The Lexington Intelligencer, Lexington, Missouri
Saturday, July 3, 1880, page 4
[Union (West Virginia) Register, June 24]
On Friday evening last the two eldest sons of M A Steele, Esq, aged about eight and ten years respectively, with their younger brother aged six, started out in the country on the hunt of cherries, and in passing by the pond in what is known as "Moses Hollow," the two eldest, Paul and Beirne, stripped for bath in the pond; Beirne going in first and it appeared he ventured out too deep and became strangled, while Paul exclaimed, look at Beirne, and jumped in to rescue him, when both went down at once; Paul came up once, but sank to rise no more. The little brother waited for some time and called them, but they not answering, he left the pond and brought their clothes home and gave the alarm. The citizens of the town, white and colored, rushed to the scene at once. Some went to the Dunlap pond in another direction, which delayed action, until J Orr Nickell, a youth of twelve years, son of our esteemed county clerk, stripped and dived down, raising Paul, but could not bring him out when Mr H P Moler went and assisted in bringing him to the shore. In the meantime Dr J L Dunlap went and raised Beirne and brought him to the shore. They must have been in the water for two or three hours, as all efforts to resuscitate them failed. Never has our community been so shocked before, the thought of two such interesting boys having been seen on the streets in full life and vigor just a few hours to be snatched from the embrace of loved friends and parents. It was enough to melt the hardest heart and bring to it a knowledge of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. The father, mother, and remaining members of the family have the deepest sympathy of the community, in this, their sad bereavement. They were both buried in one coffin on Saturday evening last, followed to their last resting place in Union Cemetery by their Sunday school mates and a large concourse of citizens.
M A. Steele, 43, lawyer, b WV f b WV m b WV
Fannie B, 44, wife, nervous d, b WV f b WV m b WV
Effa, 16, dau, single, b WV
Gussy, 13, dau, b MO
Paul, 11, son, b MO
Burn, 9, son, b MO
Wentworth, 6, son, b MO
Daisy, 3, dau, b WV
Saturday, July 3, 1880, page 4
[Union (West Virginia) Register, June 24]
On Friday evening last the two eldest sons of M A Steele, Esq, aged about eight and ten years respectively, with their younger brother aged six, started out in the country on the hunt of cherries, and in passing by the pond in what is known as "Moses Hollow," the two eldest, Paul and Beirne, stripped for bath in the pond; Beirne going in first and it appeared he ventured out too deep and became strangled, while Paul exclaimed, look at Beirne, and jumped in to rescue him, when both went down at once; Paul came up once, but sank to rise no more. The little brother waited for some time and called them, but they not answering, he left the pond and brought their clothes home and gave the alarm. The citizens of the town, white and colored, rushed to the scene at once. Some went to the Dunlap pond in another direction, which delayed action, until J Orr Nickell, a youth of twelve years, son of our esteemed county clerk, stripped and dived down, raising Paul, but could not bring him out when Mr H P Moler went and assisted in bringing him to the shore. In the meantime Dr J L Dunlap went and raised Beirne and brought him to the shore. They must have been in the water for two or three hours, as all efforts to resuscitate them failed. Never has our community been so shocked before, the thought of two such interesting boys having been seen on the streets in full life and vigor just a few hours to be snatched from the embrace of loved friends and parents. It was enough to melt the hardest heart and bring to it a knowledge of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. The father, mother, and remaining members of the family have the deepest sympathy of the community, in this, their sad bereavement. They were both buried in one coffin on Saturday evening last, followed to their last resting place in Union Cemetery by their Sunday school mates and a large concourse of citizens.
