New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-09
4 PICNIC PARTY OF INSANE PERSONS.
ONE PATIENT DRowNED-A WOMAN ESCAPES, But
AFrERWARD RETURNS.

ONE PATIENT DRowNED-A WOMAN ESCAPES, BOJ
AFrERwARD RETURNS.
number OF convalescent and harmlessly
insane patients from BloOmingdale went TO DArlen'
Conn., on Tuesday, the party consisting OF hfteeu maze
and about seventeen female patients DE-
w. L. Dod, ono OF tho resident pny"-
clans. was ia charge OF tue party. and there
vas in addition full and efficient corps OF attendants
male and female giving an average one attendant 10
every three patients The party took special tram 10
South Norwalk, and then completed the Journey to
Daren by boat arriving early In tho afternoon oe'eTa'
OF the patients later 10 the day. were bathing In the snr
Dr. Do,d, who Is a good swimmer. went out beyond
the line OF breakers and several OF tho attendants hso
entered the water OF the four men and half.a-dozen
women who were In the water all kept near the shore
and none vouiured beyond their depth. Benjamin
Nathan, youn: man about twenty-one years
OF age being conspicuous for his umin'V'
when the ba.ners had left the water Mr. Lahrop went
10 N.hans bathing house and was startled to nnh tho
room empty aud toe mans clothes still hanging Oh
| the wall Instant search was made
but no traces Of the msslnE were found Two boa'
vero sent out With all possible speed and tue bo1y OF
the young man found after search OF about twenty
| minutes in about eight feet OF water IL had
drfted for sonc distance from tho place chosen io'
bathinr aud allowing for the time taken In dressing
| IN, sugut delay In getting the boat
| ready and thS or fifteen minntc'
occupied In IN" search body must have been IN the
wafer about forty mnutcA DIR. Dol used every posi-
BILE effort 10 resusctate the drowned only desatni
after nearly an hour
In speaking OF the unfortunate affair. DR. Dold s@'d
"Mr Nathan was one OF most quiet and h-rmles'
patients. being retiring and ,m'd
| bis manner and particularly careful wher
! bathing Icannot understand how the accident oc
Cured bu, can snrmlse ouy that tue young man wa
taken suddenly with cramps. and In the confusion aho
| binding OF tho spray no one noticed MS suuuci
| dszppearance." ~. 49,, a., .,.a 80
nod ion The female attendants, ~ 10 usual Win peop'
81 Tner class were completely uunerved by the tragic
dsath of Mr. Nalaan ANA by having 10 retain L" BLOOM
Ingdae without the attending physician When on lh
| elevated train at Forty-scyeuth-.t ana lhHn.aNo
MIR, Mitchell, . convale,cent patient rose sudden
from nor seat saying TO patient next her ooo9 oJ
I'm going" aud she stepped quickly To the pAtIOtl
lust az the train starring the attehdhns rsI
srn OUT at the next station, but no traces were Iouhu
the rnt sslng woman Iuesday night. I(r Brown lnI
medIateIy elcgraphei tue facts 10 buPrrlntenden
Wnlliag aud yesterday morning news was re
| cpived that woman answering 10 Wv
de.cription gwen OF Mrs.. Mitchell ha
l.eu seen IN Brooklyn. near the Hamilton Ferry. III
Brovp went to Brooklyn ana found that the pAont IA
gone directly tho house of former patlent, Wu'
was only recently discharged hrs. Mi'che
| nd left the house with her irenu' pu
| Bro1Elyn friends to Boomngdsle hAHlh
| welded 10 their pertuasons 10 re.u
ouotly AID AVOID the publicity OF an arrest MT
Mitche is y. pressing favorably toward recovery