Charleroi, Pennsylvania Monongahela River Drowning
June
14, 1913
Charleroi High School Boy Drowned In River
ADOLPH BEZY, JR., Victim of Cramps While
Swimming
Went Down But Once
Companions Unable to Save Him—Participated in
Recent Field Meet
Getting beyond his depth in the Monongahela
river while swimming in what is known as the
“second hollow,” below Lock No. 4.
ADOLPH BEZY JR.
aged 15 years, the son of
ADOLPH BEZY,
of Tenth street, was drowned Saturday
afternoon at 5 o’clock. With him at the time
were GEORGE COTTON
and JAMES
BROUNCE, boys of near his own age.
They mad ineffectual attempts to save the lad
after he had stumbled off an offset, and then
called aid. The body was recovered by the father
of the boy, and two brothers,
FRANK and THEODORE BEZY.
Young BEZY
had worked during the morning at the Pittsburg
Plate Glass works. Late in the afternoon with
the two other boys he hastened to the swimming
hole. All three plunged in. The
BEZY lad was
not able to swim well, and in a moment had
plunged off a deep offset. He went down, it is
told, but once. Alarmed his two companions tried
to find him and draw him from the stream.
The body was recovered at about 5:45 o’clock and
removed to the undertaking rooms of
M. T. CROWLEY.
Coroner JAMES T.
HEFFRAN was notified.
Young BEZY
was a high school boy and participated in the
recent field meet when the Charleroi high school
field and track team wrested a victory from the
Monongahela and Monessen high schools. He took
part in the events. He was a popular lad and
highly esteemed by all who knew him.
Surviving are his parents, three sisters,
Mamie, Helen, and Agnes, and three
brothers, Frank,
Theodore, and
Clement. Arrangements are being made
for the funeral to be held on Tuesday morning at
9 o’clock with mass at St. Jerome’s Catholic
church. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery.
Young BEZY
was a faithful worker in St. Jerome’s Sunday
school and taught a class of boys about his own
age there. This class will attend the funeral in
a body. It is also likely that the high school
will attend in a body.
The Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, PA 16 June
1913
Transcribed by
Victoria Hospodar Valentine.
Thank you Victoria!
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