King County WA Archives News.....For Three Coffins January 3, 1890
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com September 9, 2008, 7:47 pm

The Capital Evening Journal January 3, 1890
Children Skating On Johnson's Lake Go Through the Ice Together

Seattle,Jan.1- Three children were drowned yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, 
while skating on Johnson's Lake near Port Ludlow. They were Oliver Edward, 
aged 9 years; Francis Johnson, aged 9 year; George Johnson, aged 11 years, 
children of Edward Oliver, who was stepfather of the Johnson boy and girl. The 
children were skating over the lake when the ice gave way and all were 
engulfed in the water, which was only about seven feet deep at that place, yet 
they perished almost instantly. The bodeis were recovered in half an hour 
after the sad accident, by C.V.Andferson and Mr.Oliver, and conveyed to the 
home nearby.
A strange coincidence is the fact that, Unreadable, father of the two last 
named children, was drowned exxactly two years ago near Port Ludlow and Whidby 
Island. Mr. Anderson came to this city this evening on the steamer Edith and 
ordered three caskets from undertakers, returning on the steamer at 10:30 
p.m., to Port Ludlow. the funeral of the three children will be held from the 
family residence Friday afternoon.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/king/newspapers/forthree248gnw.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/

File size: 1.7 Kb