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- Niagara Gazette - 7/24/1940
Coastguardsmen from the Buffalo
station are grappling ln the upper
Niagara river today for the body of
Gerald Band, 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Band, 36 Perkins
place, Buffalo, and a native of
this city, who was drowned yesterday
afternoon when he fell off the
breakwall along the river's edge at
Porter avenue. Buffalo, while fishing
with two companions.
The Band boy was reported to
have been fishing from the breakwall
when he stumbled on a stone,
lost his balance and fell into the
river. His two young companions
shouted the alarm and the coastguard
station was notified. A big
patrol boat and a rescue craft sped
to the scene and began grappling
for the lad.
Surviving the boy are his parents;
one sister. Jeanette; four brothers,
Robert, Richard. Francis and Frederick,
all of Buffalo, and his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Band,
of this city. The lad's parents lived
In Fifty-sixth street, this city, until
three years ago, and Donald was
born here. A number of relatives,
both on his father's and mother's
side, reside ln Niagara Falls, Recently
for a short time his father
was employed at the Gazette office
as a stereotyper.
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Abt 1929 - 1940 (~ 11 years)