Daily Republican., 1890-06-03
A SAD ACCIDENT.

SAD ACCIDENT.
Two boys Drowned Ia tho Brs ndywins !
Ono Sacrifices His Own Life Trying to
Save HIS Brother.
VIM. aud Harry Patterson, aged 12
and years respectively, attended school
at No. 20 school, ,yeateiday afternoon, and
alter being dismissed proceeded to the
Braudy wine, back OF Smith & Painters
factory. tor The purpose OF bathing. They
were accompanied by a number Of othsr
boys, and Wm., who was good swim
mer, undressed and plunged In the wster.
lie di.ported srouud for 9 time, encour-
aged by his companions on shoro, and
then struck out toward the middle OF the
sti,Asn. Tie current was running pretty
stropg, and ju.t as hs was making an
effort to return he was sc'zsu with cramps
and called for assistance. His brother
Harry, who WAS standing on the shore,
tried to get some OF tie larger boys to 20
to HIM, but as they all hcsitatsd about
venturing lie hastily undrsssed, and
although be could not swim, plunged In
and made his way toward his drowning
brother.
Tho hoys called to Harry to come
back, but he continued making his way
! as boat he cou until he reached the
| spot where VIM. wns sinking for the
last time. He seized him BY the hair,
aud finding that he was unable to hold
him up called for help. No one re-
spoudel, and while he was still trying to
hold him WIN. threw bis arms around
his neck and they both sank to the bot
tom to riss no more.
Il As soon ns the boys on shcro saw they
had sank thay gave tho alarm, and Ia q
few minutes a large crowd collected.
Men aad boys commenced to wade
searching for the bodies, and in about
half au hour James nern found Wm.'s
body AbouS twenty feet from tho shore
, where the water was only about aye feet
deep. In the meantime word OF the
accident had been taken 10 the boys
home, No. 1905 King street. and just
about the time WINS body was recov
> ered his father, Davis b. Patterson,
resched the place. lie was almost
heartbrokcn AZ tho sight OF his dead son,
4 aud after the body was wrapped in a
sheet II was taken to tho stricken home.
D By this time the ncws had sprsa l., and
there we're fully thousand peope con-
0 grcgated around the place aud on
eleventh street bridge. Among the m
I was g number OF women and girls,
o whose tears showed their sympathy for
o the almost hesrt-broken father. who
o occupied seat In = carriage with his
, head bowed with grief. During this time
e the stream was Ill ed with men ana boys
d |sea,chiHg for Harry's body. PARTIES Of
' five and six Joined hands, and for over
an hour patroled up and down the
n stream, feeling with their feet on the
!. bottom for the drowned boy. eome be-
% came chilled aud almost numEed with
o being iD the water 50 lcng, and the
l. search was about to be given up for the
night, whom shortly before O'Clock Joh1
Y WhAlsn's foot came iu contact with
,r HarrY's head. He reached down In the
q ws,er, and alter getting hold 0f-tAo body
3. rsissd It, with the ASSISTANCE II smother
: tlap, to the surlrce aud then carried II
d | ashore. 1t was also wrapped 10 sheet
a and taken home In Il carriage, where The
70 distracted mother was wal lag.
al A there Is no doubt but the drowning
r. was purely accidental, It is probable th'
:, coroner will iss,ie a certificate TO tina
Z effect without holding an inquest.
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le Cards have been issued for the wed
80 ding OF Harvey J. Wiley aud Miss Ell
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