The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-13
Four Boys Reicv g,ne 10 the View yorh
Juvenile As-Aurs Drowned 1T Fort
NIPshinatoy

Wsshinetoy.
most lanes sable a1ar occurred aoo.' enc o"oos
yesterday NJ ring at Fcf! Washington WHICH pa0o
four boys, two Of whom were cooedi N'fe crowned 70
gether nd n a very remarkaoc Mariner IL seems that
Of late the boys attacto 70 the Jun gave ossh Se" "a
~ o casonay enjoy swim II iHe f'ver thoosa arrays
i, ended nv some one Of the male teachers Yesterday
morning about ,ho above hour forty of the boz
among them Tree or four colcred Lads proceeded 10
small cove just above the Fort Washington Railroad de-
pot to battle They were accompanied 10y Gilbert
HIS, Of the monitors Of the boys departmen'.
They had hardly all got into tho water when cries
heard for help from named Jno j. Frener, who,
seems had ycn,ured too far and unable %
He had called for ass stance than he sank.
coored boy naeled Vim. " Hoiley, seeing tho danger
oIs condition Of trener, swan out after the later IN
hopes OF rescuirg him Being remarkably good swim
mer, IL not long before he was NJ The spot where
Frcrer sonk rs Hoey about 70 div un Ter for
his compancn Fremcr came mp little distance on and
was going d, IN for the eond time when holcy sei-sd
his arm and kept him above water; nc u i turned
20 swim ashore, when he was met by TWO
other ccys, one Henry Hpn, eoorea, ard sno'
Cation, ~ kGten, VINO had both Started cut WITH
view Of siding Holley in saving Frener. Hun, how
ever MOI being very good swimmer bec,.c extsstod
nd on recching pOey seized him around the neck
D. himself Holey the time kcccing Frctrcrs
head above water; bat the extra weight 81 Eur drew
down. and he could make no hea iway towards shore
Cation aAso has pg joined the three tried IS pull HL from
Iolcy, whom az four seized hold Of another and in
this manner casped il were in each c;hcr arms,
moye-nen: or the water being visible afer Trey dsap-
psned that would indicate struggling &c hey went
down. III. HIS, as he (Ect Premier
drowning AID that Eoey had gone to his reeue, turned
10 get the other boys ont Of the water d n his anxiety
them all safe, he did observe Fhh Cation
leave fer grcmer until they had got nearly up him.
lie could have IN way been of assistance at that
time, though he could have douot started out for Ere
ut first, and made HCey and the ashore
Had be ad The presence OF mind &c DC THIS there but
little doubt that the lives Of three Of tys would have
beeu saved. and likely that of frcrncr The and
ages vi The boys arc
Fears.
John > Fremcr, aged. neutrality-suspicious..
JONI S"toh IL
william h Holey colorcd .........
All Of the above orYasns, with the exception of
CatoD who has mother residing IN this city. He has
also two younger brothers connected with the-asyium,
ore OF whom present 8, the time Of the accident
The mother OF the Cations said TO be highly respec
table woman, and placed frr three in the asylum
order tha hey might receive good education and finally
be bound out 10 respectable trade She has always
made II rne 10 yisi. them week and this sad az
far WI! no doubt be a severe blow TO her.
Mr. San4del j. Brooks Super ntendeDt OF the asylum,
Was at the institution the time ant learning Of the
unfortunate took immediate steps
the bodies Several men were employed and graphing
irons were procured, but up 10 O'Clock last evening
none Of the bodies were found There is hope how
ever, that they may be obtained this morning low
water
Tho place where they drowacd is small cove just
below the point If upon viii the telegraph poles
were erected " is well calculated for bathing, and is
large enough 10 allow a much larger number 20 in at
any one time Az many as three hundred Of the boys
ed out far ad in the very spot where there strong
current he wOSld have been safe. Should bodies
recovered inquest will be held and all buried in the
burying ground attached TO The asylum.