Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-07-16
TWO LOST
THEIR LIVES
A. S. WRIGHT PERISHES IN
VAIN ATTEMP TO SAVE
HIS GRANDSON.

A. s. Wright, one OF the prin-
cipal owners of the Wright Groc-
cry at Grangeville, and for 22
years a resident of Idaho county,
and his IL year old grandson,
Frank Wiley, met death in the
Middle Fork of the Clearwater
above kooskia Saturday. Mr..
Wright died from heart failure
while trying to rescue his little
grandson who was drowned.
Mr.. Wright in company with
E. A. Day and two sons, w. II.
Badgero, and two Wiley boys,
all of Grangeville and a Mr.. Mer-
rifield of Walla Walla were on a
fishing and outing trip in the
kOoskia country when the sad
accident occurred.
According to the best informa-
ton obtained in Cottonwood the
accident is said to have happen
ed in about the following man.
ner: The older members of the
party were engaged in a social
game of cards, while the four
boys were bathing in the river.
upon looking up from the card
game Mr.. Wright heard his lit
tie grandson call for help. The
entire party went to the point
where the Wiley boy was in the
water and proceeded to rescue
the boy. The men all joined
hands and wadded into the river
and when Mr.. Wright had the
boy safely by the hand and was
i'm water up to his chest he was
attacked with heart trouble.
Within a step to safety. Mr..
Wright released hold of the boy
and of the hand of Earn Day,
who was next to him, the boy
being washed down the river and
drowned and Mr.. Wl'ight's body
going to the bottom of the river
which was about 20 feet deep at
the point where his body lodged.
The body of the little boy was
recovered almost Immediately
and everything possible done to
revive him, but Of no avail. His
lungs were completely filled with
water. The body of Mr.. Wright
was recovered in about an hour
There was no water in his lungs
which clearly demonstrates he
was dead before going under
1t is stated by members present
at the accident that after his
body went down the first time
it never came to the surface
while in drowning cases, the
body appears twice above the
water, the third submerge be.
ing considered the fatal one.
Memebers of the fishing party
after the accident were all in 6
highly nervous state. The first
of the week Mr.. Day had not en-
tirely recovered from the shocl
and was confined to his bed a
his home.
Hold Double Funeral.
A double funeraly was helt
at Grangeville Monday under tn,
auspices of the Knight of Pythi
as from the |. o. o. F. hall
and is said by many to have
been the largest funeral eve
held in Idaho county.
Mr.. Wright was 50 years o
age and is survived by his wife
one son and one daughter, Mrs
George Wiley. He was a maj
of fine character and was recog
nized as one of Grangeville'
leading citizens. He was he'll
in high esteem by all who kney
him.
Frank Wiley is the II year oil
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Willie
of Grangeville, having been bor
there in 1908.
The funeral arrangement
were in charge of Undertake
A. J. Maugg, who alos prepare
the bodies for burial.
The accident was a very sa
one and the bereaved relative
of the deceased have the symps
thy of every man, woman an
child in Idaho county, in thei
sad misfortune.
TWO GAMES AT FEM