New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
DEATH NAY END A VI lSIERl
A MAN DROWNED IN THE EAST RIVER
THOUGHT TO BE sIGSMUND BRUENNE.
FOUR YEARS 400 HE DISAPPEARED FROM TREN-
TON y J-TrE HAD 4 FIFTY FOOT YACHT
WITH STORES ENOUGH TO LAST

FOUR YEARS 400 Hk DISAPPEARED fh''i i"N''-
TON. y. J-rE HAD \ FIFTY FOOT YACHT.
WITH STORES ENOUGH TO LAST
HIM MANY MONTHS
A tug and a scow passing through the East RIVER
Yesterday AZ noon ran into a yawl-rigged yacht.
The bowsprlt was broken and the forward part OF
the yacht carried away. Tho accident occurred vi
Randalls Island The tug and her tow passeu o"'
II not being apparent that serious damage hah pe
done to the yacht From the Astoria shore 'ne o"'
man who was on boa I'd the yacht was seen 10 ara"
the skin which he had been towing astern alo"E
side the Yacht He made it fast. and. taking
small keige anchor from the yacht. tried to put IL
In the skln.
Those who witnessed this act decided that tho
man was familiar with the river ana Kh'" ~
might not be abe to overcome the tdeway ana
uould no carried into Hell Gate. AZ the man
lowered the anchor toward the skif he lost his
footing and he and the anchor fell into the river
The man dld not seem TO rise after striking Inc
water He was doubtless caught by one or IN"
strong subsrface eddies and carried along beneath
the water until he was drowned, or else he was
made unconscious by tho anchor striking his head
as they went overheard.
The yacht and skif drlfted apart The currents
carried the skiN eddy Off Astoria, wnere II
was secured and later turned over 70 the police
The yacht; which badly damaged above the
water-line noated in the Hell Gate current as far
as Scale Rock, where It ran aground II was there
found to be the Maggie It was made fast. ana nj
high tide she foated and vas taken to JeeSdale :
coal yards. at the end Of Main-st Astoria, where
# was tied MP with the skif. The yacht was saved
by Patrol Launch No Of the IIarbor Police The
yacht IS now in charge Of tho police Of the Seventy
fourth Precinct
CAPTAIN Darcy of that precinct. made an exam
nation Of the boat. He found her stocked with
provisions sufficient for one man for long time
There wore two snotguns number Of reyolVcrs
If mn on OF
that could throw light upon the name OF the oWn'r
or the man drowned could D. round except = h!'n
"Slcsnund Rruenne, Trenton. y }. For four
a.rs 49,, ln,ns rnaseIess search has been Kept up
inr a nan - that name who Kept a clothing store
IN Trenton. he was extremely eccentric. t"ur
years ago he disappeared He closed MS store on"
ngh, the fall Of is,i. left the KY with neigh
Hru.nre vas credited with having considerable
amount of wealth. 80 one In Trenton nor any OF rs
r@iitives heard OF him after he disappeared. ~"
had several brothers. ana they have ne"n constant
il searching for him They have written hundreds
Of letters ana followed many ialse ce"s pI, nr'tr
obtained to slightest knowledge as TO where thoir
brother Was
THE g ryaF been 90 n Ss ,eT to 'G se any y'
! thor than % clock yesterday morning. The yacht
VA t' Ifru tiH,r Tharn The boat vas seen 10
william Straub boy who rowed close 10 her In a
! board ana remarked 30 himself that tho boat was
| too big FOR one man 70 handle. Ine man IN the
| boat was ~ dark complexion.
In the cabin Of the boat was found an insurance
policy cover ~ houses n IAmher-st. Trenton They
almost MY f,ci long and ~ eleven feet *
! inches beam Il has three small cabins The
! bcrihs had been removed to give greater storage
! .or supplies. on the boat were 'ou.d several
| small harre.s ~ soda crackers There were also
/ twenty boxes Of soda cracKers. other supplies
! were found sum '"nt 10 ias' a man for months.
! Two Watches were found and small sum ~
money. The search is far from complete. having
! boon suspended until daylight The police expect
| 20 End something that Will throw more hght upon
| the man md his history.
| Witnesses Of the accident shy the tug and berges
were not responsible FOR the collision. and might
not have known 81 u. as they said, the yacht ran
! head into the side OF % the harges. and
! then swung about. The tide. which WINS swift. was
apparently too much FOR tho single occupant - the
| boat. and carried him aga Inst the barge.