Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-16

Foy Owen, well known young motor
We're drowned near the island while
Thursday evening.
At last reports the search, wit
devices could be secured had been u
At noon today Bob Palmer, of
recovered many bodies from the wa
on his way to the river, and this af
search.
The difficulties of the searcher.
being high and the current swift. A
was made to place woven wire acros
mesh wire so inches high was street
pounds of sash weights were attach
the current fioated it out on the SUR
The news of the tragedy shocked
the entire community as no event OF
recent times has done. Dozens OF
citizens, besides officers, rushed to
the river as soon as the news reach
ed Americas, in the hope of being
able to render some service. Among
them were Sheriff Harvey and Depu-
ty Summers, Willis Macarthur, chief
of the fire department, Fireman Shy,
Glenn Little, and many others. Sew
eral members of the Americas XII
wants club, of which Arthur Mize
was devoted member, also went to
the river and toiled all night. Today
the regular Friday luncheon of the
Kiwanis club was cancelled and a
large per centage of the member
ship spent the day eihter at
the river, at work on the river lend
ing assistance to the searehers, or in
carrying food to the workers there
and otherwise assisting.
Among the most ardent workers
were Nathan Murray and Chas U.
Rogers, manager fthe Windsor ho-
tel, Kiwanians, who spent the night
at the river. Mr.. Rogers this morn
ing sent food to the party there and
at noon dispatched a dinner suffi-
cient to feed large number of men,
consisting of several gallons of hot
coffee and other food. Bradley
Hogg, secretary of the club carried
the dinner to the river.
DR.. Carl w. Minor, president of
the club, who had intended leaving
Americus this morning for Toronto
to attend the international Kiwanis
convention, delayed starting for a
day or two, until some definite word
came from the river.
Nearly Loses Life In Search.
Among the most devoted workers
IN the hunt for the bodies was
Dick" Todd, local cotton buyer and
close personal friend of Mr.. Mize.
he nearly lost his life at the scene
OF the drowning early in the night
when a small boat in which he. w.
II. Buckalew and A. L. Turner. were
dragging the river capsized. The 9th
er two reached the bank easily. but
Mr.. Todd weht under once in the
swift current and was almost ex-
hausted when he came within grasp
OF root protruding from the bank
winch ne grasped and pulled himself
out OF the water. He remained all
night and today, refusing to leave
until the bodies were recovered or
the search abandoned.
Wallis Mott, jeweler, who was .
member of the party with the two
men who drowned, and one of those
who witnessed the tragedy. returned
from the river shortly after noon to-
day, after spending all morning in
the search. He also kept on the lob
for several hours last night.
"The members of the party going
to the river yesterday" said he,
were Arthur Mize, Foy Owen and
myself. We were going down to try
out new steel boat and detacha-
Bile engine which Mr.. Mize had re-
ceived just this week, and which he
and / intended to take to Spring
Creek, Fla, Saturday of this week for
a fishing trip. He and Mr.. Owen took
the boat on their car and I rode to
the river with Allen Chappell, who
happened to be going down there to
spend the afternoon on his larger
motor launch. On the way we picked
up J. A. Clements, who lives just out
side the city.
Tried Out Boat
"When we reached the river all of
us but Mr.. Clements put on our bath
ing suits and left our clothing under
the bridge. We spent some time up
and down the river trying out Mr..
Mize's boat. 1t was the first time he
had ever operated one and he was
practicing. 1t worked well. We
reached the river about o'clock.
About $50 someone suggested that
we 60 up to the sand bar and go in