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- July 9, 1885 ~ Claude Webb, age 5 years, 5 months, born in Richland Township, Son of Johnson Webb and Betsey Montondo, died in Pulaski of drowning.
Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, July 16, 1885 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Accidental Drowning - On Friday last about 12 o’clock, Claude Webb, son of Johnson Webb, while wading in the river at the rear of Salladin’s marble shop, was carried out into deep water by the current and drowned. The lad was only about five years of age, his birthday being February 29, 1880. The only witness of the act was a four year old son of Mr. J. Salladin. On the coroner’s inquest Mr. Salladin testified that his son ran to the shop and said “Claudie has gone!” Going to the rear of the shop window he said, “He went out in there,” indicating the deep water just under the Campbell dam, “and drank a lot of that nasty water.” Search for the body was made at once and the mother was notified. The father was at work near Theresa, Jefferson County. Some young men happened to see a body go over the Ingersoll dam below the Syracuse Northern railroad bridge and search being made by Harmon and Manwarren, the little fellow’s remains were taken from the water in which they had been for an hour and a half. Efforts at resuscitation were made by Dr. Walsh, but of course there could have been no hope, the body having been so long under the water. It is a subject of universal surprise that the body should have thus floated so great a distance down the river in so short a time, it being the rule for bodies to sink to the bottom and there remain for a day or two after drowning. Dr. Caldwell, the coroner, summoned a jury and held an inquest. The witnesses sworn were A. Salladin, Will Robinson, George Manwarren, Dr. Welsh and Frank Hibbard. The verdict, “accidental drowning” was signed by the following named jurors: N. B. Smith, foreman, L. R. Muzzy, F. N. Parker, W. H. Bentley, J. D. Ledyard, C. S. Clark, Z. Kiblin, A. A. Maltby. It is a sad case and the afflicted father and heartbroken mother deserve sympathy of all. We venture to suggest that parents should be very particular with their children, not allowing them quite so much liberty in playing around the river. Nearly every year some accident of this kind occurs to sadden some loving father and mother and quicken the public pulse over the dangers of the river.
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1880 - 1885 (5 years)