Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-15
sad Catastrophe at Wallets BAY.

DROWNING or MR. 1. /. STANTON ASD
BoATMAS-NARRow ESCAPE OF
ANOTHER OF THE PARTY.
The following account Of the sd
drowning of Mr.. Stanton Is taken from
the Free Press Of Saturday:
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon
our citizens were startled by the aunuun-
cement that a sad accident had occurred
at Mallett's Bay. resulting in the drown
ing OF l.. Looinis Stanton, wel!-kuowu
resident Of Burlington. and son II The
late H. L. Stanton. The rumor-. for 20
uncertain were the stories told that we
can call them nothing else, also reported
that a companion was drowned with him.
and a. il was known that Mr. Stanton. in
company with J.. s Brick. also q we'll
known citizen, had started on fishing
excursion to the Bay in the morningf,ar-
were entertained that il was these two
who had met with such an uutimely end
A. may be well imagined, no little eN-
citement was occa>ioued until the main
facts of the case became known. Oar re-
porter started for the Bay last evening.
and returned at midnight, through storm
and darkness TO give the readers OF thu
Tee tEf-~at4fl llliANE Inc AIlAU aAlE hHfA-
rect account OF the disaster
Mr.. Stanton ana ar. B4E.A 444Ia.1 ~
the Mallett's Bay House between : aud 8
o'clock in the morning. where they pro-
cured boat for the purpose 81 fishing on
the Bay, hiring man named Seymour
Prim, Erenchman, "A resident 1T Cultbe--
ter, and who for tht past few weeks has
been portion Of the time employed by
Col. Munson. proprietor OF the MAlletf'-
Bay House, 10 row them. Provided with
fishing tackle they proceeded - Cave
Island, about two miles north Of tie start
ing point, where they rested for some
time, and then moved 10 NJ trbleErad
Island, anchoring some six or eight rods
off the shore. Here they fished for Saine
time, but having no luck, con lul,sl to
move to another spot in the Bay. prim
stepped to the bow Of the skiif and D. gan
pulling mp the anchor. and had about
brought il aboard. when il i supposed
that Stanton leaned 10 the same eide a.
Prim, and the skiH being Ir.il, rs over
turned, throwing all three occupant. into
i the water. Stanton and Prim were good
/ swimmers, and at once struck put iur the
shore, while Brick. who cannot swim.
chung to the boat, which soon righttd. and
lllAp " Nun EaIAtGAAfA III EF.l AlEl-s 4sfbA
or by what means j. unknown - himself
i His only knowledge Of the affair. "a, relat-
ed 10 u, Is that lie saw Stanton and Prm
/ striking for the shore. Immediately after
which he lost sight of them. Stanton and
himself wore rubber ponehou-, Ia protect
them from the rain which was falling al
the time, and Mr. Brick say that on
Stanton's falling into the water the front
portion Of the poncho he wore wa- ctr
| ried over his head 80 that he could not see
and thinks that be must have become *.
hau-ted in his struggles t. reach the boat
or shore and thus persisted. At the t!m'
Of the accident FIVE fishing lines Wer,
cast by the party. and when the body o
Prim was recovered, some of these wer,
found wound - tightly about his body
and limbs a. 10 prevent their Use. How
n he became 20 cntan2le1 must forever Re
main MYSTERY Mr. Brick. On gaining
the boat, which was now flied with MA
ter and barely ahpat, tried 10 rail-.
the anchor. but a. soon ~ IL wa
brought to the surface of the water
its weight would pull the bow o
the boat under, and a. he was mex
perienced in the management of boatS h'
abandoned all attempts AT getting ashor
himself, and shouted Justify for help. IL,
continued his cries without avail, 10 Ia
best of his knowledge for some two hours
when fortunately they were heard by Mr.
Hector Parmelee, foreman of the brick
yard of Capt. Niele, who took boat AM
went to his assistance. Mr.. Parmelee in
formed our reporter that he reached Nh
Brick about 1890 o'clock and took hin
into his own boat, and at once pulled &
the residence of al Mr.. Regan, living nea
by, when seeing Brick provided with DIR,
clothing and otherwise cared for, he sen
word to Col. Munson, while he in com
pany with David Regain, a son of the maj
to whose house Brick was taken, returned
to the scene of the disaster, and findin,
fishing poles floating on top of the water
picked them up, and with them drew 3
the surface the body Of Prim, who was en-
tangled in the lines as we have above de
scribed- The body was then taken ashor
and cared for, but life was so long extinc
that attempts at resuscitation were futile
Soon after the finding of Prim's body
Colonel Munson, with a large part
of men, arrived, when dragging com
menced for the body of Mr.. Stanton, whicl
was continued until 8 p. m, when by tn
aid of graphing irons, which had, mean
while, been procured from this city, thei
efforts we're crowned with success. Tn
bodies were, about 8 o'clock last evening
brought to the landing at the Mallett'
Bay House, when Selectmen A J--Aerril
and ii. V. Horton were summoned, bu
upon Investigation into the circumstance
OF the case, they dssmed that the fact
were a. we have related them above, AM
that no inquest was necessary. The bod
ies Of tho unfortunate men were then; con
vsyed to their respective homes.