Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-07
\ BOY Drowned.
iB aST~iziRg Incident in Rich
COunty.

Correspondence OF the Deseret News
= sad case Of drowning occurred
near this place on last Friday.
wherein Franklin Corless, a bright
boy OF II years, son Of VIM. and
Sarah Ccriess. was the Victim. Tn,
circumstances are as follows The
Toy was very anxious 10 90 10 Bea,
River fishing, dTsIsa. about two
I miles, Fbe mother being afraid TO
- Inn 90 alone concluded that she
and Frances, Franks sister, aged
thirteen years, would go with him
and have good day out tshing
and picking wilN cur~ants. They
bad cften walled to the rivcrbefcre
; Brother Curless lid not 60. as he
wanted to get his hay rack fixed up
for haying.
After arriving al the river they
were not long in catching What f,h
they N-sut'zt ssa started Tor the
''r-e-ant patch about one hundred
yards away. Sister CoFless told
rank 10 come along As he seemed
ioth 10 leave the river. He riuck
ms tsh pole in the bank and started
70 follow, but did not 20 far befnrc
Pc slipped hack and undres-sd for .
uath- He could not siyshi. Ills
mother and sister being now IN the
currant hrI,h .Juid not SEE MIN,
L.it SEpt calling - mir, 70 hurry I'D.
tie wOuil answer t-rH that he
W0Gld e0pn come. They called
ase:E uut got no answer. Francs
ran back TO see What he --as doing.
She found his clothes lying on tine
sand bt- cCUli not find him. She
rln part way back ard iald k.r
mother that Frank bal zone in
swimming aud that She could not (
ind hiE.. Gistcr CorIcss ran lack 1
a's" 4new AZ a glance that her boy /!
was III tine big hole.
Frantic with grief she rushed for /
the wafer, thinking she rsgld find 4
him. In all probability She would I
have i-.va ,i--1-yned mad not Fran /
scs caNcht her by the dress aud held I
,zer J7cs, a. the water was from
eight to twelve feet deep. She now
realized her peTilous position, aud
moved hack from The river. She
Then started Frances home 10 tell
BROTHER CUTleSs. No pen can Lp-
scriue her feelings as she ran IN and
down the river bank aio.-, calling
.yr her hoy. rs sO0r rs Frauct-, (
got home aud told the sal tate. the
latier mounted his morse ana wen, I
10 the river Is last IS MS hO-se could
carry him. {.
As soon 81 isl-sirie Bishop Me
- lnnon .:IJ from 10 10 - men anu
Ess went 10 the river 10 render all
he assistance they could in trying
10 Tad the body. over an hour was
.peHt In trying 20 tina him with
1oies- T3keS, etc, on q raft, but to no
.IFpuse. Brother William Rex 5
vas IN the water over an hour div,
~. bat could not find him. as the .
lr!e IS 50 large. being the Who'll. ,
width uf tiIe river AMI about 80 feet ;
IA length.
= hOCe my rake WAS got and {
Fawn hack aus fJEth with long |
opes across the river. The seventh s
ine brought the body up, after he q
~ IN the water nearly 1--WE hours.
The funeral services were held ia q
be mceiiug-aUuse sunday alter !
con. The house was flied and /
ute number CCIid not Cet in. .
ymllthizinE friends cIme from a
n ami near 10 Jay ;Eyir Inst r. :
poets 60 the departed. s
Brother and sister Coriess wish TO !
ygress their heartfelt thanks u all q
mo - kindly heipei t':cm in their 1
~ affection. is. G
RAND0LP'i, Aug. 3. 1899. q