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One More Fatality

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
September
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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To the loDg list of fatalities whioh have happeued in Ann Arbor aud vicinity during the past few weeks another was added on Sunday afternoon wben J. R. C. May, a salesinan iu L. C. Weinmann's ineat ruarket, was drowned in a small mud lake on John MoHugh's farm in Northfield, a short distanee south of Whitrnore Lake. In company with his wife and farnily Mr. May had gone out Suuday raoruing to visit bis brother-in-law John Heinzmann, of Northfield. In the afternoon he and his iiephew, a yonng man 13 years of age, went ont on MoHugh's lake to fish. The boat they took was a flat bottomed, leaky old affair, and the two fishermen had not been long in it before it began to fill with water. They were quite a distanee out in the lake by this time and seeing it was useless to attempt to row ashore in the old tub they deoided to abandon it aod swim fco to shore. Heinzmann wore heavy rubber boots and May bad on a pair of heavy cowhide boots. The youuger man managed to kick himself free from his rubber boots and after a hard struggle managed to reach land. Mr. May was not so suocessful with his leather boots as tbey had become wet and he eoold not get them off. His clothing was also heavy witb water whioh was quite oold and he quickly became exhausted among the weeds that are plentiful in the lake and he sank to the bottom. An hour later his body was recovered but it was too late as life was extinct. Justice Moss, of Whitraore Lake, impaneled a jury, who viewed the body and subsequently returned a verdict of death from accidental drowning. The remains of the uafortunate man were brought to Ann Arbor for interment Monday. The funeral services were held at the late home of the deceased, 201 N. Ashley st., Tuesday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. John Neuruanu. The membera of Ann Arbor Lodge, No. 27, A. O. ü. W., of which deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body and escorted the reruaius to Forest Bill cernetery wbere tbey were interred. Mr; May was 44 years of age and leavs a wife and two cbildren. He carried $4,000 insurance divided between the Maccabees aDd A. O. U. W. He was a sober, steady, industrióos mau, and had uiany friends who sincerely regret his untimely death.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News