Brumbaugh Cousins Drowned

Sunday, July 24, 1887, Oliver Brumbaugh the son of Isaac Brumbaugh and Elmer Brumbaugh the son of Ephraim Brumbaugh drowned at Congress Lake, Hartville, Ohio. The drowning happened under the very eyes of a number of companions and friends - sad fate of two promising young men. The bodies were left at the bottom of the lake, while friends of the drowned youths hastened away after grappling hooks with which to recover the bodies.