The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-04
FOR DROWNED
MEN ALL IN VAIN
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Accounts of the exact manne in which
the power boat was overturned differ.
but 1t is agreed that the little BOAT
despite the protests of the members Of
the crew, who saw it coming, ran in too
close to the side of the barge, and WAS
either knocked over or capsized when
the occupants attempted to push il
away from the side of the barge, to
which the suction held it.
Hundreds saw the little BOAT turn
over and cried out for aid. Trailing
the large Church, which had caused
the power-boat tc capsize, was a skiIf
in which was a life-saver. It was as.
a little distance, then turned and cana
back on the homeward journey.
Had appointment witt, sweetheart.
Durkin, who is a cousin of Patrolman
Patrick Durkin, IF the First Fr, clnct
with Bartholomew Dougherty, OF
Joseph street, went up to the park in
the morning by trolley to meet the ex-
c~ursionists. Woodruff's sweetheart,
Miss Mary Hunter. of IS Crittenden
street, was on the boat, and he was
to have met her at tile park. She was
later to seq him drown, without know
ing who he was.
When Durkin and Woodruff saw the
Isabella would not make a landifg In y
ASKED a youth who owned a power
boat If he would take them out to the
steamer and barges. At first he de-
hurried, saying he had no license, but
finally consented. In the meantime
Jack Fair, of 100 South Canal str ct;
Peter Fusco, 90 years old, of 153 South.
Canal street, and William Reilly, of %
Mulberry place, came up and asked to
be included in the party, as they also
wished to board the barge. on tie
way out each of the six young men
gave the owner of the BOA twenty-five
cents. He steered toward the New
York shore, catching UP with the
serted tina This man a asleep when
the accident occurred, and that when
he was finally aware that something
had happened requiring his services,
fumbled with the rope Which held the
skift to the barge for several minutes
before he got it loose. The captain Of
the Isabel did not see the accident,
and when he was told of it ordered the
vessel stopped, the boats lowered anu
the whistle blown for aid. All kinds of
small craft came hurrying to the scene
in answer to the signal 1917 help.
Passengers Saw Men Drown.
Meantime the excursion boats had left
the scene Of the accident far in the
rear, but the passengers still saw the
seven young men struggling in the
water. Durkin, it is said, in an effort
to save Woodruff, sought to loosen the
latter's grasp, and by the time ne had
succeeded was so weak that he could
no longer keep above water. Woodruff
and Durkin were a hundred feet apart
when they went down for the last time.
The owner of the power boat man
aged to get to his overturned craft and
the other four victims were picked up
by tugs and skiffs which had hurried
to the scene. Fusco says he was
dragged down once by either Durkin
or Woodruff, md that with him went
Fair, who was e~ndeavoring to save
him. When they got to the surface
again they managed to shake off the
third man, n Fair swan with Fusco
until they were picked up. Dougherty
and Reilly were picked up by a sinail
boat. manned by the Isabels crew.
In e~ndeavoring to go from the upper
to the lower deck at THE cry of woman
- - - TTl-..-l " - 40
years old, of 81 Waverly avenue, missed
his footing on the stairs and fell to the
bottom. He was severely injured, and
when the boat reached the dock he
was hurried to st. James's Hospital
in a Third precinct ambulance. Later
he was taken home.