People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1894 — THREE DROWNED. [ARTICLE]

THREE DROWNED.

School Children Hrealc Through the Ice at Massillon, O. Massillon, 0., Feb. 28.—Seven children were precipitated into the Ohio canal at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon and three were drowned. They are: Carrie Cooper, Jennie Reiks and Katie Batscheider. The children had just been dismissed from St. Mary’s Catholic school, and were taking a short cut home when the ice broke. One man heard their cries and rescued three. Tt was supposed a fourth, Fred Fisher, was also a victim, but it was found later that he had got out of tho water urmoticed and run home.