A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=360 Vermont Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59537 Article title: The Poultney Journal Article date: August 28 1925 Article description: Rutland Boy Drowns in Lake Bomoseen. Article: Rutland Boy Drowns in Lake Bomoseen. George Hack,Jr., and son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hack of North Brookfield, Mass., was drowned in several feet of water at Lake Bomoseen on Saturday afternoon. The body was recovered by William Cannery of Popes, N.Y., who is spending the summer at the lake.Dr.C.E. Quinn of Castleton and several other men worked over the man for about two hours. A Pulmotor was employed as a last resort but the attempt to resuscitate Hack was unsuccessful. Young Hack went to the Lake with his uncle, and both men swam out to a raft about 30 feet from shore and Hack, Sr., climbed onto the platform to rest while his nephew turned about and started to return to shore. When he was about ten feet from the raft young Hack sank and was seen to rise again. The tragedy was witnessed by several persons on sore and called to his uncle, who had not seen his nephew sink. Several men rushed to the spot where he sank and a number of them dived in an attempt to bring up the body, which could be seen on the bottom of the lake. The body was recovered By William Cannery who is spending the summer at the lake. The body was taken to the Stern's undertaking rooms and was later taken to Clarendon where burial took place . He had been a resident of Rutland only about five weeks coming there from North Brookfield and was employed by the Rutland Railway Light & Power company. He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com