Alvin Morris Phinney of Parrsboro
I have him as a s/o Harry Cleveland Phinney and Gertrude Phinney; gs/o
Mayford Phinney and Stephen Benjamin Phinney.
Dave
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NSARM Cumberland Deaths, 1943; Book #213; Page #272
Alvin Morris Phinney, Victoria Street, Parrsboro, Student
Born 21 Dec 1929, Parrsboro
Died 15 Aug 1943, Whitehall, Parrsboro, age 13 years, 7 months, 25 days,
Drowned
S/o Harry Phinney, N.S., and Gertrude Phinney, N.S.
Informant; Harry Phinney, Parrsboro, Father
Buried 18 Aug 1943, Parrsboro
Source: Dave Winter, 30 Dec 2008
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Parrsboro Record, Tuesday, August 17, 1943, pg. #1; Reel #2864, PANS,
Halifax, N.S.
TWO DROWN AS ROWBOAT TURNS OVER ON RIVER; THIRD ESCAPES
Parrsboro citizens were shocked and saddened on Sunday, in the quiet and
peacefulness of a lovely summer afternoon, when a double drowning tragedy
took the lives of John "Timmie" Lamb, 13, and Alvine Phinney, 15. A third
boy, Murray Russell Phinney, 16, survived and vainly tried to rescue the two
companions. The boys were drifting down stream, above DeWolfe's Bridge, and
towards the Parrsboro River. When under the bridge the small row boat, said
to belong to Murray Phinney, overturned and the boys were thrown into about
ten feet of water. There was a rapid current caused by the freshet after
Saturday's abnormal downpour. "Timmie" Lamb was unable to swim but it is
reported the second victim, Alvine Phinney was a good swimmer. Two other
boys, Bertie Willigar and Bobby Babineau, who were on a vacation from
Halifax were within fifty feet of the accident in a second small boat, but
when they reached there was no sign of the two boys.
Scores of people were soon on the riverbank, and grappling irons were used
from two boats. Chief of Police Dan Morrissey, Walter Byers, George Berry,
Claude Henwood, Medley Blenkhorn and a number of others assisted in the
recovery of the bodies, which was retarded by the muddy condition of the
freshet water. The Lamb boy's body was the first recovered and the Phinney
boy's some little time later, nearly two hours after the accident; and on
the opposite side of the bridge toward the river, Drs. Henderson and Ryan,
also a nurse, Mrs. W.H. Ross, of New York who was visiting her parents,
Captain and Mrs. H. Randall, residing near by, were on the scene and
artificial respiration was applied immediately, after recovery of the
bodies, but in both cases, life was extinct.
The two victims were playmates for years. They sat together in school and in
June both graded into the Seventh Grade, where they expected to take a seat
together again with the opening of school in September.
John "Timmie" Lamb is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lamb who for the past
two years have resided in Moncton where the father is employed as a
carpenter. Timmie was not happy away from Parrsboro and made his home here
with his grandmother, Mrs. Fred Sterling, where he was beloved by the whole
household. His grief stricken parents arrived from Moncton Sunday evening, a
few hours after the accident. He is survived by a sister, Margaret, and a
half-brother, Leslie Lamb.
Alvine Phinney is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phinney. He is survived by
three sisters, Aliece, Judy and Kathleen, and by two brothers, Harry Jr. and
Norman. His mother and eldest sister, Aliece were in Joggins at the time of
the tragedy.
Murray Phinney, the survivor, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Phinney and a
cousin of Alvine.
The weekend had brought much sadness to the town. Death claimed the lives of
three, the drowning victims and Carroll "Brud" Johnson, 18, who passed away
on Friday evening after a brief illness. The deepest sympathy of the whole
town is felt for the bereaved families. The funeral of Timmie Lamb will be
held on Wednesday afternoon and the time of the funeral of Alvine Phinney
had not been learned at press time___________________
Source: Dave Winter, 5 Jan 2009
Note: Buried from St. George's Anglican Church; buried in the Anglican
Cemetery.
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