.
Walter Jensen, aged forty-one, a
Dane by birth, but an American by
adoption, resided at 615 Racine avenue.
An affectionate husband and an ideal
father he will be sadly missed by the
wiwe and two children who survive him.
A membez of several fraternal orders
he was popular with wide circle of
friends and was noted for his general
affability and unquestioned honesty.
At the time of his death he was car
penter with the Simmons company
where he was a valued employee
by reason of his excellent spirit and
extraordinary ability