Oglethorpe, GA Drowning Rescue, Aug 1903

Submitted by Linda Horton

He Came Near Being Drowned.

Oglethrope, Ga., August 15.---(Special)---R. J. Brooks had a narrow escape from drowning in the little branch about 150 yards of the court house this afternoon just after the heavy rain. He attempted to cross in a wagon and was carried down stream a considerable distance and lodged in some undergrowth. By the timely effort by some men near the depot he was rescued.

The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA 16 Aug 1903