Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1908 — Drowning of Young Man at Monticello. [ARTICLE]

Drowning of Young Man at Monticello.

In Monday’s issue of the Republican, brief ■ mention was made concerning tue death by drowning of Edward Reames, the nnfortunate Monticello boy. From the Evening Journal we learn more concerning the accident. It seems that Reames accompanied by Charles and Gullford Teeter had gone to the river at about 7:00 o’clock to bathe. Reames was the first one in the water and instead of staying where the water was not so deep moved down to where it was deeper. At that point the river has a very strong current when high. The Teeter boys, knowing this and also the fact that Reames was not used to being in the water, urged him to come up closer. Instead of minding he said, “It is pretty deep out here boys, but I am not afraid.” The two boys, fearing that something might happen, moved down closer. Just as they reaches him he began to struggle. He threw his arms around Charley Teeter’s head afad shoulders and being much. heavr.. ier, forced him to the bottom. The Teeter boy succeeded in freeing himself and by this time his brother G uilford came to his aid? The two struggled to bring Reames into shallow water but owing to the very strong current they were unable to do so, and he sank to bis death. In a very few minutes fifty or sixty people were searching for the body which was found about 3:00 o’clock. An inquest was held Monday and the body was removed to the home of his parents near Star City, where the funeral will be held Tuesday. This is only one of the many such accidents which occur every summer, and it is to be regretted that so many of the young people do not realize the risk they take when going into the water.. One cannot be too care full, for accidents scmetimes happen to the most experienced swimmers. Of late, several of the young boys around Rensselaer have been diving off the steam drill here in the river just above the Washington street bridge and the accident at Monticello should serve as a warning to them, for no one can tell how soon an nc cident similar to the one at Mooli cello might occur here