The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-30


Impradsnce on the Watsr.
Tue LOSS OF LIFE AMONG ysMALEs BY sAiLBoAr'
ING AND BATHIEG.
V announced In tslegrsphc despatch from Chicago
published In another column that three young men were
crowned that place Wednesday last BY the upsens
OF pleasure boat This seems to be one full o
Casualties Of this sort, and especially 50 in tbs fatality
femsses who form part OF aquatic excursions.
The frequency win whsh have TO record the loss Of
life among females the cspszpg Of sseoAs or through
csIeessness while bathing, would seem 10 In icase
oessy for greater tho part Of stes desiring to
enjoy the pleasures Of the water.
Within the last forty days have chrouicsd the loss
of the lives Of fourteen ladies, mostly young girls,
through these means, mcss Of which occurred quite
Gently Bat days since three young ladies' OF the
Attorney street. sunosy school lost their lives at Davd
Island by vensuring into small sslsoat, together with
three other persons sudden squat struck the boat
and instssd Of quietly keeping their seats, - was
doubtless their safest course, they became fright.
cned end rushed TO Tho side Of the boat, which
was Of course iuuediaeiy cspsizod. The accident
occurred within i've hundred yards OF the shore, and
fortunately the other three PERSONS among whom was
one lady, saved Their names Ferguson,
Miss Emma DeuiIt and Mrs Eliza A. Jacobs
The recent calamity al the foot OF Eighty stree.
Ia fresh tho MINDS Of readers Five girls from the
House Of Mercy wen! TO the river 10 hahe under charge
OF the mAroD, the evening They wore In the act of
coming out u upon the warning from the mat
ron that steamboat WAS coming, whom one Of them
screamed suddenly help and four others to their
assistance Before assistance could be rendered the whole
five pershed. Their Ellen Smith, Margaret
Flynp, Hannah a. Bryan, Azubs vaagider and Louisa
Eber.
The last mali from California brought us q mean
,choy tho Of vss by upset.
ting OK saooas Victoria Bay whe Ia tina Of tasog
passengers fron vessel just arrived, to Victoria
sudden squat sis uck the bosi and the sad loss Of life
consequence
On Tuesday 9Th ult. two factory srls at Fsltve,
N j. weat into the upper lake TO baths and both
drowned. Their nsmss we're Anua q. Guest aud Ellen
McCsaIey.
Al Bosson, on ths 18th inst, young lady named Miss
Ellen Wallace aged nineteen drowned through the
.upseans Of saiboss, into which she had gone for
pleasure.
On The 7th Inst saboat. containing q party OF four
gsruensn iaoy, upset the Bay about mid ~
between tsc Battery ami Island and with difficulty
sustained themselves until the Staten Island ferry boat
took them of.
On The 22d inst. the body Of . young German girl,
named So. Rcthschild who had missing the
l4sh isst wss found floating 10 The East river under
circumstances which lcd to the belief that shc had been
accds ntaily drowned
All these deaths caused by mprudouco and care
feesnsss. When yoans people 90 wster excursons
they should Always have experienced persons with taem
to guide their beats Young TOO apt to take young
females On where their lives In danger
from the moment they leave land wahou! the slightest
kno Wedge CT the Management, Of boat they rsis
that arc gbtui 70 tnuk Of ts to be hoped that the
above record may have effect to check the mpru-
eoce exhibited by the younger portion OF the community
10 the GUNNER trips on the water.