Fond
du Lac, Wisconsin
Boating Accident
July
26, 1906
Had a Narrow Escape.
The Fond du Lac Bulletin states that
Reginald Weller,
the oldest son of
Bishop and Mrs. R. H. Weller of Fond
du Lac, and three other young people, the
Misses Clara Bullis and
Marjorie Gillett of Fond du Lac and
Fred Deis of
New York city, had a narrow escape from drowning
Thursday evening last week on Lake Winnebago.
They were members of a camping party located on
Mt. Vernon in Winnebago park, and that evening
went out for a cruise on the lake. After rowing
about for a time someone wanted to change seats
and in the operation the boat careened and
shipped enough water to settle it dangerously
near the water’s edge. They had no bailing
apparatus and could not use the oars for some
reason and were compelled to wait in the wet
boat for several hours until they were driven by
the wind against, some friendly point where the
boat was beached and emptied.
The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point,
WI 28 Jul 1906
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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