New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-06
THESE DEATHS A MYSTERY.
MRS NJ W SIMMONS AND HER GRAND
SON DROWNED AT OAKLAND BEACH
RELATIVES THINK THAT SHE WENT BEYOND
HER DEPTH AND THE LAD. WHO WAS
SEVEN YEARS OLD DIED TRYING


" SAVE HEN
Mrs. NJ. W. Simmons and her grandson. Ar
thur L. Bartlett tr. seven years old. were
drowned yesterday morning az oakland Beach,
Rye. The details of the drowning are not known
as no one witnessed H. but the relatives believe
that Mrs Simmons was taken with cramps. and
that the boy who much devoted TO her.
lost his life in trying 70 save her.
Mrs. Simmons was sixty-three years old, and
was the widow Of John w. Simmons Of Frank
lin. y II. Mr.. Simmons died twelve years ago.
while he was president Of the University OF Da-
kota Since his death Mrs Simmons has made
her home with her children. A. Simmons. OF
the Columbia Hosiery Company. NewYork. and
Mrs Arthur L. Bartlett whose husband is con-
nected with the Waumbeck Hotel. in Jefferson
y H. The drowned boy was Mr.. and Mrs
Bartlett's only son.
Recently Mr. simmons with his mother and
family left their New York home and took
the cottage al Oakland Beach. where they ex-
peoted 10 spend the summer. Mrs Bartlett and
her son visited them and the mother was so
delighted with the pleasure of the seashore that
she left the boy at the cottage with his grand
mother to benefit his health. which was not
good az the time.
Neither Mrs Simmons nor her grandson could
swim but as the beach is shallow. they spent
much Of the time bathing and playing in the
sand and among the rocks while Mr.. simmons
and his wife were in New-York. There were a
man and woman servant at the cottage. VINO
usually busted themselves about domestic duties
and looking after the horses and carriages.
Yesterday morning usual Mrs. simmons
and her grandson went TO the beach 70 0athe
As they were starting her daughter -in-law asKe1
her II she had not better go with her, 70 De Oh
assistance in case Of accident. and the olo lahy
replied that II was all right. as she "ouic nvc
20 beyond her depth. With this the ianily
stared for New York
II is supposed that the drowning occurred pc
tween 10 and II o'clock Mrs simmons ana w
boy were last seen alive about 10 O'Clock oy the
servants She was sitting at the edge OF tne
water on a rock and her grandson was ga,he,
Ing shells and heapng them In her lap. Al IL
n clock James McQullken boatman, VINO "aS
coming from Mamaroneck 10 Rye Beach In
launch found the body Of the woman hoatine
In tb4 Sound several hundred feet below WheIe
she had gone bathing he towed sH1 sooD az
they found that the boy was missing dIso az
alarm was spread among the cottaEeIs' an ho,s
search was made. His body was 10uho a La 10
hour later floating near the beach. Corones
BANNING Of Mount Vernon. was sent 1or' anu
the bodies were removed TO Irelands morgue III
Rye. ,.,. ,.-.u- ~, me
accid.nt until thay reached home in the evening
NJ simmons was told that the boy was drowned
and was at the morgue. HIS mother' NJ Ieai o -,
was there also; but he supposed she nau 80 go.
% arrange For her grandsOn's funeral ne VEIL
sd The rorgue with his Wife ana was over
rhelrned with grief when he learned me uuln. I
Mr. simmons believes that his nephew was is
drowned while trying 70 saw '"t he ''i no one
grandmother "Of course. SAID ne no OH T
~ he found who saw the accident. ana al
ideas regarding how II happened are lheotIs
but the boy was greatly attacned 20 ms " IL
,,o+ber He was plucky lad, and II tne Ie
cessity ever occurred would fisk MS HE io'
her"