Evening journal., 1905-07-11
-FOUR DROWNED IN
LOWER DELAWARE
Three Boys and a Girl Were
the Victims Of Acct
dents
AL LOST LIVES WHILE BATHING
sneclal to The Evening Journal

Dover. July 11-Four young persons
have been drowned in Kent and Sussex
counties since Sunday. The victims,
all OF whom lost their lives while
bathing. are II. Franklin Hall and
Charles Henry Price. who met their
deaths on Sunday near here; Floyd
Smith, aged II years, who was
drowned near Bridgeville on the same
day. and Madge May Munce. aged 10
years. who was drowned in McKec's
branch near Dover yesterday after
noon.
The inhabitants Of Leipsic and the
farmers OF East Dover are greatly
exercised over the Hau-Price tragedy.
They lost their lives i'm boggy sec
ton of Moores Meadows. and "a third
boy, a younger Price was lost until 3
o oclock in the afternoon. He was then
found alive but terribly frightened.
DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD.
A double funeral was held this after
noon at o'clock, when two hearses.
side by side, left the Price homestead.
All the neighbors for miles around at
tended the services.
drowning are best told by a surviving
brother of the Hall lad According to
his story. all four boys started out. un-
bidden. from their respective homes for
Sunday stroll through the meadows
to find a place to bathe. They decided
to remove their trousers and tied them
about their necks. Then they waded
through shallow water and tusscks,
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Finally Franklin Hall disappeared,
and then reappearing i'm water up to
his neck. I'm this position he was held
for some moments. gradually sinking,
and apparently knowing that there was
no escape. Charles Price tried to reach
him and soon the water was up to his
chin and he gasped and cried out in
his despair.
The remaining Hall boy attempted to
devise some plan for rescue, but he
saw that both boys had sunk and he
decided to run to the nearest public
road with the alarm. Meantime the
younger price boy. only years old,
had hidden in thicket almost struck
dumb with fear and with the shock of
the drowning.
DROWNED NEAR BRIDGEVILLE.
Floyd Smith, the Z year old son OF
Charles Smith, a well-to-do farmer
near Bridgeville, was drowned on Sun
day morning while bathing in Wooden
Hawk creek. Young Smith with a
number of his associates was enjoying
plunge in the stream, when he
ventured out too far and was carried
under by the current. The others went
10 his rescue, but were unable to save
him.
Funeral services were held at Green
wood to-day and interment made at
Bridgeville. The victim was a bright
youth and a member OF the 1906 class
of the Bridgeville High Schools
YOUNG GIRL A VICTIM.
The drowning of Madge May Munce
yesterday afternoon was particularly
sad. The little girl, with two other
girls Of the same age went after
blackberries. Becoming warm it was
suggested that they take a bath in the
branch. Selecting a secluded spot. the
girls waded into the stream. They did
not know that a strong current was
running until they reached the middle
of the stream.
Several times the current knocked
them down. but finally two of the girls
managed to reach the bank. The
Munce girl became exhausted and was
drowned in the sight OF her COM
panions.
The body was recovered last night
after a long search. 1t was taken to
the home OF the father. Interment will
] be made tomorrow at Manship's
Church.