Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22
Was Carrying 20 Passengers and
Ten Of Them Were
Drowned.
CAUGHT IN SUDDEN SQUALL
Poat Overturned Suddenly rnd sank
ImmcdiatcIy--The Survivors Pick-
ID In with Dinicuity by the
Tue Iownnt - Party OF
SwcdcS HIVE Mishap.

New York. July 1e.-Ten persons were
crowned this afternoon. two Of them lit
lie girls, when TIE excursion sloop. Rox-
ma carving - passengers. was capsize'
by sudden equal in lower New York
bay midway between Coney Island point
and Hoffman Island The dead:
Selma Samoso New York.
Ella Olsen. F-latl,ush. l., I.
Olga md Selma Knudson, sisters, II
md II wears old respectively. Brooklyn.
John Christensen, brooklyn.
Abraham IIunson. Brooklyn.
Abraham Jameson, Brooklyn.
Alico EnEleson. brooklyn,
Peter Splclson. Brooklyn.
John Thompson. Brooklyn.
The captain and the r. survivors were
picked up under great difficulties in
rough and choppy sea by the tug Lamont
which happened at the time to be tho
pnly other vessel within sight IN waters
usually crowded with pleasure craft and
motor boats.
The Roxana with her skipper, Capt
earrue,eor. was chartered at timer
Beach, J., l.. this afternoon by party
nt swcdes from Brooklyn for n enn
across tho bay TO Midland IN ach. staten
STAND. and back The first leg of tho
VOYAGE was made without mishap aud
al bands piled ashore to make merry.
Peer was served and some OF the sur
vi-ors could give but hay account OF
he accident,
Toward four o'clock the RoXana. reel
ing homeward across the hay under all
he ea,l good Judgment would carry
rl'rDcd into equal heavier than the
.est AS the angle Of tho deck stcepened
o the boiling water in her lee. tho
xomen screamed and scrambled for tho
1Dpor rall.
Tho captain struggled 70 slack away
us sheet In one moment the RoSana
Vas bottom up and the foam was black
with bohbing heads. IN another. tho
Roxana had vanished and one ny ono the
heads began TO follow her.
CAPTAIN Keyes OF the tug Lamont saw
TIE soop keel over IN the gust and FAT!
to come back. Instantly ne headed for
tic spot where the Roxana had been, but
before he could reach her. 10 Of the pas
renrers had gone down. Life lines and
Auoys were thrown to those still afoat
and after few minutes Of brisk and
anxious work 81 In sight when the Ia
1nont came on the scene were taken
rboard.
Tho survivors were taken 70 the Smith
inNrr1ery at Tompklnsv1lle. =. 1.
OF the survivors, one woman. Mrs. G.
Enulson Of Brooklyn. whose two daugh-
ters were drowned, IL In Sslch serious
condition she will probably die.
OTHER DROwNINGS,
Including the victims Of the Roxana,
r. pereons, five OF them women, met
death by drowning IN the waters near
New York to-day
The other drown!nrs. with but one OK
ceptlo,. were swimming Disaster step
hen Ernst, Is years old, OF ;'roolSivn,
was drowned OF, Conev Island while
learning to swim.
Charles Hendrlrksen. 4, years old o'
Brooklyn. met death in the same vicinity
by the upsetting OF rowboat. Win. Yeng
or. a 1e-year-od boy. of New York slip
ped on some rocks and fell into tho FTud
son to his death
on Rellnoro. l.. l.. Charles Cam ?
wears old, got beyond his depth ant
sank: Giano Riyzo. laborer. q Year.
old persisted while swimming In the Har
lcm river and Edward Wall. 81 years OH
Of East Orange. n j.. seized Will
cramps and drowned IN the Morris canal
near Newark,