News Advocate | 1926-05-20 | Page 1 | Scofield Youth Falls in Flume at Dam; Drowns

SCOFIELD OFIELD S YOUTH FALLS IN FUME FL tur AT DAM DAN D pa 0 NS suction of water at senan in blaino holds 17 year OILA boy under water until he is dobi johncie johnnie nielsen 17 year years of age wai was drowned about 9 0 30 dock monday night when be lipped slipped into the flame at the big ld reservoir the force of the alt water was so 0 o great that he wai wits held against the screven and wag was anale 0 lave save himself nielsen had been employed for the I 1 I 1 past month by the ely coni construction ruction company of which hai has the contract for constructing the dam he ile wa was a night ut on tho the flame mining out ties and land rut blah that co collected af at the screen 1 fo allow ua to go through before hi his L aly r could to uld bo be removed from the flit strong current it was necessary to close donri dewi the control valve L he was under the water about 1 half an hour young nielsen had been alten att enang dag ugh high at a little town in county until uhl about a month ago when he completed his yeara years work and re turned to hie his home in scofield he ile wa was boro at fit fled the con of john aad bertha nielse 1 besides hi his parent parents I 1 enter sister dot a brother ober and a baby brother funeral services cee will probably be geld ld friday liday pl with ith interment in scofield cemetery