The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-07
DROWNED WHILE HUNTING.
AFAIR HAVEN MAN LOST HTS LIFE
 OFF SHORT BEACH.
william BradnAck of Chapel Street Meets With an Untimsly Death-His Boat Drifted Away and in Trying to Swim to n Place of Safety He Was Drowned.

With an Untimsly Death-His Boat
 Drifted Away and in Trying to Swim to q
 Place of Safety He Was Drowned.
 Branford, Dec. Civilian Brad. mack, a contractor at Mallory. Wheeler & Co.'S in New Haven and living a, 167 Chapel street, was drowned in the sound near Johnson's Point and of Short Beach about 2 o'clock this after. noon. Bradnack started out from his home in Fair Haven about o'clock this morning to go duck shooting. Ht was accompanied by Edward Newton the proprietor of c livery stable or Blatchley avenue. Rradnack and New ton secured small rowboat at Short Beach upon their arrival there this morning and about o'clock they rowed off from shore. There was a smooth sea running and the men anticipated a good days sport. About half a mile off shore, Bradnack stopped rowing and put Newton off on a small island Ht got into the boat then himself and rowed off in the sound for one of the reefs near Cow and Calf reef.
 Bradnack reached the reef in safety but while he was getting out of the boat the small craft was carried of by the strong current, and drifted out into the sound, leaving him alone or the reef. The tide was on the turn and fearing that the water would cover the rock, Bradnack pulled off his clothes and started to swim for another reel about half a mile in towards the shore With only his underclothing on, Brad. mack succeeded in reaching the reef He appeared to be thoroughly ex. hausted. and suffering from his expert. ence in the cold water. When he landed upon the reef, Bradnack found that the water was nearly up to his knees and the tide was rapidly coming in around him.
 Bradnack appeared to be very much excited and he waved his hands fran. tically to Newton, who was still or the island, nearly half a mile from where Bradnack was. The former en- deavored to have his companion hold his position on the reef until he could secure assistance. Newton set up a cry for help, but as all the hotels in the vicinity are closed for the winter his cries were not heard, and no as- sistance came to them. Bradnack was shivering from the cold, and the water was nearly up to his thighs when he dove off the reef into the water, evident ly intending to make for the island where Newton was standing. Newton watched for Bradnack to appear, but he did not appear at the surface again.
 Newton remained on the island until o'clock this afternoon, when a resi- dent of the place chanced to see him calling for help, and boat was put out and he was brought ashore at Shore Beach. Newton was pretty well exhausted and he was taken to the nearest house, where he was given nourishment. This evening he was sent to his home in Fair Haven.
 The body of the drowned man has not yet been recovered. Tomorrow morning 8 searching party from New Haven will come down and drag the bottom for Bradnack's body. The drowned man was fifty-fve years of age. He leaves widow, three sons and a daughter, all of whom live at 157 Chapel street in Fair Haven.