Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-20
ANOTHER DROWNING ACCIDENT.
Brother George Nearly Meets the
Same Fate-Caught In Time-Son of

Lawrence McDermott Drowned-Hfs
Brother George Nearly Meets the
Same Fate-Caught In Tfme-Son or
Robert McDermott of Haven Street
Need of a Bath House.
Another drowning accident in Mill river |
occurred yesterday afternoon about 3:3O. |
George McDermott, aged eleven years, and
Lawrence, aged fourteen years, of SO Ha-
ven street, at about O'Clock in the after
noon finished putting load of wood into
the cellar of their house and started off to
have swim. They went to a common
bathing place, just back of the Adamant
Plaster company's shop at GAINESVILLE
| bridge. There is short beach here where
little ones can battle, and near it is dock
with deep channel in front of it. The
boys, neither of whom could swim, went
in at the little mud fat, which is not ten
feet from the dock. They we're alone, and
just how they came to get into deep water
Is not known. It is surmised, however,
that one of the boys got little
beyond his depth and the 9th
or went to help him. The
current, which is pretty strong,
then took them both along. The older
brother sank Immediately, but the young
or one foated along just below the surface
some of them shouted to Officer Clyne,
who hurried to the spot. The boy foated
through the bridge and straight up
to the end of the Old Colony Distilleries
} company COW stables. The body was seen
by Patrick McGinty from his rear window
at 46 Haven street. He swan out to the
boy and brought him in to the shore just
: as Officer Clyne came up. The officer at
J once tried to resuscitate the unconscious
boy. A barrel was procured and the boy
was rolled upon it. In the meantime DR..
, Gaynor had been called and he had the
boy taken to his home on Haven street,
{ which was near the place.
7 The doctor worked necessarily for about
) an hour and then the lad began to cry
: The work was kept up until after o'clock
} when the little fellow was almost himself
l again. DR.. Gaynor says the boy will nov
: be all right unless his brain Is affected
The older brother had not been seen at all
and it was thought that he had becom,
Q around. The clothes of both boys wer
= found on the shore where they had started
e in to battle. The hill and lumber yard
Y near there were searched, but there was NJ
J. trace of the boy. At last graphing hook
l. were brought forth and the search for tn
body was begun.
For three hours the river was dragged
and finally James Cahill's hook caugh
something and the boys body was brough
l., to the surface. It was taken to the hous
:, where the other boy lay hardly conscious
Undertaken Sisk was called and too
n charge of the body. The death of thi
g boy reduces the family of Robert McDel
70 mott to ten. Robert McDermott, the fl
{. Their, is a moulder, and is employed 6
Peck Bros foundry. He is the father c
r. twenty-one children, ten of whom are no
!. living.
"A This accident is but one of many whic
t, are bound to occur 30 long as the river
a without bath house in this vicinit!
"a There is no place on West, Mill or Quinn
- piac rivers where learners can battle wit
u perfect security. There are several GOO
Q. places where bath houses could be estal
d. lished and there will doubtless be petition
ne for one OF more in the near future.