The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-09-09
SUMMER DISASTERS.
What Il Cost Some People TO IndulE In
Boating, Bathing aud Fishing,

What IL Cost Some People TO indulge IN
BoatinE, Bathing aud Fishing
Thomas Kenney, Jr., aged twelve, got
beyond his depth while bathing and
was lost. He lived at Baltimore, Md.
Jess Robinson, of Waynesville, Ohio,
was drowned while bathing in the Lit
tie Miami. He was fourteen years old.
The only son of Robert Lefarge, OF
Decatur, H., twelve years Of age, was
drowned in the San Cannon river while
bathing.
During a recent storm John Leslie
You'd, thirteen years OF age, Of Lock
Haven, was lost overheard from the
barge Kramer and drowned.
William Armstrong, aged sixteen, OF
Indianapolis, Ind, was subject 10 cpl
leptic fits, yet boldly plunged into the
White river and was drowned.
The son of Con. Sullivan, nine years
of age, of Middletown, Ohio, took his
last bath recently. He could not swim,
and got beyond his depth.
Jessie Jones, thirteen years of age,
was playing upon the railroad wharf at
Seattle, Washington Territory, fell into
the stream, ard was drowned.
Patrick Haney, fourteen years Of age,
knew he couldn't swim, but took the
chances, like many St. Louis lads, and
has become a subject for the coroner.
While fishing in the trout pond Of r.
P. Carmen, of Aurora, Ohio, Willie
Snedaker, twelve years of age, lost his
balance. fell in. and was drowned.
Just as little Josie Almond, ten years
of age, of Lewisburg, KY, had a bite,
while fishing in Muddy river, he pitched
forward hom excitement and was
drowned.
While rowing on Lake Geneva, Miss
Maggie Kaye, with two little children,
were capsized. She bravely held both
the babies above the water until assist
ullOC dlllNSus
Some logs furnished amusement to
four small boys at Lanark, Ont, as they
hoated on the River Clyde, but little
Jimmie Hc-E fell in and was drowned
in thirty feet of water.
While descending the Lachine rapids
on a raft, three men were drowned and
the survivors badly bruised by the raft
being drawn into the vortex through
which the tourists steamers run.
George Fox, of Clyde, Ohio, was
twenty two years of age when he was
drowned while bathing recently, and
Frank Goss, seven years of age, was
drowned in the railroad reservoir at
Wauseon. Ohio.
Miss Emma Morrow was a beautiful
girl of twenty summers, who was saeer-
ing q boat at Ninevah, Miss, in which
sat her father. Being suddenly seized
with a fit she fell overheard and was
drowned.
Daisy MCGUIRE, aged fourteen, and
Minnie Barrett, aged sixteen, were
both drowned while bathing in the Le-
high river, and Josie McAleer, aged
nine, while bathing in the mill pond at
Indiantown. zeal St. John. N. B.
A man sixty years of age was seen on
the RATS in the Allegheny, near Pitts
burgh, Pa, undressing preparatory to
bathing. He made a splendid curve as
he descended into the waves in a studied
dive, but was never seen afterward.
Edward Coulehan, thirteen years Of
age, the son of Judge Coulehan, of the
orphans court, Cumberland, Md, was
an unusually bright and promising lad,
but was drowned while bathing in the
Potomac without a knowledge how to
swim.
While swimming in the Sugar river,
Claremont, N, H., Joseph King was
seized with a cramp and cried out loudly
for help. Walter Agree promptly went
to his aid, and in trying to save King
both were drowned. They were each
twenty-five years of age.
A number Of boys swimming in the
Licking river, Ky, amused themselves
by sliding down the bank into the
water. Bud. Clark, fifteen years of age,
went in with such velocity that he
failed to come to the surface, and his
body has not yet been recovered.
Henry and Charles Lvrlrs, of Ho.
boken, N. j., while rowing on the North
river, were run down by a tugboat and
the boys thrown into the water. Henry
was picked up, but Charles disappeared,
and, it is supposed, was drowned. He
was thirteen years of age.
Simeon Pierce, sixty-six years of age,
took an involuntary bath recently. He
drove his horse and buggy into Deep
very Valparaiso, Ind. The water
proved to be fifteen feet deep, horse and
buggy went under water, and Pierce
was compelled to swim out, scarcely
saving his life.
Bose Schwam, OF Cleveland, Ohio,
was determined that his companion, G. |
Sabb, agedtwelve years, should learn to
swim. In Shakers pond, recently, he
took Sabb's head under his arm, pushed
out into the middle Of the pool, left the
lad, and returned to the shore. Young
Sabb struggled desperately, but sank
md was drowned
Christian Becker and his little son
were boating on a millpond in Kingston,