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DOUBLE DROWNING AT MONTROSE
Hattie Hayden and Ernest Doan Lose Their Lives, Two Others Saved
[Welland Tribune, 28 July 1905]
A double drowning occurred in the Welland river last Tuesday night in which two young people of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Miss Hattie Hayden of Cleveland avenue and Tenth street, and Ernest Doan of 1728 Cudaback avenue, lost their lives.
There were four young people in the boat at the time of the accident, Miss Dick and a gentleman friend besides the two drowned.
Miss Gertrude Dick, the young lady who was saved, said that they were rowing up the Chippawa river and were in the vicinity of the Montrose bridge when the accident happened. Ernest Doan sat on the side of the boat with his feet in the water. It was 9.15 o’clock. They decided to change places, and as they arose to do so, Doan’s weight on the side of the boat capsized it. Charles Bloore, who was with Miss Dick, managed to save her, but Doan and Miss Hayden were drowned.
Miss Dick and Mr. Bloore had to walk some distance to give notice of the accident. Parties started to grapple for the bodies at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning but have not yet recovered them.
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