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- Batavia NY Daily News - 4/11/1910
Trying to recover the muff of a
young woman, which had dropped
from a bridge. Into the Chemung
river, Clarence Blaine of Corning was
drowned. He was 21 years old and
employed as motorman on the Corning
and Painted Post trolley line.
ALSO
Rochetser NY Democrat Chronicle - 4/11/1910
Corning, April 10.-Clarence Blaine,
aged 21 years, motorman on the Corning
& Painted Post Street Railroad, was
drowned near Gibson bridge. this city,
in the Chemung river, last nigbt about
11 o'clock, and his body was not recovered
until to-day about 11 o'clock.
Blaine, with Gay Walker and a couple
of young women, went driving last eveniug
about 11 o'clock and while crossing
Gibson bridge, one of the girls lost her
muff in the river. Blaine and Wicker
jumped out of the rig and got a boat,
which proved to be a leaky one They
rowed out into the river to get the muff.
When the boat went down. Blaine was
drowned, but Walker assisted in get-
ing to shore. Walker did all he could
to help his companion, but was unable
to save him. Search was made immediately
for the body.
Blaine resided at No. 55 Perry ave
nue, on the north side of the city. Coro-
ner H. B. Smith viewed the remains today
and gave a verdict of accidental
drowning.
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