Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Elway, Donald June 13, 1944
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Altoona Mirror     6/13/1944
Donald Elway   6/13/1944   Altoona Mirror

Donald Elway Is Believed Drowned

City and state police and Pennsylvania railroad officials are seeking the body 
of Donald Elway, aged 8, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Elway of 121 East 
First avenue, who is reported drowned this afternoon in the Pennsylvania 
railroad fire dam located below the Kettle reservoir. Donald and his twin 
brother, Jack, accompanied by two friends, Jerry Biechler and M. Burns, had 
gone to the dam before noon to fish.  Jack reported then Donald had gone down 
to the dam to attempt to recover Jack's fishing rod.  Jack returned home with 
Donald's clothes and informed his mother that the brother had been drowned. 
Hearing cries in the Elway home, C. E. Miller of 127 East First avenue, and his 
son-in-law, George Johnson of 123 East First avenue, went to the Elway home and 
upon learning what had happened, drove to the fire dam.  Unable to find the 
boy, they called Altoona hospital which, in turn, called city police who sent 
out the radio car.  State police, in the meantime, had also been called and 
hurried to the dam. One of them immediately began diving for the body and was 
joined by Ed Fox of Crawford avenue and First street.  Capt. Louis Pielmeir of 
the Pennsylvania Railroad fire department went to the dam to supervise the 
draining of the reservoir if it became necessary. The dam provides high 
pressure water service for the railroad's fire hydrant system. Donald Elway has 
one other brother, Eugene, aged 12. The father is in Pittsburgh today seeking 
new employment. He had been working for local bakeries, his last position being 
with Stroehmann's


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