Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-24
YOUNG WOMAN |S. DROWNED
Girl With Two Companions Tries to Cross Smelter
 Lake Near Fl Paso
ALL THREE ARE THROWN
 INTO LAKE; TWO SAVED

FL PASO. June 23.--With an ag onizing death cry upon her lips. Miss Marie Flora Trigg. aged 19, daughter of Mir and Mrs. Oscar P. Trigg, re. siding at S04 North Stanton stree, went down for the second time and was drowned shortly before o'clock Sunday afternoon fin the larger Of two lakes at the smelter.
 Jesse Trigg, the 10-year-old brother of the girl, was saved by an un- known Mexican, while R. W. Pittock. who had also been thrown into the water from a raft on which all three were riding. managed to crawl back to the craft. but was unable to get 1t back to the girl and save her.
 Pittock and Miss Trigg bargained with Jesse Trigg to take him across the lake on a raft for some drinking water. As the boy stepped to the raft, between Pittock and Miss Trigg. who were propeiling it with poles. his weight caused it to tip.
 Water started to go over the top and he became frightened. Pittock says he called to the boy to be quiet and tried to push the raft back to a landing only a few feet distant
 The rec ~-3 tipped and the young won Al. and her brother were hurled into shle water, while Pittock slipped of ti1s front end.
 Gisi oea1bed Brother.
 Pittock tDdiy said he saw Miss Trigg graf, tor tAe boy. and saw them struggling in the water. Being un- able to sW he crawled back on the raft and tried to push 1t through the water so he could get the boy and girl but failed.
 His calls for help were responded to by an unknown Mexican boy, who got ipto the water and saved Jesse Trigg. He caught the boy as he came up the second time. Miss Trigg was nowhere in sight at the time
 Death Caused From Shock.
 Others came rushing to the scene. and the body of the young woman was taken from the lake. Every ef. fort was made to resuscitate the young woman, but to no avail. Lit. tie water was emitted from the s:om. ach, and Mir. Pittock today said the physician in attendance thought death had been caused by the shock
 The victim was of a party of pleas ure seekers composed of Mir and E. don and Jesse. Miss Helen Tucker Field Bovee and Mr. and Mrs. Pit tock The members of the party left home Sunday morning for a picnic taking their lunch with them. Al the members with the exception oi Mir Pittock. Miss Trigg and hel brother. had left the large lake. but were not far distant at the time O the tragedy.
 Said She Could Swim.
 Before ,eavi-iZ those on the raf Mrs. Pittcock cautioned Miss Trigs not to fall on1 and asked if she wa not afraid of getting ducking He answer was that she was not afr3.4 as she could swim.
 Mrs .Trigg. the girls mother. wa in a critical condition last night fo' lowing the tragedy. but was improves today Mr. rTigg. the girls fathes is identified as clerk with the Mex jean Central. The family has beel | :n Fl Paso for two years. conini here from Douglas. The young VIC man was native of Atlanta. Ga. The formal inquest was held thi afternoon at the smelter by Justic' ]. H. Ware.
 Funeral Tuesday.
 The funeral will be held Tuesda, Methodist church. the Rev Caspar S Wright officiating. The funeral vii be under the direction of Mclean Simmons and Carr and intermen will be made in Evergreen cemetery