St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-24
HE WAS DROWNED IN WHITE
BEAR LAKE LAST .SATUR-
DAY AFTERNOON,
SEEMINGLY AN ACCIDENT
LATE DEVELOPMENTS INDICATE
THAT HE FELL OVERHEARD
IN SIGHT OF LAND
FUNERAL TO OCCUR TO-DAY.
Odd Fellows and Policemen to
Have Charge of the Last
Ceremonies.

About CHS yesterday morning the
remains of Sergeant Zirkelbach
were accidentally recovered from
White Bear Lake. Just before
o'clock Leo Rebel and Bob Brock
over, both of White Bear, started
out to fish in Geists bay. The CEN
ter of the bay is about half a mile
to the east of the spot where ZirkeI-
bach was last seen, in a row boat,
Saturday afternoon. While the fish
ermen were trolling across this point
their line gave sharp pull, as if
a pickerel had snapped at the hook.
But the fish did not hold. So the
boat was put around to troll again
across the same waters. Rebel was
looking intently at the lake ahead
OF him. His attention was caught
by dark object just beneath the
surface. Slowly head arose
through the clear waters. The dark
matted locks chung closely over the
eyes and forehead; the face was
dark and swollen. AS the body
emerged from the waves the bright
morning sunshine glistened upon a
silver star over the left breast The
star was that of a sergeant of the
st. Paul police, although this evil
dence was not required to convince
the fishermen that they had found
the remains of the missing officer.
1t is probable that the presumed
fish bite which had induced them to
turn about was the catching of a
hook upon the dead mans clothes.
NO INQUEST HELD.
The remains were taken to Lea
mans dock and placed in the boat
house out of the hot sun. The cor
oner, who was promptly notified, ap-
peared about 9 o'clock, identified
and examined the body He decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
The sergeant wore the vest and
trousers of his police uniform. His
gold watch had stopped at lis, not
more than half an hour after he
was seen to wave signal to friend
upon the shore. Nothing of interest
was found in the pockets, nor was
there anything to reveal the reason
for the sergeant's mysterious Jour-
ney from home.
Fred Dohm, the Seven corners I'M
dertaker, prepared the remains,
brought them into the city at 8 d.
M, and removed them to his estab-
lishment.
With commendable appreciation
of the fact that assistance in time of
distress cannot be too quickly given,
the members of the ST. Paul Police
Mutual Aid association no sooner
learned that their former camrade
had certainly been drowned than
they appointed committee to wait
upon the bereaved wife and tender
her the associations sympathy and
tangible assistance. The committee
Capt. Sweitzer, Sergeant Horn and
Detective Daly-promptly fulfilled
their appreciated mission. This in
stance we'll illustrates the practical
and necessary beneficience of the
association, which, although as vet
unable to confer the benefits which
Will accrue from age, is deserving
of every encouragement
The funeral of the deceased officer
will take place today at p. m. from
the family residence, 316 Yankee
street. There will be in attendance
two platoons of patrolmen and one
platoon of mounted police. The Odd
Fellows will also be present. The
pallbearers will be composed equally
Of police officers and Odd Fellows.