New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
DROW NINGS NEAR CITY
Liucs Lost and Several Bathcrs Haze
Narrow Escapes in Nearby Waters.

Tbree Y.rsons were drowned and eight others
had narrow escapes from death IN the "a'ei
about the city yesterday. Several thriihhg rescues
we're made. by patrelman who eapeo over
board and saved q man, when II iookeo 10 'Ae
thousands that were watching the feat that ootn
victim and rescuer would be drowned.
Irving West, OF Merrick. Long Island. who went
with his brother-in-law and two younger orotners
sw rnming in a canal near his home 10 ceieOra'e
his nineteenth birthday. was seizeo Win cramps
and sank before help could reach him. His body
recovered.
While bathing in the ocean at Belle Harbor.
Rockaway Beach, Anton Kruze OF No. 4oo Suyoan
avenue Brooklyn was seized with cramps and
sank His rody washed up on the oeacn Aho
taken in charge by Coroner Amber
Mrs. Joseph Cavannaugh. wife OF the captain ol
= freight barge at West s6th street, reported to
the police that she boy about u years Ola
fall from the pier last night and sink he was
fishing and lost his balance. His body was not
recovered.
Alfred Peters twenty-five years old. OF No 47a
Pacific street. Brooklyn. while swimming near the
Old Iron Pier at Coney Island was seized VIII
cramps when about hundred feet from shore ana
went down. Two of his friends. Thomas Hanon'
of No 152 Pulaski street, and Leroy Smith. OF NO.
2+ Steuben street. got him just as ne hao sohe
down for the last time. He died few minutes
after he taken to the beach,
Harry Heiseman. seventeen years old. OF NO
1s2 Oakland street. williamsburg. was bathing in
Seized with cramps about 800 feet from shore-
Patrolman Thomas Craddock OF the Greehpoih'
avenue station. was on nearby pier ana Sd" 'ie
swimmers predicament Without stopping 10 re-
move his coat he plunged overheard ana reache"
Heiselman's side he was going down Ior Tue
last time Heiselman seized his rescuer around
the neck and both were in danger or gong oo"h
when Craddock struck the boy, causing MIN 10
lose his grip. Almost exhausted by the struggle
Craddock then started for the shore with the
tboh how IJa
it but for the arrival in boat Of Patrolnah
Daley and John MCGOWAN. keeper OF the puohc
bath at Noble street Both Craddock and the ooy
were unconscious when taken from the water ana
required medical attention Craddocks S hTsI ques-
ton on being revived was whether or not MS
swim had been in vain
Caught by the powerful undertow at the end OF
the Iron Pier at Dreamland. Coney Island, Albert
and Lewis Schroeder, Of No. 1871 Wythe avenue
Trooklyn were drowning when rescued with a
boat in charge of Captain Boggie and Gardner ana
Gould Of the Dreamland Life Saving Corps
Gertrude Hoffman who gives the Salome dance
at Hammerstein's Victoria. came near being anoth-
er victim of the sea yesterday afternoon "hen she
fell from boat off Sea Cliff Inn. Coney Island In
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Bender
who live at the hotel. Miss Norman went Out IN d
rowboat the entire party garbed in bathing SUITS.
While trying change her seat in the boat In
the heavy swell that running Miss HOFFMAN
lost her balance and toppled overheard behue'
was over after her in a second and tried to bring
her ashore Patrolmen Conroy and Smith OF the
Coney Island station, who were nearby, went 10
their rescue I'm a boat and brought them ashore
where they treated by Dr. Lang OF the SoheS
Island Reception Hospital.
Captain John Perry of the Lehish Coal and NaVl-
CATION Company's barge No. II. anchored at East
18th street. standing on the deck of his boat
when he heard his five-year- old daughter Jennie
scream He found that her brother, Arthur, aged
three wears had fallen overheard between the boat
and the pier. Without removing any of his clothes
the captain plunged overheard and reacheo lhe
boy but the swift current would have drowned
them both but for the arrival of help
Mrs Sarah Brand, thirty-eight years Old or NO
2261 Bathgate avenue The Bronx, was seized win
cramps while bathing at Bamer's bath house, CO.
new Island and was rescued by Captain Thomas
R;lev OF the lifeguard corps. She was treated at
the Reception Hospital.
William DOYLE, the veteran lifesaver at Mid
land Beach, Staten Island. assisted by Miss hurst
an expert woman swimmer rescued six persons
from drowning in the surf at Midland Beach
Yesterday afternoon in the presence OF several
thousand pleasure seekers The rescues followed
one after the other, and the rescuers brought
their charge ashore each occasion they were
heartily appIauded The rescued ones were se1zed
with cramps and would undoubtedly have drowned
had not the nfesavers reached the scene In time.
They described themselves as follows:
Mrs William Jones' of Newark
Miss Hattie Tompkns, of Jersey City
Miss Lena Werner, of Paterson, n j.
Mrs. William Smith, of Jersey CITY
Miss Anna Waynes of Manhattan.
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