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23 May 2009

COOGAN story appearing in "Oelwein Daily Register" [Iowa]
(11 JUN 1914, PAGE ?):


TWO BOYS DROWNED IN WATERLOO CREEK 
Charles Edward [sic] and John Coogan.  Latter formerly of Oelwein

Waterloo, June 11 - At 2:10 yesterday afternoon the body of young 
John Coogan was found in a pile of driftwood in Black Hawk creek, 
only a short distance from the river.  Coroner Kistner and Chief 
of Police Leighton went immediately to the scene. 

The body of Charles Edwards, 11-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Herbert Edwards, residing at the corner of Western avenue and Byron 
street, was found in Black Hawk creek about 300 feet above the bail 
park yesterday morning by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lovell, who were 
boating to their home in Chautauqua park.  Young Edwards was drowned 
Monday at noon while in swimming with John Coogan, aged 13 years, a 
son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Coogan of 1154 Williston avenue.  Young 
Coogan met the same fate.  

Early Monday morning yound Edwards disappeared and at the same time 
his friend, John Coogan, could not be found.  The parents of the 
former lad paid little attention to their son's absence, believing 
he was out with a party of campers.  

Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were suddenly disillusioned when the report was 
spread that both lads had been drowned.  Several children living in 
the vicinity, it seems, were aware of the double drowning but none 
of them divulged the circumstances.  George Megglitte, aged 11 
years, residing at 1241 Eighth street west was the first to tell of 
the drownings.  Agnes Coogan, the small sister of one of the 
unfortunate boys, asked George as to her brother's whereabouts, and 
he informed her that the lad had been drowned, offering the direct 
the elder Coogan to the spot where his son's garments were lying.  

The Coogan lad is survived by his parents and five sisters.  Young 
Edwards is survived by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.  
Coroner Edward F. Kistner, who was called into the case this morning, 
after making diagrams of the scene of the drowning decided that an 
inquest was unnecessary.

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