R.E.S. Son of R.A. & L.C. Rhuland. Drowned in the Cottonwood River. Aged 13 YS 5 M 24 Ds.
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The Emporia Weekly News (Emporia, Kansas)
26 January 1882, Thu
A CRUEL CASUALTY
THREE LADS DROWN WHILE SKATING ON THE COTTONWOOD
The people of this community were terribly startled last evening to hear that Reuben Rhuland, a son of R.A. Rhuland, aged 14 years, and Walter and Charlie Madden, sons of F.M. Madden, aged respectively 13 and 15 years, had been drowned while skating on the Cottonwood river a short distance below Randolph’s bayou.
It seems that the younger Madden boy, who was in the act of stooping to pick up a marble, broke through the ice first, at a point in the middle of the river where the water is about fifteen feet in depth. His elder brother, in attempting to rescue him, by extending a stick, was also drawn into the hole, and Reuben Rhuland, who, in turn, sought to aid his perishing companions, shared their fate and met a watery grave. On the bank of the river were Elmer and Channie Prout, Johnnie Faust, Saul Brown and several other boys who did all in their power to save their drowning playmates by reaching them poles and pieces of brush, but finding all their efforts unavailing, they started to run to the slaughter house, a start distance away, where they notified Messrs. Varnell, Randolph, and two other men, who, with pieces of plank hurried to the scene of the disaster only to find that the struggle of the unfortunate lads was over and that death had already claimed them for his own.
The sad intelligence being conveyed to the parents of the fated boys, a large party of citizens, immediately proceeded to the river and began the search for the bodies which was rewarded at about 8 o’clock by the recovery of the drowned boys, who were found at almost the spot where they went down.
The bodies of the Madden boys were taken to the undertaker to be prepared for burial, the serious illness of their father rendering it inexpedient to take them home, while that of Reuben Rhuland was conveyed to the home of his parents where the agonized mother was waiting to receive her dead boy. The latter it was the privilege of the writer to know, the little fellow having been employed for some months past as a carrier of THE NEWS in the third ward. He was a lad of rare promise, and we feel that we can appreciate, in no small measure, the terrible sorrow which the quenching of this bright young life will entail in the household of which he was the joy and pride.
A coroner’s inquest was held last night in the Sheriff’s office at the court house and a verdict of accidental drowning was rendered in accordance with the above facts. The following named persons composed the jury: H.B. Lowe, James Lewis, L.F. Pruyn, Dr. J.W. Filkins, B.F. Romaine and T.A. Jones.
The affair has cast a feeling of gloom over the entire city, and the stricken families upon whom this terrible dispensation has fallen, have the sympathy of the community in their deep sorrow.
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The Emporia Weekly News (Emporia, Kansas)
26 January 1882, Thu
A CRUEL CASUALTY
THREE LADS DROWN WHILE SKATING ON THE COTTONWOOD
The people of this community were terribly startled last evening to hear that Reuben Rhuland, a son of R.A. Rhuland, aged 14 years, and Walter and Charlie Madden, sons of F.M. Madden, aged respectively 13 and 15 years, had been drowned while skating on the Cottonwood river a short distance below Randolph’s bayou.
It seems that the younger Madden boy, who was in the act of stooping to pick up a marble, broke through the ice first, at a point in the middle of the river where the water is about fifteen feet in depth. His elder brother, in attempting to rescue him, by extending a stick, was also drawn into the hole, and Reuben Rhuland, who, in turn, sought to aid his perishing companions, shared their fate and met a watery grave. On the bank of the river were Elmer and Channie Prout, Johnnie Faust, Saul Brown and several other boys who did all in their power to save their drowning playmates by reaching them poles and pieces of brush, but finding all their efforts unavailing, they started to run to the slaughter house, a start distance away, where they notified Messrs. Varnell, Randolph, and two other men, who, with pieces of plank hurried to the scene of the disaster only to find that the struggle of the unfortunate lads was over and that death had already claimed them for his own.
The sad intelligence being conveyed to the parents of the fated boys, a large party of citizens, immediately proceeded to the river and began the search for the bodies which was rewarded at about 8 o’clock by the recovery of the drowned boys, who were found at almost the spot where they went down.
The bodies of the Madden boys were taken to the undertaker to be prepared for burial, the serious illness of their father rendering it inexpedient to take them home, while that of Reuben Rhuland was conveyed to the home of his parents where the agonized mother was waiting to receive her dead boy. The latter it was the privilege of the writer to know, the little fellow having been employed for some months past as a carrier of THE NEWS in the third ward. He was a lad of rare promise, and we feel that we can appreciate, in no small measure, the terrible sorrow which the quenching of this bright young life will entail in the household of which he was the joy and pride.
A coroner’s inquest was held last night in the Sheriff’s office at the court house and a verdict of accidental drowning was rendered in accordance with the above facts. The following named persons composed the jury: H.B. Lowe, James Lewis, L.F. Pruyn, Dr. J.W. Filkins, B.F. Romaine and T.A. Jones.
The affair has cast a feeling of gloom over the entire city, and the stricken families upon whom this terrible dispensation has fallen, have the sympathy of the community in their deep sorrow.
