Arizona republican., 1917-07-09
ED FAULKNER |S
 VICTIM IF SUNDAY TRAGEDY ON LAKE

Lacking confidence in the non-sink- ;,ble qualities of an air-t;ght compart- ment skiff rented for an afternoons outing. Ed Faulkner, whose nome was in this city. but who for several months mad been employed in the Iron Cap mine, at Copper Hill, a suburb of Globe. was drowned in Roosevelt Lake about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he attempted to swim ashore after it was found that the little craft was rapidly filling with water. Bruce Howard. also of Copper Hill, and "Tootsie' Allen, the seven-y -year-old daugnter of Robert Howard, who re- m3ncl with the boat were rescued by a party from Anglers Inn, search ing for a larger boat belonging to How ard that had broken from it's moor ings during a heavy gale that swept over Lake Roosevelt during the after noon. All of last night searching parties. equipped with grappling lines and hooks were engaged in an effort to recover the body of Faulkner
 Early yesterday Faulkner, Howard and the little Allen girl left Anglers Inn. nine miles up Roosevelt Lake from the dam. on a rabbit hunting expedi- tiCn. They rowed to an island three miles out in the lake and moored the Trail craft among rocks along the shore. Not long after landing a severe storm broke over the lake. The boat was Casled about upon the rocks and a small hole punctured near the stern, allowing water to enter and fill the craft.
 When the two men and the little girl returned from their rabbit hunt they found the boat nearly submerged, Sup posing the high waves had dashed over the sides Of the boat, they over turned it. allowing the water to run out. They failed to discover the rent in the bottom and took their places at the oars.
 Not far from shore it was discovered that the boat was leaking badly and Howard began bailing the water from the skiff Faulkner continued at the oars, after having equipped the little girl with the only life preserver in the boat As the water continued to gain on Howard, despite his utmost efforts at bailing. Faulkner suggested that as the little girl was safe with the life preserver about her and as he and Howard were good swimmers, it would be well to abandon the boat and at tempt to reach shore by swimming. Howard reminded Faulkner that the boatman who had rented them the skiff had commented on the air tight compartments and the impossbility of sinking.
 Howard removed part of his cloth ing and finding his efforts at keeping the water down in the boat were fruit less, he endeavored to guide the water logged craft toward shore. Faulkner finally decided that the boat must sink jumped overheard without removing any of his clothing. He struck out in the direction of the island Howard was able to keep the boat moving slightly and called to Faulkner to keep within reach of his oars.
 This plan worked for a few minutes, but the roughness of the water soon resulted in Faulkner becoming sepa- rated from the boat. A few minutes later he disappeared. Howard was un- able to give him succor, being engaged in keeping the boat from capsizing.
 For more than an hour Howard and the Allen girl drifted about until they were sighted by a party searching for another boat and rescued. They were quite exhausted from their efforts to keep afloat and from the shock. They were hurried to Anglers Inn and there given every attention possible.
 Searching parties were at once or ganized and several boats pressed into service. Ropes and graphing irons were secured and the work of recover ing the body of Faulkner begun. Far into the night these efforts continued but at midnight the search had not resulted in the finding of the body.
 Faulkner. who was 2S years old, had lived in this city until about seven months ago when he went to Copper Hill. His mother. Mrs Louise J. Faulk- ner, and his sister, Mrs. M. F, Gregg, live at 625 North Seventh street His
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