New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-09
FATHER AND SON DROWN.
another Boy SaUed Holding tt
CaDsised Boat.

In the shallow waters of The Bronx hHis, oii
the east shore of the Sunken Meadows marshy
island between Wards Island and the brohA
shore James Howard, of No. 1,54S Park-ave.,
policeman attached to the East One-hundreo-
and -twenty-sixth-st station, and his son George
three wears old. met death yesterday afternoon
by drowning James Howard. jr., the police
mans five-year-old son, narrowly escaped
similar fate.
The three had been out rowing in sn1aii
fat bottomed boat. In attempting to go ashore
at the Sunken Meadows, to stretch MS hinp'
after spending several hours in the boat, the
father missed his footing and fell heaVhy on
the gunwaIe of the boat, overturning IT. All
three were thrown into the water FROM iar sc
bruise on Towards forehead, 1t is presumed
that he was rendered unconscious by the fall
and was asphyxiated by the water before MS
senses could return. Little George houndereo
about in the water until he, too. was drowned
hut lanes succeeded in holding to the over
turned boat, and was enabled to stand erect on
the shallow bottom of the kills at that point
James jr was rescued from his precar1ous
position by Frank A. Kenny, eighteen years old
of No $50 East One-hundred-and-thi rty-nintn-
st.
At .. m Frank Kenny was taking sun
bath OF the deck of the Easy Times He couio
Just make out the figure of small boy near e.
boat The boy was uIcSScos oiio @NN+A--S
thought 1t unusual Suspecting that something
was wrong, he secured the sloop's tender ana
rowed out to the Meadows. AS he drew near ne
noticed that the boy was standing about ten
feet from the shore and was clinging to an over
turned boat The little fellow was crying Dit
terly and near him was the body or a younger
boy floating face upward in the water
Kenny saw that the boy was chilled through
and carried him to the shore and set MIN on
dry land The little fellows limbs were so cold
that he could scarcely walk. Kenny then Sc
cured the body of the other boy and draegeo
1t I'D on the shore.
His next task was to right the boat. He
waded out into the water for the purpose, put
when the boat righted NOBODY appeareu.
Kenny went back to the shore and gazeo OUT
on the water About hundred yards OUT
he saw what he thought was a man swimming
toward shore. Taking off his coat, ne tnre" II
over the body of little George Howard. anu
said to James: Your brother is asleep. watch
him until l get back"
Rowing out to where he saw the supposed
man, he found the body of the policeman hoat-
ing face downward on the water He tried TO
tow the body In, but the current was strong
and he had way to fasten IT to the poat:
He rowed back to the shore, Invested himsef
of part of his clothing and swan out for the
body. He then succeeded in bringing 1t to the
shore of the Meadows.
Then began Kennys most difficult task. He
placed the body of little George In the DOW or
his own boat and sat James on the stern seat.
of the policeman to the stern of his boat so that
he could tow it, and improvsed one by I'M
travelling the Gaming of chair seat that he
found on the Meadows. The current was stu
strong in the river, but Kenny began to pun Tor
the shore. He got out about two hundred yards
when he had to give up the struggle, Tor ne
could make no Roadway. He was forced TO put
back to the Meadows, after trying In vain to
signal passing craft. He decided to take James
and his brothers body to The Bronx shore ana
leave the policeman's body on the Meadows
1t was 5 o'clock when Kenny reached Inc
Bronx shore with James and his brothers oody.
He called Policeman McAdam. Of the Alexander
ave- station. who carried the survivor OF the
tragedy to the station house. He was at once
removed to the Lincoln Hospital and 1t is SAID
there that his condition is not precarfous
Policemen Kettle and McClusky, OF the Haroor
Squad sub-station, In East One-hundred-and-
twenty-second-st.. went with Kenny TO find the
body When Kenny reached the shore he could
not at first find the body He had fastened II
TO the shore with his makeshift rope. but the
waves from passing steamers had worked II
loose and it sank out of sight. Kenny dlveo
under the water several times and found 1t. The
body was then taken to the sub-station
Howards fellow policemen speak In the nign,
est terms of him. They say he was good
father and husband, and his greatest delight
was 70 take the boys out for a spin on the water