Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-05

plunged below the surface. Knccht
halloocd to Dinkcrt TO care for Gicbel
while bc went to the rescue of the
Sccgcrs.
lie reached the couple and after a
considerable length of time mad Mrs.
Seeger free from her husband As
soon as the woman had released hcr
hold. she rcgnincd contio oil Vt ner wits
and obcNlicntly followed the instructions
given by Krecht
IF you 60 down ngain," he shouted.
hold your nose and keep 1t covered IN
tho water
Mrs. sicegcr obcyed and cautioned the
rcscucr to take his time. as she was
danger. Knccht and thh husband
brought Mrs. Scngcr ashore. where
willing hands helped her. Meanwhile
Mann and Dickcrt tried to reach Giebel
VINO weighed 200 pounds. Both men
battlcd to rescue the man urtil both
We're exhausted, and in order TO save
themselves were forced to rclinquish
their hold on him.
Gicbcl, unable to swim, sank rapidly
and did not rcGppcnr again. The spec. L.
tntprs on the shore tried to aid the
men in every way. but were unable tu
afford much hep. After Gicbel dis
appeared boy, seventeen years old
who refused to give his name. dived
after the body. but was unable to find
the drowned man.
Manayun,s Swimmer browns.
Another nan drowned yesterday was
Joseph McA1ahon,' thirty eight years
cid. 4121 Crcsson street. Munayunk
who sank while swimming in the
Manayunk canal at the foot of Lock
street.
McAInhon dsrobsl on the bank Of
the canal and divcd overheard. He
swan few strokes and then went
down. About fifteen minutes later his
Eody came to the surface. Futile Of
forts we're made to resuscitate him.
Another philadclphian drowned was
Henry Straub. twenty -onc years old,
1925 North Reese street, who was in
u canoe in the Lehigh River near Al.
lentown when the little boat capsized.
He had gone to spend tho day with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Strnub,
who were camping ut the Mlizpah Grove
Meeting of the Eastern Mcnnonites.
Eleanor Pcarcc. fourteen years old,
colorcd, of 1885 Mulford street. Cam
den, was drowned in the Delaware
River at the foot of Division street,
when she slipped from the grasp of u
soldier who was teaching her to swim.
Two men, believed to be Philadcl-
phians, were killed yesterday by n
train at grade crossing Mt Enon
Valley, about fifteen miles from New
Castle. From papers found on their
clothing. they are believed to be Max
Pincus, thirty eight years old. and
David I. Pincus, forty years old. of
this city.
Arthur O'Neill. 1912 Pearl street.
was injured by motorcar on the
White Horse pike near Absccon when
the machine struck him and n COM
panion. Josiah Lawrence. of AbSecon.
Lawrence died several hours later. DIR.
David Il. Altman, of the surgical staff
of the Atlantic r.y Hospital. who was
driving the car, operated on Lawrence
in an effort to save his life.
Francis Lee. fifteen years old. S112
Norwood street. was the boy killed.
police say, by a companions blow. He
was in the playground at Norwood
street near the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway and got into dispute over
n baseball game.
According to the police. Lee had OBJ
tanned vantage point from which he
was watching the game, and Beno
I.arenzon. of East Benezet street. sought
to dislodgr him. A fight followed and