Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-18
Miss Minnie VoiIes of BarabOo and
Clarence M. Williams Of Madison
Perish Monday Night
ALI. THREE IN STEEL
BOAT WHICH SINKS
Third Person Rescued by Cot
tagers From This City as He
Was About to Lose His Life
From Tuesdays Daily

Miss Minnie VOiles of Baraboo and
Clarence M. Williams of Madison
drowned in Devils lake on Monday
Night about 8 O'Clock. A third, Ro-
night about 8 o'clock. A third. Wal
ter Nj. Fields. narrowly escaped.
The two young men came to the
lake with the geological students ana
camped at the south end-the Mes
senger shore. In the evening they
rowed to the north shore where
concert was given by the Baraboo
Marine band. About nine o'clock the
two young men and the young woman
got into the boat, a steel craft, IN
tending to row to the geological camp,
leave one Of the young men, the other
to return with Miss -Voiles. AS they
pulled from the shore they were eau
toned, 80 it is said, that the boat was
overloaded. In fact after the three got
into the boat it was so heavily Loaded
the bottom rested on the sand ana
il was necessary for others to assist
them in getting away. They left the
shore near the concrete pier ana
when about three hundred feet out
the craft went down. Thomas M.
Mould Of the First National bank, Mrs.
Guy J. Shiels and others heard cries
for help coming from the darkness
lowering over the lake. Mr.. Mould, his
son. and Emil Gust, camping on the
shore, jumped into boat and hur-
ried toward the voice crying for as
aistance. They soon reached Mr..
Fields and pulled him into the boat
more or less exhausted.
Tries to Save MISS VoiIes
AS soon as the boat filled all three
were in the water. Is was soon found
Miss Voiles was not able to save her
self and Williams also went down
Field had on tennis shoes and was
able to keep afloat until help arrived
Search lnsti uted
Search was at once instituted Tor
the bodies. Joseph P. COnnors, cleo
trician, SECURED ESQ feet of wire and
with a large search light was able
TO illuminate that part of the lake
where the accident happened. Curt
Page Jack Lord and Robert
Evenson dived but were moi
able to reach the bottom. A geological
map, hand made, and letter belong
ing to the young man who drowned
were picked up on the water. The
search continued until about l O'Clock
when it was abandoned until daylight
Boat Goes Down Quickly
The students had obtained the boat
from the owners of the Kirkland no
tel and had crossed the lake without
difficulty. It is said the craft is small
and not large enough for three per
sons-really a one man boat. 1t Is
stated a. leak developed and the
boat filled with water. The boats are
made with air spaces so they cannot
sink but the air spaces sometimes de
Telop leaks and this destroys thei1
buoyancy. 1t will be necessary tt
examine the boat to determine the
cause of the accident.
Home in Madison
Clarence M. Williams resided al
4N1 West DOty street, Madison, ant
ae soon as the accident happened
the family was notified. His broth
er, Martin Williams, came at once t.
the lake to assist if possible, in res
-eaing his brothers. body.
Deceased was born in Madison 1!
years ago in July of this year, wa!