Bluefield Evening Leader, Bluefield, West Virginia
Tuesday, October 22, 1907, page 1
Huntington, W Va, Oct 22. - A short while after 12 o'clock this afternoon, Carl Day, the twelve-year-old son of William Day, a well known Swan Creek man, fell from the side of a boat moored to the Ohio side of the river and was drowned.
The entire family of Mr Day were moving from Swan Creek to Ironton, and for convenience, had taken passage in the boat of Mr Clark, a brother-in-law of Mr Day.
The boat's principal mission was gathering ties, and it had been brought to the bank just opposite Eleventh street, while the owner attended to some matters of business.
Mr Clark warned the family against taking any unnecessary risks about the river, and cautioned the small boy especially, but in playing about the craft he lost his balance and fell into the water, close to the shore, but too deep for the lad, and he was drowned, as there was no one in hearing. The body was recovered after remaining in the water for twenty minutes. Mrs Clark of Huntington, is the aunt of the drowned lad. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Bluefield Evening Leader, Bluefield, West Virginia
Tuesday, October 22, 1907, page 1
Huntington, W Va, Oct 22. - A short while after 12 o'clock this afternoon, Carl Day, the twelve-year-old son of William Day, a well known Swan Creek man, fell from the side of a boat moored to the Ohio side of the river and was drowned.
The entire family of Mr Day were moving from Swan Creek to Ironton, and for convenience, had taken passage in the boat of Mr Clark, a brother-in-law of Mr Day.
The boat's principal mission was gathering ties, and it had been brought to the bank just opposite Eleventh street, while the owner attended to some matters of business.
Mr Clark warned the family against taking any unnecessary risks about the river, and cautioned the small boy especially, but in playing about the craft he lost his balance and fell into the water, close to the shore, but too deep for the lad, and he was drowned, as there was no one in hearing. The body was recovered after remaining in the water for twenty minutes. Mrs Clark of Huntington, is the aunt of the drowned lad. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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