The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-14
TRAGIC END
OF LAD Who
LOVED NATURE
Atty. ID. J. Moran's Boy
Phillip, is the Unidenti-
fed Victim of Lake at
Miller.
SEASONS
DROWNINGS

Hammond was distressed beyond
measure this morning 70 ind that the
lad whose body vas washed ashore at
Miller Beach last Wednesday evening a.
described in these columns last night
was that OF fourteen year old Phillip II.
Moran. second son Of Attorney and Mrs.
p : Moran. l117 South Holman street.
Il was The TIxRs tragic story Of the
finding Of the body that lead to its
identification. Mr.. Moran while reading
il grew cold for he felt that ii was his
boy and Fastening to Gary identified the
body at the Williams morgue and ar
ranged TO have it prepared for burial. al
the Burns morgue in Hammond
HOW HE MET DEATH MYSTERY.
How Phillip met his death Will prob
ably never b. known. He was extreme
~ careful while in the water and had
passed his Boy Scout tender-foot exam
ination. Attorney Moran does not be-
lieve that he would venture beyond his
depth and Undertaken Burns believes he
was drowned in shallow water or the
body would not have come UP 50 soon
He went to Miller Beach hy bicycle
with his camping outfit on Monday 10
y
70 paint some sketches or the dunes and
he took his palette brushes. paints and
easel along He vas a promising artist
and expressed desire to his parents
that he might be permitted 10 90 alone
otherwise companions might interfere
with his painting. His mission was not
one OF play but rather an intimate study
Of nature Of whom in all her moods he
was paesionateiy fond.
ALONE WITH NATURE.
He fashioned with his own hands at
the beach lean-to Of limbs and
branches against a big oak and # was a
testimonial Of his resourcefuiness for
in 1t all his effects were carefully laid
away He had taken supply Of food
with him and his father gave him some
money which was found pinned in his
knicker pockets. II IS believed that he
may have decided TO go 10 the water
when he was overheated and may have
succumbed to cramps. though there was
no indication. with the sxcep ptton Of his
blanched l.ps.
Boy Scouts patrollang the beach and
VIM Rirehart OF Gary saw the body
washed gently ashore. It seemed as II
il was asleen. All who saw it We're
struck with the absolute phy steal per-
fection Of the body.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN GREEK STATUTE
1t might have been a Grecian statute
model so exquisite was it in lines and
the curly matted brown hair adorned
handsome face. Experts figured that the
body had been in the water about "a
hours SO that he may have met death
on Tuesday.
Phillip was in the second year Ham
nnond High school. He was a devoted
son and typical home boy He had
been brought up by his parents TO pc an
honest. manly nature-loving boy. kind
10 animals and il Is particularly dis
tressing TO his people to know that ne
met his death in this way.
The funeral was held from the family
residence al $50 this afternoon, the
funeral cortege going to All SAINT :
church at 4, from thence 70 Calvary
cemetery in Gary where the interment
took place. The greatest Of sympathy is
extended to the terribly bereaved par
ents and family for it has been long
time since Hammond was so inoNpres-
sibly shocked.