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 Stephen and Archelaus Russell - Springfield , MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 06.201 W 072° 34.389
18T E 700666 N 4664101
The grave of double drowning victims Stephen and Archelaus Russell is located in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WMVGMP
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2017
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Apparently 31 year old Stephen Russell violated the first rule of lifesaving, do not put yourself in danger of drowning, while trying to save his younger brother Archelaus. The warning appears in the verse at the bottom of the brownstone grave marker, the final three lines of which are recorded at the Find-A-Grave website (q.v.). The top of the grave marker contains relief images of two persons facing each other. The stone is inscribed:
In memory of
2 Sons of
Mr. Ellis Russell
Who were both
Drowned together
May 23, 1783 (viz.)
Mr. Stephen Russell in
ye 31 Year of his Age
& Archelaus Russell in ye 13
Year of his Age.
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"Reader beware
& Venture not too far
to save one drowning,
lest my fate you share.
The second time I
ventur'd in to save
a brother drowning,
brought me to my grave."
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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