Thoma, who could not swim, went
in bathing and when he found him
self slipping into a deep hole, called
for help. Necco, a cousin of the young
man, who was among the group of his
countrymen, plunged into the water
and made a brave attempt to rescue
him, but the young man grasped him
about the neck in such a manner that
he was unable to reach shore and af
ter a desperate struggle both were
drowned. Coroner Arthur G. Bill of
Danielson was notified and hurried to
the scene in his automobile with grap
pling irons.
One of the bodies was soon recov
ered and an hour later the second one
was found by James Reynolds. The
bodies were taken in charge by Louis
E. Kennedy and removed to his under
taking rooms at Danielson.
Both of the men are natives of Iban
iay, Turkey, and have been in this
country but a few weeks. Necco leaves
a wife and five children in lbaniay.
FELL FROM LADDER
John Ames of Mechanics st., a paint
er in the employ of William McEwen j
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury, if not death on Saturday morn
ing.
While climbing a 25-foot sectional
ladder and carrying a hook, ropes and
block used in hanging a swing stag
ing, on the west end of the house of
the E. H. Jacobs Manufacturing Co.,
just north of their plant on School sL,
the .upper section of the ladder broke
off 2t> feet from the ground just as Mr.
Ames was reaching up to hang the
hook on the jet of the house. The low
er section of the ladder went against
the house throwing Mr. Ames to the
ground.
