New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
FOUR LOSE LIVES
ON SUNDAY OUTINGS
Destruction of Motor Boat
MoIIie by Fire SWells Big
Accident List.
DROWN IN NEARBY WATERS
Days Heavy Record, Moreover,
Includes Large Number of
Rescues of Swimmers
and Others.

Four drownings and many rescues re-
suited from the Sunday outings yester-
DAY, and one motor boat was burned to
the waters edge, despite desperate ef-
forts to overcome the flames.
w. H. Harrington, owner of the motor
boat Afollie, started in the morning from
the Colonial Yacht Club, West 14Oth
party on board. The strong east wind
made her progress slow, but the party
reached the Jersey shore opposite Mount
st. Vincent Academy and anchored
there. Everybody went ashore and pre-
pared for an al fresco luncheon. Mr..
Harrington went out to his boat, leaving
the other members of the party ashore
enjoying themselves.
He was in the cockpit of his boat
when suddenly tongue of flame shot
out and started burning the flooring and
the rear wall of the cabin. He was
startled, and tried to beat down the
flames, but got his hands badly burned.
When he found his position hopeless
and feared an explosion of the gasoene
tank, he jumped over the side into his
dingy and reached the shore. Mem
bers of the party and some of the camp
ers spending the summer over there
went out and managed to tow the
launch shoreward until she grounded.
Then they poured water into her in an
attempt to flood out the blaze, but the
addition of the water only spread the
gasolene the faster, and the motor boat
was burned to the waters edge. The
MOllie was a 25-foot cruising cabin
launch. The cause of the fire is un-
known.
In for Swim; browns.
Frederick Crandell, forty eight years
old, of No. 1858 Lexington avenue, an
electrician in the subway. was one Of a
party of fifteen who left the. foot of
East 13Sth street on the launch Moni-
tor for fishing party off City Island.
When they came to anchor Crandell and
two companions, Jacob Fultz, of No. $50
Southern Boulevard, and Frederick
Scheim, of No. 351 East 13Sth street,
jumped overheard for swim.
Crandell outdistanced the others, but
suddenly sank when about two hundred
feet from the launch. While his eon-
panions strove to reach him John T.
Stock, jr., of the Hotel Prospect City
Island, came UP in his motor boat and
grabbed Crandell as ne rose to the sur
face. He was taken to the hotel pier,
but was found to be beyond resuscita-
ton. The body was laid on the pier to
await the order of the Coroner.
James Shanahan, of No. 500 54th
street, Brooklyn, reported to the Fort
afternoon the drowning of Patrick Kea-
ton, of No. 407 West Goth street, Man
haitian. Both men were on Shanahan's
launch, when off Fort Hamilton Kea-
ton, who was looking down into the wa
ter. suddenly fell overheard. Before
Shanahan could put the launch about
Keaton had disappeared. and up to a
late hour the body had not been recov-
cred.
John Mckinney, an employe of
Dreamland, Coney Island, went in for
swim yesterday morning at the
Dreamland bathing beach. AS he
swan out he found body, which was
later identified as that of John Mullady,
thirty-five years old, of No. 123 Pros
pect Place, Brooklyn. Mullady, who
was employed by the Edison Electric
Illuminating Company at its Coney ISL
and plant, went bathing off Ocean
Boulevard last Tuesday and was seized
with cramps. The body was identified
by Mulladys mother.