Drowned in the Chariton.
Tuesday afternoon Will. E. Phillips, Emry Speer and Clarence Allgaier started to a pond three miles west of town to a pond there to bathe. When they arrived at the pond they found the water unsatisfactory, and went on to the Chariton river, where they went in bathing near Otto's mill. Young Phillips went into the water first, and after swimming half way across the stream returned to the bank. Young Speer and Allgaier then went in, Allgaier taking a plank about ten feet long with him. He waded out a short distance from the bank and suddenly struck deep water. This caused him to loose his hold upon the plank and the current caught it and whirled it out of his reach. Allgaier threw up his hands and called for help. Phillips and Speer both went to his rescue, Phillips reaching him first. He caught him by the hair and drew his head out of the water, and taking him by the arm started to the shore. Young Speer had reached them by this time and took hold of Allgaier's other arm. As soon as Allgaier felt Speer's touch he sprang upon him and caught him around the neck, sinking him beneath the waters. When Speer came up he was strangled, and Phillips told him to pull for the shore and save himself. Phillips then started down stream with Allgaier supporting him with his right hand, and working toward the shore with his left, but the current was so rapid that progress toward the shore was slow and difficult. When they had gone about fifty yards Allgaier caught Phillips around the waist and dragged him under. Phillips disengaged himself from his grasp while under water and again brought him to the surface. But he was well nigh exhausted and when about fifty yards further down the river could hold him no longer and let him go. How Phillips got to the shore he does not know, as he seemed to lose consciousness after letting go of Allgaier and knew no more until after he reached the shore and was pulled out of the water by Young Speer.
Clarence Allgaier the young man drowned was the only son of Charles Allgaier, Jr., who was drowned in the Chariton River in July 1878, about two months before Clarence was born. His father's body was not recovered for four days.
Clarence lived in Ottumwa, but came here about two weeks' ago with Dasbach's show.
A large number of people went to the river Wednesday to search for the body, and some remained all night. Thursday morning it rose to the surface near where it went down, and was discovered by Dick Rouze. The remains were brought back to the city Thursday afternoon. The funeral will take place from the residence of Samuel Swigeart this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Revs. McKnight and Mitchell will conduct the funeral services.
Weekly graphic. Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri, June 19, 1896, p3, c4
Tuesday afternoon Will. E. Phillips, Emry Speer and Clarence Allgaier started to a pond three miles west of town to a pond there to bathe. When they arrived at the pond they found the water unsatisfactory, and went on to the Chariton river, where they went in bathing near Otto's mill. Young Phillips went into the water first, and after swimming half way across the stream returned to the bank. Young Speer and Allgaier then went in, Allgaier taking a plank about ten feet long with him. He waded out a short distance from the bank and suddenly struck deep water. This caused him to loose his hold upon the plank and the current caught it and whirled it out of his reach. Allgaier threw up his hands and called for help. Phillips and Speer both went to his rescue, Phillips reaching him first. He caught him by the hair and drew his head out of the water, and taking him by the arm started to the shore. Young Speer had reached them by this time and took hold of Allgaier's other arm. As soon as Allgaier felt Speer's touch he sprang upon him and caught him around the neck, sinking him beneath the waters. When Speer came up he was strangled, and Phillips told him to pull for the shore and save himself. Phillips then started down stream with Allgaier supporting him with his right hand, and working toward the shore with his left, but the current was so rapid that progress toward the shore was slow and difficult. When they had gone about fifty yards Allgaier caught Phillips around the waist and dragged him under. Phillips disengaged himself from his grasp while under water and again brought him to the surface. But he was well nigh exhausted and when about fifty yards further down the river could hold him no longer and let him go. How Phillips got to the shore he does not know, as he seemed to lose consciousness after letting go of Allgaier and knew no more until after he reached the shore and was pulled out of the water by Young Speer.
Clarence Allgaier the young man drowned was the only son of Charles Allgaier, Jr., who was drowned in the Chariton River in July 1878, about two months before Clarence was born. His father's body was not recovered for four days.
Clarence lived in Ottumwa, but came here about two weeks' ago with Dasbach's show.
A large number of people went to the river Wednesday to search for the body, and some remained all night. Thursday morning it rose to the surface near where it went down, and was discovered by Dick Rouze. The remains were brought back to the city Thursday afternoon. The funeral will take place from the residence of Samuel Swigeart this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Revs. McKnight and Mitchell will conduct the funeral services.
Weekly graphic. Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri, June 19, 1896, p3, c4
Drowned in the Chariton.
