Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-18
JOEN SCaNELLER DROWNED
Bright University Student Nc.
Death at Westport.
WINS Taking an Early Morning Swim
rie.fOus to beginning His Dny'H
Durfea on the Steamer
TfcondcroRa.

Alone unseen by his fellow workers,
young John Schneider. one Of the bright
eat boys in his class at the Univereity
OF Vermont, met trnBfc dsstn
eaS4y Thursday morning in the
waters Of Lake Champlain at West
port, N. Y, where the -'ner Ticon-
icroga, which had beer Cooked for the
aght. was just making rosdy for It's
lays trip. Scarcely two weeks since he
had finished with flying ooors his third
year at the university the young lad
went to his death In the cool waters of
she lake. About five o'clock be came up
on deck on the TconderoGa. on which no
was working for tho summer as waiter,
lrd spoke to men cleaning saying that
Ac was going for a swim. shortly after
W went upon the dock, clad only In his
inderclothes That was the last seen OF
:i,n alive. 1t is thought that he was SELF
ID with cramps.
At six O'clock or thereabouts, when
preparations We're going on for breakfast,
'oung Schneider was not in evidence. A
Iearch was instituted and his clothes
we're found in his room, where he had
eft them. Nor was he to be found any
where In the boat or on the beach. 1t
vas then that alarm was felt and COM
nun1cntion was had In this city with
General M mayer n. A. Loomls Of the
rhnmplain transportation company. The
Vermont, about to start on its daily
rip, was held TO convey the young man s
,arents. Mr.. and Mrs. Markus Schneider,
VI lH Pearl street, who were frantic with
apprehension. across the lake.
The lake In the vicinity was dragged
Ill day and several young men dove
own, but ne body was not recovered
few days before while bathing the
foung lad was seized with cramps and
at the time his companions had warned
iim that he had better keep out of the
water. But he laughed and said he
guessed he could take care of himself
He could swim little but was not pro-
ficient.
He was one OF the youngest students
that ever entered the university. He
would not have been IS years old until
November and yet he had completed his
third year At the age of IS he was grad
uated from the high school. where he
had attained a considerable proficiency
In the study OF the classics In college
he very quickly won recognition from
his professors and fellow students for his
aptitude for study and the assiduous
manner in which he pursued his work
He won at the outset the Greek entrance
Prize and shared the entrance prize ir
latin. He was of nervous temperament
not very strong physically, and had work.
ed hard on the boat this summer, besides
studying. In the fall he had planned tc
enter the medical college, intending tc
complete the two four-year courses ir
ceven years BY next June, after years
work in the medical department. ne would
have been entitled to his diploma from
the academic department. H. had a won.
derful memory and natural aptitude
for languages. He was familiar beside.
English. with Greek, Latin, French, Ger
man and Hebrew.
Besides his parents he is survived b,
three sisters. Minnie. Jennie and Their
esa. and three brothers. Nathan, Mich
ael and Oscar. He was the eldest of tn,
children.