Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
LEIGH AND DoNAL HOLDINGS
WORTH OF ALBA, MEET
DEATH TOGETHER.
ALBA HOME SADDENED
Unfortunate Boys Were the Sons Of
Professor HoIIinssworth, superln-
tendent of Abba Schools and Brother
Of T. w. HoIInssworth Of This City
Funeral Tomorrow.

The first drowning disaster Of the
year occurred yesterday afternoon,
when Village creek, small stream
south of the city claimed two victims.
Leigh Hollingsworth and Donal Hol-
l1ngsworth, the two young sons of
Prof. H. G. Hollingsworth of Abba,
who met their death by drowning.
The unfortunate young boys were
with their father visiting at the home
Of their uncle, ]. P. Hollingsworth, FIVE
miles south of the city. Yesterday aft
ernoon about o'clock, while Mr.. Hol-
lipgsworth was working in the field
with his brother. the boys decided to
go fishing along Village creek,
which is located about 100 yards
from the Hollingsworth home,
Not having returned by o'clock
their father. becoming worried, started
a search. Upon reaching the creek he
found the first evidence of the fate IF
his two sons. The elder boys fishing
pole was floating along the stream.
Later Miss Pearl Hollingsworth, who
had Joined her uncle, noticed the caps
of the boys floating. This was conclu-
sive evidence that drowning had oc
Cured. Mr.. Hollingsworth returned to
the house and with his brother called
out several of the. neighbors. Imme-
diately a diligent search for the bodies
was begun and shortly after the re-
mains were discovered at the bottom
of deep hole in the creek, lying close
together.
While the exact cause of the drown
ing is unknown. it is believed that the
younger boy fell into the stream from
the bank, and his brother in endeavor-
ing to save him, persisted too. When
found the younger boy had in his hand
a fishing line and hook.
Were Bright Young Boys.
In the passing of the two Holdings
been sustained by their estimable
father. Not more than six months ago,
last Thanksgiving day, runaway ac-
cident instantly killed Mrs. Holdings
worth and almost fatally injured her
husband. Under the watchful care CT
his two young sons and his older son,
Ralph Hollingsworth, student in
Iowa Wesleyan university, he survived.
The two youngest boys, since the sad
death Of their mother were even
more dear to their father and the loss
Of them at this time and in the tragic
manner, has been a severe shock to
him. Both boys were pupils in the AL
bia schools and were especially bright
in their studies. They were members
of the Abba Methodist Episcopal
church and Sunday school. Leigh Hol-
lingsworth was 16 years old and Don
al was 10 years of age.
Thomas Hollingsworth, 202 South
Adella street, is an uncle of the two
boys.
Funeral Tomorrow.
The remains of the two boys
were removed to Abba this aft
ernoon on Burlington No. 13 The fu-
neral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 80 o'clock from the fam
lily residence. Jnterment will be made
in the Hollingsworth family lot in AL
bia cemetery.
Oskaloosa Boy Drowned.
Davenport, June II. - Especially -
Roy Gabrieal, aged 10, a pupil at the
Soldiers Orphans Home and formerly
of Oskaloosa, was drowned in Duck
creek, near the institution The boys
mother is matron at the reform school
at Eldora.
Drowned in the Mississippi.
Dubuque. June II. -(SpeciaD-
Abraham Hunsacker, aged 20, was
drowned last night while bathing in
the Mississippi river near this city