Lynn, Pennsylvania Drowning
January 20, 1909
DROWNED IN THE DARK.
The Swollen Current of Redstone Swallows up
Elmer Stevens.
Elmer Stevens
of Redstone township was drowned in Redstone
creek near Lynn station on the Pittsburg,
Virginia & Charleston railroad, Saturday night.
His gum coat was fished out of the water near
the scene of the accident. His horse and buggy
were also found not far away. On Tuesday the
body was found about a quarter of a mile from
the river in the creek. There was no evidence of
foul play.
Stevens was
in Brownsville on Saturday, and had some teeth
pulled. He started home late in the evening. The
road which he traveled runs along the creek for
some distance below Lynn station. The buggy
tracks and the condition of the horse when they
were found, indicate clearly that Stevens drove
over the bank into the creek at a very dangerous
point. The recent rains had swollen the creek
into a river, and it would have been difficult
for a man to escape from drowning if he fell in
at the point where
Stevens drove over the bank. Stevens
was a well known Republican leader of Redstone
township. His brother,
Albert Stevens, was thrown from a
horse several years ago and instantly killed
near the spot where he wad drowned.
The Courier, Connellsville, PA 19 Apr 1895
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
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