The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-22
BOTH PROBABLY DROWNED.
TIE BROTHERS sALTAU MISSING AND
THEIR CAPsIzED BOAT FOUND.

They Left Here Tuesday .. Their Naphths
Launch, Bound for Long Beach-Lsst
Seen Battling with the Waves OF Far
Rock away-Their Boat Drifts Ashore.
Robert and Earnest saltau. who left this city
Tuesday In the naphtha launch Bob. bound for
Long Beach. are supposed to have been
drowned and last night 5000 was offered for
the recovery OF either OF the bodies.
They started from q boat house at the foot
OF Eighty sixth street In the afternoon TO 60 to
the Long Beach Hotel. at which Robert Sal
tau's family Is stopping. and about o o'clock
that evening two men In naphtha launch were
sighted from Far Rockaway making for Rock
away Inlet.
Two long sand bars guard the entrance to
the inlet and make its approach dangerous
to persons unfamiliar with the eddies and cur
rents there. The outer bar is about three
fourths OF mile distant from the inner one.
Those who sighted the little craft from Far
Rockaway Say its occupants were apparently
having rough time.
strong ebb tide was sweeping ocesnward
out OF tho inlet at the time. while o nasty
south wind raised big rollers on the bar. The
frail boat bohbed about like a, cork In the
rough sea. the big waves dashing over 1t ut
Rss sailor Moad %
in sash Wind and seq and Sos would hdws hSye
brsSely battlsd It's way through the heavy
to f tse at Far gre"
Early the following morning while Capt.
station ' Sas patrcine the Shore Rock
away Inlet, ne discovered boat. bottom up
Bab ns Snn %oEsn
ing I'M . open nth the lockers. found yalise.
RI be the nroperty OF Robert Saltau. All that
night his wife had sat at her window IN me n
the dire direction in which she thought her hus-
bHHbbs boat .S should II aPIeat Van wickens dis
she became almost frantic with grief: and re-.
SIs t. h. Ssyi s1t esr
fort in the thought that they might possibly
By rome rtne ms sGs
yesterday. aud the worst Is now fear"l; Mrs.
saltau is still at the hotel with, her, children.
waiting for news OF her husband anu or0'her'
Those living along the beach say that there
is scarcely chance in thousand that the
It is their belief that the boat was capsized
the bar and that the eo t6e
bar and their bodies carried seaward By the
e6g tide They say the wind could have snt
is predicted that the bodies will be found near
The launch is about % feet long and draws
3 feet OF water. 1t was bought by Robert
Saltau several weeks ago. and was called BOD
after his boy. Robert Saltau was wealthy
merchant. doing business at 10 Cedar street
He did an extensive trade with China. singa-
p He lived at Isl West Seventy seventh street.
and his house has been closed for the season
He was an expert swimmer. and his manager.
p I, Retts, clings to the hope that Mr.. Saltau
and his brother may have been picked up by q
passing vessel
His brother. Ernest, had recently arrived
from Hamburg. and 1t was Mr.: Saltau's inten-
ton t. take him to Niagara. Chicago. and else
where to see the country. Robert SaltAu was
40 years old and was u memh her 81 the Lleuer.
krnnz and other social organizations Ernest
was ~ and unmarried. The two brothers
belong to q well-to-do family In Hamburg.
It is said that friends OF the family are now
on their way to this country from Ham burg 70
spend the summer at Long Branch US guests
OF the SAltaus. The naphtha launch was de-
signed 10 aid them in whiting away the time In
making short excursions.
it is said that neither Of the brothers knew
much about handling craft OF that kind. al
though they apparently apprehended no trou-
ble The inlet Is to be dragged to-day by bay
men for the bodies
George Norwood. and Daniel Dennis were
drowned by the capstzing OF the naphtha
launch Ethel near this same inlet Their
bodies came ashore at Far Rockaway.