Frank R. Benton, 16, farmhand, died attempting to save David Brownell, 18, farmhand, from drowning, Huron, Ohio, June 25, 1911. Frank, a poor swimmer, started to the assistance of Brownell, who had been seized by a cramp in the Huron River, where the water was seven feet deep. When within 15 feet of Brownell, Frank threw up his hands and went beneath the surface. He came up once or twice and then sank and was drowned. Brownell also was drowned. 7660-559
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