Carl E. Carling, cashier of the Plymouth Bank and a prominent young man of that place, was drowned last Friday evening in Crooked creek near Birmingham. He, with his brother, Fred A. Carling, of Clayton, and Dr. W. O. Tuck of near Birmingham, and their families were on a fishing trip. The three men were seining in the creek when the former waded into a hole which put him in water over his head. Those with him were unable to render assistance soon enough and he succumbed to the deep water.
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Carl E. Carlin, aged 28 years, cashier of the Plymouth bank, was drowned in Crooked creek near Birmingham Friday afternoon while seining in company with his brother, Fred A. Carlin of Clayton and Dr. W. O. Tuck of Birmingham. The three men accompanied by their families, had gone to the creek for an outing and the accident happened soon after they arrived. The three men took a seine into the creek and were seining. Carl had one end of the seine, his brother was in the middle, and the doctor had the other end of the seine. They were wading in shallow water when the two survivors saw Carl sink into deeper water. The brother was caught by the drowning man as he went down, but not being a good swimmer Fred was unable to rescue his brother and loosed himself from him. The brother with the doctor got out of the creek as soon as possible and taking a pole tried to reach the drowning man with it. The pole was too short and he could not be reached.