Baltimore Sun, February 22, 1925, page 16
BOY, 16, DROWNS IN VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE CHUM
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Philip Gillian and August Balling Sink Under Ice at Lake Roland.
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Third Barely Escapes As He Tries To Save Comrades.
Philip Gillian, 16-year-old Boy Scott, yesterday did his good turn for a comrade in distress and paid for his devotion with his life.
Picking his way across the frozen surface of Lake Roland to go to the resuce of August Balling, 12-year-old scout, under whose weight the ice had given way, he himself crashed through into the frigid water.
Unmindfull of the danger, Raymond Goodman, 13 years old, a third scout, started out across the ice in an attempt to resuce the two other boys. Just as he got close enough to pass a starp to August Balling, he too broke through the ice.
Makes Way to Shore.
After a long struggle in the ice water he managed to climb up again on the ice and make his way to the shore. Meanwhile August Balling and Philip Gillian had sunk never to reapear. Efforts to recover their bodies have been futile.
August Balling lived at 952 Aisquith street, Philip Gillian lived at 1407 East Lafayette avenue and Raymond Goodman lives at 1505 North Ensor street. August Balling had not been admitted to full membership in Troop No. 47, Boy Scouts, of which the other boys were full members. It was only the second time that he had been out with the troop.
Eight in Party.
The boys were members of a Scout party of eight who yesterday morning went to the vicinty of Lake Roland in charge of Richard Purdy, 1910 Cecil avenue, senior patrol leader to prepare to meet Scout tests.
Acording to SAmuel Edel 3rd, Scoutmaster, who lives at 1223 Harford avenue, five of the boys determined to remain at the lake after the other three decided to return to the city with Purdy. They chopped wood and kindled a fire in a stone fireplace the built on the side of a hill. Whap happened subsequently was told last night by Raymond Goodman.
Tells of Accident.
"The thee other boys left us about noon," he said. "After the had gone, we scouted around for another place to build a fire. We moved a little farther to the north from the place where we had cooked a part of our meal and built a second fire in an old tree stump.
"After we had finished cooking and eating we lingered on the side of the hill. Some of us had gotten our axes dirty in cutting kindling wood for the fire. 'Cockey" Balling, that's August, you know, said he was going out on the lake to a hole in the ice and wash his ax. The ax was covered with mud.
"All of us told him not to try to det to the hole because the ice might break through with him. He wouldn't listen to use, but went anyhow. Philip walked with him as far as the shoure. "Cockey walked out to the hole in the ice, about 50 feet away from the shore and leaned over to dip his ax into the water."
Calls For Assistance.
"The ice gave way and he fell in. He yelled and Philip started out across the ice after him. Philip was a lot heavier than 'Cockey,' but he had gotten close enough to reach out to grav 'Cockey' when the ice gave way under him."
"Both of the boys kept on yelling and trying to take hole of the ice to climb out, but every time they caught hold of the ice around the holes into which the had fallen the ice broke off."
"I ran out on the ice and put out my hand for 'Cockey,' but he went under just then for the first time, and a minute later I fell through the ice. The water was awful cold and just about the same time that I fell through Philip went under the water.
Pulls Strap Dwon.
"But before Philip went down he had tossed me a starp that he had and I passed the ohter end of this strap to 'Cockey'
BOY, 16, DROWNS IN VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE CHUM
-
Philip Gillian and August Balling Sink Under Ice at Lake Roland.
-
Third Barely Escapes As He Tries To Save Comrades.
Philip Gillian, 16-year-old Boy Scott, yesterday did his good turn for a comrade in distress and paid for his devotion with his life.
Picking his way across the frozen surface of Lake Roland to go to the resuce of August Balling, 12-year-old scout, under whose weight the ice had given way, he himself crashed through into the frigid water.
Unmindfull of the danger, Raymond Goodman, 13 years old, a third scout, started out across the ice in an attempt to resuce the two other boys. Just as he got close enough to pass a starp to August Balling, he too broke through the ice.
Makes Way to Shore.
After a long struggle in the ice water he managed to climb up again on the ice and make his way to the shore. Meanwhile August Balling and Philip Gillian had sunk never to reapear. Efforts to recover their bodies have been futile.
