Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-18

veranda and then ordered their team,
preparatory to the return home.
While their horse was being harnessed
they strolled down to the landing, a
short distance from the hotel, to get
some fish they had left there. Here
they found the head waiter and several
of the table girls who had come down
to the landing to enjoy a row on the
lake, as is their frequent custom after
the evenings work is done.
At this time there was n stiff breeze
blowing, and all of the party with the
gusta, decided not to venture out. Miss
Dolan declared she was going anyway,
and, taking one of the boats. started
to row down the lake.
DR.. Martin and Mr. Cunningham
were about ready to return to the
hotel when they heard cries from be-
low the point around which Miss Dolan
had passed from sight. Mr. Cunning
ham did not attach special Importance
to them. thinking that possibly the
Young lady might be singing. Doctor
Martin listened a moment and said:
THAT young lady is in trouble.
"Oh. I think not" responded Mr..
Cunningham, Il guess she's having a
good time"
Il tell you, Charles insisted DR..
Martin, shes in trouble. I'm going
to see." and. jumping into boat, ne
rowed away in the direction where the
young lady had disappeared.
Even then Mr. Cunningham expected
that he would find her all right ana
return in few moments. AS time
went by, however and the doctor did
not re-appear, he became alarmed. and,
taking a boat, started in search for
him. BY this time the pond was dark
and he was unable to see clearly.
Rowing round the point where the
doctor had gone he called loudly to
him, but got no response.
Thoroughly alarmed. he returned to
| the landing, even then thinking tlia'
nerhaps the doctor and Miss Dolan
might have passed him in the daIh-
ness and arrived there ahead OF nihi'
Finding that this was not the case ne
| notified Manager Hill of the Belgraoe'
| who promptly secured steam iahhch
and began systematic search OF the
pond. ,..
This was kept up through the night
and. until s o'clock in the morning,
| whom the boats which had been use"
nv DR. Martin and Miss Dolan were
fo,nd lust below the point, about "oo
| feet from the wharf, close mShore'
| ono Of them was bottom side up. Neal
nv the doctors hat was found f1oatihs
in the water.
| Inst what occurred after Dr. Mart.ii
nassed from sight behind the point VIII
never be known. The general iuta -
however. that in some way MISS Do''n
u,s mitchell from her boat. and that III
endeavoring to pull her from t"e
r,tor the doctors boat was over
turned. both q,
As soon as the empty boats, polh vi
which were of the Rangeley pat'ei u
| wore found, local blackSmi''
routed out and graphing irons il'''
,,.i,h which a careful search OF '"'
nond bottom was begun. res"i'i''.'
aho,t the middle of the forenoon. ~
tho recovery of both bodies 'h'
watch which DR.. Martin carrie"
stonned at 10 minutes past nine' i'i',
citing the probable hour OF the ''''
dent. tho An.
| About noon, Mr.. Plummer. tie "a"
usta undertaken. arrived mere
toll charge of the remains OF IT. NC"
tin and. a little later, teal" ,,,
from Knowlton's undertaking 80,
ond conveyed the remains Oh
! Dolan to Augusta. u,oon
This sad occurrence has cast
over the entire community