Show THREE YOUNG LADIES DROWNED I While Swimming In the Columbia River They Get In Deep Water Portland Ore Three young ladles worn drowned In tho Columbia rlvor Friday afternoon oft Government Island It appears that a fishing party of five young ladles left Fishers landing Wednesday In rowboat a and I after arriving at the island and restIng rest-Ing for n period three of the young ladles made up their minds to gc swimming Wading out In what appeared to lit shallow water Edna I Fisher aged 10 Ulllnn Holgler aged 25 and May I I Hlegler aged 18 discovered that they had struck one of tho numerous steep I I clay banks which abound in tho vicinity I vicin-ity Aware of tho danger they at tempted1 to reach shore but had gono too far and began to slip down the I steep bank Into deep water I I Their struggles attracted tho attention atten-tion of Mrs Tlmmons and Miss Lulu Xelgler but knowing tho futility of attempted at-tempted rescue neither of them know Ing how to swim Mrs 1 Tlmmons by a great effort restrained Miss Lulu from going to a sure death A rescue party went to the scene and after re pouted efforts by a strong swimmer the three bodies were brought to the surface Although every effort was made to resuscitate the young women mo wan extinct i |