York County PA Archives News.....Drownings on the Codorus March 3, 1858
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Raftsman's Journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) March 3, 1858
Five children, three boys and two girls who were returning home from school in
Manchester township, on the 16th of Feb., ventured upon the ice on the Codorus,
but, it not being of sufficient thickness to bear their weight, four of their number
broke through, and before assistance could be rendered three of them were drowned.
The fifth child, a little girl, gave the alarm to some young men from York who were
fishing nearby, among whom was Mr. Henry Hubley, who hastened to the rescue of the
children. Mr. Hubley, at the risk of his own life, with much difficulty, succeeded
in bringing the other little girl safely to shore. Two of those who perished were
sons of a Mr. Baylord, and the other a son of Mr. Philip Lehr.

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