The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-03

| James S. Milne, one of Bsrre's best
denly at Highgate Springs Sunday after
noon while boating with his son, Walter
S. Milne. and Robert II. Knox of % Bea-
con street, this atty. Death came to Mr..
Milne a. he was seated in the stern of
the boat and to add to the tragic circum
stances surrounding the case, in falling,
he toppled over the gunwale and sank in
Is feet of water Young Mr.. Milne, att
the oars, was hurrying the boat toward
the shore when his father, who had COM
plained OF feeling i'll, suddenly fell into
the water. An autopsy performed after
the body reached Barre early this morn
ing made it plain that death ensued be
fore Mr.. Milne reached the water. The
end was due to cerebral hemorrhage.
There was no water in the lungs when
Drs. William Mcfarland and Joe W.
Jackson conducted the post mortem ex-
animation.
1t was stated to-d day that Mr. Milne
began to feel i'll soon after the boating
party struck out from the shore. Mrs.
Milne, who was seated with Mrs. Knox
cottage overhanging the lake shore, was
watching the party through a field glass
when she noticed slight commoton in
the boat She saw her husband bend
slightly forward and when the boat. in
being headed toward the landing turned
sharply in its course, she was a witness
of the tragic chapter that followed. Mrs.
Milne was overcome by the sad scene
which was being unfolded on the bay not
six rods distant. and so great was her
that friends feared she would
become hysterical For some time there
after her condition was very serious.
Death occurred soon after $3.50 o'clock
and 40 minutes elapsed before the body
was located and brought into a boat. A
former Barre man, Lawrence Holmes,
and Z. A. Platt, who has extensive hold
ings along the lake front. were in the
boat when man named Bushour came in
contact with the body by dragging the
bottomof the bay with trawling hook.
DR.. HI. Pierce of Swanton had been
notified OF the drowning and he was at
he landing when the boat bearing the
remains came ashore. After the physi
ian had examined the body. permission
Nds StCuItu from TIE stittliutI bl f1iEH"
yate. W. p. Welsh. f. A. Bates and H. !.
cutler to proceed with preparations for
burial. An undertaken from Swanton
ook charge of the body for the time be-
ng.
At 1880 o'clock last night Mrs. Milne
nd son and friends of the family left
1ighgate for Barre, arriving in the city
ver the Central Vermont railroad this
morning at 40 o'clock. The remains
rere taken to the Milne home at SO Lib
rty street
The funeral will be held in the First
Presbyterian church Wednesday after
oon at ? o'clock. the pastor, Rev. Edgar
rossland, officiating. A private service
ill be held in the house at 80. Inter
rent will be in the family lot at Elm
ood cemetery beside the body of James
Milne. jr., whose tragic death from an
liurv received in a basketball game at
oston. university Jan. 25 was the first
two sudden deaths in the family this
ear 1t is requested that flowers be
ntted.
Friends OF the Milne family were no.
fled of the death soon after the search
II the body was begun. A telephone
essage received here shortly after 4
clock brought the sad tidngs and init
ate friends of the family began to make
ch preparations as were deemed nee
sary for assisting those most deeply
fected by the tragedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Milne had gone to High
tie Saturday morning for a weeks out
2 at the Bugbee cottage. They were
med later in the day by their son. Mr.
d Mrs. Knox and Miss Gertrude Geake.
lere is considerable colony of Barre
ople at the Springs just now and prep
ations for Joyous Observance of the
preaching holiday were in progress
zen the tragic end of Mr.. Milne plunged
P community OF campers into gloom.
Sewise here in the city, where the de-
lsed's warm friends were as numerous
his acquaintances, many expressions
deep sorrow were heard when news of
demise was received.
L was soon after the party Of campers
the Bugbee cottage had finished dinner
Il the three men set out in a rowboat
a short cruise about the bav. As
lr a, the eve could measure they we're
rcelv six rods from the landing when
Milne suddenly became distressed.
was sitting in the stern of the boat
lie his son piled the oars. with Mr..
OK in the opposite end of the craft.
ore his companions could realize what
happened, Mr.. Milne toppled over