South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-06
HARDING OPPOSES EARLY PEACE MOVE
Pace DiUer Quits
Game as Incident
Skaters Morale
Nerve Falls Under Weight of
Forty Years in Risking
Life for Others.
By RUSSELL NJ. BACON.

One praWuE hand met another
rough and wrinkled. one pair Of
grateful eyes looked into another
pair that said You're welcome.''
one face swerved 10 conceal tense
muscles that suppressed emotion.
With fifteen words. two heroes
parted
One said.
I'm glad we met. I'm glad I'm
here TO say goodbye"
The other.
Goodbye and good luck!"
The departing fgure-shoulder
dropping. footsteps tagging. breast
heaving with mingled feelings Of
regret and JOY. and mind set upon
giving up a career Of 40 years Of
sacrificing danger TO self for the
sake Of grievinE strangers-there
you have q picture of Daniel Dona-
van. Chicago diver. leaving Indian
lake Tuesday evening
A stalwart figure - modest in
bearing, head erect. face beamlng
with the JOY one must feel 10 have
been able TO save the life OF an
other-then YOU visualize @. A..
Cooper as he bade farewell to the
one whom he rescued from drown
ing.
Nerves Shattered.
Donavan. he who won plaudits OF
thousands when ne removed las
bodies from the ill-fated. sunken
Eastland in Chicago a few years
ago. admitted he had taken his last
dive Tuesday. For 40 years he de-
scended into murky waters in
search Of the drowned. Never did
he fear for his life. Monday ne met
with the accident that for several
moments convinced him would
mean his death. 1t shattered his
nerves. at least temporarily.
When the improvised raft from
which he was working in an effort
TO locate the body OF sam r. Pace.
jr., In Indian lake. capsized and
sent him into the water. minus his
helmet, Donavan feared his time TO
die had arrived. Realizing his dan
ger. he grasped the first object
handy. which happened 10 be the
feet OF Sergt Kemmerly. of the
South Bend police department. who
also had been dashed into the
water.
With Kemmerly barely able by
his struggles 10 keep his head at the
surface, Donavan. weighing some
$50 pounds with his diving outfit
threatened to drag both TO their
death. With almost superhuman
work. Cooper. experienced in swim
ming and diving and strengthened
by much work in gymnasiums. man
aged TO bring the Chicago diver to
the surface. Cooper also saved
Kemmerly and third member Of
the submerged searching party Of
ten. all Of whom were rescued.
Believe Task Hopeless.
Persons engaged in the work Of
searching for PAGES body declared
Tuesday that an attempt would be
made TO secure a Carnegie medal as
a reward for Coopers bravery and
skill.
Not one of the ten who met with
the perilous drenching Monday had
suffered so much as a cold for their
experience up 10 Tuesday night
No success attended the constant
battle Tuesday 10 find the body Of
Pace. All day and late last night
scores dragged the lake in the zone
in which it was believed the body
could be concealed. A new diving
crew, from Benton Harbor operated
without success throughout the
morning and afternoon John Al
lendinger. the diver. gave up his
task as hopeless for the day short
ly before dusk. lie agreed to re-
turn Wednesday with more helrors
TO continue his venture.
In a final effort 20 dislodge tho
body decision was made Tuesday
night 10 discharge dynamite just
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