New-York tribune., 1902-09-11
GENERAL DELAREY.
FIVE STRUGGLE IN WATER.
WOMAN ALMOST DROWNED IN CENTRAL
PARK LAKE.
WHEN SHE AND COMPANION GO TO their
RESCUE. THREE MEN OVERTURN
BOAT-FRIEND SAVES HER.


Five young persons almost lost their lives in
a Central Park lake yesterday afternoon, ana
one of them, Miss Flora Young, seventeen years
old, Of No. 132 West Sixty irst-st.. was taken
to the presby terrain Hospital suffering from
submerson and shock after all had been res
cutd.
About 4cO o'clock three young men, John
Sanders. seventeen years old. of No 9S East
Houston-st. and Joseph Immegluck. seventeen
years old. and his brother Paul. eighteen years
old of No. IDS Chrystia-st. went rowing on the
lake Their boat was of the round bottom type
and frajl. When near the Terrace Bridge the
Immegluck brothers attempted TO change seats.
Paul had been rowing and Joseph asked to
try his hand 1T il. In making the change one
OF the boys stepped the gunwsle and the
boat was upset, throwing its three occupants
into the water. The boys grasped wildly for
one another and the upturned boat a short
distance away Frederick Prehn. twenty years
old. OF Nc. 46 West Eighty-fourth st, was
rowing with Miss Young in a boat Of the same
type. Miss Young facing the overturned
boat and when she saw the accident called on
Prshn TO go to their rescue.
Hurry up. Row fast" urged the young
woman.
Prehn bent 10 the oars and. while Miss Young
lent encoura cement. rowed as rapidly pos
sblA to where the boat was upset He soon
pulled up by the side of the upturned boat, and
SIS he did so all three of the young men grabbed
for the side OF the boat in which Prehn and
Miss Young were seated. The weight was too
much for the light craft. and the second boat
was overturned. throwing Prehn and Miss
Young into the water.
Excitement then ran high. There were fifty
boats on the lake and the occupants of nearly
all had seen the double accident Along the
shore men, women and children, who had
been sitting on the benches began 10 shout for
help, and a crowd collected on the bridge yell
ing words of encouragement and endeavortng
to give directions TO those in the water
When their boat overturned Miss Young was
in some manner caught under it, and when she
did not appear on the surface Prehn, who came
up ten feet away from the boat, dived after
her II was fully minute before a portion Of
her dress oated to the surface Of the lake, indi-
eating where she was. Prehn then swarm for
the boat and with much difficulty succeeded in
bringing her to the surface. She was uncon-
scious, and was like dead weight IN his arms.
Her face was pale and her eyes CLASSY and wide
open, and a quantity OF water issued from her
mouth Prehn thought she dead. but with
one hand he held on to the upturned boat, while
with the other he clasped her around the waist.
The other boys had succeeded in keeping their
heads above the water by holding TO their own
boat.
In the mean time the cries of the people along
shore and the shouts of the boating parties had
attracted the attention of John Bran. who has
the privilege for letting the boats. He sent two
Of his employees, Edward Bigelow. of No. 10
West Thirty -nnth-st., and Captain Guy Hay, of
No. 40S East Seventy -second-st to the rescue.
Bigelow and Hay pulled out from the boat
house simultaneously. and reached the scene of
the accident about the same time. Miss Young
was taken up by Captain Hay, as was Prehn,
and the others were rescued by Bigelow. When
Hay that Miss Young unconscious he
rowed with all his strength for the boathouse
and had ambulance called from the Presby
terian Hospital. DIR. Van Ingen found that the
young girl was suffering from shock and had
worked over her for half hour and she was
then, taken to the hospital She Is not con-
sidered in dangerous condition.