Creston Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2013-10-04
issued: 1930-08-08
description: All the News of the Creston District
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note: -v-i-.-r' .<- \ provinci&V--r-r������ifV. 0,BI '���������-������������������ / ''M\ ,v- XJ������J_i Vol. XXII. CHESTGN, B. .e. . ��������������������������������������������� AY," AUGUST 8, 1930 JV if** Vk dP% S* Isas explosion; Man Drowned -.* ;i-As.-..-.-w-..-i Finlay McDougall of Kaslo Loses I_i������s in K.������ot������_.sv __.-s._6 ^Tss One of Four in Motor Boat on Way Lewis Ranch for Haying! The first drowning fatality of the year at the north end of Kootenay Lake is reported from Kootenay Landing, when Finlay McDougall, aged about 35 years, and belonging to Kaslo, lost his life on Tuesda * evening. ��������� It would appear that the unfortunate man, In company with Robert Moore of Creston, who taught school at Sirdar last year; Mert. MeCullough of Camp Lister; and Ronald Cam of Sirday, had left Kus- kanok in a motor boat, headed for the _._._ ___ws_ ._.������__!.��������� -wu> vppCSltS SlTuSr, , to start the 1930 haying operations. When about a mile beyond t e CP.R, trestle bridge the engine stopped. Gasoline was used for a "prime" to get the engine started when, for some reason not yet disclosed, there was an. esplosion, in which Cam and McDougall were thrown out of the boat; Moore was badly burned about the face and arms, and MeCul- lougb was also burned. McDougallswho was unable to swim, clung to Cam, but when McCullough attempted to pull the pair back into the boat McDougall lost his grip and sank, never to re-appear. The three survivors managed to get the boat to shore at a late hour and on Wednesday morning reported the accident to the police authorities at Creston, who at once took charge of the case, but up till noon on Tnursday there was no word of the body having been recovered. The drowned man was known but ^ slightly at Cr^tcn.: .rL&������t- s^mter. h^fwag. employed by L. Hanna, who' 1bp������Sra-.__f'Rawest Creston taking out cedar poles for the Alexander interests. ing contest Georgina Paulson was selected to unveil and raise the flag, while Yv…
note: Print Run: 1909-1983 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Creston (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0174465
language: English
lat: 49.0975
long: -116.5130560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Creston, B.C. : Creston Printing and Publishing Co.
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