| Show accidental DROWNING two brothers flud a it watery grave in the Joi jordan dau between four and five yesterday afternoon a very lamentable case of accidental drowning occurred in the jordan river near what is known as the black bridge immediately west of and adjacent to salt lake city A large number of boys are in the of congregating at the spot t indicated especially on sundays lor for the purpose of bathing among the lads ads who why were there yesterday were george cooper aged 12 years and thomaa thomas cooper 10 years brothers the elder of the two passport was sporting in the water when the younger went to the edge of bank which is quite steep to get eta a good view of him he lie accidentally slid aid down and was soon struggling in the river george bravely struck out to save his drowning brother when the younger one seized him and the two were soon struggling desperately for life at first the other boys boy a thought the lads ads were merely playing ti till I ille truth of the situation SU suddenly benl enl flashed upon them one brave la lad darted to the rescue but lie was clutched by the drowning boys and had a very narrow escape himself himsel f another lad made a similar attempt and succeeded in grasping george by the hair of the I head lead but on account of the shortness of the hirsute growth he lost bashold bi his hold and ajl ali two unfortunate boys george and thomas cooper went under ithe mlle water for the last time and were swept down the current of the river an active search was made ade for the bodies but up to seven this morning they had lad not been recovered tile deceased are the sons of mr thomas cooper fireman on the U C R R freight train that runs be between here and salt lake we believe he is a resident of the ward of that city he is naturally in great mental distress at the untimely end of his two bo boys s A more than usually melancholy mc lancho y tinge is given ar e n to the tho affair by the fact of 91 mr coopers wife having died only a short time since |
