Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-09
DOUGLAS BL0ODW0RTH
DROWNED At LAKEWOOD

Charles Douglas Bloodworth, 17-year-
old son of ]. G. Bloodworth. of 1873
Windsor street, while in bathing with
several young friends. was drowned at
Lakewood about $3.50 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. ..e-
Young Bloodworth, who was an en-
ploye OF the Southern railway freight
office, had been in the water only
short time when one OF his friends
noticed him as he went down with his
hands above his head. The friend
thought nothing OF the action. until he
had waited a minute or two expecting
each second to see the young man como
to The surface again.
When young Bloodworth failed to
come up the alarm was given and the
bathers commenced diving for the body.
The boy sank only a distance OF about
40 feet from the bath house.
The body was dragged from the wa
ter about 90 minutes after Bloodworth
went down. The inert form was car
ried to one of the bath houses and
eevry effort to resuscitate the lad was
made by the park employees and his
friends. The efforts Of the willing
workers were Of no avail and the boys
father was notified of his death. g..
The young man had been away from
his father for only about an hour He
left his home at 2:45 o'cloc'r. r+~l'''-'
his father that he had an engagement
with several friends.
with II. n. Chose
Harry Roberts, "a Glenwood avenue,
Joseph Mccarthy, AT East Georgia
avenue. and George Bishop. 427 South
Boulevard, he took the car for Lake
wood, arriving there a few minutes
later.
The entire party secured bathing
suits and in a short time they were In
the water. Young Bloodworth had gone
only a short distance from the bath
house when he sank, his hands appraised
above his head. AS he made, no out
cry, the single friend who witnessed
the sinking thought that the young man
was diving. AS far as 1t is known the
boy did not again come to the surfac'
until he was grasped by the divers.
Douglas Bloodworth was a nephew of
the Hon. o. Fl. B. Bloodworth. of For
syth. At the present time his mother
is out of the city. but she has been
notified OF her sons tragic death b.
wire. ...-.
The body was taken to the underts'
ing establishment OF Harry G. Poole
where Coroner Donehoo held an inquest
on Monday morning.
1t is said that at the coroner's inquest,
which will be held late Monday after
noon. the theory that young Bloodworth
did not come to his death by drowning
will be advanced ... ....
Joe Jacobs, a well. known pawn broker.
who was In swimming at the. lake at
the time, of the boys death. states that
the boy was in water only about six feet
deep when he went under. The boy was
we'll over I'VE feet tall and few steps
toward the bank would have brought his
head out Of the water. while a few steps
in the other direction would have brought
him to the rope. Young Bloodworth
could not swim. so 1t was stated.
When Joe Saul, the keeper at the bath
house, dived and brought the boys body
to the surface, the most violent efforts
failed to bring any water from his stom-
ach or to show that he had swallowed
an unusual quantity of II.
The theory that the young man. hav-
ing drifted out into water which was
over his head, became frightened and
tainted, has been advanced.