The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
YOUTH DROWNED
JOSEPH L. BLACKS FUNERAL
BEING ARRANGED.
Beileville Youth Lost Life When Canoe
Tipped over in Passaic-Companion
Under Doctors Care.

Arrangements for the funeral of Joseph
Leo Black. the T7-year-old son of former
Fire Commissioner Paul Black, Of Wash
linton avenue and Van Rensselaer, street.
Belleville. who was drowned In the Pas
sale River. Belleville, yesterday after
noon. are being made late this afternoon.
The body of the boy was removed to the
home of his parents this mornin from
the undertaking place to which It was
taken after the accident.
Young Blacks companion, William
Burke. IS years old. Of 100 John street. Is
confined to his bed as the result OF his
experience. The attending physician, Dr.
Joseph Winans. does not expect any ser1-
Gus Developments unless the boy should
| contract typhoid fever as the result OF
swallowing the foul river water.
At the time of the accident the two boys
were canoeing on the river and were on
their way back to Steimis's boathouse In
West Arlington when a swell from a pass
ing naphtha launch upset their boat and
threw them into the water. The accident
occurred in mid-stream, opposite Holmes
street. Belleville. The plight of the boys
struggling in the water was seen by a
number of people on the Belleville shore.
The boys were directed to get hold OF
the canoe. Burke. who was nearest to the
boat. managed to grasp 1t n turn it
over In the water. Charles Snowden. OF
291 Main street. BellevilIe. when he saw
Attt Why's AAk A4t 0AI aiih " AAAo
clothes line in his yard and threw 1t to the
bows. The line was a few feet short OF
reaching the lads.
swim a little, was crying for help and
trying ut the same time to swim to the
Belleville shore. He had only made a few
got cramps; God help met and sank. He
came up twice, each time calling for help
and finally disappeared, with his hands
Archibald Schnitzer and Frederick
Archer. of Main street, Bellev1lle. set out
in a row boat and seeing that Burke was
apparently safe in holding onto the boat
|. directed their attention to Black. the
f9atter, however. had disappeared and no
trace of him could be found. The men
| Burke was in a weakened condition. Re-
| storatiyes were applied and the boy was
taken to his home, where he was attended
search was made for Blacks body and
1t was recovered within an hour. When
1t was brought ashore DR.. Fl. B. Vail was
waiting and Immediately set to work In the
hope that there was still some life in the
body. After twenty minutes work 1t was
seen that the boy was dead. The Rev
James p Smith, pastor 81 =. letters X
last rites of the church In case the boy
showed any signs Of life.
The launch which caused the accident
and which contained two men and two
women, continued up the river apparently
%oblivious of the fate of the boys. It is
inconceivable to those who witnessed rhe
accident why the occupants OF the launch
did not hear the cries of the boys The
canoe which the sPys nssd was partly
Black house in tho afternoon Blacks
father cautioned him % be careful, and
told him how to act I'm case OF an acci-
dent. Both boys laughed at his fears.
Young Black was a devoted SON and his
chief pleasure was at home with his father
as a companion. He was an altar boy in
st. Peters r. C. Church. BeileviIle. and
assisted at the 1890 O'clock mass In that
church yesterday.