Portland Boy Drowns
TACOMA, Wash. Sept. 23—(Special)—McCord McDonough, a 13-year-old student at DeKoven Hall, ran away from the institution with Charles McGregor, 15 years old, a student, and went canoeing on American Lake, rocked the frail craft and was drowned when it capsized. When the boy realized he was going to sink, he cried to his companion, who was clinging to the overturned canoe: “My God, Charlie, I wish I hadn’t done it.”
The screams of the boys in the water brought assistance from the shore. Harold Balabanoff, Mildred Maberly and Genevieve Bemis, all of Tacoma, were attracted by the cries and the splashing in the lake. Hurriedly jumping in a boat, Mr. Balabanoff and the two young women went to the rescue. Before the party had the bow in the water McDonough was seen to throw up his hands and sink from sight.
Young McGregor was crying hysterically when the party from shore arrived, and begged Balabanoff to attempt the rescue of his companion before bothering with him. The lad was pulled from the capsized canoe and hastily brought to shore.
Mrs. McDonough, mother of the drowned boy, was married only a few weeks ago in Portland to Baron von Egloffstein.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, September 29, 1913, page 5]
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BODY IS NOT RECOVERED
Fellow-Students of McCord McDonough Adopt Resolutions
Although search has been continuous since his drowning in American Lake, near Tacoma, September 17, the body of McCord McDonough, of Portland, has not been found.
The young man was the son of Grace McCord McDonough, now wife of Major von Egloffstein, commandant of Hill Military Academy, where he was a student for three years.
At a general meeting of the faculty and students of Hill Military Academy, held in memory of the young cadet, resolutions of condolence were read, adopted and engrossed on the records of the institution.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 6, 1913, page 14]
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BODY OF BOY RECOVERED
The body of McCord McDonough, the Portland boy drowned in American Lake on September 28, was found early yesterday, according to a message received by friends here. The body will be sent to Portland and the funeral will take place this afternoon from the home of his uncle, J. S. O’Gorman, 205 King street. Rev. A. A. Morrison will officiate and interment will follow in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
McCord McDonough was the son of Frank McDonough, of Eau Claire, Wis. His mother is the wife of Major G. C. von Egloffstein, of the Hill Military Academy.
In Portland the boy lived at the home of his grandfather, M. E. McCord, of the Wisconsin Logging & Timber Company, residing at 235 Ford street. He was a student at De Koven Hall and was drowned on the night of September 8.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 27, 1913, page 8]
TACOMA, Wash. Sept. 23—(Special)—McCord McDonough, a 13-year-old student at DeKoven Hall, ran away from the institution with Charles McGregor, 15 years old, a student, and went canoeing on American Lake, rocked the frail craft and was drowned when it capsized. When the boy realized he was going to sink, he cried to his companion, who was clinging to the overturned canoe: “My God, Charlie, I wish I hadn’t done it.”
The screams of the boys in the water brought assistance from the shore. Harold Balabanoff, Mildred Maberly and Genevieve Bemis, all of Tacoma, were attracted by the cries and the splashing in the lake. Hurriedly jumping in a boat, Mr. Balabanoff and the two young women went to the rescue. Before the party had the bow in the water McDonough was seen to throw up his hands and sink from sight.
Young McGregor was crying hysterically when the party from shore arrived, and begged Balabanoff to attempt the rescue of his companion before bothering with him. The lad was pulled from the capsized canoe and hastily brought to shore.
Mrs. McDonough, mother of the drowned boy, was married only a few weeks ago in Portland to Baron von Egloffstein.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, September 29, 1913, page 5]
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BODY IS NOT RECOVERED
Fellow-Students of McCord McDonough Adopt Resolutions
Although search has been continuous since his drowning in American Lake, near Tacoma, September 17, the body of McCord McDonough, of Portland, has not been found.
The young man was the son of Grace McCord McDonough, now wife of Major von Egloffstein, commandant of Hill Military Academy, where he was a student for three years.
At a general meeting of the faculty and students of Hill Military Academy, held in memory of the young cadet, resolutions of condolence were read, adopted and engrossed on the records of the institution.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 6, 1913, page 14]
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BODY OF BOY RECOVERED
The body of McCord McDonough, the Portland boy drowned in American Lake on September 28, was found early yesterday, according to a message received by friends here. The body will be sent to Portland and the funeral will take place this afternoon from the home of his uncle, J. S. O’Gorman, 205 King street. Rev. A. A. Morrison will officiate and interment will follow in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
McCord McDonough was the son of Frank McDonough, of Eau Claire, Wis. His mother is the wife of Major G. C. von Egloffstein, of the Hill Military Academy.
