New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-10
DRoWNED IN sIGH7 OF HIS FRIENDS
WAITER LOSES HIS LIFE AT COMFY IsLAND-CAP-
SIZING OF A BoAT-OTHER Accidents

A WAITER LOSES HIS LIFE AT COMFY IsLAND-CAP-
SIZING OF BoAT-OTHER ACCIDENTS.
COney Island in mid-week is not one of the
lveiies resorts about the city, bat yesterday by
means devoid Of incident 1t about 10 O'Clock that
q " cat-rgged ysw1 boat. in which were q man and
woman, was seen by James Donovan. while be was
working about Norton Point coming toward the beach
nom Bay Ridge. As the boat weathered the point a
squaA struck 1t and upset It. throwing the occupants
into the water The man managed to hold the womans
head above The and caught hold of the rudder Of
the overturned boat, but there he let bis hold the
woman loosen and she sank When she the sur
face he again grasped her and held her securely until
Donovan, who had jumped into boat when be the
accident, had reached them. The said that his
was Arthur Hennessy Of Brooklyn and that In company
with ms wife, he had sailed from Bay Ridge
An hour earlier In the morning accident occurred at
Brighton which cost his life and endau gered the
lives Of two others James Kenny waiter employed
the Jumbo House at West Brighton. IN bathing In
the Coney Island crock directly In the of the
house Of the Brighton Beach Hotel. Frank Anderson
and slas Walling two boys, with him. The creek
Is generally understood to be only about live feet deep
but there places In t where the water is fully fifteen
feet deep. Kenny a good swimmer but after he had
been in the water several minutes he raise
his hands above his head cry for help and sink Ander
and yelling waded toward him 20 give him their
sistance when they felt the slipping from under
their feet ana yelling sank, but Anderson had hold Of
his hand and by using his utmost strength he succeeded
In drawing yelling back to the firm ground. Wsen the
boys reached the shore they called for help and John
Mccullough, OF the Manhattan Beach police. answered
them Tho thee finally succeeded in graphing Kesny's
body, and. after raising t 10 the surface, toog into
house In the neghoornood Thence II was sent
to Grnyesend, where inquest VIII be he'd this mora
beginning OF the He tweuty-oue years OF
age and unmarried. ana he lived formerly at No. 50
Cstherine-st In tnis city
the third accident occurred. Henry Laws and
Peter Courtney OF Parksiew steppfIg cut OF their
wagon At Brighton OF tae ras OF te elevated
railroad which runs from Brighton TO West Brig it0n
frightened their horses aud the animals started
10 Yard the end OF island. Courtney hth his
sull ON the step OF the wagon when the horses
ed and he thrown 10 the ground anu dragged
several yards His ankle badly spraned aGd his
face Tue horses dregle thu wagon DIVA the Con-
course scattering every venicie aud nnaly against
or3auers sIeds demolis aing the wagon completely
Tne horses and led back TO Parkyiew
There ngbt al tBs entrance of Bunalo Bills and
DR. Carves wId West" West Brighton In the after
emped to force their into the Enclosure and several
knives drawn. Inc police. By a wlss admnistra
ler clubs persu AIDED the ruans TO return iron
whsnce taoy came.
The Oriental Coerie organization made mp of pol
ticans thirteenth Ward OF this city, cneJ AT
beach Palace Ia the afternoon. Taey returned
the civ 10 O'Clock Ia the evening. Among tie 800
persons who dned wi the politicians were state Sena-
tor Grady Justices Norton and Patterson, Assembly
nlen rnomgson aud harlng. OF Rockiand County, and
Alderman Farley