Charles Kirby Miles

Charles Kirby Miles (1872-1897)

Charles Miles, aged about 24 years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Miles, was drowned in the mill pond at the outlet of Lower Chateaugay Lake, last Sunday morning. Miles, in company with a young lad about 10 years of age, were in bathing, the former being in mid-stream astride of a log, when he suddenly called to his companion for assistance. The little lad could not swim and was unable to help him, as the water was too deep for him to wade out where the unfortunate young man was, and before he could summon aid, Miles had fallen from the log and was drowned. Miles was subject to fits and it is presumed that he was seized with one of them when in the water. The water was about seven feet deep where he went down, and his body was recovered with but difficulty in a short time after the unfortunate occurence.