A tragic accident occurred in Agosta one afternoon in 1907 when the 15-month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dall drowned in a washtub. Despite efforts to save the child, the baby was pronounced dead before the doctor arrived.
Baby Drowned at Agosta Monday
Agosta, Ohio. September 24, 1907. — The fifteen-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dall, of Agosta, was drowned in a washtub late Monday afternoon.
The tub of wash water was left sitting on the floor while the mother left the house for a few minutes to hang out the washing. When she returned she found her little one totally submerged in the water.
Dr. Ogden was summoned but the child died before the physician’s arrival.
Funeral services will be conducted from the home at 10 o’clock Wednesday forenoon. Internment will be made at Price Cemetery.
Source: The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio), 24 Sept. 1907.
