Death certificate registered as Paul Ford Osborn
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From the Creston Review of
May 3, 1929 page 1
via the UBC historical newspapers website
Drowning Claims Three Young Men
The most tragic drowning fatality ever recorded in local history was that of early Sunday morning when Jesse Leach, Ford Osborn and “Cap“ Collins, three young men from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, were drowned in Goat River, when the Ford coupe, in which they were returning to that town, went over a twelve-foot bank and plunged into about six feet of water, at a point near what is known as "the crooked bridge," on the North and South highway, about half a mile south of Creston.
The tragedy was discovered by Matt. York about noon on Sunday. Driving along the highway he noticed the auto upside down in the stream, and immediately notified provincial police H. McLaren, as well as coroner Col. Mallandaine, who secured needed help and with the assistance of a tractor from the Winlaw logging operations in that vicinity, hauled the upturned car onto the road, and were horrified to discover it contained the lifeless bodies of the three men, ranging from 19 to 23 years of age.
The time of the mishap is placed at about 3 a.m. Creston time, as the watch on one of the men had stopped at 1:45, presumably Bonners Ferry time, which is an hour slower than Creston.
When the discovery was made that it was an Idaho car botk [sic] Porthill and Bonners Ferry were communicated with and early in the afternoon a party of Bonners Ferry citizens arrived, identified the young men and in order that the bodies might be taken back Coronor [sic] Mallandaine arranged for an inquest, which was held about 3.30 with a jury composed of R. S. Bevan, foreman, Stanley Hendren, W. K. Brown, Fred Hale, Al Hendren and Chas Botterill, who visited the scene of the tragedy and viewed the remains, and the rdjourned [sic] until Monday morning. Release of the bodies was at once given and they were taken back to Bonners early Sunday evening.
Investigation proved that the unfortunates had been at a dance at Kitchener on Saturday night. They were on their way home, and instead of following the main road onto the bridge it is evident they drove onto an unbarricaded dead-end road that goes for about fifty feet and end up at the bank of Goat River, over which the car plunged into about six feet of water. With the hood extended down and fastened to windshield the car was a veritable prison from which there was no escape in that depth of water and the car turned upside down.
The verdict of the jury was accidental death by drowning, with which went a recommendation that barricades be erected at both ends and danger signals placed at least 500 feet from the barricades.
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From the Creston Review of
May 3, 1929 page 1
via the UBC historical newspapers website
Drowning Claims Three Young Men
The most tragic drowning fatality ever recorded in local history was that of early Sunday morning when Jesse Leach, Ford Osborn and “Cap“ Collins, three young men from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, were drowned in Goat River, when the Ford coupe, in which they were returning to that town, went over a twelve-foot bank and plunged into about six feet of water, at a point near what is known as "the crooked bridge," on the North and South highway, about half a mile south of Creston.
The tragedy was discovered by Matt. York about noon on Sunday. Driving along the highway he noticed the auto upside down in the stream, and immediately notified provincial police H. McLaren, as well as coroner Col. Mallandaine, who secured needed help and with the assistance of a tractor from the Winlaw logging operations in that vicinity, hauled the upturned car onto the road, and were horrified to discover it contained the lifeless bodies of the three men, ranging from 19 to 23 years of age.
The time of the mishap is placed at about 3 a.m. Creston time, as the watch on one of the men had stopped at 1:45, presumably Bonners Ferry time, which is an hour slower than Creston.
When the discovery was made that it was an Idaho car botk [sic] Porthill and Bonners Ferry were communicated with and early in the afternoon a party of Bonners Ferry citizens arrived, identified the young men and in order that the bodies might be taken back Coronor [sic] Mallandaine arranged for an inquest, which was held about 3.30 with a jury composed of R. S. Bevan, foreman, Stanley Hendren, W. K. Brown, Fred Hale, Al Hendren and Chas Botterill, who visited the scene of the tragedy and viewed the remains, and the rdjourned [sic] until Monday morning. Release of the bodies was at once given and they were taken back to Bonners early Sunday evening.
Investigation proved that the unfortunates had been at a dance at Kitchener on Saturday night. They were on their way home, and instead of following the main road onto the bridge it is evident they drove onto an unbarricaded dead-end road that goes for about fifty feet and end up at the bank of Goat River, over which the car plunged into about six feet of water. With the hood extended down and fastened to windshield the car was a veritable prison from which there was no escape in that depth of water and the car turned upside down.
The verdict of the jury was accidental death by drowning, with which went a recommendation that barricades be erected at both ends and danger signals placed at least 500 feet from the barricades.
