Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kinney, Charlie 1875
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Ionia Sentinel, Friday, May 28, 1875 and Friday June 4, 1875

As we go to press, we learn of the drowning of a boy of Frank Kinney’s; 
thirteen years of age.  He and other lads were swimming near the upper bridge, 
and the little fellow got into deep water and sunk.  His body has not yet been 
found.

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The body of little Charlie Kinney, who was drowned by the upper bridge last 
week Thursday, was recovered Friday forenoon, after a protracted search.  It 
was found under a boom but a short distance below where the accident took 
place.  The exact circumstances of his drowning can’t be ascertained.  He was 
enticed away from home by two other little boys of his age.  It appears that 
they, some how, got Charlie to undress himself and wade out into shallow 
water.  At this point the bank suddenly breaks into a very deep hole a few feet 
from shore, and into this the little fellow was pushed or urged to go.  When he 
sank he called for “help” and “ma, ma.”  The other boys, who had not taken 
their clothes off, upon seeing that the little fellow had sunk and did not 
rise, ran to their homes.  They told their parents what had happened, and very 
strangely no steps were taken to inform Mr. Kinney’s people of the 
circumstances or to begin a search.  The drowning occurred at a little past 11 
A.M.  Mr. Kinney’s people came home at noon and ate their dinner, after which 
an older son was sent to call Charlie, who was supposed to be playing in the 
lumber yard.  Hearing that the boy had gone to the river, the lad went there to 
look for him and found his clothes upon the bank.  This was the first 
intimation the family had that an accident had befallen Charlie.  An alarm was 
given, when the fact of his drowning was first made known.  The whole affair is 
very strange and unsatisfactory to Mr. Kinney’s people and to the public.


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