August Balling lived at 952 Aisquith street, Philip Gillian lived at 1407 East Lafayette avenue and Raymond Goodman lives at 1505 North Ensor street. August Balling had not been admitted to full membership in Troop No. 47, Boy Scouts, of which the other boys were full members. It was only the second time that he had been out with the troop.
Eight in Party.
The boys were members of a Scout party of eight who yesterday morning went to the vicinty of Lake Roland in charge of Richard Purdy, 1910 Cecil avenue, senior patrol leader to prepare to meet Scout tests.
Acording to SAmuel Edel 3rd, Scoutmaster, who lives at 1223 Harford avenue, five of the boys determined to remain at the lake after the other three decided to return to the city with Purdy. They chopped wood and kindled a fire in a stone fireplace the built on the side of a hill. Whap happened subsequently was told last night by Raymond Goodman.
Tells of Accident.
"The thee other boys left us about noon," he said. "After the had gone, we scouted around for another place to build a fire. We moved a little farther to the north from the place where we had cooked a part of our meal and built a second fire in an old tree stump.
"After we had finished cooking and eating we lingered on the side of the hill. Some of us had gotten our axes dirty in cutting kindling wood for the fire. 'Cockey" Balling, that's August, you know, said he was going out on the lake to a hole in the ice and wash his ax. The ax was covered with mud.
"All of us told him not to try to det to the hole because the ice might break through with him. He wouldn't listen to use, but went anyhow. Philip walked with him as far as the shoure. "Cockey walked out to the hole in the ice, about 50 feet away from the shore and leaned over to dip his ax into the water."
Calls For Assistance.
"The ice gave way and he fell in. He yelled and Philip started out across the ice after him. Philip was a lot heavier than 'Cockey,' but he had gotten close enough to reach out to grav 'Cockey' when the ice gave way under him."
"Both of the boys kept on yelling and trying to take hole of the ice to climb out, but every time they caught hold of the ice around the holes into which the had fallen the ice broke off."
"I ran out on the ice and put out my hand for 'Cockey,' but he went under just then for the first time, and a minute later I fell through the ice. The water was awful cold and just about the same time that I fell through Philip went under the water.
Pulls Strap Dwon.
"But before Philip went down he had tossed me a starp that he had and I passed the ohter end of this strap to 'Cockey'
Baltimore Sun, February 22, 1925, page 16
BOY, 16, DROWNS IN VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE CHUM
-
Philip Gillian and August Balling Sink Under Ice at Lake Roland.
-
Third Barely Escapes As He Tries To Save Comrades.
Philip Gillian, 16-year-old Boy Scott, yesterday did his good turn for a comrade in distress and paid for his devotion with his life.
Picking his way across the frozen surface of Lake Roland to go to the resuce of August Balling, 12-year-old scout, under whose weight the ice had given way, he himself crashed through into the frigid water.
Unmindfull of the danger, Raymond Goodman, 13 years old, a third scout, started out across the ice in an attempt to resuce the two other boys. Just as he got close enough to pass a starp to August Balling, he too broke through the ice.
Makes Way to Shore.
After a long struggle in the ice water he managed to climb up again on the ice and make his way to the shore. Meanwhile August Balling and Philip Gillian had sunk never to reapear. Efforts to recover their bodies have been futile.
August Balling lived at 952 Aisquith street, Philip Gillian lived at 1407 East Lafayette avenue and Raymond Goodman lives at 1505 North Ensor street. August Balling had not been admitted to full membership in Troop No. 47, Boy Scouts, of which the other boys were full members. It was only the second time that he had been out with the troop.
Eight in Party.
The boys were members of a Scout party of eight who yesterday morning went to the vicinty of Lake Roland in charge of Richard Purdy, 1910 Cecil avenue, senior patrol leader to prepare to meet Scout tests.
Acording to SAmuel Edel 3rd, Scoutmaster, who lives at 1223 Harford avenue, five of the boys determined to remain at the lake after the other three decided to return to the city with Purdy. They chopped wood and kindled a fire in a stone fireplace the built on the side of a hill. Whap happened subsequently was told last night by Raymond Goodman.
Tells of Accident.
"The thee other boys left us about noon," he said. "After the had gone, we scouted around for another place to build a fire. We moved a little farther to the north from the place where we had cooked a part of our meal and built a second fire in an old tree stump.
