Westmorland Gazette 19 Nov 1862 /Brothers Drown in Lake - Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Westmorland Gazette 19 Nov 1862 /Brothers Drown in Lake

A very melancholy occurrence took place on Wednesday last. In consequence of
the intense frost during the past few days the lake of Derwentwater was
partially frozen over, and about noon several boys went upon the lower part
of the lake to a place called " Denny " to slide, when two more daring than
the rest ventured on some thin ice which at once gave way, and they immersed
in the water. Their cries were heard by some people near at hand, but before
they could be rescued life was extinct.

Their names are John and Henry, sons of Mr. Thomas Hindmoor, miner, the
former eleven and the other nine years of age.