Tooele County Chronicle | 1947-09-26 | Page 10 | Four Boys Swept a Mile down a Sewer to River

four boys swept a mile down a sewer to river pittsburgh four teenage teen age boys after a terrifying mile long trip through a storm swollen sewer said they d keep on praying I 1 be cause their lives were spared we had no idea where the sewer would end but we sure prayed for daylight declared william dorrity 14 the boys took refuge in a culvert after a torrential rain struck an almost solid wall of water hit them clinging together struggling to keep their heads above the water the boys were swept the entire length of the sewer and out into a creek where a railroad worker helped them to safety