Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1918 — SEE SOLDIER DROWNED IN FLINT LAKE [ARTICLE]

SEE SOLDIER DROWNED IN FLINT LAKE

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coen and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland; of Rensselaer, drove to Valparaiso Sunday. They went out to Flint Lake which is about three miles north of that city. While at the lake a very unfortunate accident happened at Sheridan Beach. William Kenyon, who was a soldier at the Valparaiso camp had gone to the lake to go in bathing.lt seems that he could not an< after diving into the deep water he did not come to the surface and it was about eighteen minutes before his body was recovered, it having gone out-into the lake much farther than it was thought that it would. All attempts to resusticate him were of no avail. ■ The soldier had come to the Valparaiso camp about two weeks ago from Jefferson Barracks. This is the first death at this camp.