DOUBLE DROWNING AT GULL LAKE
                             ON FRIDAY
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              ALLISON GRANT, 20,
                    RAYMOND GRANT, 15,                           SUCCUMB TO WAVES                               ________

       Boat Shipped Water in White Caps       When Donald Hayes Raised Anchor;    Overturned When Allison Grant Jumped
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 Hayes and George Betzold Clung to Boat,     Two Grant Boys Tried to Swim Ashore,               Older Boy First To Go Down

      Gull Lake took a toll of two lives on Friday evening between 5 and 6 o'clock. Allison Grant, familiarly known as "Pi," aged 20, and his brother, Raymond, age 15, sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Grant, of 910 South Sixth street, were drowned at a point a quarter of a mile west of the "Cinosam Club" property.
      Their companions, George Betzold, age 21, son of Philip [sic] Betzold, and Donald Hayes, age 18, son of J. M. Hayes, clung to the overturned boat and drifted ashore.
      The water was terribly cold and Betzold, overcome by cold and cramp, nearly went under too. People on shore worked on him and revived him.

                 Donald Hayes' Story
      According to the story of Donald Hayes, the fishing party consisted of the four boys named and they left Brainerd for Gull Lake, intending to stay there until Sunday, when Clarence Grant, oldest boy of the Grants, was to call for them. Clarence drove out in his car with the party, leaving Brainerd about 2:15 p. m. He continued on to Merrifield and did not hear of the tragedy until he arrived home about [sic] p. m. Friday.
      Hayes said the lake was rough and white caps were in evidence. They anchored out a quarter of a mile. Their anchor was a light affair, gallon pail of cement. It looked stormy and after fishing a while Hayes raised the anchor.
      The wooden boat shipped some water, the nose going under a wave. The boat was about half full of water and Hayes called to Betzold to row up a little so he could get the anchor loose.
      "Pi," said Hayes, got excited and leaped from the end of the boat, intending to swim ashore. He yelled to his brother Raymond to jump and the latter leaped from the side of the boat and it tipped. Both Grant boys are expert swimmers and expected to swim to shore.
      Betzold is little or no swimmer and he clung to the overturned boat. Hayes tore off his heavy wool sweater, overalls and shirt and set out after Raymond. They saw Raymond striking out well for shore and when from a block and a half to two blocks from shore they saw him throw up his hands and go down. If he could have lasted ten minutes longer, said Hayes, he would have made shore. Hayes swam after him to aid him, but could make no headway in the rough waves and turned back to the boat.
      When Raymond went down, said Hayes, he appeared standing up, and he thought the water there was not over six feet deep.
      As to Allison, they saw him leap from the boat into the water and then disappear.
      Hayes and Betzold clung to the boat and drifted ashore. People on shore set out with a boat and then turned back.
      As near as Hayes can estimate, Raymond drowned from a block and a half to two blocks from shore and Allison about 100 feet further out.
      Raymond made a brave fight, at one time they saw him doubled up in the water, apparently trying to take off his shoes and clothes.
      A Mr. and Mrs. Ward, Minneapolis people, gave the two boys washed ashore assistance. Betzold got a cramp in the water and people worked over him and revived him. A man staying at Ward's brought the two boys back, said Hayes.

                 Mrs. Betzold's Story
      The story told by Mrs. Philip [sic] Betzold, mother of George Betzold, as she had heard it, was substantially the same. A squall of wind raised high white caps and the boat swamped. Her son and Hayes saw Raymond throw up his hand when two blocks from shore and then go down. People on shore worked half an hour to revive the Betzold boy.
      Sisters and mother of Betzold said he could not swim.

                      Was in Army
      Allison Grant, or "Pi" as all his friends knew him, had seen army service in the 79th Field Artillery at Camp Meade, Md. He was an honorary member of the World War Veterans.
      "Pi" was a boxer of some reputation and his last public appearance was at the Elks social session on May 18 when he gave a fine exhibition in a setto with a Little Falls' boy.
      At the time George Walsh, of Walsh & Anderson, said "Pi" was one of the best boxers in Brainerd and a comer.
      Allison and Raymond were born and raised in Brainerd and attended school here.
      At their home the family is prostrate. Both Mr. and Mrs. Grant almost collapsed when the sad news was brought to them and they are now praying that the bodies may soon be recovered.

                 Searching for Bodies
      A large searching party was soon at the lake and worked late at night.
      Another party set out early Saturday morning. Work was retarded because the lake is very rough.
      When the call for help first came to Brainerd, it was thought the accident had occurred at Boom lake and Dr. G. I. Badeaux and an attendant from D. E. Whitney rushed down with the Whitney pulmotor.

              Bodies Found at 2 P. M.
      The bodies were found at 2 p. m. in a novel manner. Herbert Anderson of Rocky Point stood on his launch and searched the water bottom. The water was clear and he eventually distinguished them. Using a spear with line, he threw his spear and quickly brought the bodies to the surface. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, 03 June 1922, p. 1, c. 1) [Contributed by John Van Essen]