The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-21
A MAN DROWNED
IN THE ALLEGHENY.
Claiborne Cral1e Loses Life While
Swimming and His Coinpan-
3 iohs Have Marrow Escape.
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1,11 .sefRsssSr Il svA july S.lcia,-
borne Cralic, tho youngest soil OF Mr.
and Mrs. q. T. Cnille, OF Blackstone,
was drowned Sunday afternoon while
bathing Iii the Allegheny River At Pitts-
burg, Pa Z. IA II
The young man, with two Of his
friends Messrs Lee and Chaffy, who
were his fellow.studehs at the Electrical
syyestingholse, OF Pittsburg, took car
out OF tho city TO the Oakmont boat-
house. iii search OF a. cool place. On
reaching the river they decided to take
n bath. Cralie remarked that he was
not feeling we'll, but swan to the oppo-
sito shore, leaving his companions on
tho bank This was considered u very
fine swim, as the river al that pcin 1t -
wide and was also swollen by the re-.
cent rains. He rested only tow MINUTES
Sbeforo making for tho point from which
lie started When In forty feet OF shore he
threw up his hands for help, calling out
that his legs were cramped. His cons
&pnntOns SWAN out to his rescue, rcac!r.
ing him as he was coming UP tho thtrd
time. They succeeded In getting him
within twenty feet Of shore. He began
10 rally and showed that he knew what
was happening, when suddenly they step
ped from solid land into sand pit over
twenty feat deep. cralle, as II In great
pain, threw up his arms and sank along
With his two Companions. Wien Sidney
Lee came up and saw Chaffy, but no
Sign Of his other friend, Ito cried out.
snGod. ho didn't come up, \ and he and
4Chnffy began diving for him. They made
heroic efforts to save him, but in vain!
They went matter him again and again
ut The peril OF their OWL lives. Lees
strength, which had nenrlY failed him
when he first sank in the pit, now utter
~ failed him. and he. too, went down
exhausted. NJ e sfI Is
@ In tho meanwhile some spectators hur-
ried to their help and succeeded III res,
bcuing Lee and Chaffy, both OF whom
were now Under water, but still .liv Wing
.Chaff ~ soon recovered. consciousnoss bur
leo was worked on over an hour before
3ho showed signs OF lIfe. Cradles body.
was found after more than an hours
search. Three doctors wero summoned
and tried 40 revive him, though they
knew 1t was hopeless task.
&t The superintendent OF the Westinghouse
shops appointed q committee OF students
1 to accompan his remains to- his home in,
Virginia, but VII lson n. ~ Cralle, tic
young mans brother, who Is In business
In PIT tsburg deemed this unne
and himself conducted the body to 8Bia cl--s
stone. Tile inform tent took place In Lake
View Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon?
sI,rhe pail.bearers we're Nressfs Epes n arr
rig Scott SIrby, Grace Hardaway, stan
ley Crowe Eaters on Hitsserald and Rich
ard Irby, M who were aniong his best
friends III Blackstone.
Claiborne Cralle had been a student
since June 1905 a the Electric Wasting
house. III One Of t he Ssuperintendents. In
speaking OF his ca reer there. said he cpIi-.
sidered him the most popular apprentices;
in the whole corps. For some length o.
time heSwas the Youngest Of all theGap-i3
gprcntices, and ON account OF this was
given tho title OF s Laddie 80 His friends
say he: always gave Gthe right hand. 5of
fellowship to- the sFnew boys; ss vi
The dealt of tn lis young man has CAUSED
the profoundest sorrow In his family.
{ for lie was just nterIng on a promisinss
manic God He possessed those qualities
which won for him many friend and d is
tinguiahed him as a manly and noble
youth. F}s2.s ,Sstt 5