A verdict of accidental drowning was announced today by Coroner Edward Stanton in connection with the death of William Fremont, 25, of 15 Garner street, whose body was found in the Hudson river near the J. E. Matton dry docks, north of the Cohoes-Lansingburgh bridge, by Policeman Leonidas Landry, together with Raymond and George Fremont, brothers of the dead man, yesterday afternoon. Fremont, who was employed as a fireman on the tug boat A. B. Sherman disappeared from the boat shortly after 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Captain Herman E. Frantz of the Sherman, the last person to see Fremont alive, told Coroner Stanton that he sent Fremont to turn off a steam gauge. When he failed to return, the captain said he thought Fremont had gone ashore. The captain, however, became alarmed at the prolonged disappearance of the man and later notified the police, who got in touch with the man’s family. The captain told the police that he had seen Fremont’s hat floating near the side of the tug boat. Fremont's two brothers and Policeman Landry Immediately began a search for the body in the river and, with the aid of grappling hooks, yesterday afternoon about 2:30 o’clock, succeeded in bringing the body to the surface. Coroner Stanton was summoned and ordered Dr. A. M. Breault, coroner’s physician, make an examination. Death was due to drowning, the physician declared. The physician found that several marks on the face of the dead man were caused by the grappling hooks which were used in locating the body. Coroner Stanton, during an investigation learned that Fremont, upon boarding the boat Sunday, leaped from the dry dock to the craft, a distance of more than five feet. It is believed that when be was returning to the shore he essayed to jump across the intervening space again but fell short and went under the tugboat. The deceased was a member of St. Marie’s church and E. T. Ruane post of the American Legion. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fremont, were notified of the tragedy at Babcock Lake where they were camping, by State Police. Besides his parents, he is survived by eight brothers, George of Schuylerville, Frank of Little Falls, and Jerry, William, Patrick, Raymond, Edward and John Fremont, all of Cohoes, and one sister. Miss Gertrude Fremont also of Cohoes. The funeral will he held tomorrow morning from the residence at 9 o’clock and at 9:30 from St. Marie’s church. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery, Waterford.
A verdict of accidental drowning was announced today by Coroner Edward Stanton in connection with the death of William Fremont, 25, of 15 Garner street, whose body was found in the Hudson river near the J. E. Matton dry docks, north of the Cohoes-Lansingburgh bridge, by Policeman Leonidas Landry, together with Raymond and George Fremont, brothers of the dead man, yesterday afternoon. Fremont, who was employed as a fireman on the tug boat A. B. Sherman disappeared from the boat shortly after 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Captain Herman E. Frantz of the Sherman, the last person to see Fremont alive, told Coroner Stanton that he sent Fremont to turn off a steam gauge. When he failed to return, the captain said he thought Fremont had gone ashore. The captain, however, became alarmed at the prolonged disappearance of the man and later notified the police, who got in touch with the man’s family. The captain told the police that he had seen Fremont’s hat floating near the side of the tug boat. Fremont's two brothers and Policeman Landry Immediately began a search for the body in the river and, with the aid of grappling hooks, yesterday afternoon about 2:30 o’clock, succeeded in bringing the body to the surface. Coroner Stanton was summoned and ordered Dr. A. M. Breault, coroner’s physician, make an examination. Death was due to drowning, the physician declared. The physician found that several marks on the face of the dead man were caused by the grappling hooks which were used in locating the body. Coroner Stanton, during an investigation learned that Fremont, upon boarding the boat Sunday, leaped from the dry dock to the craft, a distance of more than five feet. It is believed that when be was returning to the shore he essayed to jump across the intervening space again but fell short and went under the tugboat. The deceased was a member of St. Marie’s church and E. T. Ruane post of the American Legion. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fremont, were notified of the tragedy at Babcock Lake where they were camping, by State Police. Besides his parents, he is survived by eight brothers, George of Schuylerville, Frank of Little Falls, and Jerry, William, Patrick, Raymond, Edward and John Fremont, all of Cohoes, and one sister. Miss Gertrude Fremont also of Cohoes. The funeral will he held tomorrow morning from the residence at 9 o’clock and at 9:30 from St. Marie’s church. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery, Waterford.
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