Death certificate registered as Paul Ford Osborn
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From the Creston Review of
May 3, 1929 page 1
via the UBC historical newspapers website
Drowning Claims Three Young Men
The most tragic drowning fatality ever recorded in local history was that of early Sunday morning when Jesse Leach, Ford Osborn and “Cap“ Collins, three young men from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, were drowned in Goat River, when the Ford coupe, in which they were returning to that town, went over a twelve-foot bank and plunged into about six feet of water, at a point near what is known as "the crooked bridge," on the North and South highway, about half a mile south of Creston.
The tragedy was discovered by Matt. York about noon on Sunday. Driving along the highway he noticed the auto upside down in the stream, and immediately notified provincial police H. McLaren, as well as coroner Col. Mallandaine, who secured needed help and with the assistance of a tractor from the Winlaw logging operations in that vicinity, hauled the upturned car onto the road, and were horrified to discover it contained the lifeless bodies of the three men, ranging from 19 to 23 years of age.
The time of the mishap is placed at about 3 a.m. Creston time, as the watch on one of the men had stopped at 1:45, presumably Bonners Ferry time, which is an hour slower than Creston.
When the discovery was made that it was an Idaho car botk [sic] Porthill and Bonners Ferry were communicated with and early in the afternoon a party of Bonners Ferry citizens arrived, identified the young men and in order that the bodies might be taken back Coronor [sic] Mallandaine arranged for an inquest, which was held about 3.30 with a jury composed of R. S. Bevan, foreman, Stanley Hendren, W. K. Brown, Fred Hale, Al Hendren and Chas Botterill, who visited the scene of the tragedy and viewed the remains, and the rdjourned [sic] until Monday morning. Release of the bodies was at once given and they were taken back to Bonners early Sunday evening.
Investigation proved that the unfortunates had been at a dance at Kitchener on Saturday night. They were on their way home, and instead of following the main road onto the bridge it is evident they drove onto an unbarricaded dead-end road that goes for about fifty feet and end up at the bank of Goat River, over which the car plunged into about six feet of water. With the hood extended down and fastened to windshield the car was a veritable prison from which there was no escape in that depth of water and the car turned upside down.
The verdict of the jury was accidental death by drowning, with which went a recommendation that barricades be erected at both ends and danger signals placed at least 500 feet from the barricades.
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From the Creston Review of
May 3, 1929 page 1
via the UBC historical newspapers website
Drowning Claims Three Young Men
The most tragic drowning fatality ever recorded in local history was that of early Sunday morning when Jesse Leach, Ford Osborn and “Cap“ Collins, three young men from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, were drowned in Goat River, when the Ford coupe, in which they were returning to that town, went over a twelve-foot bank and plunged into about six feet of water, at a point near what is known as "the crooked bridge," on the North and South highway, about half a mile south of Creston.
The tragedy was discovered by Matt. York about noon on Sunday. Driving along the highway he noticed the auto upside down in the stream, and immediately notified provincial police H. McLaren, as well as coroner Col. Mallandaine, who secured needed help and with the assistance of a tractor from the Winlaw logging operations in that vicinity, hauled the upturned car onto the road, and were horrified to discover it contained the lifeless bodies of the three men, ranging from 19 to 23 years of age.
The time of the mishap is placed at about 3 a.m. Creston time, as the watch on one of the men had stopped at 1:45, presumably Bonners Ferry time, which is an hour slower than Creston.
When the discovery was made that it was an Idaho car botk [sic] Porthill and Bonners Ferry were communicated with and early in the afternoon a party of Bonners Ferry citizens arrived, identified the young men and in order that the bodies might be taken back Coronor [sic] Mallandaine arranged for an inquest, which was held about 3.30 with a jury composed of R. S. Bevan, foreman, Stanley Hendren, W. K. Brown, Fred Hale, Al Hendren and Chas Botterill, who visited the scene of the tragedy and viewed the remains, and the rdjourned [sic] until Monday morning. Release of the bodies was at once given and they were taken back to Bonners early Sunday evening.
Investigation proved that the unfortunates had been at a dance at Kitchener on Saturday night. They were on their way home, and instead of following the main road onto the bridge it is evident they drove onto an unbarricaded dead-end road that goes for about fifty feet and end up at the bank of Goat River, over which the car plunged into about six feet of water. With the hood extended down and fastened to windshield the car was a veritable prison from which there was no escape in that depth of water and the car turned upside down.
The verdict of the jury was accidental death by drowning, with which went a recommendation that barricades be erected at both ends and danger signals placed at least 500 feet from the barricades.
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