New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
SIX BATHERS DROWNED.
Ouerconfdence and Cramps Caused
Death of Hen and Boys.

Death OF Hen and Boys.
Overconfidence in their ability to swim caused
the drowning of six men and boys yesterday. and
a small bov was drowned trying to recover a toy
cane floating in the Prospect Hill Reservoir
Brooklyn Those drowned all came near drag
ging down COMPANIONS who sought to rescue
them in their death struggles.
John Gilmartin Of No. ST. Johns Park
son of Police Sergeant Thomas GilHartin. Oh the
Morrisania Station, was drowned yesterday In
the Sound off Barreto's Point.
Young Cilnlartin with Charles Kennedy, of
No. 945 Jackson-ave., and James Murphy OF NO.
1,12O Boston Road. went to Clason's Point ana
rowed to Barreto's Point There Kennedy and
Murphy, who are expert swimmers dlVeo from
the boat and after swim returned to It, Gill
martin, who did not know how to swim, watched
them and when they had returned to the hoat
he stood I'D In the bow and. with the remark
"I guess I'll lump over and have swim, too,
he made dive He did not appear for more
than minute, and by that time the boat was
some distance away. He became frightened ana
shouted for help as he sank again
Kennedy jumped after him and caught him
as he rose for the second time. Gmartin strug-
gled so hard that Murphy had to go to kenne-
dy's relief. Gilmartin became maddened with
fear and the two men finally had to let him go
SAAAAS
the cries had attracted the people on shore
and three men went out in rowboat and got
Murphy and Kennedy to shore There they
were revived with much difficulty and went
home Gilmartin's body not recovered. His
father was on duty when informed of his sons
death
Guilee Ganetta an Italian. Of No. "a East
25th-st was drowned at South Beach in full
view of two thousand people After eating
hearty dinner, Ganetta suggested going in bath
ing He had been in the water only short
time when he seized with cramps. and be-
fore his friends could reach him was drowned
Louis Lochman, ten years old. of No 1868
Monroe-ave. Manhattan. proved himself hero
Yesterday by saving his brother Harry from
being drowned in Echo Bay, New-Rochellc
The two brothers went out in row boat off
Potters Beach. Harry, who IS sixteen years
old, dived from the boat. He was seized by a
cramp and going down for the second time
when Louis seized him by the hair and held his
head above the water. He was unconscious
when taken to the beach. but was soon revived
The body of little Eddie Robinson. Of No. 1O7
Spencer-st., Brooklyn, was found yesterday by
the police, in the Prospect Hill Reservoir. The
boy fell into the reservoir Saturday while trying
to get a toy cane, floating in the water Men
with drags workod nearly all night searching
for the body. The 100000 gallons OF water
in the reservoir would have been drawn off to-
day If the body had not been recovered.
Peter Martin, seventeen years old. of No 494
Fourth-ave. and Frank Shaugnessey, sixteen.
of No 4S3 Fourth-ave. were drowned yesterday
off Bay Ridge. They nired boat at the foot
of 55th-st, South Brooklyn, and were swim
ming near it when they were drowned. Martins
body has been recovered.
Bernard Wesenberg and his brother David,
of No. 13O NorfollS-st, Manhattan, reported at
the Canarsie police station that their fifteen
year old brother Samuel drowned while
swimming in Irish Channel, Barren
Island. All three had been swimming from q
row boat, and 1t is supposed that the boy was
seized with cramps. His body has been
recovered.
While playing the East 14th-st. pier. ten
year-old Julia Awe, of No. Is Dry Dock-st,
pier and barge moored near by. No saw
her except two little companions. and they were
so badly frightened that it several minutes
before they told Peter Murphy, who was at the
head Of the pier. He and patrolnan recovered
the body with a graphing iron The girls
father is trucknan, and was discharged only
recently from Bellevue, where he had been i'll
for many weeks.
Camden N j.. June 25.-Miss Josephine Saun-
ders, of Philadelphia, was drowned at Washing
ton Park tonight by falling from trestle SPAN
ming sluice that connects Lake Martha with
the Delaware River.