New-York tribune., 1876-08-23
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, MAN FOUND Struggling II TIM WAltE-H'-
Stony oF oU.E.CE OS = SoySD sTr~>hn
The schooner Niagara, on her way from
sands FONT on Long Isard sound 'o rourh.,e,-' "'
,i,rt A milo from her staring Iuu. H'put e. ui cI''
DIV when the mar, ! ard Hsu.I, heard c'..- iu.
,ep A yayy was launched. and .uiGrt.y hr .''t 'a.
FOR assistance the mate found man htfn-ihi- M LIZ
yygier and tOcd Rim 10 the schooner. Inc fr't h'l
yas nearly exhausted II, wri taken Ia tic Mor'.a
poIice station where he told his story +" Capt hc.dn
o o,o his name as Kari BurR and stated that hs was
cabice MAKER doing business at No. 80 Bns"E'L ~
SewIIaven lie ,ald he mad taken laoaiIr 'i li'
steamer Continental from Feck-sp. M9yda! even nH ~
fe usual hOur. while sitepug ~ biz Ci'i upon III h
,icaUe deck b. was seized by two men. Who after 'Ks
from him his purse threw nina overheard EcihS So"n
swimmer he LaI hoatcd about until taken up ~ The
..i,sara Pouud-na Pratt Of the Thirty third Precinct
conducted Burk ~ the Pccc Central Oics, where no re-
prated the same story 20 superintendent "a'nhs' III
actiye. were at Sc at work to iHye-tg"te te
Detective Hay with Mr Burk 10 Pcck-Slp 10 a"'t
the arrival OF the Continental on her return iom New
uav,u His theory that the perpetrators oi the act
nuuosiuc that their victim drowned, woaid feluih
=, This citv Bmt however did not recognize bis az
Its ar,oue the Passengers. Capt. Peck of thc Con
lnc1tal was aforucd OF the circumstances ana ~ once
indignantly declared that the story Was untrue INC
y,atcbuen he said constantly passing pich ana
forth through the uicCJ aHd SOnid certainly nave hoJu
any nItlry nave Dccn h'" b"''i
himself, he addc. the part OF tGe poIl about :
,rI ard Their. were haf dozen persons seated
,n the deck. Both wajclircn declared that they had
hoard no noise md Of tbels said be had gone ar
tvice bo;Neen ii aud IL ocoot. Mr. BuIk, dt the re
o,est OF Detective Hay, related circnmsantialy the
affair "a il occurred Hcs PrssiGn and II Is dilirut
for him to express himself clearly in English but The
story was IA substance as follows:
s,ou as fle boat started, | came up hero arc re
NAMED IN Tits tcat At rst there were number OF
oraous about nnal'y 9il dropped OIL tut tW" men
I'M Of tLcu wnOm noticed very little, Wa stIteu ~
nc staru urder the light ana All ana Taiher Sim
TIE a. her WHO heavy ana stout ana wore snoI
dark iackc, and high felt hat took seat pcsiho me iu
hccai IN talk He explained 10 mo the explosion lhat
ynulJ soon take place al Hru GATE, as We ptrscu VI
rot and Inade injuries in regard 10 my AFFAIRS Az hst
iii eslccD and knew nothing further ulth was sud
denly awaI rned by hand graspIng INC ~ l;e ptch ~
the lead and another AZ the lower part d inc es th
fet nysef Hired up. struck At one ol Tue Two men
i,cidn, me me same WHO had been taking Dti ir
md caught him by the beard cohs'uef ihFhel Iclg
ston. but had seized 30 HpociellY III nY slo,p
.t hefore h ,d fully awakened found my5cll IN the
wafer and had opportunity 10 OHer rcr,sti VI ~
make an ontcry. Wben rose W tnc surface "eih5
cod SWIMMER determine! TO fOat about uhtli u"y,
when bOped II not pcked nD before, 10 De secn iIi
me passing boat. WAS swimming llhster III va ,1
ean army and have many time swan me Sprte " oi
with lnapsack upon my back, ana heavy hlushe.
thrown across my shoulder 80 thal hnd no ~ he1 ~ -, %
that coulu hold out number OF hours otIh ApP'
calling out loud cOuli, tuusing iniRht PEI
he bo srd / finally did hear a cry III reply ana teh
c6uld see on q vessel. When the boat roacbed mo
fonnd / was more exhausted than had supposed.
huk Was IN the water more than IN hour
nv clothes and found that my pure haa poeu 'A'"'