New-York tribune., 1910-08-01
BROTHER AND SISTERS
DROWNED IN LAKE
Six Victims of Waters Around
New York Make Up Days
Death Roll.
ATHLETE REScUES THREE
Bud Goodwin, Noted Swimmer,
Saves Lives of Venturesome
Bathers at Rock
away Beach.

ne NdtSlS ti New Or6, New Jersey
and Connecticut claimed six drowning
victims yesterday. Three of the victims
were the chilcren of Charles w. Pink
ney, q New York man. spending the sum
rler at Echo Ike, y. J., where the
drownines occursSeu. The other drown
ings were at Rocsaway Beach, Winsted,
Conn, and in nat Hudson. off Yonkers.
Three more names would have been
added to the list but for the bravery of
Bud Goodwin, the crack New York
Athletic Club swimmer, who. single
handed, took three rlen from danger at
Rockaway, where fle water was so
rough and the unde-tow so strong that
life guards made mo than ninety more
or less difficult rescue during the day.
The three children OF Mr.. Pinkney,
who were drowned i Echo Lake, lost
their lives by the ups tting of a canoe.
No one saw the acGid ant. The bodies
we're recovered. They We're Winifred
Marion Pinkney. four cen years old:
Henrietta Cecilie Pinkne eighteen years
cid, and Charles W. Pinkney, twenty
four years old
Victim Expert Waterman.
The family has been living at the lake
regularly for some yea. The young
man was an expert wat, rnan, and was
considered particularly skilful in the
handling of q canoe HIS sisters were
almost equally at home in the frail
craft The canoe was fit d with a sail,
and they went out for a pin in it just
before noon
John Hogan, walking along the shore
OF the lake about sc O'clock, an
upturned canoe floating out on the lake,
and this led to the discovery of the
drowning Of the three young persons.
Arthur King. superintendent Of the
Mountain Ice Company, assisted in
search Of the vicinity, while Mr.. Pink
uey telephoned TO a New York contract
ing firm for professional divers TO come
up and search the bottom OF he lake
Meanwhile Mr.. King and others rigged
out graphing hooks and gagged the
bottom Of the lake near wae rtb-f.e canoe
was found About 2:30 oscGocf1 the body
Of the vuung man and that of one of
The girls were brought to the surface
within few minutes OF each other
They were found lying close together.
and in about another half hour the body
The bodies were taken % a landing
and were there viewed by lunty Physi-
"lan Armstrong, who issuea burial per-
nlts. Il
Drowned a. Wife Looks On.
The crowds Oh the R9ckaUay Beach
were thick yesterday afternoon When
FRANK Mcdonald. tnenty-seven years
old. z craftsman, Of No -gf2 Belmont
avenue. The Bronx. went in for swim
while his wife waited for him on shore.
re swan beyond the ropes and was
handling himself well when suddenly he
went down ia plain sight of hundreds Of
rssen and women in the water
Bathers and life guards swan ouf to
the point where iae disa appeared, but 10
.ign OF his body vas seen. S ddenly near
;snore people yelled that II body was
coming in. II proved to be Mcdonald s.
His wifi. became hvsterical and fran
rically urged on . physician. who worked
fer more than an hour and a half on her
husband before he gave up the hght-
Ca-les Duffy, twenty-five and James
Rau. :ha same age. both Of Yonkers, who
had been chums sirce boghoo,l, went
,anoe3ng on The Hudson yesterday with
Thomas Kelly. also Of Ycfkers They
padded across the r1Fer. al q swim
al the foot Of the Palisades and started
hack. As they reached a oii~ about
40 hundred feet off the Tor crs reCrea-
ion pier a gust Of wind stru, the canoe
and II went over Tlrs tIrec were
thrown into the wafer
Kelly VAS almost Immediately rescued
tv 2 tanoeist who was passing. Baii re
n,aired behind 10 help Duffy. nhe couIo
not swim, but after q stTUggle Duffy be-
carne unconscious and slipr, from his
ch1nl-s g grasp. The body was not Tecoy-
cred. Ran lost consciousness and went
under. but WAS rescued by q la,inch par
fv His attempt 20 save Duf2 was wit
messed by crowds Of persoTs gathered
On the river bank ana ne Tas cfeered
Justify after he WAS rescued
another Canoeing fataiity
Ernest afarsland, twenty years gld. OF
New Rochelle. chauffeur fer j 7, keone.
Il Dallas. Tex, was drowned IN EiSh-
land Lake. Winsted. Conn, directly n
ffs.nt of The cottage occupied bE George
r. Etockl.am. Of Ne@ York. He vas
..,It y, = canoe les: evening The craft
rt,-rad over aud 10 "'as thrown out Il
= point where tho lake is forty f2e
dee. He could no swim. He leaves
= mother and brother
Bud" Goodwin, a her" IS swim
taer. viii now :,are ;se:v laureis TO wear
l.~tdes those bestowed upoT. hi,l. o.
.,.,srs OF athletics. Ha 1as oise @ scV-
al Thousand persons ertoy;ng the.n-
...;yes al Rockaway. a'd MAS - ;he
.,.ata- uhen he noticed four men our
-c,.,n6 the ,ife!inez who seemed to be
:, distress. He struck ut d racing
,.rote and beaded for the for 81 II
nor, were in need Ct a'd-
Goodwin reacheG the t"-'r. N-o h,
80. I,s4 their keods. ane tod "ne Z
.--sh him by the nech, anotier ~ III,
e.;s, aud a thirG !" pcr1-'it himself &
80. ,el6 br tae bathing sui1. : ae .a-c'
,-,. did as they wcre io-u ai.1 Tho:
,-..o6a-in started Cor 81 1:e
a. every sjroke with MS 5tee .ign
"a i-s vas bufTeIed about ~ me wave,
- r.. watching thousands Oh shoT,
,larrht several tirles ,i-at lie Nouls
s''o,1, 60 give 10 from e,ilaust:ca. 49,
u-;fil -. plj:cK which iias yvoI
80 aces. st5icl. Z OFT ana aic:.y ,siaI'
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