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Death by drowning in Rock River at Beloit, Wisconsin after falling from bridge.
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RECOVER BODY FROM ROCK RIVER
INQUEST IS HELD OVER THE REMAINS OF HORACE A. LIPPETT.
(Special to The Morning Star.)
Beloit, Oct. 30. - The body of Horace A. Lippett [Lippitt] who was drowned Friday in Rock river was taken from the water Sunday morning shortly before noon. The body was located below the city a short distance and on the Illinois side of the line. Coroner Marsh was immediately notified and later arrived in the city and conducted an inquest.
Lippett fell from the Northwestern railroad bridge, dragging Thomas Clark, who was endeavoring to assist him over the span, to the river below. Both men fell in shallow water, Clark being caught by the current but with effort managed to swim to shore. Lippett was intoxicated and was carried below the surface of the stream.
Lippett was a married man and leaves a wife and several children. (Morning Star [Rockford, Illinois] Tuesday, October 31, 1905, Page 8.) (Accessed and transcribed 2 March 2017 by Mary Jo.)
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Wife: Lucy Hodge
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Death by drowning in Rock River at Beloit, Wisconsin after falling from bridge.
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RECOVER BODY FROM ROCK RIVER
INQUEST IS HELD OVER THE REMAINS OF HORACE A. LIPPETT.
(Special to The Morning Star.)
Beloit, Oct. 30. - The body of Horace A. Lippett [Lippitt] who was drowned Friday in Rock river was taken from the water Sunday morning shortly before noon. The body was located below the city a short distance and on the Illinois side of the line. Coroner Marsh was immediately notified and later arrived in the city and conducted an inquest.
Lippett fell from the Northwestern railroad bridge, dragging Thomas Clark, who was endeavoring to assist him over the span, to the river below. Both men fell in shallow water, Clark being caught by the current but with effort managed to swim to shore. Lippett was intoxicated and was carried below the surface of the stream.
Lippett was a married man and leaves a wife and several children. (Morning Star [Rockford, Illinois] Tuesday, October 31, 1905, Page 8.) (Accessed and transcribed 2 March 2017 by Mary Jo.)
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Wife: Lucy Hodge
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