The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-02
BOY LOSES LIFE
AND OTHERS HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
OVERLOADED sKIFF SAID TO
HAVE BEEN ROCKED" THROW.
ING FIVE LADS INTO WATER,
ONE GOING TO DEATH.

Joe Nirabelia. is years o. age. was
drowned. and Eve companions had
narrow escape with their own lives.
yesterday morning about 8.1a o'clock.
when an overloaded skln. la which o.
auintette 81 lads were attempting 90
efass the slip between Barcelona and
the uld Harron wharvcs, was said Go
have been darinFly and foolishly
rocked throwing the entire number
into che bag. The boy who lost his
ute was unable 90 swim. and Pre-
drowned ln sight 1t hla companions.
who had a hard time ga saving their
own lives.
The body was recovered within an
hour after Do had disappeared beneath
the surface ~ the water. and FIRST aid
methods were her0ieaIly applied. all
however. 90 mo effect. The remains
upon the consent Of the coroner who
was called IS view the body and in-
Festleate the case. WIRE conveyed -
Fou.s undertaking parlors, where they
were prepared Tor burial The funeral
viii take place Thursday.
The boy who lost his life and hia
brother Frank, and another boy. were
reported 20 have made a trip 20 the
Warren Fish house Tor O cake OF See.
i he heavy load caused the boat %
sink considerably deeper in the water
I than the boys seemed 20 have been
aware Of but the return trip was start
/ ed. Persons along the water front
near the scene stated that two other
boys later Joined the other three On
+, the small frail craft. and IA was real
lied then. tt was asserted. how pre-
I earouslY near the waters edge were
the gunwales ~ the small boat. u
was told the coroner that a caution
Il ary word was said about mot rock
l ING the boat and about the time thf
I warning was spoken, the boat dld start
/ TO rock from side 10 side. with the re-
aulst that 70 went over shipped a sea
/ and started 90 sink The ice block
added g the already overloaded con-
/ clifton of the boat. caused 70 20 en- rap
Idly and fin less time than Il takes
I to tell g. this I'VE boys were in ths
/ water. 10 was everyone for himself
Il seemed, for cries from the one who
went 20 hia death, we're given no heed
and he WAS seen 20 aink Tor the laa
time.
The water 'front.' soon Ras an ACTIVE
scene, scores az people hurrying there
go aid and some perhaps throug
curiosity. When 81 became known
that there were Eve boys in the boa
when q went over. relatives began q,
get very uneasy until an lads wer'
I accounted for Then rescue work WA
started g. set the inanlmate body from
the bay and q call was sent iu for
physician. pr. J Il. Pierpont respond
ed, and. through the energettc woFl
q Gus soderiind. Joe. Solar. and aey
eral others, the body was recovered
SIR. soderlind had the forgthouEht q
ria up an improslaed DRAG and he Wa
the one who found and recovered On
remains, The body was harriedl
taken ashore and first aid method
were applied. bat an 90 no avail 81
had been ia the water just too Ions
despite the heroic efforts 60 take hin
% air iE time % save biz life
Il The bcy resided az SIS West Gov
ernment street with bis parents. 9th
ers Bog the boat. according 90 report
were Frank. brother ~ the browne
lad p. ana Ernest McCiaskey, and
/ Payne.
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