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This is not my direct CLAYPOOL line, but perhaps the obituary will be
useful to someone on the list.
(Michigan City, LaPorte Co., Indiana)
Michigan City News
Wednesday, August 23, 1916
LAKE CLAIMED AN UNFORTUNATE - Ed. Claypool Went to His Death Off East
Pier - Believed Taken with Fit - Said to Be Subject of Epilepsy -
Overcome While at Work Saturday - Unconscious in Hospital - Revived
and Left Institution......
The first local accidental drowning of the season was recorded
yesterday at the east pier, the victim being Edward Claypool, 24, a
newcomer to the city. The unfortunate is said to have been a victim
of epileptic fits, and went to his death when taken with one of these
attacks. The young man was employed at the car factory and was
overcome with heat while at work Saturday morning. He was rushed to
the hospital and remained in an unconscious condition several hours.
He revived and was taken from the hospital later in the day by two
friends.
Claypool was accompanied to the bathing beach by Roy White, also a
recent arrival here. They went out on the pier to go into deep water.
There was but one suit between them and it belonged to White. At
Claypool's suggestion, he was to use the suit first and then wait on
the pier while White took a swim. Claypool was the better swimmer and
White readily agreed to wait on the pier and watch Claypool.
According to White, his companion jumped in from the pier and swam
about 300 yards into the lake. He then turned and was about half way
back to the pier, when he disappeared. White says he was watching
Claypool all of the time and that the unfortunate made no struggle and
gave no call for help. He was seized instantly and went down.
White watched closely for a few moments and when he realized that his
companion was not pulling off a submarine stunt, he became alarmed.
He signaled for other bathers to go to his rescue, but there was no
one near who felt equal to the occasion. White then tried to attract
a party in a motor boat but failed in this. Being a stranger in the
city, White knew not where to go to get the quickest aid so he made
his way to shore and ran over to the coast guard station.
Henry Hiseman, who is running a small pleasure yacht, carrying
passengers on lake trips passed over the remains and as the yacht
passed along one of the passengers saw Claypool's body as it lay upon
the bottom of the lake in about 16 feet of water. He called attention
to Capt. Hiseman and the yacht was turned around and the passenger's
statement was certified by the finding of the body as announced.
Capt. Hiseman continued his way to the Life Guard station and gave the
alarm that a man had been found lying on the bottom of the lake, the
people in the yacht had not heard of the recent drowning and returning
to the spot with the guards directed them to where the body could be
seen. The young man, White had misjudged the spot where Claypool
went down and had searchers looking for the body farther away. There
was a dead calm on the lake yesterday, and the water was perfectly
clear so that the bottom could be easily distinguished to the depth of
15 or 20 feet. The accidental discovery of the body by the passenger
on the yacht aided in its recovery, as otherwise the search might have
been a long one. Efforts to resuscitate Claypool were of no avail and
the body was ordered removed to the Earl morgue.
Claypool resided at Stevensville, Mich., and roomed at the Seiples
home, 1121 Cedar street. Mr. White came here a short time ago from
Hobart.
Emil Claypool, brother of the dead man, arrived in the city this
afternoon from Stevensville, and claimed the body. The remains will
be taken to Stevensville for burial.
Emil Claypool told Deputy Coroner Binks that his brother was a strong
expert swimmer, but that he had been afflicted with epileptic fits
since childhood.
"Many times," said the brother in speaking of the dead man's prowess,
"have I seen him swim out of sight in the lake at Stevensville. He
was regarded as an expert swimmer."
Michigan City News
August 30, 1916
P. 4 - Col 6
Edward Claypool - The body of the late Edward Claypool, the young man
who lost his life Sunday while in bathing in Lake Michigan, off this
port, was taken the imorning, over the Pere Marquette, to
Stevensville, Mich., for burial.
This is not my direct CLAYPOOL line, but perhaps the obituary will be
useful to someone on the list.
(Michigan City, LaPorte Co., Indiana)
Michigan City Evening News
February 27, 1913
P. 1 Col. 6
Mrs. Sarah C. Claypool - Services over the body of the late Mrs. Sarah
C. Claypool were held at 8 o'clock this morning in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W.W. Worthley, 218 east Sixth street. Rev. I.B. Harper, pastor
of the M.E. church, officiated. The body was taken to Lafayette, over
the Monon this morning for burial. the body was accompanied by the
deceased's son, Rev. Ernest Claypool of Marceline, Mo., and her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie C. Colborn. The burial service was conducted by
Dr. L.C. Buckles of Lafayette.
This is not my direct CLAYPOOL line, but perhaps the obituary will be
useful to someone on the list.
(Michigan City, LaPorte Co., Indiana)
News Dispatch, Michigan City, Indiana
Tuesday, April 27, 1965
P. 18 - Col. 1
Rev. Dr. James V. Claypool - Word has been received here of the death
of Rev. Dr. James V. Claypool, 65, East Providence, R.I., author of
one of the most widely read books out of World War II, "God on a
Battlewagon.". He was a resident of the city for a number of years
and was a graduate of Elston High School. Funeral service will be
conducted tomorrow in East Providence.
Surviving are the widow, Elizabeth, a son and two daughters.
In addition to promoting worldwide Bible reading on a plan he helped
to develop for the American Bible Society, Dr. Claypool was in charge
of the promotion of Universal Bible Sunday. He also headed the
Chicago Bible depository, which is operated jointly by the Chicago and
American societies. It supplies 2 states with Scriptures in nearly
500 languages.
This is not my direct CLAYPOOL line, but perhaps the obituary will be
useful to someone on the list.
(Michigan City, LaPorte Co., Indiana)
Michigan City News
September 15, 1897
Page 9 - Col. 4
Mr. A.R. Colborn Sunday received a message conveying the sad news of
the death of Rev. J. H. Claypool, which occurred at his home in
Tacoma, Saturday night at 11 o'clock. The cause of his death was
Bright's disease and his demise had been expected for some time. The
deceased leaves a wife, two sons in the west and a daughter, Mrs. A.R.
Colborn, of this city, who had been at the bedside of her father for
several weeks.
Rev. Claypool will be well remembered here and especially by the older
members of the First M.E. church, he having been local pastor for two
years, about twenty years ago, and also presiding elder of the
Lafayette district for a time. The arrangements for the funeral are
not known, but it is expected that they will be interred at Lafayette.
This is not my direct CLAYPOOL line, but perhaps the obituary will be
useful to someone on the list.
(Michigan City, LaPorte Co., Indiana)
(New Carlisle is located in St. Joseph Co., Indiana)
Michigan City News
October 23 1930
Page 6, Column 7
Funeral rites for the Rev. Ernest V. Claypool, D.D., pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church in New Carlisle and formerly a resident of
Michigan City, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the
church of which he was a pastor. The Rev. C.H. Taylor, South Bend,
will officiate at the services.