American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-08-14
SNAKE RIVER
CLAIMS ANOTHER.
Turk Looses Life While Bath
ing Below Falls.
Several Young Men Saw Accident But
they Could Not Reach the Unfor-
tunate Man in Time to Give
Assistance.

The second drowning in thirty days in
the rapid Snake river at this point oc-
Cured Sunday afternoon at five o'clock,
and an hour later the body was taken
from the river. While there were sew
eral others bathing at the time and saw
the man as ne sank the second time
they were not able to reach the spot in
time to assist him as he came to the
surface for the last time and he sank
lust out of the reach of help never
again to look upon the light Of day.
The unfortunate was Gust Chin,
Turk, who has been employed on the
section here by the Oregon Short Line
road and has been making his home in
this city for three months.
He told his countrymen, with whom
he was living in quarters west OF the
company's depot, that he was going to
the river for a swim and departed alone.
Upon arriving at the river he found
some young men of this city bathing
there and went to the opposite side OF
the pool where the excavation has been
made for the power plant when in
creased facilities are necessary. he
evidently was not familiar with the
spot and waded out to the excavation
and went down. He was seen in the
water some time, however, before the
accident occurred and it is suggested
that perhaps he was familiar with the
hole but over estimated his ability as
swimmer, but that is something that
will never be known.
The young men, among wnom were
Bert and Edward Sherman and VIII
Abercrombie. who saw the man the
last time alive, had been swimming in
the same pool and were sitting on the
bank. They saw the young Greeclan
as he came to bathe and also saw him
in the water, but were not watching
particularly and when they next noticed
the victim of death he was sinking
They at once started for the spot and
while vet a short distance away the
young man came to the top for the
last time and sank to mis- death. They
at once gave the alarm and also began
a search but it was fully an hour before
the body was recovered.
The body was taken to the quarters
in this city where it was viewed by Act
ing Coroner Jones, and he, after quest
ing the witnesses of the accident, de-
cided that no inquest was necessary
and w. T. Walker, an undertaken from
Pocatello under the direction of Mr..
Carrallis, the man in charge OF this class
of labor along the o. S. l., came and
took the body to that city where SER
vices were held and interment made.
Gust Chin, was born in Macedonia
Turkey, in the month of April, 1857
coming to this country about one year
ago and has been employed as section
hand since that time up to his DEATH
He leaves fathea, mother and orother
in his far off native land who cannot
learn of his death for several weeks.
Not much can be said of this young
man as he was not known outside OF
] his circle of countryman, but mas
always shown a willingness to do his
part of the work and proved industrious
and steady. 1t is indeed sad affair
j for man so far from his father
mother and other relatives, in astrange
land to meet his death so unexpectedly
The community here extend thelr
sympathy to the far away parents VINO
are TODAY unaware that he is no longer
among the living.