New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
BOY DROWNED AT BEACH.
Intense Heat Drives Thousands
to the Seashore.
GIRL FALLS OFF JETTY
Saved by Nearby Swimmers,
Doctor Works an Hour to
Restore Her.

One boy lost his life and half a dozen
others had narrow escapes from drown
ing at the beaches yesterday afternoon.
Thousands were driven TO the shore by
the intense heat In the city, which con-
tinued with no diminution, and humidity
even more oppressive than On Sunday.
Achibald Elliott, Of No. '451 59th street,
Bay Ridge, one of several boys in
swimming at Bay Ridge, went into the
water with pair of water wings under
his chest, and the swimming seemed so
good that he went out beyond his depth.
Suddenly ne was seized with cramps
and started TO struggle about in the
water. at the same time yelling for help.
As his companions started to swim tow
ard him the water wings fioated away
and he went down. When he came to
the surface his friends took him to
shore. DR.. Carr, of the Norwegian Hos
pital, worked over him for more than
an hour. but finally had to give up the
fight The boys body was taken home
by the police of the Fort Hamilton sta
tion.
Louis De Falcon, of No 191 Mott
street. went swimming off Thompson
Walk, Coney Island. in the afternoon.
He got out in deep water and was swim
ming back TO shore when a cramp seized
him. He lost all power to move and
went under. Two friends who had ac-
comnanied him 10 the beach swan out
after him and brought him ashore. Dr.
Lewis was called from the Coney Island
Hospital and he and De Falcons friends
worked over the young man for some
time. He was finally restored to con-
sciousness and taken to the hospital, not
much the worse for his experience.
When Miss Mabel Evans reaced Coney
Island from Orange. y. J.. her home,
yesterday morning, there was not much
to auluse her and she wandered toward
the ocean. After walking along the
beach for some time she decided to walk
out on jetty which extended from the
end OF Henderson's Walk about two hun
dred feet into the water
Miss Evans walked about halfway out
when she stepped on a section of the
jetty made slippery by the waves. She
fell into the water, sank and then came
TO the surface. She could swim a little,
but the weight of her clothing handi-
capped her, and she finally became ex-
hausted- She screamed for help, and her
cries were heard by three men who were
swimming near by. They got her to shore
and DIR. Lewis. of the Coney Island Hos
pital worked with the three men for
more than an hour before Miss Evans
was out of danger. She was taken to
the hospital and will go home to-day.
At first the Coney Island police
thought that the young woman might
have tried to take her own life, but she
convinced them that her falling into the
water was accidental.
Patrolman Clancy, Of the Health
Squad, in Queens, rescued two small
children at Kelley avenue, Rockaway
beach, in the afternoon, but didn't find
out who they were.
Clancy was inspecting lighthouses,
when he saw two children wading. A
few minutes later the children were
swept from their feet by a wave, and
before they could get up, were beyond
their depth, clinging TO each other.
Clancy went in, dropping only his he'll
met as ne ran.
He got the children and started for
shore, but a wave took all three under
and outward. Clancy is a strong
swimmer and started to kick shoreward.
A man named Donohue started to aid
him. but just then the mother went rae
ing across the beach and plunged In.
Donohue grabbed her as she was waist
deep and forced her back, and about
that time Clancy reached shoal water
The woman threw her arms about
Clancys neck, after kissing and hug
ging the children. She hailed the off,
Ger as hero, and the saver Of her chill |
dren. She was Gained and said she
lived at No. IL Kelley avenue.
Clancy has a record as a lifesaver and
wants to know the names Of those he
rescued yesterday.