New Britain herald., 1929-07-01

may have been stunned by the force with which she was catapultcd from the boat. Her body was recovered at S:30 o'clock Saturday night by George H. Quinion. local coal dealer and Carl H. Mason, Bristol realtor. who dragged the lake bottom with graphing irons suspended from MT. Masons' outboard motor boat. It was found some distance from where the speedboat overturned and at a point about 250 feet from the east shore of the lake in 20 feet of water.
 In the boat at the time of the ac- cident were Oscar N. Olson, 26. Of Lowell, Mass, son of the drowne l woman; her granddaughter Beverly keniston, and her son-in-law, r. &. keniston, of 27 Mills street, this city and Miss Lois Norton, l6. Of Plainville and her three cousins, Mildred Sames of Plainville and Bessie and Catherine Sames of Baltimore, Md, all of whom were attending the outing of the Metho- dist church of Plainville. The boat was being operated by Chester Rob- ertson of this city.
 Thrilling Rescues Made
 When the boat overturned, Rob- ertson grabbed Miss Norton and Ol- son and kept them above the sur face until the arrival of the life guard and a second speed boat, the latter in charge of Fleming and Scott, who hauled them aboard Robertson was exhausted from his efforts and had to be removed from the water.
 Keniston seized his young daugh- ter and held on to the overturned boat until both were rescued by the second speed boat. The three Sames girls kept af1oat until the arrival oi Life Guard McCue and they held or to the edge of the rowboat until lift. ed into the speed boat. They were al taken to the dock, where Olson anc Robertson were revived by Life Guard McCue.
 Miss Irene Watts, a niece of inc drowned woman, had accompanied the party to the resort but was not { passenger in the speed boat.
 Police Summoned
 In response to a telephone message for assistance in locating the body o Mrs. Olson. Chief Ernest T. Belden Sergeant Henry Jeglinski. and Pc licemen Burns. Keith. Norton anC Burlington of the local police de partment went to the lake and drag ged for several hours without sue cess. Hope of recovering the bod, Saturday night was almost abandon ed when it was brought to the sur face by Mason and Quinion.
 Pesculiar Accident
 The accident was not only peculia but an unusual one, according ( Pierce and Norton. proprietors O Lake Compounce. They stated tha the capsizing was due to the spec boats being caught at just the righ angle by large wave and stron gust of wind as it was making tn turn. A thorough examination wa made of the craft Saturday night b Fred Bull. mechanic and Irwin Norton, a member of the manage ment, after it had been towe ashore, and the mechanism va found to be functioning properly.
 A statement was issued by th management Sunday to tho effcc that the boat had been thoroush' overhauled hut two days before in accident. The craft was purchase last winter and had been in servic at the lake for over month, Ii WI placed in service again yesterday q a passenger carrier.
 Prior 10 the removal of Mrs, OI sons body to a local undertaking cs tablishment, the body was vicWe hy Dr. Arthur s. Bracket, who pro nouncod death due 10 acCidcntf drowning.
 ReSCuer Tells story
 A thrilling tale of tho efforts ( himself and others who saved eigf persons and made desperate a tempts to recover the body of Mr