DROWNED.
ARLEY ALGER, AGED 11 YEARS. LOSES HIS LIFE ’WHILE BATHING LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
IN THE PRESENCE OF MEN AND BOYS, WHO WERE POWERLESS TO AID HIM.
THE LITTLE FELLOW MADE A NOBLE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
The community was terribly shocked last Saturday afternoon by hearing that Arley Alger had been drowned while swimming in the Tobacco river, near the old grist mill site. Several citizens drove rapidly to the place and found, alas, that the report was all too true.
It seems that “Johnny,” as he was called by his associates, had, in company with other boys, been in the water and around the banks of the river for several hours. He attempted to swim across the river where the water is deep and when near the middle, being much fatigued, began to sink. John Sexsmith, who was there fishing gave the alarm, but the boys present were only little fellows, and were too frightened to do anything, a Mr. Sexsmith cannot swim and neither could the two or three other men who were there, and so attempted to reach the drowning boy with a long pole, but could not. Johnny kept working towards a log in the stream and finally reached it, but was too weak to hang on, and went down for the Iast time in the sight of those, who unhappily were powerless to save him. The body was recovered about 25 minutes afterwards by Mr. Sexsmith, and taken home to the grief stricken family. He was drowned in about 12 feet of water.
Arley was born in Beloit, Kansas, November 15th, 1881. He was a bright little fellow and beloved by all his schoolmates, The funeral services were conducted at the parents’ home by Rev. S. A. Long. The choir consisted of four little girls and four boys, Arley’s schoolmates.
It is a dreadful thing to wait and watch for the approach of death; to know that hope is gone, and recovery impossible; and to sit and count the dreary hours through long,long nights —it chills the blood—but when the blow come so sudden as In this case, it seems more terrible still. In the former case the sharpness of the sting is made less severe by our being prepared for the worst. But in this case there was no warning, no preparation, nothing to tell of the death angel’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Alger and family have the true sympathy of all in the sad bereavement which has come to them. “There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore.” (The Clare Sentinel, p. 1 - Clare, MI - 19 June 1896)
ARLEY ALGER, AGED 11 YEARS. LOSES HIS LIFE ’WHILE BATHING LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
IN THE PRESENCE OF MEN AND BOYS, WHO WERE POWERLESS TO AID HIM.
THE LITTLE FELLOW MADE A NOBLE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
The community was terribly shocked last Saturday afternoon by hearing that Arley Alger had been drowned while swimming in the Tobacco river, near the old grist mill site. Several citizens drove rapidly to the place and found, alas, that the report was all too true.
It seems that “Johnny,” as he was called by his associates, had, in company with other boys, been in the water and around the banks of the river for several hours. He attempted to swim across the river where the water is deep and when near the middle, being much fatigued, began to sink. John Sexsmith, who was there fishing gave the alarm, but the boys present were only little fellows, and were too frightened to do anything, a Mr. Sexsmith cannot swim and neither could the two or three other men who were there, and so attempted to reach the drowning boy with a long pole, but could not. Johnny kept working towards a log in the stream and finally reached it, but was too weak to hang on, and went down for the Iast time in the sight of those, who unhappily were powerless to save him. The body was recovered about 25 minutes afterwards by Mr. Sexsmith, and taken home to the grief stricken family. He was drowned in about 12 feet of water.
Arley was born in Beloit, Kansas, November 15th, 1881. He was a bright little fellow and beloved by all his schoolmates, The funeral services were conducted at the parents’ home by Rev. S. A. Long. The choir consisted of four little girls and four boys, Arley’s schoolmates.
It is a dreadful thing to wait and watch for the approach of death; to know that hope is gone, and recovery impossible; and to sit and count the dreary hours through long,long nights —it chills the blood—but when the blow come so sudden as In this case, it seems more terrible still. In the former case the sharpness of the sting is made less severe by our being prepared for the worst. But in this case there was no warning, no preparation, nothing to tell of the death angel’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Alger and family have the true sympathy of all in the sad bereavement which has come to them. “There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore.” (The Clare Sentinel, p. 1 - Clare, MI - 19 June 1896)
DROWNED.
