The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-23
DEATH In THE SURF
Willard Fisk's Son and
Sister-in-LaW Drowned
While Bathing at
seBrielle.eF
HEROIC EFFORTS TO RESCUE THEM
Miss Lulu Brown Also a Victim
of the Treacherous
UndertoW.
HEROIC EFFORTS TO RESCUE THEM


Miss Annie Earle. a sister of Mrs.
Willard C. Fisk; Miss Lulu Brown. a
daughter of Joel Brown, and Harrison
Otis Fisk, the nine year old son of MIR.
and Mrs. Fisk, all of Jersey City, were
drowned Saturday at Brielle..
Mrs. Willard c.. Fisk was also carried
into the whirlpool, hut was taken out IN
an unconscious condition. and after
much labor, brought back to life. ana
now lies at her beautiful summer home
in a serious condition, but the physicians
think out of danger.
Through the energy of James Mount
a fisherman. the bodies of the two yours
women were recovered.
Willard c. Fisk, who is Captain OF
Company D, Seventh Regiment, Ne"
York. and one of New Jerseys Riparian
Commissioners. has a beautiful summer
residence at Brialle. A merry company
is always there. and Saturday afternoon
the party started for the beach TO en-
joy a bath at the inlet. With them
were Ralph Perry. son of o. II. Perry.
of this city, and Miss Brown. a guest OF
Mrs. Perry.
The party, upon reaching the bathing
grounds, was in high glee. The surf
was not unusually high, but the under
low WAS lTtdClSIOuS, LIN ~ e
selected the tides created an under cur
rent and cross seas made by the tue
made the bathing dangerous.
Mrs. Fisk and her two interesting
sons, Harrison Otis and Clinton. were the
first to enter. The others went in a
moment later. Suddenly a cry was heard
a few feet off shore. +.
BEYOND HIS DEPTH
If was noticed that little Harrison had
yentured beyond his depth and was sink
ing. He had waded out and stepped lnto
a treacherous hole The little fefo low
tic. In an instant the elder brother,
young Clinton Fisk. rushed to the place
where his pr 6e t w Sis d agWbn and was
in danger. At this instant all the LADIES
in the party seemed to realize the dan
ger of the boys and rushed headi9ng INTO
the hillows.s In the excitement no one
noticed the heavy cross seas and a Whirl
in the foam that told enlookers mat the
party was in the midst of a deadly
Whirlpool. The water seemed to engulf
all except Miss Louise Perry, who had
struggled near the beach and was out
The Screams of the drowning people
drew q crowd. to the scene. Among them
Tandie Morris of Manasquan. Mount,
VIC had a row boat on the beach.
pushed it into the surf and with the
help Of Morris rowed to the struggling
e~ndeavored to draw them out of danger.
Mrs, Fisk was nearest the beach, and
after considerable effort was pulled into
the boat. She was almost unconscious.
DR.. Ralph w. Herbert, a resident ply
stefan. was on the beach fishing. and T set
united efforts of~the doctor and others
saved her life.
Mount and his companiop. Morris. did
not relax their efforts and after a time
sueeeeded IN brlnging to the neaen Inc
They were laid on the sand, and the doc
tor and his helpers were untiring in their
were, however, vain, and the bodies of
the beautiful and talented young women
who had but a short time before entered
the surf in gay spirits and the flush of
health were tendefiy carried to a nearby
building to awaitatae arrival of friends.
young colored man in the employ of DR..
Herbert was seen to enter the surf in re-
Spouse to the call for help, He swam to
the spot where little Harrison had gone
down, and -dived tnreceyer the child: The
little ore We still struggling, and slippedd
away from his would-be p~reserver, and
ives not5seens again. ps5G-
at the outset. reaabedstha beach in safety.
ard is Drestrateds w~it1Icgrlef.
Miss Brown and Miss Earle had just
retyrfcd d from q trim to Egypt and the
trunk pac6ed to start for home. The
DAY was exceedingly warm, and the party
ldu ll1tfltltl tfAfS ~ ~ - 41@t 49, No'h
THE Boys CORPSE FOUND.
It wasapot. until after eleven o'clock
that the cooro8ers had arranged the legal
requirements that permitted the removal
OF the bodies across the Inlet to the
Monmouth county side. in which Brielle,
their homes. is situated.
The bodies were transferred across the
Inlet in a row boat. and tenderly laid
in q resident undertaker's wagon. and
removed to his establishment at Manas-
yuan. They were still clad in their bath
ing robes. They were brought to Jersey
City yeaterezy afternoon for burial. The
search for the body of little Harrison
Otis Fisk continued throughout the
" offered 4 reward of 500 @or its recov-
cry. and yesterday. morning. ne in
creased it. to $500, SeaIcler5 lined the
Curtis ard Brannin Newbury and crew
msSned Their long fishing boat, and,
nrepaA to drag the beach for the body.
,hauis When one of their number saw
Something dark roll up in the surf on
one of the outer bars. The surf was
rough, but they succeeded in rowing
their boat to the spot, ana, alter her lo Q
boy living On the a in about seven
feet of water
Speaking surf threatened to swamp
Ter, one of the crew, saw the danger
sight of the body. and calling to his
companions to hold the boat up in the
surf. he Jumped to the side. and with
clothing on dove into the water: He
failed to reach the bottom: and was
hauled into the boat. Again he courage
ouslv dove down. and this time he came
up With the body of little Harrison Fisk
clutched in his hands. He was hauled
in by his hardy companions, ana the
body of little Harrison laid in the. bot
tom of the surfboat. 1t was at once
rowed to the beach. and thence taken
to the home of his heart,broken par
ents. The Coroner was called. but no