The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-25
THREE DROWN OFF ROCKAWAY
L.tTNC 10 rAPSIZED m ROLLERS
ON rue SHOALS.
I've Drowned In Hunting Cabin and One
Lost when Almost Saved DarinS ~.
te,npis &C Rescue In Heavy sea by
Men ef Party on q Ftshlng sloop


Men er Party On \ Fishiux sioop
Three men were drowned yesterday
afternoon on Rockaway Point through
the capsizing of twenty FIVE foot launch
IL which they were returning from u fish
ing trip. The dead ars Joseph Hasscrom
III ~ Prospect place. Brooklyn. a music
teacher. who owned the craft. and Louis
Hopper and Louis Hester. who were EN-
pioyed IN Max Rowelle's glycerins fac
tory at Van R-un: street, Brooklyn.
HagstrUn Was Is years old. The other
men We're in the neighborhood Of 81.
All We're married. fourth man, Ber-
nard BloOmquest. Is years old. al engi-
neer at the Rowelle factory. and living
at Bi7 Baltic street. Brooklyn. was res
curd
The accident occurred at about O clock
The men had started on, from the fishing
station u Frederick Lundy, Register OF
Kings cor;nty. at Sheepshead Bay. In
Hagstrom's h'n'ing cabin launch San
derer early IN the morning and had fshed
for ling along the Rockawav coast as
far "a Arverne. and also hau been out
toward Seabright On the Jersey coast.
The PARTY were returning 20 Sleeps
tried I" run between the Fast Shoals.
three quarters of mile southwes: of
Rochaway Point. and the Point Il is
said that h" Mas not familiar with the
waters Of tine vicinity. strong wind
WAS blowing fror the northwest ana
big roller caught tn. boat and tossed
IL al. TN. shoals The boat capsized.
lying ola III. bottom while the rollers
IA, a.. A
then revealing t. again.
When the .Iunch went over Hagstrom
HOPPER and hester We're IN the cabin
!iagstrnr. steering and the two Others
packing W th- tackle. BiuorHqu~--
was by the Engine in the cockpit
iaSstrOr:l IKE ch- glass of window
and ,raw,.'i ar'lv oI' OF the cabin and
Ruomqu.,t l"tt.ng hold OF him. pulled
him th.. r..t / the ~ay The two tried
70 get Hopp"r and K"st-r ouc. but could
not reach then,
Hagstrum and Blnomoues- hung OH
- the 'Iprurrei .arInCh for three quarters
III an hour when the forty five foot aux
IlIary sl"or Rose r.. in charge nj capt.
August Rau zane IL. sight. Th- Ros. X.
carried thirty passengers. including two
ar three women. Capt Raw saw the
""rtGrued craft and headed for il. but
Gin not dare drive his boat very near.
Finally he sIcCeecbrd iN getting a rope 70
HaS-trorn. who caught IL and let go os
MA boat While IN. men ON the Rose X
wee hauling HIM IN has grip on the. rope
loosen"d and lie was swept away and
drowned
Rloomque-. shouted that he was all
right for III. present. and Samuel Van
HuGt.n. mate ot the Rose X tied "a rope
around his waist and started after Hag-
strOEl. He found the BODY in shOAl water
aud brought II back 10 rhe Rose n. Then
h" swan with the rope t. Bloomaiest
and both w"r. pulled aboard the sloop.
BioomGiss' y 49, ~ exhausted that he had
90 b. lifted ONT VI III. water with boat
hnoh He explained later that Hagstrom
had given oUt before :he Rose r. came in
sight and Ice had beaten Hagstrom with
nn" hand - he..p HIM alive while hanging
ON 20 the boat with he other.
While. III. women and men on the Rose
z took charg. " Bloomquest Capt. Ran
ana Van Hout.n with ropes around their
middi-- returned To the Sanderar and
tried 20 ct IN. bodies Of Hooper and
hester capt. Rau made his way under
water into the cabin. but could not get
two gave up their efforts and were pulled
hack 10 the Rose r The latter craft
brought Bioomluest and the body of
Hag~trom To ,anarsle. wher. an arIbu |
lane. from III. ~ Mary's Hospital was
called The AMBULANCE surgeon fixed MP
Rloomauest So h. could go home
HagstrOm lived with hi- wife on the
second floor ~ - Prospect place He |
came to Brooklyn thre. wears ago from !
Gre@uvil,s'. = e.. whsr. h. had taught !
vocal rn';si, "a one VI tn" schools He !
ana his wif' anne To This country from !
wsCiau al rI!' 'w.nty wears ago Mrs
Hag-ir,Ir.I went 1Ut 10 visit n sister IN |
IN. CITY during her husbands absence on !
the fishing mp and no one IN the house
knowing whore TIM" sister lived the wife
did not learn II her husba nd's death
unit; her return to her home late last
night