M A. Steele, 43, lawyer, b WV f b WV m b WV
Fannie B, 44, wife, nervous d, b WV f b WV m b WV
Effa, 16, dau, single, b WV
Gussy, 13, dau, b MO
Paul, 11, son, b MO
Burn, 9, son, b MO
Wentworth, 6, son, b MO
Daisy, 3, dau, b WV
The Lexington Intelligencer, Lexington, Missouri
Saturday, July 3, 1880, page 4
[Union (West Virginia) Register, June 24]
On Friday evening last the two eldest sons of M A Steele, Esq, aged about eight and ten years respectively, with their younger brother aged six, started out in the country on the hunt of cherries, and in passing by the pond in what is known as "Moses Hollow," the two eldest, Paul and Beirne, stripped for bath in the pond; Beirne going in first and it appeared he ventured out too deep and became strangled, while Paul exclaimed, look at Beirne, and jumped in to rescue him, when both went down at once; Paul came up once, but sank to rise no more. The little brother waited for some time and called them, but they not answering, he left the pond and brought their clothes home and gave the alarm. The citizens of the town, white and colored, rushed to the scene at once. Some went to the Dunlap pond in another direction, which delayed action, until J Orr Nickell, a youth of twelve years, son of our esteemed county clerk, stripped and dived down, raising Paul, but could not bring him out when Mr H P Moler went and assisted in bringing him to the shore. In the meantime Dr J L Dunlap went and raised Beirne and brought him to the shore. They must have been in the water for two or three hours, as all efforts to resuscitate them failed. Never has our community been so shocked before, the thought of two such interesting boys having been seen on the streets in full life and vigor just a few hours to be snatched from the embrace of loved friends and parents. It was enough to melt the hardest heart and bring to it a knowledge of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. The father, mother, and remaining members of the family have the deepest sympathy of the community, in this, their sad bereavement. They were both buried in one coffin on Saturday evening last, followed to their last resting place in Union Cemetery by their Sunday school mates and a large concourse of citizens.
M A. Steele, 43, lawyer, b WV f b WV m b WV
Fannie B, 44, wife, nervous d, b WV f b WV m b WV
Effa, 16, dau, single, b WV
Gussy, 13, dau, b MO
Paul, 11, son, b MO
Burn, 9, son, b MO
Wentworth, 6, son, b MO
Daisy, 3, dau, b WV
Saturday, July 3, 1880, page 4
[Union (West Virginia) Register, June 24]
On Friday evening last the two eldest sons of M A Steele, Esq, aged about eight and ten years respectively, with their younger brother aged six, started out in the country on the hunt of cherries, and in passing by the pond in what is known as "Moses Hollow," the two eldest, Paul and Beirne, stripped for bath in the pond; Beirne going in first and it appeared he ventured out too deep and became strangled, while Paul exclaimed, look at Beirne, and jumped in to rescue him, when both went down at once; Paul came up once, but sank to rise no more. The little brother waited for some time and called them, but they not answering, he left the pond and brought their clothes home and gave the alarm. The citizens of the town, white and colored, rushed to the scene at once. Some went to the Dunlap pond in another direction, which delayed action, until J Orr Nickell, a youth of twelve years, son of our esteemed county clerk, stripped and dived down, raising Paul, but could not bring him out when Mr H P Moler went and assisted in bringing him to the shore. In the meantime Dr J L Dunlap went and raised Beirne and brought him to the shore. They must have been in the water for two or three hours, as all efforts to resuscitate them failed. Never has our community been so shocked before, the thought of two such interesting boys having been seen on the streets in full life and vigor just a few hours to be snatched from the embrace of loved friends and parents. It was enough to melt the hardest heart and bring to it a knowledge of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. The father, mother, and remaining members of the family have the deepest sympathy of the community, in this, their sad bereavement. They were both buried in one coffin on Saturday evening last, followed to their last resting place in Union Cemetery by their Sunday school mates and a large concourse of citizens.
M A. Steele, 43, lawyer, b WV f b WV m b WV
Fannie B, 44, wife, nervous d, b WV f b WV m b WV
Effa, 16, dau, single, b WV
Gussy, 13, dau, b MO
Paul, 11, son, b MO
Burn, 9, son, b MO
Wentworth, 6, son, b MO
Daisy, 3, dau, b WV
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