New Haven Register (New Haven, CT), Thursday, June 16, 1892, Vol L issue 142, pg 3.
DROWNED AT SOUTH END. William Henry Bronson, Yale '91 S, Loses His Life While Bathing.
William Henry Bronson of Rye, NY, a graduate of the Scientific school in the class of '91, was drowned about 5 p.m. yesterday, while bathing off the rocks near South End.
Bronson, in company with R R Upton, C H Frost and I W Riley of '92 hired the catboat, Unio yesterday afternoon from James A Austin, and sailed down the harbor to South End. There the boat was anchored by sticking the oar between the rocks. Frost, Riley and Upton plunged in for a bath, but Bronson declined to join them.
In a few minutes they noticed that Bronson was getting ready to go into the water alone. They paid but little attention to him for several minutes, when it was suddenly noticed that he was in trouble, as he was swimming very feebly with his face just barely above water. He was about 200 feet from the boat and about 600 feet from the shore. They rushed to his assistance, although he had not called for help. They were too late! Before any of them reached him he sank from sight.
His companions did everything in their power to rescue Bronson, and dove repeatedly for the body without success.
O H Bronson, '02, a brother of the deceased, upon learning of the accident, started for home to inform his parents of the sad affair."
Obit can also be found in the New York Times, 16 June 1892.
DROWNED AT SOUTH END. William Henry Bronson, Yale '91 S, Loses His Life While Bathing.
William Henry Bronson of Rye, NY, a graduate of the Scientific school in the class of '91, was drowned about 5 p.m. yesterday, while bathing off the rocks near South End.
Bronson, in company with R R Upton, C H Frost and I W Riley of '92 hired the catboat, Unio yesterday afternoon from James A Austin, and sailed down the harbor to South End. There the boat was anchored by sticking the oar between the rocks. Frost, Riley and Upton plunged in for a bath, but Bronson declined to join them.
In a few minutes they noticed that Bronson was getting ready to go into the water alone. They paid but little attention to him for several minutes, when it was suddenly noticed that he was in trouble, as he was swimming very feebly with his face just barely above water. He was about 200 feet from the boat and about 600 feet from the shore. They rushed to his assistance, although he had not called for help. They were too late! Before any of them reached him he sank from sight.
His companions did everything in their power to rescue Bronson, and dove repeatedly for the body without success.
O H Bronson, '02, a brother of the deceased, upon learning of the accident, started for home to inform his parents of the sad affair."
Obit can also be found in the New York Times, 16 June 1892.
New Haven Register (New Haven, CT), Thursday, June 16, 1892, Vol L issue 142, pg 3.
DROWNED AT SOUTH END. William Henry Bronson, Yale '91 S, Loses His Life While Bathing.
William Henry Bronson of Rye, NY, a graduate of the Scientific school in the class of '91, was drowned about 5 p.m. yesterday, while bathing off the rocks near South End.
Bronson, in company with R R Upton, C H Frost and I W Riley of '92 hired the catboat, Unio yesterday afternoon from James A Austin, and sailed down the harbor to South End. There the boat was anchored by sticking the oar between the rocks. Frost, Riley and Upton plunged in for a bath, but Bronson declined to join them.
In a few minutes they noticed that Bronson was getting ready to go into the water alone. They paid but little attention to him for several minutes, when it was suddenly noticed that he was in trouble, as he was swimming very feebly with his face just barely above water. He was about 200 feet from the boat and about 600 feet from the shore. They rushed to his assistance, although he had not called for help. They were too late! Before any of them reached him he sank from sight.
His companions did everything in their power to rescue Bronson, and dove repeatedly for the body without success.
O H Bronson, '02, a brother of the deceased, upon learning of the accident, started for home to inform his parents of the sad affair."
Obit can also be found in the New York Times, 16 June 1892.
DROWNED AT SOUTH END. William Henry Bronson, Yale '91 S, Loses His Life While Bathing.
William Henry Bronson of Rye, NY, a graduate of the Scientific school in the class of '91, was drowned about 5 p.m. yesterday, while bathing off the rocks near South End.
Bronson, in company with R R Upton, C H Frost and I W Riley of '92 hired the catboat, Unio yesterday afternoon from James A Austin, and sailed down the harbor to South End. There the boat was anchored by sticking the oar between the rocks. Frost, Riley and Upton plunged in for a bath, but Bronson declined to join them.
In a few minutes they noticed that Bronson was getting ready to go into the water alone. They paid but little attention to him for several minutes, when it was suddenly noticed that he was in trouble, as he was swimming very feebly with his face just barely above water. He was about 200 feet from the boat and about 600 feet from the shore. They rushed to his assistance, although he had not called for help. They were too late! Before any of them reached him he sank from sight.
His companions did everything in their power to rescue Bronson, and dove repeatedly for the body without success.
O H Bronson, '02, a brother of the deceased, upon learning of the accident, started for home to inform his parents of the sad affair."
Obit can also be found in the New York Times, 16 June 1892.
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