The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-26
M0SW ANSICUT
CLAIMS ANOTHER
HanfOrd ". KanStaad Drowned
While Skating Yesterday.
A PUPIL OF The INSTITUTE.
vsntu,ei on Thia Ice and Before ha Colla
Be Rescued Rs Had Sunk to the
Bottom Of the Lake.
A PUPIL OF TIE INSTITUTE.

one more victim has been added TO the
list claimed by Lake Moswansicut from
the students az the Pentecostal Collegiate
Institute at North Scituate. Hanford w.
Ke.rstead, bright and nroms sing young
man. who was studying for the ministry,
and who entered the institute at ABOUT
the same time the recent triple drowning
accident occurred being the unfortunate
one 10 lose his life.
The schoo. Is closed for the Christmas
vacation. and all but nine OF the 62 stu
dents had departed to spend the holidays
at their homes. The remaining students
together with a few young residents OF
the town. went TO the lake 10 enjoy skat-
ING II had just begun 10 snow. The
skating was good around the sides OF the
Lake They started skating from the
81 tItheasterly corner near the Hartford
road up the eastery side OF the lake,
avoiding thin place IN the Ice over
which Is termed the channel which
makes from a point near the Brighton
Park grounds to the south end OF the
AXE.
Kerstead. instead OF skirting the edge
OF the pond. proceeded in "A bee line
toward them. unmndful of the pace
where wet snow indicated thin ice be-
meath
The students shouted TO him warning
to go around. He did not seem TO under
stand or heed IL. Some of them turned
and skated toward him To turn him aside
But before they could get near enough 20
mako him understand their cries the loe
broke under him and he, went down INTO
the icy water.
David Lockwood. "A student at the instl-
tute. and who recently returned from the
Philippines, was the first TO act. ana
shouting 20 keirstead TO keep quiet AM
hang on 10 the ice, skated 10 the ice nous
at the southerly end of the lake Tor
The victim did as directed for Few
moments. but as he became cniliea I've
lost his presence OF mind ana trlso ~ az. an
tically 10 pull himself out OF nc
with the result that the ice broke III
front OF him, removing all support
VIII Lockwood. who is only IA years oi9'
stripped off his coat. and clinging TO one
within reach h of Keirstead The chilled
anu TO sxrrcsa iyg9gmen iyS9sns ma"
Instead OF clinging 20 the coat ana az
lowing himself to be pulled out, ne trtru
10 drag himself out Sy 81 Plm,hs r,,,nn VT II Was
torn from The grasp OF the small boy,
who piuckly clTng to as eontingued 1pihg d to to
break down the ice around him by frantic
,r1ggIin~ utterly regardless OF the
pleading OF those around MN r.,.y,,ns
tightly TO the lee and cease S'f"ss '''S
unt;l help could arrive.
To add 10 the excitement another or the
party broke through the thin lee, VII
liam II. Aibrecht 20 years old, son OF tne
principal of the institute venturing 100
near the drowning man in attempting 20
rescue him and he too was soon s'rug-
Cling in the water He reached the edge
his arms on the ice, supported lir'ssn
until Lockwood arrived from the zee
house with boards.
A few OF the party proceeded 10 the res
cue of Albrecht, who was soon pulled
onto Arm ice, with only cold ducklng.
but Kelrstead had gone down Tor IN"
last time before Lockwood arrived with
the boards In all about FIVE minutes
ELAPSED between the breaking OF the Ice
and the disappearance of the victim.
Two others of the party broke through
| the ice a few minutes later, but the wa
| ter AZ that place was shallow and they
were pulled out without difficulty.
Coroner A. f. Wood was notified and
| he at once proceeded to the scene or the
! accident A boat was procured and the
| ice away from the edges OF the pond was
| so thin that a small boy in the bow was
| able to break out a course for the boat
nole with hooks attached was brought
! into use and In less than an hour the bod.
| of Kelrstead was recovered. ~ was
viewed by Dr. VI. w. Smith, who de-
| cided that IT was case OF aecidents
! drowning.
Keirstead came 10 the institute as
student In the Christian workers course
| Il being his intention TO prepare himself
/ for the ministry. He had been connected
| with the Pentecostal church In Brooklyi
and had done some preaching. RE nat
| two brothers who are clersyinen, orc o.
| whom is I'm charge OF Baptist ohurcf
at Campbellton. ~ T.. and the other a
Fenwick. Kings county. n. y. At M
latter place he had fsiher and motaoI
| and one sister.
Lake Moswansicut previous to the triple
| drowning accident Of month ago mad al
| almost clean record as regards drowning
| the oldest inhabitant remembering bu
one fatality previous. that being tn
drowning OF a 5-yenr-old boy. July
about five years ago.