Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-28

Inc camp Oh young SOChSCy POOPiO
at Binn's Mill was broken up Sunday
by tragedy that has thrown agloom
over Hopkinsville that is universal.
Jas. A. Young, Jr., while diving
in the river at II o'clock, struck his
head upon a rock on the bottom and
suffered a conclusion of the brain
that resulted fatally at 1890 that
night.
Mr.. Young had not been with the
party throughout the week, but was
one of two or three young men who
went down to the camp, Is miles be-
low the city, Saturday evening to
spend Sunday. He was accompanied
by Miss Flippin, of Virginia, visit
or who arrived Saturday to visit Miss
Herndon. There were about %
young people in the camp and Sun
day morning fourteen of them were
bathing in the river. The party
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were bathing where the water was
four or five feet deep and the young
men were diving from the root of a
tree on the bank. Mr.. Young had
dived in once or twice and as he
dived again from the wet root, his
feet slipped and he went down much
nearer the bank than he aimed to,
in water only two feet deep. He
turned slightly in falling and the side
of his head struck the rock at the
bottom. Hugh Nelson was near
him and quickly rushed to his assist
ance. He was dazed, but was able
to be assisted from the water, and
walked to the camp some distance
away. There was no abrasion of the
skin and no indentation Of the skull,
but an hour or two after receiving
the injury Mr.. Young lost conscious
ness and his father was summoned
by phone and made the drive Of 10
miles as quickly as possible. He had
a brief period Of CONSCIOUSNESS about
8 o'clock and recognized his father,
but DR.. Young's trained eye saw at
a glance that a hemorrhage of the
brain was resulting and other MEM
bers of the family were summoned,
reaching the camp at 6 o'clock. Soon
afterwards the sufferer was put on a
cot in wagonette and started to
town, with DR.. F. P. Thomas in
charge. The whole party broke up
and arrived about $3.50. Mr.. Young
was alive when he reached home and
an operation was about to be under
taken, when it became evident that
he was dying. He expired at 1880.
The funeral services were held at
4:30 yesterday afternoon from the
Christian church, Ed. H. d. Smith
officiating.
James Abner Young, Jr., was the
elder of the two sons of Doctor and
Mrs. James A. Young and was one
of the best known Young business
men of the city. He was born
March 8, 1878, and received his edu-
cation at South Kentucky College.
He united with the Christian church
when he was eleven years of age and
was always faithful in his attendance
and took upon himself more church
work than most men of his age.
For years he was the local secretary
of the Missionary Board of the
church and raised and expended
many thousands of dollars. He was
one of the most liberal contributors
to the board as well as the general
expenses of his church. The mem
bership had the utmost confidence in
him, and, as an evidence of this. last
Sunday morning elected him one OF
it's Deacons. 1t is probable that
about the time the congregation had
declared him worthy to assume the
sacred duties of a Deacon the young
man had made the plunge into the
shallow stream that cost him his life
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