Thomas Mark Baldwin, was the son of Nancy Poole and Elemer Baldwin.
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Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 28, 1917
~Soldier Drowned in Wood River While Seining for Minnows~
Thomas M. Baldwin, one of the soldiers at East Alton, a member of Truck Co. No. 1 of St. Louis, was drowned in Wood River at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon by going into deep water while seining for minnows.
Baldwin was 21 years of age. Two of the three men with him had narrow escapes and saved their own lives only by a desperate struggle in the water.
Four men, including Baldwin, had to a deep hole in Wood River to seine for minnows. Baldwin had hold of the outer end of the seine and was walking around with it when he stepped off into deep water and began to go down.
According to testimony given at the inquest by J. H. Mills of the party, Mills saw the danger of Baldwin and went to his rescue. He got too close in on the drowning man and became caught by a death grip of Baldwin, who lost his head completely.
Mills and Baldwin had a desperate struggle in the water, and then Mills broke the hold of the drowning man and was himself near exhaustion.
Chauncey Peterson, another one of the party, tried to save both the men and in so doing he got into trouble himself and was about to be drowned, when William McCool, the fourth member of the party, rescued both Mills and Peterson, but was too late to do anything for Baldwin.
He had gone down for the last time.
The body of the drowned man was recovered and Deputy Coroner W. H. Bauer held an inquest. A verdict of accidental drowning was rendered by the jury on the testimony given by J. H. Mills.
The body was shipped to the old home, Ridge Farm, Ill., for burial.
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Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 28, 1917
~Soldier Drowned in Wood River While Seining for Minnows~
Thomas M. Baldwin, one of the soldiers at East Alton, a member of Truck Co. No. 1 of St. Louis, was drowned in Wood River at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon by going into deep water while seining for minnows.
Baldwin was 21 years of age. Two of the three men with him had narrow escapes and saved their own lives only by a desperate struggle in the water.
Four men, including Baldwin, had to a deep hole in Wood River to seine for minnows. Baldwin had hold of the outer end of the seine and was walking around with it when he stepped off into deep water and began to go down.
According to testimony given at the inquest by J. H. Mills of the party, Mills saw the danger of Baldwin and went to his rescue. He got too close in on the drowning man and became caught by a death grip of Baldwin, who lost his head completely.
Mills and Baldwin had a desperate struggle in the water, and then Mills broke the hold of the drowning man and was himself near exhaustion.
Chauncey Peterson, another one of the party, tried to save both the men and in so doing he got into trouble himself and was about to be drowned, when William McCool, the fourth member of the party, rescued both Mills and Peterson, but was too late to do anything for Baldwin.
He had gone down for the last time.
The body of the drowned man was recovered and Deputy Coroner W. H. Bauer held an inquest. A verdict of accidental drowning was rendered by the jury on the testimony given by J. H. Mills.
The body was shipped to the old home, Ridge Farm, Ill., for burial.
Thomas Mark Baldwin, was the son of Nancy Poole and Elemer Baldwin.
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Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 28, 1917
~Soldier Drowned in Wood River While Seining for Minnows~
Thomas M. Baldwin, one of the soldiers at East Alton, a member of Truck Co. No. 1 of St. Louis, was drowned in Wood River at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon by going into deep water while seining for minnows.
Baldwin was 21 years of age. Two of the three men with him had narrow escapes and saved their own lives only by a desperate struggle in the water.
Four men, including Baldwin, had to a deep hole in Wood River to seine for minnows. Baldwin had hold of the outer end of the seine and was walking around with it when he stepped off into deep water and began to go down.
According to testimony given at the inquest by J. H. Mills of the party, Mills saw the danger of Baldwin and went to his rescue. He got too close in on the drowning man and became caught by a death grip of Baldwin, who lost his head completely.
Mills and Baldwin had a desperate struggle in the water, and then Mills broke the hold of the drowning man and was himself near exhaustion.
Chauncey Peterson, another one of the party, tried to save both the men and in so doing he got into trouble himself and was about to be drowned, when William McCool, the fourth member of the party, rescued both Mills and Peterson, but was too late to do anything for Baldwin.
He had gone down for the last time.
The body of the drowned man was recovered and Deputy Coroner W. H. Bauer held an inquest. A verdict of accidental drowning was rendered by the jury on the testimony given by J. H. Mills.
The body was shipped to the old home, Ridge Farm, Ill., for burial.
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Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 28, 1917
~Soldier Drowned in Wood River While Seining for Minnows~
Thomas M. Baldwin, one of the soldiers at East Alton, a member of Truck Co. No. 1 of St. Louis, was drowned in Wood River at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon by going into deep water while seining for minnows.
Baldwin was 21 years of age. Two of the three men with him had narrow escapes and saved their own lives only by a desperate struggle in the water.
Four men, including Baldwin, had to a deep hole in Wood River to seine for minnows. Baldwin had hold of the outer end of the seine and was walking around with it when he stepped off into deep water and began to go down.
According to testimony given at the inquest by J. H. Mills of the party, Mills saw the danger of Baldwin and went to his rescue. He got too close in on the drowning man and became caught by a death grip of Baldwin, who lost his head completely.
Mills and Baldwin had a desperate struggle in the water, and then Mills broke the hold of the drowning man and was himself near exhaustion.
Chauncey Peterson, another one of the party, tried to save both the men and in so doing he got into trouble himself and was about to be drowned, when William McCool, the fourth member of the party, rescued both Mills and Peterson, but was too late to do anything for Baldwin.
He had gone down for the last time.
The body of the drowned man was recovered and Deputy Coroner W. H. Bauer held an inquest. A verdict of accidental drowning was rendered by the jury on the testimony given by J. H. Mills.
The body was shipped to the old home, Ridge Farm, Ill., for burial.
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