Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-31
YOUNG WOMAN
DROWNS IN
LAKE MENDOZA
MOVED TO CAPITAL
CITY LAST week
BLAIR CONVERSE. SAVES ANoTH'
ER SISTER-G. Nj. HYDE DIS
LOCATES SHOULDER
(From Fridays daily.)

Stepping off a edge and falling into
a hole, Miss Maurine Converse, unit
last week a resident of Baraboo, aged
n years, was drowned in Lake Men
dota, near cottage occupied by a
Hull family of Chicago, at Mendota
Beach yesterday afternoon Her body
was recovered a half hour later and
all efforts to bring her back to life
with the pulmotor were fruitless. She
had been in the water too long
Miss Mary Converse, a sister of the
victim, who also dropped into the
hole, was rescued after she had dis.
appeared twice, through heroic eff.
forts Of her brother, Blair Converse.
She was unconscious when brought
TO shore, but soon was revived.
Grant M. Hyde, an instructor in
she university school of journalism,
who stepped off the ledge with the
girls, saved himself AS he dropped
into the hole he threw up his left
arm and dislocated his shoulder. This
prevented him from diving for Miss
Converse.
Miss Converse went bathing with
MIR. Hyde, her sister and brother,
Miss Sylvia Beyers, a university stu
dent whose home is at Rutledge, N. j.,
and Will G. Hyde, brother of Grant
NJ Hyde and member of the repor-
&orial staff of the Fond du Lac Re-
porter Mrs. G. G. Hyde, mother of
the Hyde brothers. stood on the shore
at the time of the accident.
Hyde Calls for Help
Cries for help by Grant M. Hyde
and others in the party brought num-
her Of men to the scene Boats were
placed in service and the lake was
dragged for the body, which was re-
covered a half hour after the acci-
dent Officers Hogan and Sloan rush
ed to the scene with the pulmotor and
the university life-saving crew was
also summoned The officers worked
over the woman with the pulmoter
for nearly an hour, but she showed
NO signs Of life.
DR.. Harry NJ Kay set the shoulder
of Mr.. Hyde and also assisted in the
operation of the pulmoter.
Dangerous Spot
Grant M Hyde told the coroner last
might that, according to several peo-
ple who were at the scene of the ac-
dident, a number of bathers had close
calls at the same place. 1t was re-
ported that only recently young
woman came near drowning. The
hole was made by a dredging ma
chine several years ago. One by
ander declared that the hole is about
forty feet deep.
The bathing party arrived at Men
dota Beach about 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon in automobiles and imme-
diately went into the lake. Miss Maui
rine Converse could not swim and
she and her sister and Grant NJ Hyde
started to wade. About 100 feet out
from shore they stepped off the ledge.
Miss Maurine Converse did not come
10 the surface again. AS soon as Mr.
around for Miss Converse. Failing
to see her he cried for help. Blair
Converse, who was nearest to them
swan to their assistance After Miss
Mary Converse had gone down the
second time he grabbed her and
shouted to her to reach down for Miss
Maurine. She did, but was unable tC
find her. Converse then brought Miss
Mary to shore. Will G. Hyde and
Miss Beyers had gone beyond the
death trap and their attention to the
accident was called by Mrs Hyde
who frantically waved to them from
shore. Then they swan toward the
scene of the accident.
After the pulmoter had failed tt
restore the young woman's life the
body was removed to the Frautsch
funeral parlors.
The spot where Miss Converse sanI
was dredged by the La Crosse Dredg
ing company for the Spring Harbo
company several years ago. TIL
Spring Harbor company is made up o
property owners who had their 10y
lands filed. According to E. N. Wal
ner all dredging was done in