Irving G. Paulding, 40, electrical engineer, died attempting to save Bessie B. Drake, 19, from drowning, Rhinebeck, New York, August 23, 1910. Paulding and Miss Drake, with six others, were thrown into water over 12 feet deep when their sailboat capsized in Pink’s Pond. After holding to the overturned boat, while Paulding attempted to right it, Miss Drake lost her hold and drifted away. Paulding swam toward her, but as he got near her, she sank. He went under in an attempt to get her, but neither came up. The bodies were recovered, and finger marks on Paulding’s neck gave evidence of a struggle. 5841-518
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