The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-07-15
WATERS OF LOCKSA CLAIMED
A. s. WRIGHT AND
GRANDSON
Believed S. Wright Grangev Groceryman Stricken With
Heart Failure When Attempting to Rescue Grand
son. Harold Frank Wiley

knowledge of which were also gained
in the boy scout work. were being EN-
lloyed by Fred Day and his smaller
companions After the oys had been
working over the body of their little
friend for some time Mrs. Parry came
down to the river bank and assisted
in the work of resuscitation and com y
plimented the boys on the correctness
of their methods after she had learn
ed what they had done Immediately
after recovering the body. The work
was continued until all the water that
had entered the boys lungs had been
/ expelled. but to no avail. 1t was eSti-
mated that about 30 minutes had
elapsed before the body was recovered.
Mrs Parry, il developed, had had |
two years eXpericrce in first aid work
in connection with the Red Cross, and
aItor noble unavailing effort had
/ been made to return the spark of life
to the body of Mr.. Wright the conclus-
/ ion was reacLcd that he had del of
heart failure as no water was cXpell-
ed from his lungs. Approximately
three quarters Of an hour had elapsed
when his bodyo was taken from the
river.
News of the tragedy was not wired
t. the relatives here until after Mr..
Day was sure cf the outcome of their
efforts at resuscitation, end it was
near two o'clock when the nerabers
Of the families learned that the grim
reaper had claimed two Of their loved
ones.
After the families had been notified
, Of the sad accident the bodies were re-
, moved to the opposite side of the river
T.. hA .ef f.l1 A
| Wright departed for the scene at once,
> being accompanied by j. G. Eimers
RI who went in TO drive Mr.. Wright's
; car home, none of the members of the
D fishing party being able to manipulate
[ the machine, arriving there at o'clock
n that night. Carl Fuller with his truck
q was dispatched to bring out cne bodies.
a Coroner A. j. Maugg was also called
: to the scene of the drowning ard
Q reached there shortly after the other
o machines. During the long wait for
, the coroner and the truck to arrive
d members of the fishing parties packed
o their camp outfits and were ready
a for the homoward journey on their ar
N rival, the cortege reaching Grangevillt
II between one and two o'clock Sunday
+ morning.
" Services Monday Afternoon
,s Funeral services conduated by III. S
l. Randall at the l. o. o. f. opera hous
te at 80 Mon1ay afternoon were yer.
no impressive and were attended by repre-
he scntatives of nearly every horne in tn
n city and surrounding country, the spaC
i'm ious hall being filled with sorrcwin
II friends gathered to pay their last res
is Soects to the memory Of the dead.
50 The stage, which was occupied b
II. -.
ut Mrs X. +. Fulton, Miss Lallah Flu
ot ton. H. Taylor and NJ. l.. Ayers. wit
Jr Mrs. p. NJ. Glanvile at the piano, ws
oy massed with beautiful flowers al
a many elaborate floral pieces we
Ir banked against the two caskets
-he front of the stage. The selection
of rendered by the choir brought the va
m. gathering to a full realization of Il
,as sadness of the occasion and the wor
to of the speaker brought tears to {
eat eyes OF friends and acquaintances
the the deceased, while comforting to t
Dav bereaved relatives in their sincere q
,ty peal for Divine guidance in their de
vas affliction.
his The pail bearers selected to perfol
,at- the last earthly rites toward \
md Wright were chosen from his close
ted sociates as follows: w. Ii. Badge
ing C. A. Johnston of Cottonwood;
lav Urbahn II. f. Fulton, John Eia'
ice and V. Knapp. representative OF
was Lewiston Mercantile Company. III
rtv orary pal bearers were II. Rothw
ate d. II. Sasenbery. J. Frank Sims,
ked c. Call, and NJ. B. Geary.
,een The services at the grave were
charge of the local Knights of Pyth
nee lodge. about sixty members attend
arry the services in body and march
tion to the cemetery at the head OF
-,arl procession. Mr. Wright had beer
cone members of the Knights of Pytl
lille lodge for a great many years.
one. Members of the Boy Scouts OF WI
we're Frank Wiley was devoted mem
men acted as pail bearers and marched
over the grave in full force. phey we
,hite John Timers, Floyd Hamill, R'
fine Hattabaugh. Harold Smith, Rov
itch Call and Paul Eimers.
,eral Asa Samuel Wright
hing Asa Samuel Wright, born Oct.
,ody. 1860. Clark county, Mo-, on Jan.
hich 1882. was united in marriage '
liver Miss villettie L. Woods, at RockI
rvice Atchison county, Mo-, to which l
acted riage two @children were born, Be
id in Edith Wiley, and Pearl Arthur,
z an residing at Grangeville.
lark He moved to Grangeville in 1901,
Mr.. for a time resided on a ranch
nook. this place. later entering the
his estate business. In the year 1903
water Wright entered the grocery busi
nter with e. s. Sweet and the folio
sur wear his son p. A., and son in
Geo. d. Wiley. Joined him In tina
rose terprise. In April, 1913, MT. w.
forts, and son purchased the interest OF