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School Boy Drowns In St. Joe RiverCLARK IRVINE FALLS FROM BOATBody Recovered This Wonting After Hours Of Diligent DraggingOne of the saddest fatal accidents which has oceured in this city for many years occured lule Thursday afternoon whM Clark Irvine, lire lf year old son oJ Mr, ami Mrs. .1. V. Irvine was drowned in Uni St. Joe river a short distance from the city. In plain sight of a number of parties along the river and almost within reaching distance of his father the hoy, after raising twice, Dually sank in Ihc muddy water of the river at a point just in from of the family residence.In company with his father and two younger brothers Clark was assisting in picking up drifhvond al the dock near hi* home. lie and his father were in a flat -hot -ton* row boat about five feet from the dock when Clark suddenly lost hi* balance in trying to catch a drift-log which was rapidly going past him, and fell into the water. IIis father made frantic efforts to throw something to his sou's assistance as he knew that the hoy could not swim, but I ha oars were caught and a small rope which was thrown the hoy failed to catch and after raising twice, sank, and at a late hour last evening, despite the heroic etforts of a large number of local people in dragging the river, the body had not been recovered.| point. Is quite rapid, thus greatly reducing the chances of an early recovery of the body.Later- t he body of the hoy wu recovered at about ten o’clock this, Friday, morning.Body of Suicide found In River\\ etlnesday a telephone me*.Hiiger was received at the shcr-ilTsB*nircI|i|un Captain I.V. A Arnold of the steamer Flyer staling that when the boat went down that mitt tting a dead body \va seen in I lie river near t he mout h «r Cherry crock. Deputy Sher-! itf Toohov left at once for Cherry creek to investigate and found the body caught in ‘the brush a few rod* east of the nimit.h of the creek. The body was taker, to Mitlcahy'* undertaking parlors and upon examinationidentified a llml of t;, J. Hannon who disappeared from this cityApril ,J?hd and at the lime wasI supposed to have commit led suicide.Hannon had been in this city for several day* prior to his death looking for work hut had tailed to secure it. Ho had applied for aid to I he Engle lodge
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Saint Maries Record
Saint Maries, Idaho, US
Fri, May 21, 1915
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