Lake County IL Archives Obituaries.....Pearce, Clarendon Harris July 8, 1910
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Waukegan Weekly Sun - July 8, 1910
SON OF EX-MAYOR PEARCE DROWNED

The son of ex-Mayor William W. Pearce of Waukegan was drowned Friday afternoon 
in the lake at a point north of the Chicago Tie & Timber Preserving Company 
plant on the "island" across from the Waukegan harbor.

The first intimation that the boy was in peril came when a small boy rushed into 
the tie plant office and gave the alarm that young Pearce was drowning to the 
engineer, A.E. Richards.  Richards and Fireman Earl Peters rushed out of the 
plant and to the beach racing along to the scene of the tragedy at the top of 
their speed.

However when they arrived on the scene the boy had already met his fate.  The 
two dashed into the water and swam out.  The body was not in sight even then, 
but they finally located it in about six feet of water and brought the burden to 
shore where efforts to bring resuscitation were tried by in vain.

The boy is Clarendon Harris Pearce, aged 10.

He left the residence of Steele court soon after noon with a newsboy named Paul 
Gosling, telling his parents that he would help Gosling on his route.

It is thought that he went beyond his depth while in swimming in the slip near 
the tie plant.

The spot near which young Pearce met his fate seems to be a sinister one as it 
has averaged about one drowning a year beginning with the death of Michael 
Hussey's son some years ago.  The city's sympathy is with the ex-mayor and 
family.

Additional Comments:
Buried in Pineview Cemetery, Beach Park, IL

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