The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-11
lies Beneath Waters
Of Lake Quin-
sigamond.
MS CONRADE RESCUED.
Canoe Tipped in Front o.
the Eyrie Sunday
Afternoon.

Herman =. NolpSlt y - SSNAS 0tN' ~
..s &c private for the Forty third
'..,rtrv last Wednesday by Lieut.. Nor
~ =. mos drowned at Lake Quinsiga-
. .,5 Yesterday afternoon about 4
,,lock in front Of the Eyre.
II. was in a canoe with Meyer Fried
- who also enlisted with him, We'd
..,dsv and in trying to change places
new overturned the canoe and We're
Nth thrown out. Friedson, who could
.,tm a little, was saved by John Free
man ana Linus Sibley, but Wolpert be-
came exhausted before he could be as
.stad and sank, after making a heroic
attempt to save himself.
Pot6 men have been friends for a
rnmber Of years, and Wolfert, who has
hem in New York for some time past,
rsturned to Worcester about two weeks
sg7 With Friedson he tried to enlist
m The FOrty-siXth regiment, being re-
cpjted at South birmingham, but was
rejected. Friedson passed and refused
N 90 unless his friend was accepted.
Wednesday they went to Lieut.. Nor
rs recruiting office on Front street and
10th passed the physical examination
and we're ordered to report today to be
sent to their command.
Yesterday morning Wolpert planned
that they go TO Lake Quinsigamond for
days outing, and incidentally to ENJOY
thal last day in Worcester. Friedson
agreeing, they started off shortly after
dinner with some friends who intended
70 have a game of ball. Wolpert asked
Fiedson to take a boat ride first, and
going TO Coburns boathouse they hired
canoe, which is probably the worst
craft ahoat for an inexperienced per
son to try to handle. Friedson laid
down in the bottom of the boat and
+ W0.pert padded around for a while
and then suggested that Friedson take
aturn at It, When they got to point
Directly in front of the Eyrie they at
tempted to change over. Friedson got
up from his position at the bottom of
4 the boat and both standing upright at
4 tempted to pass each other, when the
4 boat tipped over, throwing them both
A into the water
The canoe turned completely over
and then lay still in the water. Both
men made grab for it, and in the ex-
element it partly righted itself, and
{ filing with water, sank AS soon as If
came to the surface again they made
another grab for ii. and this time VOL
tsr was unable TO reach 1t, and he
vent down, calling loudly for help.
FrIedson also yelled for assistance, but,
being able to swim, was able to keep
above water. When Wolpert came uI
for the first time he made another grab
. he I h. c
. out boat riding with his wife and little
laughter, rOWed as fast as he could TO
The spot calling to Wolpert to keep uI
courage. FriedsOn swan around until
. SOley's boat got near enough to him to
grab at ii, and Wolpert, unable to re.
main above water longer, went down
ana did not come up again. Friedson
VINO was much excited by his expert
ynce in the water, made such wild at
Nmpts to get into Mr. Sibley's boat
that it looked very much as though
uat boat would also be overturned
and it was with considerable argument
mat he was induced to keep quiet
John Freeman. who was out for boat
nae, was also attracted by the cries
and he rowed to the spot as quickly as
P0SsloIe and pulled Friedson into his
hausted.
,both boats roamed around in hope:
TISSeelng Wolpert come up again, but h,
slleG to. Officer Joseph Barker anC
benjamin f. Brown were in Lincolr
tafS at The time, and procuring a boa
d. Co0urn's house, rowed to the spot
G.ef securing graphing irons, and they
masgeC IN the vicinity for a time with
NY success Friedson, who was suffer
N.Y. n.y. rem the wetting, was taken TO th'
hyle IN Freemans boat, and there Civ
VII uiy clothes, and allowed to remair
hour 'iie '''ei'eii ioi = -
uMcers Brown and Barker and vii
nam Mcdonald kept at the dragging
s .ss by Mr.. Freeman and Jack Ro!
anu MS naphtha launch Vixen. and the.
Sgasged around the section of the lax,
r % gnleh the accident happened until
otlolk, and then went at it again unit
% S.,.I o'clock last night, In hopes o
s an, mold of the body but were fin
S Sas oohSed to give it up on account o
s,,,i.5. The dragging will be re
t %eo again this morning by officer
w ronl station /, and also by men witt
"SssG at the lake.
i-ssnaoson, dressed in clothes borrowe'
br io me owner of the Eyrie, went L
ba has Ign, Lc5le at Plymouth street, wher
co,a, nus story. He felt badly on &C
~ ou VI e, OF the accident, and says he viii
{oin " ort Ticonderoga this morning t
AVA. 'is regiment and be glad to &c
Wy from Worcester.
tw mUipert leaves, besides his parents
iyo s ~ and two brothers. His folk
jn inc at az o Ash street,a have been seel
on 5 UIa9lS all the week because he ha'
Ia ga IA the Forty-third regiment
sor,d nas been living in New York TO
got uhle past, and was expecting I
Of L III position as a conductor on on
,hait g street railway lines in the met
n6 MIS-, About two weeks ago he wrot
tbare asking his sister to help him, bu
WIKI WIZ ADVISED him to come - Worcester
nr "a ne ala, and since has been work
bntcbon nus brother Louis. who is
stos '' uNs farm N west Soy
the ' So mother was greatly affected b
ing 'eWs CT her sons death last even