Son of George W. Brown & Catherine (Appleman) Wildes Brown. Buried in the family plot of his parents in Wayside Cemetery.
Obituary: The people of this city were shocked to learn last Sunday evening that Sherman Brown, son of G.W. Brown, a prominent farmer of the town of Clinton, had been drowned that afternoon about 6 o'clock at Sweeny's pond. The young man, in company with a number of the boys of his neighborhood, had been over in the Forey neighborhood playing ball in the afternoon, and were returning home by the way of Sweeny's pond with the intention of taking a swim there, but finding some women fishing there could not do so. The boys joshed one another about going in with their clothes on and finally young Brown jumped in and swam across the hole below the dam. It was shortly noticed that he acted strangely, having been seized with cramps, but nothing was thought of it until he went under once. When he came up he called for help and his companions hastened to assist him. Jas. Quam, one of those present was the first to reach him and tried to pull him out, but he found Brown too heavy and was himself rescued by the aid of a fish pole. Another young man named St. Clair also tried to save Brown, but was unable to do so. After going down the second time Brown did not come up, and his rescuers had very little time to do anything for him. The body was not recovered till after midnight.
Obituary: The people of this city were shocked to learn last Sunday evening that Sherman Brown, son of G.W. Brown, a prominent farmer of the town of Clinton, had been drowned that afternoon about 6 o'clock at Sweeny's pond. The young man, in company with a number of the boys of his neighborhood, had been over in the Forey neighborhood playing ball in the afternoon, and were returning home by the way of Sweeny's pond with the intention of taking a swim there, but finding some women fishing there could not do so. The boys joshed one another about going in with their clothes on and finally young Brown jumped in and swam across the hole below the dam. It was shortly noticed that he acted strangely, having been seized with cramps, but nothing was thought of it until he went under once. When he came up he called for help and his companions hastened to assist him. Jas. Quam, one of those present was the first to reach him and tried to pull him out, but he found Brown too heavy and was himself rescued by the aid of a fish pole. Another young man named St. Clair also tried to save Brown, but was unable to do so. After going down the second time Brown did not come up, and his rescuers had very little time to do anything for him. The body was not recovered till after midnight.
Son of George W. Brown & Catherine (Appleman) Wildes Brown. Buried in the family plot of his parents in Wayside Cemetery.
Obituary: The people of this city were shocked to learn last Sunday evening that Sherman Brown, son of G.W. Brown, a prominent farmer of the town of Clinton, had been drowned that afternoon about 6 o'clock at Sweeny's pond. The young man, in company with a number of the boys of his neighborhood, had been over in the Forey neighborhood playing ball in the afternoon, and were returning home by the way of Sweeny's pond with the intention of taking a swim there, but finding some women fishing there could not do so. The boys joshed one another about going in with their clothes on and finally young Brown jumped in and swam across the hole below the dam. It was shortly noticed that he acted strangely, having been seized with cramps, but nothing was thought of it until he went under once. When he came up he called for help and his companions hastened to assist him. Jas. Quam, one of those present was the first to reach him and tried to pull him out, but he found Brown too heavy and was himself rescued by the aid of a fish pole. Another young man named St. Clair also tried to save Brown, but was unable to do so. After going down the second time Brown did not come up, and his rescuers had very little time to do anything for him. The body was not recovered till after midnight.
Obituary: The people of this city were shocked to learn last Sunday evening that Sherman Brown, son of G.W. Brown, a prominent farmer of the town of Clinton, had been drowned that afternoon about 6 o'clock at Sweeny's pond. The young man, in company with a number of the boys of his neighborhood, had been over in the Forey neighborhood playing ball in the afternoon, and were returning home by the way of Sweeny's pond with the intention of taking a swim there, but finding some women fishing there could not do so. The boys joshed one another about going in with their clothes on and finally young Brown jumped in and swam across the hole below the dam. It was shortly noticed that he acted strangely, having been seized with cramps, but nothing was thought of it until he went under once. When he came up he called for help and his companions hastened to assist him. Jas. Quam, one of those present was the first to reach him and tried to pull him out, but he found Brown too heavy and was himself rescued by the aid of a fish pole. Another young man named St. Clair also tried to save Brown, but was unable to do so. After going down the second time Brown did not come up, and his rescuers had very little time to do anything for him. The body was not recovered till after midnight.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
