Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1916 — Three Young Wheatfield Men Narrowly Escape From Drowning. [ARTICLE]

Three Young Wheatfield Men Narrowly Escape From Drowning.

Allen Fendig, Guy Solt and a cousin had a very narrow escape from drowning ait Dunn’s bridge last Monday while in’ swimming. The three young men attempted bo swim across the riven, when Fendig became exhausted and the two in attempting to rescue him, caught hold of each other and all three sank. H. B. Strouid, superintendent of the dredge, was in a,launch and went to their rescue and with considerable difficulty succeeded in pulling the three young lads into the Launch, and brought them to shore. Others /who came to their assitsance labored hal'd for some time before they were able to resuscitate ithem. The young men certainly had a very narrow escape, and only the prompt assistance guven by Mr. Stroud saved them from drowning.