The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-07-15

Asa Samuel Wright, aged 50 years,
eight months and 20 days and his
grandson, Harold Frank Wiley, Sc
cond son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ID.
Wiley. aged l. years aud IL mopths,
lost their lives in the cold swift
waters of the Locksa, short distance
from the point where it empties into
the Middle Fork of the Clearwater,
near Lowell some % miles up the
4 river from Kooskia, last Saturday at
about the noon hour
Were on Fishing Trip.
Mr. Wright, accompanied by his
grandsons. Vernon and Frank and Il.
A. Day and his two boys, Fred and
Ernest made up a party that left here
early last week for an outing in the
Lowell section and made camp on the
same side Of the river. Harry Badgero /
his son-in-law, Z. ]. Merrifield and
Mr.. Hackett, the two latter from
Walla Walla, were camped on the
opposite side Of the river near a log /
chute, below which there was a sand
bar. A small wire bridge spanned the
river just below this point and the
members of the two camps visited
= back and forth Members of Mr.. Days
party had been up the river fishing
during the morning and on returning
three of the boys Went iii swimming
on the sand bar where the older mem
: bers were joined by Mr.. Badgeros
+ party After the boys had had enough
J of the cold water they all repaired to
: the Badgero's camp and the men were
: indulging in game Of pinochle.
e few games had been finished when the
Z Young chaps sought permission to 90
\ down to the sandbar for another swim.
u Mr.. Wright remarked that they had
70 brought the boys out for ood time
rs and to let them have it, The sandbar
vi ran out to the point where the log
rs chute came into the river and deep
le hole had been formed. The current
Al being Sc swift the boys were unable 10
swim against it and ran up on the
ST bank to wade out on the bar to swim
down stream. Apparently just as
ne Frank. who was the only boy in the
ne water. reached the desired polltl the
of sendbar caved off and he was pfecip-
r. itated into the hole. Being good
er little swimmer he was endeayoring to
is get out when the boys shouted at him
/. asking if he could make it, whereupor
W. he replied that he didn't think that
ha could. The boys on the bank shout
! and ran for the bar. Mr.. Wright was
he am avnert swimmer and closely fol
ON lowed by Mr. Day, who is also quit
at at home in the wafer, ran throusn Vi
da shallow water on the bar until h
q reached the hole where he plunged Ill
he He came up with the boy grasped II
NC one hand. The wafer. which was J.
&C. foot deep, was up to Mr. Wright
de chest and Mr. Day who had ais
nj nIunged into the hole grasped MI
,ad Wright's right hand with his left, Du
md a flor maxim two or three strokes, nc
nee seeming TO gain much headway, M
Wright asked to be released. MI. Ia
cd turned toward the bank and after
ore few more strokes was reached by Nj
1st. Merrifield who was standing on II
mt edge of the bank. the OUTSIDE emu
do . human chain which had been lori
,itb ed by Fred Day The pull Whlch Wa
i'm ,,ivpn on the chain caused the pahh
INV o,va away under ME. Merrifield fe
of and ha also was precipitated into u
,0s hole but the chain held fast ana ~
and and Merrifield were brought TO sale'
Tbt attention of the entire party WI
tbau turned to Mr.. Wright ana L
,o~y .r,.andson where Mr.. Wright was bi
w W tlinp with the waters of the EDDY ~
ne. ,I ,eica of cedar log was soon locat
tist - sh,ntad across the intervenl
lren 1,,aco '',, r. the strugglig man. Mr.. ID
lia- H., ottemnted to get larger pei
'n ~ timber and while his PACK
an an furned n shout from some OF the pai
nei. notifiad him that they were 100 Ia
ioui ON glaucing around only hal niaih
no s1ot where Mr.. Wright had N
~ a few seconds before ,.
tiie noun tbe stream a short dlstai
lead po"i 'ie ,,,,S tied mn by the fel
|" and This was soon brought INTO ac.
W.. wv tho services of a man nahleu
!elt ,ga,l; who had appeared on me 50
llis' hainfe obtained to man the craft w
Nv Day retained hold OF tue !.
anu anu Thare we're ne paddles ana loies
'h' used IA propel the boat Mhlie NV !
,rora irving their hardest TO recp
tba bodv of little Frank, Wnose WI
y. fnrm was plainly discernlbie III
,uses woter messenger had heeh "i9pa
max "a IN the W. A. Parry nome sew ,
nand uudred yards distant 1or s9iiie,n ~
prln- y,itb which TO get hold OF ihe ~
other lie came back with loie " CIi
ltlon- salmon hooks had been pooiii.'' W Wo-
mpiS Robinnett, in the government
Lew and employed near py was 49, ~
dear 70 the scene and lent Vaiudo,e ais
just AZ ~, recovery of the bodies. oeing *
taken Ldo,t e"e river man. While MT VI
70 Sc ',ead rho pole in guiding the ooa',
where n''hinnett I.', employed the salmon ~
, are NJ. WRIGHT being fully cotheu
M; arld not be seen in the W
Il the d U II required what seemed an IL
lie do ..,iuohle anu time to bring him TO tne
that nann
UNI i" ,~,u tho search was being pr
arson- WI MIns c. Mr. Wright, heroic Ell