Show DROWNS TRYING TO RESCUE scout master sinks in mississippi aliv er while bringing youth ashore st louis eugene ferris eight henrs conra old of alton n aloy scout rind twenty orle one scant Il loster of n boys troop were drowned to in the 1 river a mile north of alton tho scoutmaster a strong swimmer had gunc golle to the old of young verri 1 cherf tho latter lit in war wading ing about rot got into deep water find and was carried out luto into tile the river by tile current lind taken young ferris und eight oth er boys of jim ills troop on n lilke hike tho the boys prevailed ou an him to permit thein to got get into tho the water rod lie joined them |