The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-14
DROWNED
IN LAKE,;
; SAVED
Auto Thrown Of Calumet
Boulevard in Lake George
Perils Life; One Drowned
and Three Saved by Pas
sersby.

As a result CT one Of the most da1-
tardly examples OF motor driving by
road hogs ever witnessed In Hammond
a soldier boy was drowned and three
other young people rescued from
watery grave only by dint OF the hard
est work last night
Sergeant Joseph Albert % year olA
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Albert Of
74S Walter street Hammond. who re-
ceiVed his training at Camp Purdue.
was drowned when the automobile.
which he was driving. was knocked or
Calumet boulevard into Wolf Lake by
speeding automobile which did not stop
The police have lao clue to the Identity
Of the dastardly occupants of the car.
Sergeant Albert. with his sister
Anna, Miss Josephine Litz s49 Erie St.
and Louis EmmerlinE. 90 Russell &.
were driving north on Calumet at thu
time Of the accident ana AIber, b.d
Just remarked how well his car. which
he had just overhauled, was running
HOW It Happened
Just then a speeding automobile also
going north cut in between Joseph's car
and machine which was coming south
hitting the Albert car on the front axle
and knocking il into the water on the
east side Of the road. The speeder went
on without stopping and paid no atten-
tion TO the screams.
The car did not overturn but sapL
at once as the water at that point j.
| about 10 feet deep. The top or tn
automobile was UP and the passengers
were caught under it
| Saves Girls life.
Louis Emmerling who was sitting in
! the back seat with Miss Anna Albert
| crawled out on the fender and cut A
! mole through the back curtain through
which he pulled Anna. The icy water
reached within foot of the TOP of the
/ hood.
/ In the meantime Sergeant Albert had
4 gotten free from the car and first help-
! I'd Josephine Litz out and in the dark-
/ ness started 10 swim back into the IaKs
( Amazed to see him going the wrong
| way Louis Emmerling called 10 him 10
come back towards the boulevard. but
| ne soon sank beneath the waves.
! Unable To Swim.
! he could not swim very well and was
/ hampered by the heavy overcoat he
wore and he was probably dazed by-
| the shock
William Blachi Of rs 10th St. whit
( ing' who was passing stopped and en-
! tered the water over his head and gave
J the young people his aid Had the peo-
pie In the speeding car who hit then,
| STOPPED and helped. It is thought thai
Joseph might have been saved also.
Police worked Hard
I The Hammond police were called and
arrived there about fifteen minute. az
ter the accident happened and the BODY
was soon found By Captain Strong and
I Officer Shaadt and brought to shore
They worked on il for some time trying
to resusscitate Sergeant Albert but
their efforts were in vain.
The decedent was a popular young
man. He received his army training It
Camp Purdue going there last May
! with Messrs. Rhode. Ebert and Calvin.
! He was made a sergeant at Camp Tay-
| lor and the heavy artillery was his out
fit. He returned TO Hammond in De
cenber and was employed as a pattern
maker and manager OF the East Chicago
Pattern Works
Joseph leaves TO mourn him his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Albert, three
brothers and six sisters
His brothers and sisters are Frank
| Anthony, John. Anna. Marry. Margaret,
! Helen. Elizabeth and Catherine Albert
The funeral will be held from St
Joseph's church Wednesday morning a.
o'clock. 1nterment will be held IN
st. Joseph's cemetery in charge Of I'm
dertaker Emmerlins