Winston-Salem, Aug. 10—John L. Casper, of this city, was drowned in the bay at Miami, Fla., at 10 o’clock this morning, according to a message received here. It appears that Casper and E.M. Honeycutt, a former resident of Winston-Salem, were out in a gasoline motor boat when it caught fire. Both men leaped into the bay and Honeycutt managed to swim out, but Casper, an inexperienced swimmer, went down, is body being recovered in a short time. It will be brought here for interment leaving Miami at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
From the front page of the Concord Times, Monday, Aug. 11, 1924
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