Eureka Reporter | 1905-06-02 | Page 5 | Three Meet Violent Deaths

THREE MEET VIOLENT DEATHS couple drowned in bay and young man killed by falling tree astoria ore three young persons met violent deaths in or near astoria tuesday two were drowned and one was killed by a falling tree the drowning accident was ally sad A party of young persons among them mrs ann her daughter ann her son george robert broom and mr and firs martin olsen went to greenwood in a pleas ure boat to decorate the graves ot friends on the return the boat was by a swell in young bay misa was thrown overboard broom lumped after her but as the boat was under good headway the girl was twenty alve yards astern before be jumped broom was a powerful swimmer and soon overlook miss who had not sunk he bad no booner reached her than both disappeared and did not again come to the of the water meantime olsen had also plunged over to the rescue of the young woman the boat was brought about as rapidly as possible and josf in time olsen was reached as he was about to sink the young woman was aged 21 broom was 23 years old prank clapshaw who was felling a tree at cole camp on deep river atas struck on the head by a timber ills skull was crushed and death ensued almost instantly