"After we had finished cooking and eating we lingered on the side of the hill. Some of us had gotten our axes dirty in cutting kindling wood for the fire. 'Cockey" Balling, that's August, you know, said he was going out on the lake to a hole in the ice and wash his ax. The ax was covered with mud.
"All of us told him not to try to det to the hole because the ice might break through with him. He wouldn't listen to use, but went anyhow. Philip walked with him as far as the shoure. "Cockey walked out to the hole in the ice, about 50 feet away from the shore and leaned over to dip his ax into the water."
Calls For Assistance.
"The ice gave way and he fell in. He yelled and Philip started out across the ice after him. Philip was a lot heavier than 'Cockey,' but he had gotten close enough to reach out to grav 'Cockey' when the ice gave way under him."
"Both of the boys kept on yelling and trying to take hole of the ice to climb out, but every time they caught hold of the ice around the holes into which the had fallen the ice broke off."
"I ran out on the ice and put out my hand for 'Cockey,' but he went under just then for the first time, and a minute later I fell through the ice. The water was awful cold and just about the same time that I fell through Philip went under the water.
Pulls Strap Dwon.
"But before Philip went down he had tossed me a starp that he had and I passed the ohter end of this strap to 'Cockey'
BOY, 16, DROWNS IN VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE CHUM
-
Philip Gillian and August Balling Sink Under Ice at Lake Roland.
-
Third Barely Escapes As He Tries To Save Comrades.
Philip Gillian, 16-year-old Boy Scott, yesterday did his good turn for a comrade in distress and paid for his devotion with his life.
Picking his way across the frozen surface of Lake Roland to go to the resuce of August Balling, 12-year-old scout, under whose weight the ice had given way, he himself crashed through into the frigid water.
Unmindfull of the danger, Raymond Goodman, 13 years old, a third scout, started out across the ice in an attempt to resuce the two other boys. Just as he got close enough to pass a starp to August Balling, he too broke through the ice.
Makes Way to Shore.
After a long struggle in the ice water he managed to climb up again on the ice and make his way to the shore. Meanwhile August Balling and Philip Gillian had sunk never to reapear. Efforts to recover their bodies have been futile.
August Balling lived at 952 Aisquith street, Philip Gillian lived at 1407 East Lafayette avenue and Raymond Goodman lives at 1505 North Ensor street. August Balling had not been admitted to full membership in Troop No. 47, Boy Scouts, of which the other boys were full members. It was only the second time that he had been out with the troop.
Eight in Party.
The boys were members of a Scout party of eight who yesterday morning went to the vicinty of Lake Roland in charge of Richard Purdy, 1910 Cecil avenue, senior patrol leader to prepare to meet Scout tests.
Acording to SAmuel Edel 3rd, Scoutmaster, who lives at 1223 Harford avenue, five of the boys determined to remain at the lake after the other three decided to return to the city with Purdy. They chopped wood and kindled a fire in a stone fireplace the built on the side of a hill. Whap happened subsequently was told last night by Raymond Goodman.
Tells of Accident.
"The thee other boys left us about noon," he said. "After the had gone, we scouted around for another place to build a fire. We moved a little farther to the north from the place where we had cooked a part of our meal and built a second fire in an old tree stump.
"After we had finished cooking and eating we lingered on the side of the hill. Some of us had gotten our axes dirty in cutting kindling wood for the fire. 'Cockey" Balling, that's August, you know, said he was going out on the lake to a hole in the ice and wash his ax. The ax was covered with mud.
"All of us told him not to try to det to the hole because the ice might break through with him. He wouldn't listen to use, but went anyhow. Philip walked with him as far as the shoure. "Cockey walked out to the hole in the ice, about 50 feet away from the shore and leaned over to dip his ax into the water."
Calls For Assistance.
"The ice gave way and he fell in. He yelled and Philip started out across the ice after him. Philip was a lot heavier than 'Cockey,' but he had gotten close enough to reach out to grav 'Cockey' when the ice gave way under him."
"Both of the boys kept on yelling and trying to take hole of the ice to climb out, but every time they caught hold of the ice around the holes into which the had fallen the ice broke off."
"I ran out on the ice and put out my hand for 'Cockey,' but he went under just then for the first time, and a minute later I fell through the ice. The water was awful cold and just about the same time that I fell through Philip went under the water.
Pulls Strap Dwon.
"But before Philip went down he had tossed me a starp that he had and I passed the ohter end of this strap to 'Cockey'
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