The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-02
THH DROWNING SEASON
Two Sad Cases Of Fatal
Reck1essness Yes
terday.
ON THE HUDSON AND NEWARK BAY
inexperienced Sailors Capsize Their
Boat---Lost His Life for
an Oar.

The magnificent weather had the effect
OF crowding the river walk off Hoboken
yesterday, and the numerous places
where boats were for hire did thriving
business. The pleasures Of the day, how
ever, were sadly marred by three acct
dents on the water, one of which resulted
fatally.
The first accident occurred of the
Seventh street dock just after the excur-
sion OF Company D had left. Two young
fellows who wore blue jumpers ana ap-
Peared to be New Workers got rollicking
in row boat and upset it. They were
not tar from shore and were soon rescued
by the numerous craft about the shore.
They refused to give their names
About half-pas eight o'clock last night
youth about fifteen years Of age and q
girl nearly the same lage began sky
larking on The bridge that leads to the
free bath at the foot Of Fifth street. and
the railing giving away they both fell in
to the waber. Their screams for help
were heard by several citizens who res
cued them after considerable difficulty.
They also refused to give their names TO
Policeman Harrison, who was near by at
the time.
FATAL FoOLHARDINEss.
The third and fatal accident was the
natural result of inexperienced people
attempting to handle sail boat In the
afternoon John Brown, OF No SO Adam
street, and Carl Bluhmer and Ernest
Moller, of the same address, hired
small sail boat from Mrs. ThOmpson's IS
boat house at Tenth street, on the River
Walk. ALI three were about twenty
years Of age. The party had the wind
and tide In their favor and sailed up to
Fort Lee without any mishap. They ar
rived at Fort Les about four o'clock, and
after spending pleasant hour in the
grove started on their homeward trip.
AS they reached the West Shore ferry,
at Weehawken. passing tug boat swell
caused the boat to rock violently and one
of the party becoming frightened leaned
over TO one side and upset the boat.
Moller and Bluhmer chung to the up
turned boat but Brown who is good
swimmer laughed at his companions and
struck out boldly for the shore. His fool
hardness cost him his life. He had gone
but 100 yards when he was seen to throw
up his hands and sink. Moller and
Bluhmer were rescued by passing ferry
boat. Browns 81 body has not yet been re-
covered. His aged mother is almost dis
tracted with grief.
A NEWARK BAY TRAGEDY.
The first boating tragedy of the season
on Newark Bay occurred just off the
Bayenne shore lats yesterday afternoon.
the victim being Michael Morris, a youth
of eighteen years, of No. 642 Greenwich
street, New York City. and an employs
OF the United States Express Conn
pany. Morris and younger
youth named Frederick Pronk,
9. Ne s2 Ma4s street New York city
hired q boat from Richard Shafer. Of
Pamrapo, at two o'clock. For several
hours they SWAN and rowed about the
bay. Finally they lost an oar overheard,
and as the tide was carrying it away,
Morris jumped into the water and swan
after If PFOQE tried tn T1ropaf the b0at
craft shoreward. Morris struggled for
some time against the tide in vain
effort to reach the boat, and became so
exhausted that he sank. His body has
not yet been recovered.