Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1919 — YOUNG DELPHI MAN IS DROWNED WHILE BATHING. [ARTICLE]

YOUNG DELPHI MAN IS DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

Delphi, Ind., July 9.—While swimming in the Monitor lime kiln pond, near this city, late this evening, George Franklin, local automobile race driver, was taken with congestion and was drowned. After eating heartily at supper, Franklin and two companions started out to the pond for a swam. The pond was a considerable distance away, and the exercise in reaching it caused Franklin to perspire freely. Without taking time to cool off, he plunged into the cold water, and soon after was seized with cramps and sank. His companions, seeing his distress, attempted to rescue him, but he was dead before they could reach him. He was 40 years old and is survived by bis widow and his parents.