Tuesday afternoon Will. E. Phillips, Emry Speer and Clarence Allgaier started to a pond three miles west of town to a pond there to bathe. When they arrived at the pond they found the water unsatisfactory, and went on to the Chariton river, where they went in bathing near Otto's mill. Young Phillips went into the water first, and after swimming half way across the stream returned to the bank. Young Speer and Allgaier then went in, Allgaier taking a plank about ten feet long with him. He waded out a short distance from the bank and suddenly struck deep water. This caused him to loose his hold upon the plank and the current caught it and whirled it out of his reach. Allgaier threw up his hands and called for help. Phillips and Speer both went to his rescue, Phillips reaching him first. He caught him by the hair and drew his head out of the water, and taking him by the arm started to the shore. Young Speer had reached them by this time and took hold of Allgaier's other arm. As soon as Allgaier felt Speer's touch he sprang upon him and caught him around the neck, sinking him beneath the waters. When Speer came up he was strangled, and Phillips told him to pull for the shore and save himself. Phillips then started down stream with Allgaier supporting him with his right hand, and working toward the shore with his left, but the current was so rapid that progress toward the shore was slow and difficult. When they had gone about fifty yards Allgaier caught Phillips around the waist and dragged him under. Phillips disengaged himself from his grasp while under water and again brought him to the surface. But he was well nigh exhausted and when about fifty yards further down the river could hold him no longer and let him go. How Phillips got to the shore he does not know, as he seemed to lose consciousness after letting go of Allgaier and knew no more until after he reached the shore and was pulled out of the water by Young Speer.
Clarence Allgaier the young man drowned was the only son of Charles Allgaier, Jr., who was drowned in the Chariton River in July 1878, about two months before Clarence was born. His father's body was not recovered for four days.
Clarence lived in Ottumwa, but came here about two weeks' ago with Dasbach's show.
A large number of people went to the river Wednesday to search for the body, and some remained all night. Thursday morning it rose to the surface near where it went down, and was discovered by Dick Rouze. The remains were brought back to the city Thursday afternoon. The funeral will take place from the residence of Samuel Swigeart this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Revs. McKnight and Mitchell will conduct the funeral services.
Weekly graphic. Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri, June 19, 1896, p3, c4
Tuesday afternoon Will. E. Phillips, Emry Speer and Clarence Allgaier started to a pond three miles west of town to a pond there to bathe. When they arrived at the pond they found the water unsatisfactory, and went on to the Chariton river, where they went in bathing near Otto's mill. Young Phillips went into the water first, and after swimming half way across the stream returned to the bank. Young Speer and Allgaier then went in, Allgaier taking a plank about ten feet long with him. He waded out a short distance from the bank and suddenly struck deep water. This caused him to loose his hold upon the plank and the current caught it and whirled it out of his reach. Allgaier threw up his hands and called for help. Phillips and Speer both went to his rescue, Phillips reaching him first. He caught him by the hair and drew his head out of the water, and taking him by the arm started to the shore. Young Speer had reached them by this time and took hold of Allgaier's other arm. As soon as Allgaier felt Speer's touch he sprang upon him and caught him around the neck, sinking him beneath the waters. When Speer came up he was strangled, and Phillips told him to pull for the shore and save himself. Phillips then started down stream with Allgaier supporting him with his right hand, and working toward the shore with his left, but the current was so rapid that progress toward the shore was slow and difficult. When they had gone about fifty yards Allgaier caught Phillips around the waist and dragged him under. Phillips disengaged himself from his grasp while under water and again brought him to the surface. But he was well nigh exhausted and when about fifty yards further down the river could hold him no longer and let him go. How Phillips got to the shore he does not know, as he seemed to lose consciousness after letting go of Allgaier and knew no more until after he reached the shore and was pulled out of the water by Young Speer.
Clarence Allgaier the young man drowned was the only son of Charles Allgaier, Jr., who was drowned in the Chariton River in July 1878, about two months before Clarence was born. His father's body was not recovered for four days.
Clarence lived in Ottumwa, but came here about two weeks' ago with Dasbach's show.
A large number of people went to the river Wednesday to search for the body, and some remained all night. Thursday morning it rose to the surface near where it went down, and was discovered by Dick Rouze. The remains were brought back to the city Thursday afternoon. The funeral will take place from the residence of Samuel Swigeart this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Revs. McKnight and Mitchell will conduct the funeral services.
Weekly graphic. Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri, June 19, 1896, p3, c4
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