R.E.S. Son of R.A. & L.C. Rhuland. Drowned in the Cottonwood River. Aged 13 YS 5 M 24 Ds.
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The Emporia Weekly News (Emporia, Kansas)
26 January 1882, Thu
A CRUEL CASUALTY
THREE LADS DROWN WHILE SKATING ON THE COTTONWOOD
The people of this community were terribly startled last evening to hear that Reuben Rhuland, a son of R.A. Rhuland, aged 14 years, and Walter and Charlie Madden, sons of F.M. Madden, aged respectively 13 and 15 years, had been drowned while skating on the Cottonwood river a short distance below Randolph’s bayou.
It seems that the younger Madden boy, who was in the act of stooping to pick up a marble, broke through the ice first, at a point in the middle of the river where the water is about fifteen feet in depth. His elder brother, in attempting to rescue him, by extending a stick, was also drawn into the hole, and Reuben Rhuland, who, in turn, sought to aid his perishing companions, shared their fate and met a watery grave. On the bank of the river were Elmer and Channie Prout, Johnnie Faust, Saul Brown and several other boys who did all in their power to save their drowning playmates by reaching them poles and pieces of brush, but finding all their efforts unavailing, they started to run to the slaughter house, a start distance away, where they notified Messrs. Varnell, Randolph, and two other men, who, with pieces of plank hurried to the scene of the disaster only to find that the struggle of the unfortunate lads was over and that death had already claimed them for his own.
The sad intelligence being conveyed to the parents of the fated boys, a large party of citizens, immediately proceeded to the river and began the search for the bodies which was rewarded at about 8 o’clock by the recovery of the drowned boys, who were found at almost the spot where they went down.
The bodies of the Madden boys were taken to the undertaker to be prepared for burial, the serious illness of their father rendering it inexpedient to take them home, while that of Reuben Rhuland was conveyed to the home of his parents where the agonized mother was waiting to receive her dead boy. The latter it was the privilege of the writer to know, the little fellow having been employed for some months past as a carrier of THE NEWS in the third ward. He was a lad of rare promise, and we feel that we can appreciate, in no small measure, the terrible sorrow which the quenching of this bright young life will entail in the household of which he was the joy and pride.
A coroner’s inquest was held last night in the Sheriff’s office at the court house and a verdict of accidental drowning was rendered in accordance with the above facts. The following named persons composed the jury: H.B. Lowe, James Lewis, L.F. Pruyn, Dr. J.W. Filkins, B.F. Romaine and T.A. Jones.
The affair has cast a feeling of gloom over the entire city, and the stricken families upon whom this terrible dispensation has fallen, have the sympathy of the community in their deep sorrow.
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The Emporia Weekly News (Emporia, Kansas)
26 January 1882, Thu
A CRUEL CASUALTY
THREE LADS DROWN WHILE SKATING ON THE COTTONWOOD
The people of this community were terribly startled last evening to hear that Reuben Rhuland, a son of R.A. Rhuland, aged 14 years, and Walter and Charlie Madden, sons of F.M. Madden, aged respectively 13 and 15 years, had been drowned while skating on the Cottonwood river a short distance below Randolph’s bayou.
It seems that the younger Madden boy, who was in the act of stooping to pick up a marble, broke through the ice first, at a point in the middle of the river where the water is about fifteen feet in depth. His elder brother, in attempting to rescue him, by extending a stick, was also drawn into the hole, and Reuben Rhuland, who, in turn, sought to aid his perishing companions, shared their fate and met a watery grave. On the bank of the river were Elmer and Channie Prout, Johnnie Faust, Saul Brown and several other boys who did all in their power to save their drowning playmates by reaching them poles and pieces of brush, but finding all their efforts unavailing, they started to run to the slaughter house, a start distance away, where they notified Messrs. Varnell, Randolph, and two other men, who, with pieces of plank hurried to the scene of the disaster only to find that the struggle of the unfortunate lads was over and that death had already claimed them for his own.
The sad intelligence being conveyed to the parents of the fated boys, a large party of citizens, immediately proceeded to the river and began the search for the bodies which was rewarded at about 8 o’clock by the recovery of the drowned boys, who were found at almost the spot where they went down.
The bodies of the Madden boys were taken to the undertaker to be prepared for burial, the serious illness of their father rendering it inexpedient to take them home, while that of Reuben Rhuland was conveyed to the home of his parents where the agonized mother was waiting to receive her dead boy. The latter it was the privilege of the writer to know, the little fellow having been employed for some months past as a carrier of THE NEWS in the third ward. He was a lad of rare promise, and we feel that we can appreciate, in no small measure, the terrible sorrow which the quenching of this bright young life will entail in the household of which he was the joy and pride.
A coroner’s inquest was held last night in the Sheriff’s office at the court house and a verdict of accidental drowning was rendered in accordance with the above facts. The following named persons composed the jury: H.B. Lowe, James Lewis, L.F. Pruyn, Dr. J.W. Filkins, B.F. Romaine and T.A. Jones.
The affair has cast a feeling of gloom over the entire city, and the stricken families upon whom this terrible dispensation has fallen, have the sympathy of the community in their deep sorrow.
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