The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-05
Two ARE DROWNED
AT TONGUE POINT
GEORGE NEUNER, A WELL
KNOWN FISHERMAN AND A
THREE YEAR-OLD CHILD
BOTH BODIES RECOVERED.

George Ncuner, wcll known fish
ernan, was drowned while out on THE
river on a pleasure trip with his
friend, George Munsell, near Tongue
Point last night at o'clock An
other case Of drowning was reported
|also al Tongue Point, when the body
|of John Johnson, the 3-year-oid son
|of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Johnson was
found yesterday morning after THE
child had been missing ali of Friday
might The child, who was In the
|habit Of playing around one 81 the
net racks, was first missed Friday ev-
Iening about 4 o'clock Nothing very
serious was at first thought Of this,
as the little boy often wandered
AROUND playing, but as It grew late
the parents became alarmed and start
ed out on a search which lasted
throughout the night, and only ended
Fat 3 o'clock yesterday morning, when
the child's body was taken from be-
meath the net rack; from where the
child had apparently accidently fallen
loft.
John Neuner was fisherman in the
employ Of the Warren Packing Com
Ipany ard lives at Bugby According
to Christ Jensen, who lives in q scow-
at Tongue Point, the drowning was
quite accidental. Jensen says that
while he was sitting IN his scow
writing letters, the noise Of a gasoline
engine attracted his attention, and he
looked out Of his window and saw
George Munsell's gasoline boat
coming Up the river with Munsell and
Neuner returning from what appear
ed to have been pleasure trip. Be-
hind Munsell's gasoline boat was q
small skiff which the larger craft was
towing. They were making for Neu-
ner's scow, a short distance away.
Jensen said he continued to watch
them, and when they arrived at
Neunen's scow. Neunen got out Of
the large boat into his small skiff,
where he talked to his friend
| for short time before parting after
their days trip. A little while after
Munsell started his engine and Neu-
nan was tying up his boat to the
scow, and was just in the act Of step
lping out when he lost his balance and
fell overheard. Instantly Jensen real
lied the man was in a perilous posi-
ton. as he was well along in years.
and not a very strong swimmer.
Jensen said he saw the man strug-
Cling in the water and trying to call
for help every time he came to the
surface.
In the meantime Jensen made all
haste to unite his own boat to go to
1.-THE unfortunate mans assistance. In
side Of three minutes. Jensen says,
The was at the side Of the scow, but
Neuner had disappeared for the last
time Jensen had a graphing hook
in his boat, and after considerable
trouble he managed to catch hold
on the submerged mans clothing and
pulled him to the surface Of the water.
By this time Munsell, who had all
READY reached the shore, had seen the
accident from a distance, returned
and the two men pulled the body into
1.-THE gasoline boat. Although Neunen
could not have been under the water
for more than SIX or seven minutes,
| it is said, he could not be revived by
the men, as his friends worked over
the body for more than an hour.
When they saw that all their
efforts to restore life were
in vain he was placed in Mum
! sells gasoline boat and brought to
Astoria where Undertaken Pohl took
charge Of his remains
| The deceased was skilful fisher
man, having long been in the em-
ploy Of the Warren Packing Com
pany He was welI known in AS
toria, having lived in this commun-
lity for at least IS years. He leaves a
wife but no children. Neunen was 81
years old.