The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-29

occupants.
x II was left to a resident OF this city
\ 20 go TO the lake, an unknown place 10
HIM study the situation. ana tnen 20 10
work and locate the bodies.
BENJAMIN O. Price lives at IL Amy
street and has been a sailor In times past
and participated In the recovery OF the
bodies OF several victims OF drowning ac-
cidents He read of the enorts OF the
searchers at Lake Moswansicut and their
non-success and after thinking the mat
Ter over for a couple of days. determined
on Thanksgiving Day that he would 60 TO
Z the lake the following morning and make
an attempt at recovering the bodies.
FIFTEEN COD HOOKS.
Yesterday morning he boarded the s;S
Danielson car, carrying In his hand
section OF gas pipe about four feet long
with a It on each end, and In his pocket
16 large cod hooks with small ball OK
stout twine
All the way up he WAS busily engaged
IN putting his dredge together. He
passed a small cord through the t on tho
ends OF the pipe and attached the cod
hooks to the section OF the pipe 80 that
when he arrived at the Pontecostal In
stitute just before IL o'clock he had his
dredge completed.
Going directly TO Rev. William r. Al
asked for what Information the pr1ncipei
had. and at noon started for the lake
= The different points on the shore where
the canoe came ashore. where the PAD
y die was found and where the cushions
were discovered were pointed out TO him,
and taking the angles he traced them 10
psss sonss 5ss' hsnter nnrtn II lines bee He them
2 drew a square and told the onlookers tne
= bodies would be found inside it's bound
aries OF about IN feet square
tua ms n
= 80 the square and began TO drag the bot
49, tom OF The lake. and after short time
? fastened the hooks INTO the ciotnins TN & OF
to the surface
' IN GOOD CONDITION.
Il There was not the slightest sign OF de-
= composition. but Il was feared that ex-
posure to the air would be hsadvan-
!. tageous. Ii was towed close To the shore
"a and with a line fastened about the feet
>n was anchored To a rock while still sub
- merged in shallow cold water.
Medical Examiner Dr. IA. w. Smith was
yammoned. and the three men ret returnsd hsa
been found and continued seeking for the
r. others. Hooks broke from the dredge
= until there was only one left Twice this
Mr.. Price said was body. and after
- rolling II over let go. The search with
= this single hook remaining was continued
until darkness settled over the lake and
all hands were chilled TO ethe bone when
Il was given up, but not until the sha wi
that Miss Moon wore had been brought
90 the surface. the body caught and lost
In all probability being ners.
- The body OF Brewer was taken TO Cor.
oner Woods undertaking establishment.
II was IN remarkably good condition,
There was not a trace OF discoloration.
The lips. cheeks and ears were as red
as those OF the living persons who looked
upon the corpse In the lapel OF the dead
man.s Jacket spring ef evergreen Of 9th, the
- projected from the buttonhOle
The relatives OF Mr.. Brewer were noti-
fed at Rutland. VI, OF the finding OF the
body and instructions asked as to Us dis
position. A brother OF the dead man left
the lake for homo yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Price was very modest about his
achievement and pledged all the people
: OF the institute 10 secrecy as 10 his lden-
0ty. but a search by News reporter
! brought him TO light and he ackno wled ged
that he had found the body. He did not
90 TO the lake this mornins
r THE OTHER BODIES FOUND
Last night ..,e searchers OF the village
repaired the dredge fastening on new
hooks and had everything in readiness
20 resume the search this morning
Before day llght dhe boats were IN reaoi.
ness and at the first streak 81 dawn the
search was renewed and after an hours
bard work the toiiers were rewa ried by
bringing 20 me surface the body Of Mss
Moon. II was towed TO the shore and
later removed to Coroner Woods under.
taking rooms. where the body OF youns
Brewer lay and prepared for burial and
later was brought TO this city I'm charge
rf her half brother and shipped 10 the
home OF her parents at Saratoga
The dragging OF the lake was resumed
~ once, the dredge being drawn scross