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Show Redmond Lake Scene of Double Drowning Two 10-year-old Girls Get Beyond Depth and Lose LivesRoth Bodies Quickly Recovered. Redmond kike, a short distance south of Gunnison, was the scene of a double drowning last Monday afternoon, after-noon, when the lives of two little girls, each ten years ' old, were claimed by the waters. The two girls. Ella Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Irs. Charles Jensen, and Olive Chris-tenscn, Chris-tenscn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Christensen, were in bathing when they got beyond their depth, and before help could arrive both were drowned. The gii'ls, who had been up on the mountains with their parents, gained permission to bathe in the lake, and little Ella and Olive, accompanied by two smaller girls, went (o the lake for a swim. The two who lost their lives were in advance of the other companions, and when a short distance dis-tance out, they struck the deep water wa-ter and both began screaming. The two smaller girls, becoming alarmed, ran to their homes, and en route slated that the other two girls were drowning The alarm was sounded, and shortly help arrived and a search began at once. It was fully twenty twenty minutes before the body of the first victim was recovered, and about ten minutes later the other prostrate form was carried to shore by willing hands. Dr. West of Salina was hurriedly summoned and onl.v fifteen minutes elapsed before his arrival on the scene. Or. West worked faithfully for two hours in the hopes of reviving life, but without avail. The small boy of George Tetorson of Centerfield was among the little folks on the bank. However, he was too small to lend any aid. The little fellow stated that the two girls, after struggling to gain the shore, were locked in each others arms when they last went down. When the news was flashed that I lie two little girls had been drowned, the entire populace of Redmond turned out and assisted in the search for the bodies, and after being rescued res-cued did everything possible to aid in reviving the little girle. The untimely ending of the little girls, both (if whom were favorites with all who knew them, has cast a gloom over the entire community, and the parents of each are overcome with grief at the loss of (he little ones. |