South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-27
SIX-HOUR SEARCH SUNDAY ENDS
IN RECOVERY OF BODIES OF 8
BOY SCOUTS AT MAGICIAN LAKE
Body of Philip Neitzel is Found First and Rest of
Victims Are Then Recovered in Quick Sue
cession- All Found Near Spot Where
Boat Inflated Boat is Also
Found and Dragged to Shore.

The bodies South their
the turbulent of Magician lake Saturday afternoon have
been recovered.
coast Guard HE saving station and OF volunteer workers to
the bodies Saturday night had failed
Sunday morning Four hours later the body of Philip Neze
the first victim be recovered dragged the surface and
brought to shore by Donald Lvesberge and Ed Stuck
Working the theory that the rough condition OF the water
and the handicap OF heavy clothes had prevented OF the vic
Ied0q5!ed Their efforts dragging the lake IN the vicinity which
Executives Body Found
Shortly afterwards the body of Executive Taylor
brought the surface by William Spencer of Sister Lakes and
Charles knCaid of the dead leaders
intimate friends Then in less than hour the hundreds watch
and waiting with ear-dmmed faces the shore
bodies brought shore and identified along with the ised
boat while 1920 the a of James Taylor nineyea
raised from the atery depths by George Cooper
physical director of the local Y. NJ c. A.
The depth Of the lake where the tragic accident
were found between 3 and 80 feet according the relief
workers.
Pathetic Scenes at Lake
Pathetic as one by ono
Of the members of the faed expedition brought the
Paul Netze father rescued from his atery
also the first identify him Finding of the lad body
hope had been held out to him during the long saturday night
cations pointed his boy being the eighth victim The elder
Netze the bank when the body brought
formed Coroner Bryant that the body that OF his
eyes dry he then departed tell the boys mother
Nearly all of the crowd the bank city
able easily identify the body Taylor
brought short time later. The remains excellent
preservation all the bodies
oursted blood vessels and the desperate grmae the
face proved that he had made tremendous struggle
against overwhelming odds
Tremendous Odds.
Truth that the odds greater than supposed
was furnished as one by one the bodies of Scoutma Vern
Murphy Kenneth Borough, Clinton Matthews William Kingsley
and Assistant Scoutmase Judson Taylor laid before their
heart broken relatives All
Is feet Jimmy Taylors body recovered than
The steel motorized row boat which carried the scouts to their
death gpped by hooks the hands of the seacbe
shortly after the recovery of the body of Scounaster Murphy
Continued the craft futile but after
work the boat dragged through the
having come to the surface OF the water during the entire process
thorough examination of the boat revealed leaks cracks
of kind he boat which of steel was 5 feet in length
with two supposedly arhgh compartments at either end 50
inches and 10 inches deep and had Johnson
ached at the rear No detect OF any kind could be detected
The hndng OF the boat good condition as when
showed of for fatal further strengthens the only
who failed his valiant efforts reach the victims that the boat
tipped slightly making sharp reach the landing
Hemlock island which caused the right side be lowered enough
for the high the heavyaden craft and send
to the bottom without capsizing.
Ambuances waiting nearby took their precious burdens
South Bend Sunday morning The bodies of 10 Taylor and his
little James taken Krieghbaums Nern T. Murphy
Jones and William Kingsley Kenneth Borough and Paul Neze
to the Whiteman and Hay undertaking parors
Two Outstanding Heroes.
Standing of the greatest heroes of the catastrophe
the of W. c. Harper and William Spencer Harper sked
ing told that the boat has by his little Wayne the
lone of the tragedy. Jumping boat partially filled
bers of the party and failing this he the alarm and direct
ed his attention work Mr. Harper who emPoye
ing parties yesterday 1t following his advice search
farther north that the first body recovered.
The other he:o Mr. Spencer responsible alone for the
covery of three eight bodies Using drag
make which consisted Of joint of pipe lines
hooks attached Spencer first located the body of 10 Taylor and
later those of of his boys
Too be given the multitude willing
who baved the heavy wind and of Saturday night
and early Sunday sPang effort to be OF assistance to the
searching parties South Bend Elk did yeoman work sup
plying food and coffee take the chill from the
the wind lake committee consisting Of Robert Sehnele
Grey Saey and E J. McEan had supplies hand shortly
George Cooper NJ c. A. and Bert Omsead local motorcycles
policeman. pushed off the first boat o'clock yesterday
ing They teess in their efforts having arrived the
less than three hours after the tragedy Other local
did noble work throughout long period