South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-06
Pace Diver Quits
Game as Incident
Skaters Morale

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double the force of that set off on
Monday without success. The new
explosion is planned for o'clock
this morning.
1t was explained by the Benton
Harbor diving crew that the first
dynamite was set off too near the
bottom OF the lake and spent its
force within a small radius. The
new plan is 10 use a double charge
near the surface of the water,
which is expected not only TO send
vibrations throughout the waters OF
the entire lake. but also to shake
cottages and homes nearby with
such tremors as 10 possibly break
windows OF the buildings on the
shore.
Warden Gives Consent.
Asst. Chief of Police Cassidy and
his detail of men will be at the lake
at dawn this morning and 70
charges Of dynamite, each charge
containing 10 pounds OF explosive,
Will be touched off. This is just
twice the amount OF powder that
was used in the first attempt to
bring the body TO the top of the
water.
Before the local officials could
proceed with their plans for recoy-
ering the body, authority had to be
secured from the Michigan state
game warden at Lansing. This Off
ciaI only gave his consent when he
was assured that every possible
means of recovering the body had
been exhausted.
The reason the game warden hes
itated in granting permission to use
the double charge Of dynamite is
that practically every fish in the
lake will be killed by the force OF
the explosion. Expert fishermen
declare tnat it will take the lake
five years 20 recuperate.
Thousands of persons. some the
relatives and close friends Of Pace
and of Miss Helene Ellsworth and
Lyle Humble. the three members
Of the party in the canoe that sanb
Saturday afternoon, but in the ma
jOrity the curious scores who crave
a thrill. have lined the banks of the
lake since the accident.
Even through the night. hundred.
of automible occupants have visited
the scene.
Tuesday night, a half dozen more
boats-mostly equipped with motors
piled the waters Of the drowning
zone assisting in the dragging ac-
tivities. Many times, the apparatus
encountered distractions that gave
new hopes Of success, only to be-
banished when it was discovered
seaweeds or some other objects had
had beer struck.
Voices Are flushed
High-pOwer underwater lights
casting their CLEANS for yard.
through the water. frequently com
/ ing to tho surface to send glare.
over the lake. are employed in the
/ night cOrpse-hunt. These waverine
I streaks Of incandescence. combine
/ with the general excitement of tbs
= search and the awe created by the
1 drowning. produced n weird seen,
/ for those on shore. frequently there
! came a hushing Of voices as sound:
/ came from the boats instilling new
hopes for the longed-for fnd
/ Croaks from thousands Of fros
threats alone broke the silence al
such times. Then would come tn,
! "chug-chug, put-put" of the motor
in the lake boats as they skinned
along on their ghostly errands-anC
/ hundreds would sigh with regret q
/ the realization that success had no
/ been attained.
J. c. Ellsworth. whose daughter
with Humble was rescued after ex
/ hausting swims for shore followin.
/ the sinking of the canoe Saturday
has left the lake only for brie
I periods since he first arrived there
to experience the JOY for the save
I and the grief for the victim Mr.
! Ellsworth, who was the first from
the shore to reach the scene Of IN,
! capsizing Of the raft and moto
boat Monday. has devoted his TIM.
| 10 assistance Of the workers anC
providing hot coffee and sandwiche
1 Tor the StaLCletS. MIS- Il le@N0 "
and other women provided lunch 70
! scores Tuesday night. Their chic
care. apparently. is 70 lend as mucl
help as possible in restoring to Mr
and Mrs. sam Pace, ST.. the bod,
OF their son from the waters tina
spared the Ellsworth daughter.
Others active in the relief worl
include Rollo G. Page. $40 Park av
Fred I. Dennis. III Marquette av
NJ. :. stately. r. 3. Harris r. a
Millhouse. L. c. Humble, father o
the rescued youth. and members o
the South Bend police department
Divers said Tuesday that unles
the blast Wednesday morning dis
Ioges the Pace body. II is likely tina
IL will not be found for ten or NOR
DAYS. owing to the cold temperatur
OF the water which tends 10 deia
the appearance on the surface O
/ drowned body. II the corpse doe
not appear within about two week!
the divers say IL is probable II ia
become entanEled in seaweeds. Thi
vegetation is growing and strong a
this season. the divers say. an
+. might not release their prisoner Ut
/. III they ,ose their strength and g.