The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-01
HEART D|LAT|ON
CAUSE Of DEATH,
DOCTORS STATE.
James Bennett Dead When Taken
From Shannon Springs Pool Last
Night; Physicians Do Not Be-
lleve Man Drowned.
BODY WAS IN WATER
MORE THAN AN HOUR
PuImotor Elects but Small Quantity
OF Water from Lungs; No Out
cry Heard; Was With Wife
and Relatives in Pool.

I Acute dilation of the heart, ac-
lcording to the opinions of physi-
clans who examined the body after
1t had been removed from Shannon
Springs park bathing pool last night,
caused the death of Jim Bennett,
salesman employed by the Eagle
Mercantile company
With party Of friends and rela-
tives, Mr.. Bennett entered the bath
ing pool yesterday evening about
Sis o'clock. Twenty minutes later,
he had disappeared. His body was
found shortly after $3.50 o'clock by
3 squad of searchers. Every effort,
including the use of a pulmotor,
was made to revive him but all was
OF no avail.
The body was found near the div
lag platform at a point where the
water was only a few inches over
Mr.. Bcnnetts head. 1t was near
where Mrs. Bennett last saw her
living husband.
When the use of the pulmotor, in
charge of Fire Chief Geo. Gattis,
failed to extract more than half
pint of water from the mans lungs,
physicians expressed the belief that
death was caused by acute dilation
OF the heart
No one heard cry or call for
help and there were many people
in bathing in the pool when Mr..
Bennett is believed to have gone
down. The fact that he did not
call for help indicates, physicians
declared, that he died suddenly and
that he did not attempt to take
breath after his head was under
water.
Relatives subscribe to the heart
trouble theory. They declare that
while he was feeling fine when he
entered the water and had eaten
hearty 6 o'clock dinner, he was sub
ject to recurrent neuritis pains
which, they believe, suddenly af-
fected his heart last night.
After entering the water, Mr.
Bennett spent about 10 minutes
giving Mrs. Bennett instruction in
the art of swimming. He then
started out on short swim. Mrs.
Bennett watched him for few sec
onds, then entered into a conversa-
tion with a friend. The body was
found just few feet from where
Mrs. IIennett last saw her husband
When the party was ready to re-
turn home, Mr.. Bennett could not
be found. After making inquiry,
members of the party concluded
that he had returned home with an
other friend. He was in the habit,
they said of getting out Of the
water several minutes before 9TH
ers were ready to get out.
The party left Shannon Springs
and returned to the Bennett, home
at 1922 Idaho avenue Mr. Bennett
was not to be found there. Rushing
back to Shannon Springs park, they
gave the alarm. A squad of search
ers was soon organized. BY use
of long poles and the life-savers'
boat, the body was located shortly
before 1000 o'clock.
Funeral arrangements will not be
completed until after the arrival OF
relatives who are now enIoute to
Chickasha to attend the funeral.
Mr. Bennett was 81 years of age.
He is survived by his wife and
daughter, Virginia; his mother, Mrs.
II. Bennett. of Mexia, Tex, and
three brothers, Harvey and Fred
Bennett of Mexia, and Roy Bennett,
of Little Rock, Ark.
Several realtives of Mrs. Bennett
are expected here to attend the
funeral.
Mr.. Bennett was widely known
here, having lived in Chickasha for
many years. He had been connect
ed with the mems furnishings de-
partment of the Eagle Mercantile
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