The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
THE STATE FAIR DROWNED IN LAKE
DR.. F. II. Montgomery of Chicago
Meets Death
HIS BOAT TIPS OVER
Former St. Cloud Man, Known by
Sauk Centre People, Loses His
Life in Water

Frank H. Montgomery, NJ. D., of
Chicago, a former resident of st.
Cloud and known by a number of
Sauk Centre people, drowned in Whit
Lake, near Muskegon, Mich, on
Tuesday, July IA.
DR.. Montgomery was born in St.
Cloud in 1862, attended the public
schools of that city, and in 1881 and
1882 held the position of teacher of
science and mathematics in the school
He attended the state university
where he graduated, later taking a
complete course at Rush medical col
lege Chicago. He went to the front
at the beginning of practice of his
profession, starting in Chicago and at
the time of his death was one of the
leading specialists on skin diseases
in that city.
DR.. Montgomery was the son of
the late Albertus Montgomery, of st.
Cloud, and half brother of Will H.
Montgomery, who lives at Osakis and
travels for a St. Paul machinery
firm. His sister, May Montgomery,
taught two years in the Sank Centre
public schools, some time in the eigh-
ties. She married a Mr.. Morgan who
in 1889 was assistant superinten-
dent of the Sauk Centre schools.
The older residents of Sauk Centre
will remember them both. The Mont
gomery family was prominent in st.
Cloud and many Sauk Centre people
knew them we'll. Dr. Montgomery
was a cousin of the sons of Capt. J.
E. West, of St. Cloud; his father was
in business as a partner OF N. P.
Clarke and at another time with
Capt. West. Following is the Chi
cago Record-Herald's account OF
the drowning:
Muskegon, Mich, July 14.-Dr
Frank Hugh Montgomery, aged As,
with offices at 100 State street, Chi
cago, and Mrs. Frances Head, aged
about 25, his stenographer, also of
Chicago, were drowned today in White
lake near here and DR.. Montgomery's
4-year-old son narrowly escaped the
same fate. The double tragedy was
the result of the overturning of a
small sail boat in a slight puff of
wind it is thought, although no one
knows just how the accident came
about.
DR.. Montgomery and Mrs. Head met
their fate about O'Clock in the after
noon, and the 4-year-old son was saw
ed only after exhibiting remarkable
bravery. The boy was rescued from
the overturned boat that was tossing
about like an egg shell after he had
been in the waters of the lake for 30
minutes and hundreds of people
cheered him as he pluckily hung onto
the boat and waited for assistance.
DR.. Montgomery and his stenograph-
er went to their deaths together.
When the bodies were found today
they were side by side with the arms
touching, indicating that they had
died together, although it is the gen.
orally accepted theory that DR.. Mont
gomery was struck on the head when
a spar of the boat suddenly swung
around and knocked him from the
craft, for huge scar showed on the
side of his head.
Mrs. Head had on a life-preserver,
and it is thought the man siezed her
as he was sinking and pulled her
down to death with him.
DR.. Montgomery, who had a magni-
ficent summer home at Michillinda
on White Lake, the stenographer and
his son started out for a sail early
this afternoon and intended to make
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