The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

| MAN ~ Years.
FRANK BALDWIN, % years.
The Misses Hofrichter and Max Hof
richter were the children of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Anton Hofrichter of Bradley road
Frank Baldwin was the adopted son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Forant of q
Blodgett street.
The other members of the party wht
were in the motor boat were the Misses
Agnes and Grace johnson, daughters oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward +. johnson of los
North avenue, Miss Anna Hofrichter, sis.
ter OF the drowned girls, Miss Emma
Rushlow of 60 Blodgett street, Leo Char
bonneau, Lewis Hart Of North avenue
Leo Bosk and John Collins.
The party was returning from Malletts
bay, where they had spent the afternoon,
after making the trip from Burlington
without event, when, in turning the
bend of the Winooski river just above
the Heineberg bridge, the boat struck a
snag, either floating tree or a stump.
This in itself might not have caused it
to capsize, but some of the party be-
came startled and jumped to the side of
the boat, causing it to overturn and pre-.
cipitating the occupants into the water
in struggling, terrified heap.
The boat, according to the best ac.
counts, aoated around the bend with
two or three of the party cinging to it.
Some of the others could swim and kept
afoat without difficulty in the calm wa
ter. The Hofrichter girls and their
brother could swim. it is understood. but
no one could recollect ever seeing them
come to the surface after the boat cap.
sized. Frank Baldwin, it is said, was
good swimmer, but his case, like that of
the Hofrichters, is peculiar in that he
does not seem ever to have come to the
surface after the first submersion. The
condition of the three bodies which were
recovered indicated that they might have
caught in weeds and underground at the
bottom of the river.
An employe on the farm owned by
4. B. Howe of Williams street, and which
is occupied by family named King,
heard the screams of those struggling in
he water and went to their assistance
IN rowboat. A fisherman also saved
several of the party. When they reached
'hore count revealed that the Misses
Max Hofrichter and Frank |
Baldwin were missing.
fastening to the King farmhouse. |
telephone message was sent to the police |
tation. The police ambulance, contain |
ng Deputy Chief Cosgriff and Edgar
Jhiott and two assistants, with graphing
rons, hurried to the scene. Chiott and
is men started out in power boat to
rag the river The three bodies were
covered shortly after o'clock not far
rom the place where the accident oc-.
urred. 1t was a CHASTITY scene as the
Torkers recovered the bodies from the
'ater and reverently laid them on the
hore.
Miss Mary Hofrichter was employed
s maid in the family of DR.. H. n,
ackson. Miss Edith Hofrichter was a
ltceHthhSl+ ueD UiOtutis AldA Iloi- Il
chter, had been living for some time
Hartford, Conn, but returned home
lis spring to help his father in his farm
ork. Frank Baldwin was employed in ,
lie J. r. Booth lumber yards All of the
oung people had large circle of friends :
Burlington, who held them in high :
TEEN.
The three bodies which were recovered
ere removed last night to the homes of
e saddened families. The search for
e body of Max Hofrichter, which was
ntinued until long after dark last
ght, was resumed this morning 1t is
lieved that it may have become lodged
tween some rocks at the bottom of
e river.