Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-27
EIGHTH DROWNING
WITHIN FOUR DAYS
John Houck, is Years Old. Lost
His Life in the Christiana
Last Night.

river opposite the ltafian ShlpSaIu AT
4 : O'Clock last evening, with four COM
panions about his own age. John
HouCk. years, son Of William III.
and Mary Ann Houck, 709 West Third
street, was drowned. The boys had
been in the water a little less than an
hour when Houck got beyond his
depth and sank 10 his death.
4 This was the eighth drowning in
/ four days.
/ Two men. Charles Ryan. COS West
/ Front street and John Richey, 2l2
South Market street, hearing the cries
ran TO the river and brought out the
body. First aid treatment was given
by the police ambulance crew. but to
no avail. and the boy was removed 70
the Delaware Hospital. He failed TO
recover consciousness. however.
Deputy Coroner Harvey +. Nichols
took charge Of the body,
samuel Maddox, l6 years old. OF
l0S West l0lst street New York City.
Was drowned on Saturday evening
while swimming in the lake on the
estate Of Alfred T. du Pont. near Blue
Bali The boy was Immediately re-
covered and taken in charge by
Deputy Coroner Nichols. who inferred
il this morning.
The boy it is said was visiting the
chauffeur OF the du Pont family
Coroner Bullock VIII hold an investi-
cation.
Naleryan Korcjwo. IL years old.
and his brother William, :. children
OF Adolph and kazitniera Korejwo.
living al 1905 Church street. were
drowned shortly after o'clock Satur-
day night. They were playing in
boat that had, JUST been brought to-
the shore Of the Brandywine. near
KirSwood Park, by some men.
Four OF the korejwo children the
oldest. and the youngest, a fodder OF
one year. got into the boat The older
children rocked" it and William, sew
en- years old, fell into the water.
The oldest boy. Waleryan. plunged
into the water asd tried to save his
brother, but was drawn under BY the
current and was handicapped by his
clothes.
The third drowning within twenty
four hours was that Of Nincenzo Pa
lese. 3 years old, who fell into the
Christiana near the Third street bridge
yesterday afternoon. Palese lived
with his brother-in-law at AT Wese
Front street.
Not until GAS o'clock this morning
was the body Of Palese recovered. Two
employees of the Charles Warner Co,
Joseph and Henry Clay, brothers, os
Eikton, Md, and Charles Purdy. S2S
South Broome street, found it and
turned it over to Deputy Coroner
Nichols.
The body Of Noah Swiggett. %. of
Biackbird, who was drowned in a lake
near there on Friday, was found on
saturday afternoon. Deceased was a
son Of Martin L. Swiggett of Dover
Joseph Kehm, aged s years, son of
Mrs. Mary Khem, Of SO4 Lord street
had a narrow escape from drowning
in the Christiana river at the Munj-
cipal Wharf, at the foot of Church
street about O'Clock Saturday even
ing.
That the lad was not drowned was
due 10 the heroic efforts of John Cav
ender, aged 27 years, of 61o Church
Lane, former member Of the 5sth
Pioneer Infantry.
Life-saving medals will be sought
Tor at least two young men who
as UAeo recently III the rescue of |
stricken swimmers. During the last
few days Of the heat va ,e which caus-
ed hundreds of Wilmington Young
people TO flock to the cooling waters
for relief, three rescues have been
recorded.
The near drowned were JOSEPH |
kehm, years old. SG4 Lord street. /
Thomas Palmer, % Of S18 yayaset |
street, and Helen Nichols, u of 9l2 du
Pont street. Their respective rescuers
were Joseph Cavender of $40 Church |
Lane. Thomas BUSH of SOP Wawaset
street and Earnest r. I11nt 4O7
North Union street, and Nelson Meeks
'22 Springer street. Medals will be
sought for the latter two. who arc
members OF Silverbrook Troop. No.
a., Boy Scouts. Edward De IaooY,r
lo6 West street, sent copies OF the
book entitled, When L Come Back"
10 Thomas Bush and Joe Cavended