OBIT: Mary and Mike BLOHOWITZ, 1916, Hooversville, Somerset County, PA

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Blohowitz, Mary and Mile

THREE CHILDREN DROWNED - Boy Hero Loses His Life at Hooversville in Vain Attempt 
to Save His Sister and Her Little Friend. Three children were drowned in 
Stonycreek River at Hooversville on Sunday afternoon. Two of them slipped from 
the breast of the dam into the deep water below and the third lost his life in 
an attempt to save his sister and her little chum. The dead children are: Mary, 
two and one-half-year-old daughter, and Mike, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Paul Blohowitz; and Mary, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kubuchno. 
The three children were playing about the breast of the Hooversville dam, which 
supplies water for the Hooversville Mill, and the two little girls decided to 
cross the dam to the other side of the creek. As they neared the middle of the 
dam they slipped on the wet planks and fell into the water. Just below the dam 
the water is very deep and both went down several times before they were noticed 
by little Mike Blohowitz. On seeing their plight he made a heroic attempt to 
save them but went down also to a watery grave. Miss Mary Lazorjack made a 
futile attempt to save them and nearly lost her life, being pulled almost 
unconscious from the water. Paul Blohowitz and Joe Kubuchno the fathers are 
miners and have lived in Hooversville a number of years. Both are well known and 
are well respected men. In each family there are a number of brothers and 
sisters to mourn the loss of their kin. On Monday afternoon three white hearses 
brought tears to the eyes of many. The triple funeral was held at the Catholic 
Church.

Meyersdale Commercial, June 1, 1916