ARLEY ALGER, AGED 11 YEARS. LOSES HIS LIFE ’WHILE BATHING LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
IN THE PRESENCE OF MEN AND BOYS, WHO WERE POWERLESS TO AID HIM.
THE LITTLE FELLOW MADE A NOBLE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
The community was terribly shocked last Saturday afternoon by hearing that Arley Alger had been drowned while swimming in the Tobacco river, near the old grist mill site. Several citizens drove rapidly to the place and found, alas, that the report was all too true.
It seems that “Johnny,” as he was called by his associates, had, in company with other boys, been in the water and around the banks of the river for several hours. He attempted to swim across the river where the water is deep and when near the middle, being much fatigued, began to sink. John Sexsmith, who was there fishing gave the alarm, but the boys present were only little fellows, and were too frightened to do anything, a Mr. Sexsmith cannot swim and neither could the two or three other men who were there, and so attempted to reach the drowning boy with a long pole, but could not. Johnny kept working towards a log in the stream and finally reached it, but was too weak to hang on, and went down for the Iast time in the sight of those, who unhappily were powerless to save him. The body was recovered about 25 minutes afterwards by Mr. Sexsmith, and taken home to the grief stricken family. He was drowned in about 12 feet of water.
Arley was born in Beloit, Kansas, November 15th, 1881. He was a bright little fellow and beloved by all his schoolmates, The funeral services were conducted at the parents’ home by Rev. S. A. Long. The choir consisted of four little girls and four boys, Arley’s schoolmates.
It is a dreadful thing to wait and watch for the approach of death; to know that hope is gone, and recovery impossible; and to sit and count the dreary hours through long,long nights —it chills the blood—but when the blow come so sudden as In this case, it seems more terrible still. In the former case the sharpness of the sting is made less severe by our being prepared for the worst. But in this case there was no warning, no preparation, nothing to tell of the death angel’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Alger and family have the true sympathy of all in the sad bereavement which has come to them. “There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore.” (The Clare Sentinel, p. 1 - Clare, MI - 19 June 1896)
ARLEY ALGER, AGED 11 YEARS. LOSES HIS LIFE ’WHILE BATHING LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
IN THE PRESENCE OF MEN AND BOYS, WHO WERE POWERLESS TO AID HIM.
THE LITTLE FELLOW MADE A NOBLE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
The community was terribly shocked last Saturday afternoon by hearing that Arley Alger had been drowned while swimming in the Tobacco river, near the old grist mill site. Several citizens drove rapidly to the place and found, alas, that the report was all too true.
It seems that “Johnny,” as he was called by his associates, had, in company with other boys, been in the water and around the banks of the river for several hours. He attempted to swim across the river where the water is deep and when near the middle, being much fatigued, began to sink. John Sexsmith, who was there fishing gave the alarm, but the boys present were only little fellows, and were too frightened to do anything, a Mr. Sexsmith cannot swim and neither could the two or three other men who were there, and so attempted to reach the drowning boy with a long pole, but could not. Johnny kept working towards a log in the stream and finally reached it, but was too weak to hang on, and went down for the Iast time in the sight of those, who unhappily were powerless to save him. The body was recovered about 25 minutes afterwards by Mr. Sexsmith, and taken home to the grief stricken family. He was drowned in about 12 feet of water.
Arley was born in Beloit, Kansas, November 15th, 1881. He was a bright little fellow and beloved by all his schoolmates, The funeral services were conducted at the parents’ home by Rev. S. A. Long. The choir consisted of four little girls and four boys, Arley’s schoolmates.
It is a dreadful thing to wait and watch for the approach of death; to know that hope is gone, and recovery impossible; and to sit and count the dreary hours through long,long nights —it chills the blood—but when the blow come so sudden as In this case, it seems more terrible still. In the former case the sharpness of the sting is made less severe by our being prepared for the worst. But in this case there was no warning, no preparation, nothing to tell of the death angel’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Alger and family have the true sympathy of all in the sad bereavement which has come to them. “There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore.” (The Clare Sentinel, p. 1 - Clare, MI - 19 June 1896)
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