The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-10
Police Drpe Twin Lokes 
FoeheV end Son
 Sought iM WeteVs; Three Others Decd


 Salisbury. June lo--State Police continued today to drag the waters of Twin Lakes in efforts to locate the bodies of Torrineton man and hts six.year.old son believed to have drowned Saturday night when their l6-foot row boat capsized on the lake. Three others in the ill.fated fishing trip. all residents Of Tor. rington. were drowned during the sudden violence Of storm that sweyt the State.
 The first body to be discovered, that of Mrs. Florence Jobtanski. %, of 37 Colorado Avenne, was dis- covertd by two New Britain men. Joseph Silverio and Anthony Mayer, near privately-owned Alvord Island.
 State Police entered the search and the bodies of two other victims were located later on the south shore of the lake. They were Ed- ward Pelletier. 56. and his wife. Louise tBaftheD Pelletier s. of 6S Oleeson Streei.
 Father And Son Missing
 Still missing are Mrs Jobtanskis husband. Walter and their son. Theodore. a lst grade pupil al Riv- erside school. Torrington.
 Bodies of the dead were taken to the Gleason Mortuafy in Torring- ton.
 Searching parties under the com mand Of Capt. William Schatznan Of State Police Headquarters and It. Elton T. Nolan Of the Canaan Barracks continued the search to. cay. Captain Schatzman said at least IS troopers were included tn the searching parties and employ ed seven or eight boats in dragging the lake.
 State Fish and Game officials as yell as residents Of the Twin Lakes sector assisted police.
 No Witnesses Pound
 Captain Schatzman said Satur- days tragedy was the only instance Of a drowning a; the lake. No wit. nesses were available, he said. but several persons of shore told in. vestigators that as the storm came up several boats containing fishing parties and pleasure seekers skamp- cred shorcward. No other boats were capslzed.
 According to the theory advanced by police. the party left the lake shore late Saturday. and headed for a section Of the lake known as Round Lake. The party. police continued apparently headed to- wards the far shore rather than to- wards the island when the storm came up.
 Dragging of the lake continued until midnight last night when ef- forts had to be abandoned because of heavy waters. Officials verdict of drowning was given by Medical Ex- aminer pr. Clark Peterson.
 James Moore. operator Of the boat dock from which the party left, said all but one boat torn loose from their moorings had been re" covered.
 Born In Massachusetts
 Mir. Pelletier. a driver for the TorrOngton Company, TorTington 10" many years NhS Dotu ul NssSo- ter. Mas. He has been a resident of T0rrington for 27 years.
 His wife. Marie, was born in Canada. and had resided in Tor rington for many years. Both were members Of st. Jean de Baptiste Society Of that city They are sur- vlyed by a daughter. Mrs. Gertrude Award. of Winsted, and eight grandchildren.
 Their other daughter, Mrs, Job- tanski. has three surviving chii' dren, including one daughter, Gladys J0hstanski, by her second marriage. a son, Roland Hache and a daughter, Jeannette Hache' and a daughter, Jeannette Haehe' by a previous marriage. Funeral arrangements are in' complete. pending discovery of the other bodies. Authorities predicted they would be recovered tomorrow weather permitting.