Durham Lad Drowns
Durham, June 22—William Briggs, 12-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Briggs of this city, was drowned in a branch of the northern section
of town late this afternoon. The body was found by a party of searchers half a
mile below where he was seen to leap into the creek.
He was alone but women workers in the Pearl Cotton Mills saw
him jump into the branch, and it was these women that gave the alarm.
Ordinarily there is no water in this branch, but it had been swelled to almost
river size by the recent hard rains.
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