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UNDER THE DARK WATERS.The Jim Kiver Find* Another Victim — Herin;«it Hein Drowned While Bathing 'undayAt about 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, a small open wagon, coming from the direction of the river, and followed by a small, but sadly excited company, was seen to drive rapidly toward undertaker Boos’ establishment. The community was soon startled to learn that, under the blanket which was spread over the wagon, lay all that remained mortal of Herman Hein, a strong young man of twenty-two years, in the employ of Jno. R. Ward, at his third street livery stable, whose body had just been recovered from the place where he went down to his death.In company with a dozen or so other young men and boys, young Hein went down to th9 river early in the afternoon yesterday. The place selected was the usual bathing , ground, just above the railroad bridge. Hein was quite warm on reaching the river, but remarking that the water would cool him off, plunged in. He seems not to have been a very good swimmer. He had not been in the water very long, before he was seen to throw up his hands. This was interpreted by some as a signal of distress, and ] they quickly gave the alarm to those already in the water. Other onlookers seem to have supposed the move- i ment to have been only in fun, and 1 made no move to aid him. James I McNally, who was not very far from ( Hem at the time, at once struck out to hia side, and attempted to help him, but was caught by the now frantic young man, and came near ] being carried under himself. He called loudly for help, and Frank i Cassidy, another bather, came to the ( rescue. Cassidy succeeded in releasing McNally, who, now well nigh 1 exhausted, barely managed to reach 4 the shore. But it was too late to save Hein from going down the third time. Cassidy succeeded m bringing the now lifeless body to the#surface, and waded with it to the shore. As soon j as a wagon could be summoned, the { body was taken to the undertakers, , and prepared for burial.Reports are conflicting as to the possibility of having saved the life of j this young man. Some of the eye 1 witnesses of the tragedy assert that J a person of experience could Lave ( rescusitated him. Be that as it may, it is all useless speculation now. It ( is supposed that Hein’s heated con- J dition, suddenly changed by plung- , ing into the water, brought on cramps ] which rendered him helpless.Hein’s relatione, consisting of father, mother, brothers and sisters, residing in Pearl creek township, were notified as quickly as possible, and reached the city this forenoon. Funeral services were held at 2:30, at 1 the Baptist church, Rev. M. Barker officiating, and the remains were consigned to Riverside cemetery.
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Daily Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Thu, Jul 24, 1890
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