Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-07-05
LITTLE Roy DROWNED.
Seven.Year-Did George Keigsr
Goes too far OaI i the Water
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Sad Is the hous hold OF Joseph
Reiger, German, who lives at See.ey,
the cloud falling over the houe, being
the s I'D drowning Of bright little fel.
low who is known as the baby.
Thursday night abous La.I. p,,t nine
O'Clock, County Physician Tncn pson
and PIONEER rAporter, enteyto the
unpretensious home of ostpn Reigtr,
a German, wh3 has been living at
Seeley for about four wears. Ti,+ fa,ftr
was giving way under the weight of
great sorrow, while sylnpa 1. : n4s
bors were CONS ding the bereaved wifi
and mother A ySuag gil and DO.
with fearless eyes were gtz NJ wvn6er-
ingly upon the scene. only nndrrtsr d.
ing that their little brothsr was dt.- i.
A small dull light from a glass lamp
cast a shadowy melancholy glare over
the room, and upon table, covered
with white cloth, lay the still small
form of the boy. It was little form,
the head covered with profueion of
light hair, and the pretty, sweet face
indicated the reason why the little fel.
low had always been the favorite of
the family.
Thurs day afternoon at four O'Clock,
the home presented different scene.
There was no sadness there, no gloom,
not a shadow. All was happiness, and
loving parents were thinking of the
enjoyment their three little children
were getting from the cool, refreshing
bath In the Mill pond. And the
youngsters were as happy SIS kings.
They had been helping about the farm
and readily obtained consent to bathe,
aud as they splashed about in the
water, they were In high glee.
The children were Kate, aged about
twelve, Theodore aged about ten, and
Georgie, seven years old the is h of
last March. When they went down
to bathe, they found that the place
where the people usually swim was
occupied by ssoms ccxs, and the
children were afraid to go there and
they chose another place little dis-
tant.
Here the bottom is treacherous for
some twenty feet there is shoal water
but at that distance ou', the water
becomes quite suddenly deep.
All three of the youngsters were
playing In the water, when they
found themselves in the deep hole,
and the water covered their heads.
Katie and Theodore managed by
much effort to get to safe point, but
little George was not so fortunate,
and he disappeared to rise no more.
With blanched faces, and fierce
beating of their hearts, Kate and
Theodore rushed out of the water and
gave the alarm. John Ernest, of the
Edgewater mill and others, hurried to
the scene, but could not save the boy.
a boat was secured, and with Crap
plipg irons the body was recovered
about an hour after the accident.
1t was taken to the house of Con-
stable Dem Whitaker, and County
Physician Thompson was notified.
Orders were given to remove the body
to the house of Its parents, and last
night, the Physician gave burial
certificate, an inquest being wholly
unne csssary.
The parents of the boy are German.
The father was born at Baden, while
the mother was born In Bavaria.
George was born In Philadelphia.