New-York tribune., 1909-07-19

twelve hundred persons psrishsd.
| Twenty-one persons were drowned yesterday
| in the waters of the metropolitan district as
result of accidents to boats and the seizure OF
swimmers by cramps. The majority Of deaths
were caused by the sudden squalls.
| Dispatches from different states record four
| teen cases Of death by drowning in the twenty
four hours ended at midnight last night. The ma
jority of the victims were thrown into the water
| from boats by sudden gusts Of wind.
| Thirteen persons. one-haIf Of a sailing party
| that went out from Ulmer Park Brooklyn.
yesterday morning in the 3J-foot excursion sIoop
| Roxanna. were drowned yesterday afternoon.
when the sIoop was capsized by sudden squall
about one mile north of NortOn's Point. Ths
| survivors were rescued with great difficulty by
| members Of the crew Of the harbor boat La
\ mont. Captain Keyes, which was the only craft
within haf1ing distance Of the accident although
| it occurred in a spot which Is usually crowded
| with pleasure vessels
| The party on the Roxanna was a neighborhood
| affair, made up chiefly of Scandinavians from
| colony ia South Brooklyn They had chartered
| the sloop week ago from Captain jacob sam
uelson. Of Atlantic Highlands, y. J.. owner and
| skipper Of the craft
| Owing TO the fact that no one Of the survivors
knew the names OF all the persons on board the
/ sIoop. the identity OF the dead and missing was
unusually hard to ascertain At an early hour
this morning the following thirteen persons
were reported TO have been drowned.
J ANDERSEN. Ch-stiana
| CHRIsTIANsEN Hattie
/ ENGLER. U1e.
4
| JENSEN. May.
ENTRsES g2s5zS Selma fourteen No. Second Place
/ KNUDsEN Olga. twelve. No. Piacs Brookfyn
OLSEN Aida. No. 1s5 Ciarkson street Brooklyn
sAMUELsoN. Christina. tEsnty-th-se. Brennan Park.
| sANNEs Olaf thirty No Second Flao. s-cozIyn-
| sANDERsoN. UIe.
THOMPSON Peter. Ne. sss Esnry str--t. s-SaxE5=--
| WILSON. Ben. No 1o7 suu1n-r Brooklyn.
| TEN SURVIVORS TREATED
| Ten Of the survivors vers taken 20 the Smith
| Infirrnary. on Staten Island Four were able 70
go home after slight treatment, but the six fol
! lowing remained at the hospital:
HENDR1CKsES. Thors. waitress. tw-n:y-'i1- No
| First Place. Brooklyn
/ McD9no1lSh street Brooslyn
KxJDsEx Lena housewife. horty-tzo. No, second
| OLSEN. Abraham. tventy-on- Ba-orue. y J.
| sAy1-Erzox. Jacob. Iabore-. t7.uty-tou-. stsnr5
Highlands. y J
ToBrRsEN Anna domestic. twenty-five No 2Ts KiuES-
avenue. Brooklyn
None Of these was in danger at late hour
last night except Mrs knudsen. whose two
children we're drowned when the sIoop capsizsd-
Mrs. Knudsen swallowed her false teeth while
in the water. and il took the doctors forty min
utes to Cxtricate the teeth and revive the
woman Sine became hystercal when told that
her two little girls we're missing
The four survivors who left the infirmary last
night after slight treatment were-
CHR1sr1ANsoN. Neil. No so East 2lst street. Man
haitian
JACOBSON Herman. No. 20 Kinssand ave7-s. Brook
sAMUELsoN. Abram. No. 80 Union avenue, sTooklyH-
Captain samueIson brought the sloop over to
Timer Park Saturday night TO get early
start Yesterday. The party went on board at II
o'clock and sailed about in the Lower Bay until
. o'clock when the return trip begun
Every one was in high spirits. refreshments Of
an invigorating nature having been served fre-
ouentIv. OF Swinburne Island somebody sug-
gested that the sIoop put into South Beach.
staten Island for more refreshments An hour
was spent in following this suggestion and IL
f''--A
Journey was begun
A stiff breeze was blowing from tho south
west kicking up a nasty cross sea against ths
ebb tide. but the sloop crossed the main chan
mel without uishap and was steering for Timer
Park. when it was overtaken by more severe
souan than usual Before Captain SamueIson
and his crew could shorten sail the sIoop went
over In a moment the surrounding water was
covered with bobbing heads The men did their
best to assist the women TO cling to the cap
sized sloop.
BOAT FILLS AND SINKS
But almost Immediately the cabin filed and
the craft sank II is thought that several OF the
drowned were drawn down at the same tine
wben the Lamont reached the scene all who
7-are ON the surface OF the water were pulled
out The survivors. thoroughly exhausted and
5azs5 nv the shock were taken TO the Quaran-
tine boarding station Staten Island where
Dr Dotv Health Officer OF the Port OF New
vo-,. did everything he could for them until the
arrival OF arnbuIances from the Smith Inhrmary.
at New Brighton
C-antain SanueIson. when leaving the hospital
last evening said that there was a smooth sea
stsadv breeze and sign Of a sduan except
soroe thunder heads away of to the north. when
ba started TO make his way across the bay and
Narrows The members OF his party we're sit
ting and lying about the boat She was
sturdy craft used to the rough waters OF the
lower bay and of about thirty tons burden
She had a cabin aft. and was newly rgged last
snr;ng When crossing the bay the fatal
trip she had rnainsan and jie up
The Roxanna was about mile north of
Nor+op,s Point and two miles offshors when.
o~~or5iDe n her captain. the sduau came rush