Three People Hae {sp} Narrow Escape From Drowning At New England.
NEW ENGLAND, N. D., July 26.—There was one very narrow escape from drowning at this place. The Felix brothers, who live about six miles south of town, accompanied by Miss Johnson, attempted to cross the bridge over the Cannon Ball. The team walked off the approach to the bridge and the whole party was carried down stream. The boys and the team made their escape by swimming but Miss Johnson stayed with the wagon box and floated down until the box lodged on a wire fence. Constantine Murphy swam the river from the New England side and held the wagon box until the lady was carried to shore with the help of a saddle horse.
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, 7/26/1912