Wm. Asher Bilheimer was the s/o Cornelius & Elizabeth Krock Bilheimer.
Taken from The Altoona Mirror - Saturday August 19, 1905
TEACHER AND PUPIL DROWN
Leechburg, PA August 19
While bathing in the Allegheny River at Godfrey, two campers, the Rev. William A. Bilheimer of Youngwood and Miss Verna Morrison, daughter of State Representative W.F. Morrison of Mount Pleasant, were drowned. The two campers, were members of a party of five, consisting of Mr. Foster and his mother of Jeanette and Miss Sullinger of Youngwood, PA.
Miss Morrison and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer went bathing in the river to test a pair of patent floats. Miss Morrison supported herself by the floats and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer, walking on the bed of the river, supported her head and was trying to teach her to swim. Neither could swim. The bed of the river near this point is full of holes and venturing to far out Bilheimer suddenly stepped beyond his depth. In his struggles to regain his balance he knocked the floats from under Miss Morrison, who also fell into the hole.
Young Foster, who was out in the river rowing, saw the accident, but was too far down the river to render any aid. Rowing as speedily as possible to the spot he was only in time to see the pair sink. Assistance was called from nearby farms and within twenty minutes the body of the girl was recovered. About a half hour later divers brought the body of the young minister from the hole.
Taken from The Altoona Mirror - Saturday August 19, 1905
TEACHER AND PUPIL DROWN
Leechburg, PA August 19
While bathing in the Allegheny River at Godfrey, two campers, the Rev. William A. Bilheimer of Youngwood and Miss Verna Morrison, daughter of State Representative W.F. Morrison of Mount Pleasant, were drowned. The two campers, were members of a party of five, consisting of Mr. Foster and his mother of Jeanette and Miss Sullinger of Youngwood, PA.
Miss Morrison and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer went bathing in the river to test a pair of patent floats. Miss Morrison supported herself by the floats and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer, walking on the bed of the river, supported her head and was trying to teach her to swim. Neither could swim. The bed of the river near this point is full of holes and venturing to far out Bilheimer suddenly stepped beyond his depth. In his struggles to regain his balance he knocked the floats from under Miss Morrison, who also fell into the hole.
Young Foster, who was out in the river rowing, saw the accident, but was too far down the river to render any aid. Rowing as speedily as possible to the spot he was only in time to see the pair sink. Assistance was called from nearby farms and within twenty minutes the body of the girl was recovered. About a half hour later divers brought the body of the young minister from the hole.
Wm. Asher Bilheimer was the s/o Cornelius & Elizabeth Krock Bilheimer.
Taken from The Altoona Mirror - Saturday August 19, 1905
TEACHER AND PUPIL DROWN
Leechburg, PA August 19
While bathing in the Allegheny River at Godfrey, two campers, the Rev. William A. Bilheimer of Youngwood and Miss Verna Morrison, daughter of State Representative W.F. Morrison of Mount Pleasant, were drowned. The two campers, were members of a party of five, consisting of Mr. Foster and his mother of Jeanette and Miss Sullinger of Youngwood, PA.
Miss Morrison and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer went bathing in the river to test a pair of patent floats. Miss Morrison supported herself by the floats and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer, walking on the bed of the river, supported her head and was trying to teach her to swim. Neither could swim. The bed of the river near this point is full of holes and venturing to far out Bilheimer suddenly stepped beyond his depth. In his struggles to regain his balance he knocked the floats from under Miss Morrison, who also fell into the hole.
Young Foster, who was out in the river rowing, saw the accident, but was too far down the river to render any aid. Rowing as speedily as possible to the spot he was only in time to see the pair sink. Assistance was called from nearby farms and within twenty minutes the body of the girl was recovered. About a half hour later divers brought the body of the young minister from the hole.
Taken from The Altoona Mirror - Saturday August 19, 1905
TEACHER AND PUPIL DROWN
Leechburg, PA August 19
While bathing in the Allegheny River at Godfrey, two campers, the Rev. William A. Bilheimer of Youngwood and Miss Verna Morrison, daughter of State Representative W.F. Morrison of Mount Pleasant, were drowned. The two campers, were members of a party of five, consisting of Mr. Foster and his mother of Jeanette and Miss Sullinger of Youngwood, PA.
Miss Morrison and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer went bathing in the river to test a pair of patent floats. Miss Morrison supported herself by the floats and the Rev. Mr. Bilheimer, walking on the bed of the river, supported her head and was trying to teach her to swim. Neither could swim. The bed of the river near this point is full of holes and venturing to far out Bilheimer suddenly stepped beyond his depth. In his struggles to regain his balance he knocked the floats from under Miss Morrison, who also fell into the hole.
Young Foster, who was out in the river rowing, saw the accident, but was too far down the river to render any aid. Rowing as speedily as possible to the spot he was only in time to see the pair sink. Assistance was called from nearby farms and within twenty minutes the body of the girl was recovered. About a half hour later divers brought the body of the young minister from the hole.
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