The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-16
Carl Waterman and Friends on
Juniper Island
LANDED THERE THURSDAY
Lake So Rough They Could Not Get
Word to Shore Until This Morning of
Whereabouts--Boat Unable to Make
Trip Across Thursday Afternoon.

| A dispatch received in Barre this fore
noon carried information of the safe ar
rival at Juniper island of Carl ID. Wat
erInan OF this city, DIR. Robert Renfrew
a Burlington veterinarian, formerly ol
Barre, and George L. Andrews, the three
young men whose prolonged absence on
lake Champlain caused much consterna'
tion among their friends. The first news
of the party which left Port Henry, n.
r., Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in small motor boat came this fore
noon when the keeper in charge of the
light at juniper island effected pas
sage TO the mainland and told Burling-
ton friends of the young men that they
had reached the island and were then in
no danger. The message was then for
wardeHto Mr. and Mrs. ID. s. Waterman
II this city, parents of the Barre young
man. On account Of the rough weather,
the lightkeeper stated that the party
would probably remain on the island un-
til this afternoon or Sunday morning.
The news Of the party's narrow escape
from drowning marked the end of an
anxious period which began yesterday
morning when friends of the young men
who had expected them TO return from
a short sail on the lake the previous aft
ernoon failed to learn any information
as to their whereabouts, as had been an
ticipated. Local relatives OF Mr.. Wat
ernan and friends Of DR. Renfrew, who
as a former resident of Barre, is well
known here, were notified of the situa-
tion yesterday afternoon and Paul Wat
erman, brother OF the former, came to
Burlington from Montclair, n j., early
this morning.
According to the hghtkeeper's story
this forenoon, the motor party put out
ef Port Henry at the hour already stat
ed Thursday afternoon. They expert
eneed considerable difficulty in making
on account of rough weather
and near Juniper island, some mechan-
ism in the engine failing 10 operate, the
pilot was obliged to turn his PROV
toward the only haven In sight. The
spied the party in trouble
and he assisted them to safe landing
On the island Messrs Waterman. Rem
frew and Andrews were housed in the
lighthouse last night and were compelled
10 remain there through to-day.
Realizing that friends Of the young men
would be put to worry by their absence.
he keeper started out for the mainland
Is early as possible this morning.
The three young men in the launch Rip |
eft Burlington harbor Thursday. after
ioon, bound ostensibly for ride Of
ew hours. They went TO Port Henry. |
after half-hour's stay on the New /
fork side. Friends of the young men |
cit no alarm when the party did not re-
urn at nightfall, as it was surmised |
hat they had stayed over in some port |
N account of the rough weather.
Friday noon when no word had been
ereived from the trio, an effort was
made to ascertain their whereabouts.
we're notified by telephone, but no one
ad seen the missing men and the alarm
rev until the Burlington police were
dvised of the situation. Several efforts
rere made to search for them In poat. +
)r. III. N. Nelson Jackson tend the
sc Of his boat, but the crew did not
are to venture forth in the face of such
weather and other craft
ere withheld for the same reason. Dur I
u the day, the captain Of the Ticonder- (
ga was instructed to be on the LOOKOUT
,r signs of the overdue party, and
O kept up an incessant watch while '
iaking his trip, in addition 20 starting
lquiries at the several ports touc-ed
n the voyage.
Last night il was stated that boats ,
ould be put on the lake if the condi-
on of the water would warrant. 1t
as intended to start careful search
trough the islands in the hope that the \
en- might be found marooned. r
Ii is said that Mr. Waterman had been Q
e guest of his old schoolmate, DIR. Rem v
sw. for few days. He left Barre ]
'ednesday, expecting to visit in Eur c
lgton and st. Adams before returning \
,me. A part of the program during his a
ay in Burlington was a trip in Mr.. n
ndrew's motor boat. II was early in hi
e afternoon of Thursday when the |,
rec put out in the boat, saying that I
ey would be absent but a short time h
has been learned that they went d. q
rtly at Port Henry, where persons at Ii
c dock heard them mention their anxi- G
Y to reach Burlington before night set
1t was the last seen of them. h