A SAD ACCIDENT.
The usual quiet of our city was changed into a fever of excitement yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, by the report that a little boy had been drowned in the slough near South Salem. We immediately visited the spot, and found a crowd of men and boys engaged in dragging the slough in search for the body. On inquiring, we gained the following particulars regarding the sad affair:
There are a lot of saw logs floating in the slough. The boys are in the habit of swimming around among them and jumping from one to another for amusement. Yesterday noon, Eddie Towle a son of E. D. Towle, of South Salem, in company with a son of Mr. Josslyn and another small boy were jumping around on these logs, when Eddie suddenly slipped and fell into the water. Young Josslyn, with considerable presence of mind for one of his age, grasped him when he arose and helped him on the log again, but Eddie was apparently so badly frightened that he could not hold on, and fell off the second time. This time it was impossible for his companions to assist and he sunk to rise no more.
The alarm was immediately given, and a crowd soon collected on the bank near the residence of Mr. S. A. Clarke. Boats were soon afloat and parties engaged in dragging the stream. At length after nearly two hours search, Mr. R. H. Price found the body, lifted it into the boat and it was carried to the house where all that could be done was done to restore respiration but without success. His spirit had returned to Him who gave it, and little Eddie's footstep is a sound that will never be heard again. He was about seven years of age and a bright intelligent boy for his years.
Mr. Towle being in Washington Territory, the mother is alone in this her hour of trial, but sympathetic friends and neighbors have done all in their power to assist her. The water was only four or five feet deep where the accident took place. The funeral will probably take place sometime tomorrow.
- Oregon Statesman 17 August 1872
The usual quiet of our city was changed into a fever of excitement yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, by the report that a little boy had been drowned in the slough near South Salem. We immediately visited the spot, and found a crowd of men and boys engaged in dragging the slough in search for the body. On inquiring, we gained the following particulars regarding the sad affair:
There are a lot of saw logs floating in the slough. The boys are in the habit of swimming around among them and jumping from one to another for amusement. Yesterday noon, Eddie Towle a son of E. D. Towle, of South Salem, in company with a son of Mr. Josslyn and another small boy were jumping around on these logs, when Eddie suddenly slipped and fell into the water. Young Josslyn, with considerable presence of mind for one of his age, grasped him when he arose and helped him on the log again, but Eddie was apparently so badly frightened that he could not hold on, and fell off the second time. This time it was impossible for his companions to assist and he sunk to rise no more.
The alarm was immediately given, and a crowd soon collected on the bank near the residence of Mr. S. A. Clarke. Boats were soon afloat and parties engaged in dragging the stream. At length after nearly two hours search, Mr. R. H. Price found the body, lifted it into the boat and it was carried to the house where all that could be done was done to restore respiration but without success. His spirit had returned to Him who gave it, and little Eddie's footstep is a sound that will never be heard again. He was about seven years of age and a bright intelligent boy for his years.
Mr. Towle being in Washington Territory, the mother is alone in this her hour of trial, but sympathetic friends and neighbors have done all in their power to assist her. The water was only four or five feet deep where the accident took place. The funeral will probably take place sometime tomorrow.
- Oregon Statesman 17 August 1872
A SAD ACCIDENT.
The usual quiet of our city was changed into a fever of excitement yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, by the report that a little boy had been drowned in the slough near South Salem. We immediately visited the spot, and found a crowd of men and boys engaged in dragging the slough in search for the body. On inquiring, we gained the following particulars regarding the sad affair:
There are a lot of saw logs floating in the slough. The boys are in the habit of swimming around among them and jumping from one to another for amusement. Yesterday noon, Eddie Towle a son of E. D. Towle, of South Salem, in company with a son of Mr. Josslyn and another small boy were jumping around on these logs, when Eddie suddenly slipped and fell into the water. Young Josslyn, with considerable presence of mind for one of his age, grasped him when he arose and helped him on the log again, but Eddie was apparently so badly frightened that he could not hold on, and fell off the second time. This time it was impossible for his companions to assist and he sunk to rise no more.
The alarm was immediately given, and a crowd soon collected on the bank near the residence of Mr. S. A. Clarke. Boats were soon afloat and parties engaged in dragging the stream. At length after nearly two hours search, Mr. R. H. Price found the body, lifted it into the boat and it was carried to the house where all that could be done was done to restore respiration but without success. His spirit had returned to Him who gave it, and little Eddie's footstep is a sound that will never be heard again. He was about seven years of age and a bright intelligent boy for his years.
Mr. Towle being in Washington Territory, the mother is alone in this her hour of trial, but sympathetic friends and neighbors have done all in their power to assist her. The water was only four or five feet deep where the accident took place. The funeral will probably take place sometime tomorrow.
- Oregon Statesman 17 August 1872
The usual quiet of our city was changed into a fever of excitement yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, by the report that a little boy had been drowned in the slough near South Salem. We immediately visited the spot, and found a crowd of men and boys engaged in dragging the slough in search for the body. On inquiring, we gained the following particulars regarding the sad affair:
There are a lot of saw logs floating in the slough. The boys are in the habit of swimming around among them and jumping from one to another for amusement. Yesterday noon, Eddie Towle a son of E. D. Towle, of South Salem, in company with a son of Mr. Josslyn and another small boy were jumping around on these logs, when Eddie suddenly slipped and fell into the water. Young Josslyn, with considerable presence of mind for one of his age, grasped him when he arose and helped him on the log again, but Eddie was apparently so badly frightened that he could not hold on, and fell off the second time. This time it was impossible for his companions to assist and he sunk to rise no more.
The alarm was immediately given, and a crowd soon collected on the bank near the residence of Mr. S. A. Clarke. Boats were soon afloat and parties engaged in dragging the stream. At length after nearly two hours search, Mr. R. H. Price found the body, lifted it into the boat and it was carried to the house where all that could be done was done to restore respiration but without success. His spirit had returned to Him who gave it, and little Eddie's footstep is a sound that will never be heard again. He was about seven years of age and a bright intelligent boy for his years.
Mr. Towle being in Washington Territory, the mother is alone in this her hour of trial, but sympathetic friends and neighbors have done all in their power to assist her. The water was only four or five feet deep where the accident took place. The funeral will probably take place sometime tomorrow.
- Oregon Statesman 17 August 1872
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