The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-23
DROWNED WHILE FISHING
chieagon Lake Claims Charles Rosengreen-
Another Has Narrow Escape

Charles Rosengreen, Of the Tobin 10.
cation was diowned in Chicagon lake
last Wednesday night and Edward
Larson OF Maple Grove narrowly es-
capped the same fate. when a huge
wave filled their boat with water.
causing it to sink
The fishing party was made up of
Charles Rosengreen, Edward Larson.
Alvin and William Richards Dolph
Sayageau and Harry Rosengreen, the
latter brother of the deceased They
eft the Tobin location early in the
evening for the purpose Of spending
the night at Chicagon lake. SEEMING
for white FISH They found the lako
at its roughest on that night but never.
the-les decided TO TO fish.
Rosengreen and Larson, who were
TO do the boat work were wearing high
hip boots. which was responsible for
the drowning Of the former and near
drowning of the latter.
The seine.ewhich was wet and heavy,
was being managed by Rosengreen
while the managing OF the boat went
to Larson. The seine was in the
extreme end of the boat and that
coupled with Rosengreens weight,
brought the top of his end of the
boat alarmingly close TO the water
The boat with the two men in it
was about one hundred feet from
shore and Larson was just swinging
ii 90 as TO get it ready for Rosengreen
TO string the seine, when large
wave filled the boat half full OF
water. Rosengreen turned 20 his COM
panion, telling him to pull for shore,
as the boat was filling with water.
Larson made just one pull when the
boat filled completely, leaving the two
struggling in the water Larson start
ed swimming 10 shore and Rosengreen
hung on TO the boat and yelled to
those on shore TO pull in on the rope,
which was attached TO the seine and
which he had hold of. The boys on
shore pulled in the rope but il seems
that the heavy boots worn by Rosen-
green, now heavily weighted with
water pulled him under. causing him
to loose his hold before those on shore
could reach him
On account Of darkness and noise
made by the waves those on shore
could not see or hear anything and
were ignorant Of the fact that some
thing had happened to their compan-
ions until they heard Larsons faint
call for another boat and later on
Rosengreen's call to those on shore.
II seems that another party from
Bates were fishing the lake that night
as another boat was tied to tree near
by. Alvin Richards and Harry Rosen.
green, the latter brother of Charlie,
got in this boat and rushed 10 Larson )
and were not second too
soon az he was just about ready 60 go
down After Larson was safe. the
boys not being satisfied as to Rosen-
green's fate, instituted a search for
him, but TO no avail
The party Immediately came to this |
city and searching party was organ
lied, who left for the scene of
drowning The body of the unfortunate
man was found shortly before ten
0 o'clock Thursday morning. by George
Voos, one OF the searching party.
The body was laying face down in
about five feet of water and about /
thirty feet from shore. One of the hip |
boots was gone and the other about /
half of.
Charles Rosengreen was a man about I
thirty years OF age, was married and I
is survived by a wife and four boys. !
the oldest seven years and the youngest /
seven months old. Up 10 his untimely (
death he was employed at the Carpen-
ter mine, where he had charge OF pipe.
ing and other underground work
Funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon from the Swedish Lutheran
,hurch with interment in the local
cemetery.