Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-18

| When few rods from shore, twenty OF
thirty, the water was found to be filling in
quite rapidly. On one side of the double
boat pump was used by woman, and that
side somewhat lightened. SO that the passen-
gers thought it best to move to that side.
Meantime efforts ere made to head toward
the shore. At this juncture all became panic
stricken, and jumped from one side to the
other in quick succession, as the boat dipped
water. Finally all made Simultaneous
rush to one side, which nearly turned the
| boat bottom side up. The screams of all
were fearful, and could be heard for great
distance. They attracted a large crowd to
the shore, but of course only those in the
small boats could render any assistance.
Five of the party were drowned, viz: Mr..
Lafayette Ticbout. his wife and six-year old
daughter, Mrs. Reeta Mcknight, widow of
Amasa Mcknight, a lady of some seventy
years, and Miss Anna Toby, eighteen years
of age, daughter of Mr.. Elliott Toby.
Miss Toby was bright, sprightly young
lady, and was somewhat known in this
village, having worked here for some time.
Mr.. Tlchout's little girl first went over the
side, and her father Immediately plunged
into the water after her. Mr.. Tichout was
last seen pushing out ssoutly for the shore
with his little girl in his left hand, consider
ably out of water. On the recovery of his
body from the water part of the little girls
shawl was wound tightly around his right
arm and hand, and the conclusion drawn is,
be got eptangled in the shawl, and sunk to
rise no more, with his child. Miss Toby
was not noticed after the boat capsized.
Mrs. McKnight did not sink, but was drown
ed on top of the water, in sight of two Of
her daughters, who held to the boat, but
could only save themselves. Mrs. Cichout
did not sink. Several others were SO far
gone before rescued, that some time elapse
before they could be brought to conscious
ness, and all were in very exhausted and
chilled condition.
A large crowd of people, numbering hun
dreds, were there by six o'clock anxious to
render what assistance and learn what they
could of the circumstances connected with
the Inflated boat. Two of the bodies were
soon taken from the water. The water be-
ing from forty to sixty feet deep, the task
was difficult one. At niue O'Clock the
body of Mr.. Tichout was taken from the
water, and at twelve o o'clock Miss Toby was
found. Search was made all night for the
little girl, but without success.
Mr.. Clark Gray succeeded 10 saving him
self and his two children be had hold Of
his little girl-three years old-when they
went into the water, but on Sc ing his boy
90 under the boat, left his girl and dove un-
der for the boy; got him out and placed
him on the boat, and said, - hang on, or
you IL drown" and dove for the little girl
who was sinking for the last time Life had
apparently gone when she was found, but
was restored about half an hour later. Mrs.
Chase sank, but on rising to the surface was
fortunately within reach of a pole floating
upon the water, and by the aid of this she
kept from sinking again until rescued.
Mr.. Shubael Farr saved young Mrs
Tichout, by reaching her an umbrella after
she began to sink for the last time Great
credit is due ShubaeI Fdrr, Addison Merrill
Wareham Chase, Melvin Nye and others, for
their efforts to rescue the uufortuuates who
were struggling with death