Clifford B. Whitney, 14, schoolboy, died attempting to save Gilbert R. Heckman, 9, from drowning, Tippecanoe City, Ohio, September 4, 1916. Gilbert, a poor swimmer, dived from the end of a jetty that extended 18 feet from the bank of the Miami River and was carried downstream by the current. Clifford swam 50 feet and seized Gilbert, but he was grasped by Gilbert, and a struggle ensued. Gilbert’s uncle, fully dressed, dived from the jetty and swam to the boys, but he was grasped by both of them, and all three were drowned. 17163-1257
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