The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17

Sylvania ST., but for the heroisr
About 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
Hadley Hull gripped his sled and
plunged gleefully down the long,
gentle hill on the north bank Of
Fall Creek at Ruckle st. He
plunged too hard. The sled, instead
Of stopping before it reached the
step-off into the creek, sped on. Out
over the fringe of ice the lad slid
into the swift, icy channel.
Barton Bradley, driving in Fall
Creek Blvd, saw the accident. While
dozens Of men hesitated he rushed
for the creek. William A. Wildhack,
is, of~S055 N. Meridian St., a friend,
beat him there. Wildhack was go
ing cut on the ice to reach the strug-
Cling boy.
I'm lighter than you are, let me
co." Bradley insisted The younger
lad followed Bradley on the ice.
Bradley tossed an arm of Wildhack's
sweater TO the boy in the water. He
grabbed it. Then Bradley reached
back to seize the outstretched hand
of Wildhack.
Wades Into Tcey Waters
The ice snapped and Bradley sank.
Wildhack leaped back to safety.
Lawrence Price Jr., 16, of 1926 N.
New Jersey St., then cut a rope
from a sled and tossed it toward the
Hull boy, but he could not catch It
Horror frozen spectators stood
and watched. But not Frank Ken.
nedy.
Il knew 1 couldn't swim in that
cold water, so 1 ran down to the
Central Ave. bridge" said Kennedy
Risking his life in the swift
current he waded waist deep and
caught the Hull boy as he swirled
by. He dragged the body to the
shore where others started an at
tempt at resuscitation. It was re
ported that the boys heart still was
beating. Kennedy said he thought
the boy was dead.
No one offering to ride him home
Kennedy calmly walked home with
his clothes freezing on him.
Three Boat Loads
Three boat loads of police and
park employees were searching for
Bradley's body. Sledge hammers
were used at first to break the ice,
in order to extend the search, but
this was slow and painful work.
Then dynamite was used to clear
the entire surface.
Meanwhile dozens of north side
citizens paid tribute to the youth by
repeatedly telephoning police head.
quarters, newspaper offices and the
fruit store Of Lester Powell, SIS e.
Twenty-Fffth ST., where Bradley
worked, to ask whether the body had
been recovered.
Barton came to work for me
three years ago while he was still
going to Technical High School,"
said Powell "He was graduated last
June. He worked after school and
in summer time and when he got
out Of school he started in steady.
He told me he wanted to work a
year, then go to Butler College one
year and later enter some medical
school. His hfe's ambition was to
be a doctor. He was the most de-
pendable boy ever had work for
me and one that could be trusted
with any kind of a deed. But the
lad was always too willing to help
others in distress, just like Sunday,
risking his life that he might save
some unfortunate
Saturday night we were standing
In the store after business Stacked
up and he asked me to go ice skat
ing with him Sunday. Said he was
going roller skating in the day and
at night was going to ice skate. 1
told him 1 couldn't swim very we'll
and he said well I'll take along a big
rope and II the ice breaks I'll get
you out"
Bradley had been calling upon
Miss Jessie Brunell, 18. Of 1928 N.
New Jersey st., school friend. for
year and half and had an ap-,
pointment with her Sunday night.
She waited at home for some time
before she learned of the boys
death.
The mothers Of both the drowned
boys were under doctors care this
morning. Mrs. Hull. organist as the
Circle Theater. was at the theater
when the fatality occurred she was
notifled there.