In Portland the boy lived at the home of his grandfather, M. E. McCord, of the Wisconsin Logging & Timber Company, residing at 235 Ford street. He was a student at De Koven Hall and was drowned on the night of September 8.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 27, 1913, page 8]
Portland Boy Drowns
TACOMA, Wash. Sept. 23—(Special)—McCord McDonough, a 13-year-old student at DeKoven Hall, ran away from the institution with Charles McGregor, 15 years old, a student, and went canoeing on American Lake, rocked the frail craft and was drowned when it capsized. When the boy realized he was going to sink, he cried to his companion, who was clinging to the overturned canoe: “My God, Charlie, I wish I hadn’t done it.”
The screams of the boys in the water brought assistance from the shore. Harold Balabanoff, Mildred Maberly and Genevieve Bemis, all of Tacoma, were attracted by the cries and the splashing in the lake. Hurriedly jumping in a boat, Mr. Balabanoff and the two young women went to the rescue. Before the party had the bow in the water McDonough was seen to throw up his hands and sink from sight.
Young McGregor was crying hysterically when the party from shore arrived, and begged Balabanoff to attempt the rescue of his companion before bothering with him. The lad was pulled from the capsized canoe and hastily brought to shore.
Mrs. McDonough, mother of the drowned boy, was married only a few weeks ago in Portland to Baron von Egloffstein.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, September 29, 1913, page 5]
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BODY IS NOT RECOVERED
Fellow-Students of McCord McDonough Adopt Resolutions
Although search has been continuous since his drowning in American Lake, near Tacoma, September 17, the body of McCord McDonough, of Portland, has not been found.
The young man was the son of Grace McCord McDonough, now wife of Major von Egloffstein, commandant of Hill Military Academy, where he was a student for three years.
At a general meeting of the faculty and students of Hill Military Academy, held in memory of the young cadet, resolutions of condolence were read, adopted and engrossed on the records of the institution.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 6, 1913, page 14]
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BODY OF BOY RECOVERED
The body of McCord McDonough, the Portland boy drowned in American Lake on September 28, was found early yesterday, according to a message received by friends here. The body will be sent to Portland and the funeral will take place this afternoon from the home of his uncle, J. S. O’Gorman, 205 King street. Rev. A. A. Morrison will officiate and interment will follow in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
McCord McDonough was the son of Frank McDonough, of Eau Claire, Wis. His mother is the wife of Major G. C. von Egloffstein, of the Hill Military Academy.
In Portland the boy lived at the home of his grandfather, M. E. McCord, of the Wisconsin Logging & Timber Company, residing at 235 Ford street. He was a student at De Koven Hall and was drowned on the night of September 8.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 27, 1913, page 8]
TACOMA, Wash. Sept. 23—(Special)—McCord McDonough, a 13-year-old student at DeKoven Hall, ran away from the institution with Charles McGregor, 15 years old, a student, and went canoeing on American Lake, rocked the frail craft and was drowned when it capsized. When the boy realized he was going to sink, he cried to his companion, who was clinging to the overturned canoe: “My God, Charlie, I wish I hadn’t done it.”
The screams of the boys in the water brought assistance from the shore. Harold Balabanoff, Mildred Maberly and Genevieve Bemis, all of Tacoma, were attracted by the cries and the splashing in the lake. Hurriedly jumping in a boat, Mr. Balabanoff and the two young women went to the rescue. Before the party had the bow in the water McDonough was seen to throw up his hands and sink from sight.
Young McGregor was crying hysterically when the party from shore arrived, and begged Balabanoff to attempt the rescue of his companion before bothering with him. The lad was pulled from the capsized canoe and hastily brought to shore.
Mrs. McDonough, mother of the drowned boy, was married only a few weeks ago in Portland to Baron von Egloffstein.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, September 29, 1913, page 5]
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BODY IS NOT RECOVERED
Fellow-Students of McCord McDonough Adopt Resolutions
Although search has been continuous since his drowning in American Lake, near Tacoma, September 17, the body of McCord McDonough, of Portland, has not been found.
The young man was the son of Grace McCord McDonough, now wife of Major von Egloffstein, commandant of Hill Military Academy, where he was a student for three years.
At a general meeting of the faculty and students of Hill Military Academy, held in memory of the young cadet, resolutions of condolence were read, adopted and engrossed on the records of the institution.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 6, 1913, page 14]
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BODY OF BOY RECOVERED
The body of McCord McDonough, the Portland boy drowned in American Lake on September 28, was found early yesterday, according to a message received by friends here. The body will be sent to Portland and the funeral will take place this afternoon from the home of his uncle, J. S. O’Gorman, 205 King street. Rev. A. A. Morrison will officiate and interment will follow in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
McCord McDonough was the son of Frank McDonough, of Eau Claire, Wis. His mother is the wife of Major G. C. von Egloffstein, of the Hill Military Academy.
In Portland the boy lived at the home of his grandfather, M. E. McCord, of the Wisconsin Logging & Timber Company, residing at 235 Ford street. He was a student at De Koven Hall and was drowned on the night of September 8.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Monday, October 27, 1913, page 8]
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