New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-15
COMMENT AND OPINION.
pERILS OF SURF BATiilN"'
pprc .rr1oSs NEEDED YET NOT TAKL%

pRrC 1UTIONS NEEDED YET MOI lH"''''
70 thc Editor OF the : ribune'
Sir: The writer wa' an eyewitness a''!'H W
visit 10 ~prnc Lake. \. j., oi the 'c'''"'
ON Thursday August Il, in "h!cH scNe'A' Nv =,
in.-;,,ed in the surf and two. alas, were lost II -
au, 10 the public that the facts In TINS ca' s"'''' "
clearly stated: as the like event may occur "-'' "
,, NM. AND the utter inadequacy OF pr''a"'"'"''
o,-,,,orts Was the main cause OF the dis resting
rceult. - .,, aen,h and
$3.50 r,,,, Il, of imminent risk. three to be rc''"r"i
after energetic treatment but two "c'c "'.' ~
scenes Of agitation and excitement Oh Vi" o.' w
the agonzing Suspense during tho TWO h""r'
tn restore the drowned. of the energy ana cnof. Ok
n ,rns NJ nby,icians the eager help OF balhcr'
.,, Lvs,ander, and the varioi appliances uSea ero
h,,c was abandoned II needs not that "hohid e''h'
Those who saw 1t can never forgct tho STEM "
! for fine living. for those who,e own lives. or tAc
lives Of those dear to them, may be hhc"i'c i"ip'''
a, any time that these lln"> are WHICH
The victims OF this calamity were caught III d 20
culiar and violent swirl Of the underlow' wen "'"
,,, IN. \cvIc,scy const as forming suddenly ana
,..Iv in certain conditions OF the wind ana inc uoe
This poculiar local current called the sea p''9'
Il very strong indeed requiring po"eil"' "'''
all his wits about him, ~ hop huhseh """' U'.''
want AWAY Persons not strong or not a'lnaiht"'
with the phenomenon are oNcrpowereu al o"'c' nav
r.r.cn. At hi. and at ncghbOrns pace' b"Hs '~"''
in a .capuss" carried out and rescued oS "''o''
r.t risl In the present instance Mr. lluI!hnt ana
wss Sullivan who were frat swept away n"a u '"'
nearly Ten minutes outside OF the brc'hefN' III VIZ"
-. IN, dred. " a:ouiycd spectators rtr '"'
brought 10 shore Ly the boat. Meahwh"' w" ~"
,r.,t.r tho brave ard able JarhSoh' ~ Wv W." "
his own lie VA. engaged In ,aVihs ''c ''''
nuc, wh, had themselves been ovcrpoweicd III we
the # theirs.
,,,cd out 20 nc-spcrLs ON the watcr-s"nc u'hc CIV
tho Loaf even made toward u'cIh WAY '"'' I''"'
delay The one boat a, that station wa ho' '''''
o,,sido hnt Wing M on the beach, ~" o'' ","'
lax. on mo knew how 10 handle h'r' ""' S''"-''
in the .;iri 10 ave others rw" h''n'r' r"'"" VI
AID tried to launch the boat, hHl "l's "'' N.Y.
,~emcu .ho was caIriacd In the attempt hrh 10 rev
.,',a, A.l,, aud ,ain cap,I"i IT,. tho hr~!h'r'
All ,tt h,d in hc gore ihruash with NMI' ''''
rroc,ol, lives were gong ont. ere the boat '"' c|
jc-,u 10 be rnwet Cor Nr. iiurlbN. -" ne "''''
o., ,I,, mud roach him. while Ms, sulli'aJ, tli'h'r
ont ard -o;,o distance above was Lie iN' I" -
brought In.
x,v. L.. +, lc noted Ar.t. that I'll along thc ''''.
live hardy. really and sLilful fishermen. W." nhd''
.a e., ,.,r -, n. cu1rrl, and the turns Of "i.'d
md rid, a,,uudaaiy AID Whose Ia ~ business i ''
ro,di,nc 81 hoat- iu turf much HEAVIER utn '"'' -
THURSDAY last. such men t',c ""N'i!i'' c"p'H - J."
Tho Winter Cor the He saving station NJ '"i'' '''
above scrondlv that here. al this ih'":'c ''a''''
resort only one ran employed for all me ri-"N "''
shiIti"s 81 the place Thus when s'''ra' ''
h,n,cn TO 70 ranct and endangered and That "''" man
- i,, ut, .,uc Of Them Tho Others ar" drrr'rd To
III The bathing st.l>on last oHN Tor a II" ""->
aud I'm, hours are bat fcw IN each day FOR PF'"I
>, daily II boa, could BE- hcpt crI'''s o"''n'' ''. "
by a couple Of thoroughly cApr''ch'"a men i.'
.n.h "acc,Gentsr would b" ain"'; iuip"sN''"'' u -
said ,rdeed TIA: the cruising boat u 'chp''"" anu
risk to vent rresome swimmers boys ana ~ "'
- such persons cannot he restrained. 'heh h' '''
host he Kept on .hor. but wish one or w" sKi'i'
lnen at her side. ready {" ht'ch her Al ''' "''
note Of DANCE
Another point IS that WHOM JACKSON r';Sh'd "''' -
m. re- .cue lie lad with h.n. IL" " III" me. Ii'
Il attached Ia the swimmer aid he can t' - - -
I'm from tho shpr'. NO one else """c'''''' Wv
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