Sharon, Massachusetts
Lake Massapoag Drownings
June
29, 1896
FOUND WATERY GRAVES
Sharon, Mass., June 30.--What was intended
to be a week’s enjoyable outing was brought to
an abrupt and sad close at Lake Massapoag Monday
afternoon. Assistant
Pastor Rev. Joseph Maxwell,
Choir Master Frederick
Brackett, Clerk George R Keys and 16
choir boys of St John’s Episcopal church,
Charlestown, came to Sharon by team to camp out
at Lake Massapoag for a week. After dinner
Mr. Brackett
and six of the boys went out in a boat. A little
boy named Parker,
fell overboard. Frank
Cox, a bright little fellow of 13,
immediately jumped after him, swam ashore, got a
rope and by means of it saved the Parker boy,
but in the confusion resulting from the accident
the boat was overturned and Mr. Brackett and the
other four boys were thrown into the water. None
of the party save the
Cox boy could swim and before help
could reach them from the shore all five were
drowned. The names of he drowned are:
FREDERICK BRACKETT, THOMAS PARKER, HARRLY L.
ACKER, WILLIAM S. ATKINS and
BENJAMIN GIBBS.
Evening Bulletin, Decatur, IL 30 Jun 1896
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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