The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-16
PRIEST AND BRIDE DROWN.
THE REV C. 81 HKENN4 and MRS.
BURCHELL lost IN NORTH RIVER.

He Wa. che Junior Priest at st. Ann's "
| Twelfth Street md Was Taking Iis
Cousin for Row-Up-et Mt the Landing
George Copeland was making some repairs
| on the BloominGdale Club boat house. 10lst
| street and the North River. yesterday after
noon about 1--WE o'clock. when whitehall
boat made for the float. 1t was rowed
by an athlctic-looking young mat In tho dress
Of a Catholic priest. and in the storm sat young
woman in blue There was n strong flood tide
and the man at the oars had hard work to make
the float.
When tho boat was brought alongside the
woman jumped out Then she apparently at
tempted to step into tho boat again. Copeland
could not SEQ distinctly. The water was wash
ing up over the float. and It is possible that
she attempted to hold tho boat with her foot
and Slipped. At any rate her weight came on
the gunwale and the boat capsized.
The woman sank between the boat and the
float The man came to the surface and
reached the float In n stroke or two There he
clung and looked for his companion She
rose dozen feet M stream aud screamed.
The man struck out for her and caught her as
she was sinking again.
Copeland ran around tho club house looking
for a rore he could find none. and when no
| ran out on tho foat the man had The woman
! N one arm and was working toward shore.
| The tide had carried him hundred feet up
Steam and swept him out hundred fee
| from shore.
Copeland lost his head and made no effort to
| ect 'ut Il boat. While he was standing on tho
, noa, wondering what to do the woman sue
ceedoi in getting her arms loose and the next
lIlStaW she had them wound around the mans
meek and both OF them went down. They did
n2 Tb Nh TO ths surface nEain.
man Ehright arrived It had hecn drawn shore
%as an , hhrdnary Mhiten% boat nai1ned
contalneta pair Of black cloves for 'H Woman
aPsnknle fountain pen in n case marked
p,io4att He% seventy-lrst street ami ":N'5
iIcasant arenuc." small gold hin with tho
letters ;. Al in monogram. two visiting cards
ten eng tnnr Icy. Charles r, McKenna.' and
A man Gamsinto the station house and snid
o th" H tns Sf p MHKen1a son son
McK x I" was af"st "m% ,@G
As soon as he saw the sntchel, and lis con-
nrsco me s tSa ,Sy were his sons lie was So
ANYTHING.
His hroshsr: Who had accompanied him.
VIII 81 Amps h;s Church, in Twelfth street:
% wss fna Ma ms erant in The boat
formerly Miss Curov. Sh" was 81 married fiu nniv
I've months ere 9,i, ana has been visiting Father
ras is %aer Re ss J 2es sH4 Of the
noon Father McKenna and ri Mrs. Burchei il left
Mr.. Mchcnna $ house Tor n row.
They took boat owned by Father McKen-
River. 1t is not known where they went. or
why they attempted to land at IOist street.
which is difficult landing
Father Mckenna was reputed n strong
swimmer. and 1t is said that lie had m ore than
once swan across tho II uison
He wore yesterday. however a long black
linen buster and when MIS-. Burcheli finally
clasped her arms around his neck he was
helpless.
The lev. Charles D. McKenna was horn in
Glasgow twenty-six years ago, While he was
very young his PARENTS brought him to this
country and sent him to st. 'sMes's Pnrochia.
School in James street and nfteryard TO Man.
haitian College. from which he was graduated
in $3.50, He then went to st. i0seph's Semi
nary In Troy. and was ordained on Juno 10,
II" was assigned to- st. AuGustinc's Church in
Sing Sing. and was cha plain of the rris0n dur.
ing his stay OF three months. Last Snut nmhnr
he came to st. Ann'sas assistant To Fathers |
Clancy and Jackson. In October lie nr.Iniycd
st. AIMS Lyceum. u society for the young men |
found in the satchel. is the embe OF the society.
On Jan. I. 1881. ut o'clock in the morning. |
young Mchenna. then boy Of fourteen saved |
his two little brothers and sisters from being |
burned to death Mt their home in Madison |
street. 4 can of gasoline sIploded in the hall. |
of the window to man in the street. Ilc then |
caught up his two little brothers and ran |
through the flames with them TO safety As n !
recognition Of this brave act he received gold |
medal.
He suffered from heart disease. He was likely
to die at almost any time in ease Of sudden Gx-
citemcnt. His mother died of hea 1T diseaseat
the Madison street house shortly after the fire
Mrs. Burchell's sister Mary Curley. Is in the !
Dominican Convent in Second strcer.