Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-17
DBOWlNG OF r. +. Girls WOLD.
Mysterious Character of the Clrcum-
stances Under which He Met His
Health.

The lifeless body OF Timothy F. Griswold,
a well known citizen of Burlington, was
found floating in the water off Rock Point
Institute, at about 6 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The circumstances of the dreadful
tragedy are as follows:
AT the hour indicated two young neph-
ews of Principal Ross of the Insti-
tute who were in swimming saw an OBJ
ject apparently floating on the surface
of the water about quarter of mile from
shore, Swimming to it, they found to their
horror that it was mans head. The body
was in nearly erect position, the top of the
head just appearing on the surface of the
water and the arms and hands were in a
and close to the body. The lads took the
body to point near the shore and secured
it with rope, and then notified their father,
Mr.. Roberts. None of the family could
identify the body. Mr.. Roberts at once
drove into the city and Mayor Morse, Sheriff
Barton and DIR. John b. Wheeler, City
Health officer, were notified. These gentle
| meu Will SltJ SlcIh INOOl uIUNc W tlc lu-
sttute and of course at once identified the
body as that of MIR. Griswod. The unfor-
tunate young man had, it subsequently, APP
peared, been seen on the street as lately as 3
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and there are
probably those who saw him alive much lh-
ter His watch was found to have stopped
ut 300 and this would seem to indicate thai
he met his fate not far from that hour Wed
n .sday morning. The circumstances under
which he was drowned are not known at the
moment of writing and perhaps never will
be known. The body was taken to Dir. W.,
III. Livingstons undertaking rooms aud DIR.
Wheeler examined it, finding no marks what
ever Of violence. In DIR. Wheeler's opinion
death was clearly the result of accidental
drowning, and noinquest will therefore be had.
On the body was found Sl4 IN bills the usual
jewelry worn by gentlemen, aud the mnOr
articles commonly carried. There was there
fore not the slightest indication of any sort OF
foul play, and the case was evidently one OF
accidental drowning. Mr.. Griswold's moth.
. er and sister had been rendered somewhat
anxious by his long absence from home, but
had no suspicion that anything serious had
happened, and were looking for the young
man on the street in the carly part of til,
, evening.
Mr.. Griswold was the son of the late vii
liam +. Griswold, cashier of the old Burling
ton bank. He was unmarried and lived will
. his widowed mother and his sister, and OF
them the blow falls with crushing force
. They will have the universal sympathy IL
this their hour of affection. The only othe
member of the family is Mr.. William A
Griswold OF Washington ID. G.
With the old insurance firm of S. Il II. S
Wires Mr.. Griswold was clerk for many
years. literally growing up with the bust
= uess. When that agency was discontinued
nearly ten years ago, MIR. Grswold becam
a member Of the firm which succeeded to il
business-that of Griswold g. Frissell. Abou
year and half ago he retired from bust
% ness, being in very poor health-suifering
indeed, from that almost necessarily fata
:: disease consumption and since that date h
z had spent most of his time in Swanton. ii
5 was one OF the best known young men i
z town. In years past he was an active mem
7. . her and one of the officers of the old foun
Mems association; and he was for severu
years treasurer OF st. Paus church. II
was man of kindly and generous dspos
% ilon, always pleasant aud genial, and Ii
had, we imagine, no enemies. His dreadf,
= death will be sincerely mourned by wild
3. circle of friends. He was 33 years OF az
last ADril