Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29
TWO BOATS OvERTURN;;
FIVE PERSONS PERISH
Eight Others Rescued with
DifficuIty-Numerous Ac-
cidentS on Water.

WARREN, r l.. August 9.-Two
drowning accidents, in which FIVE persons
lost their lives and eight others were res
cued. some of them in such a state OF ex-
haustion that they were resuscitated with
dinfculty, occurred here yesterday Two
men, one woman and two children were
| the victims.
They were Antelo Gandretria. nineteen,
Of Warren; Manuel Muniz OF North Digh-
| ton, Mass: Muniz's sixteen-month-old
child: Mrs. Maria Mellow of Fall River
and Mrs. Mellows' ffteen-month-old child
Marked by Thrilling Rescues.
The accidents happened within an hour
OF each other, and both were marked by
thrilling rescues The first happened at
Kelleys bridge, near the junction OF the
Warren and Talmers rivers. Five young
men. all residents Of Warren, were unable
to navigate their craft through a narrow
draw, and were overturned, shrowing the
men into a whirlpool. Candretria was
soon sucked down, but a crew from the
United States life-saving station, headed
by Capt. William III. Clayton. saved the
others with difficulty.
An hour later a party OF Portuguese
picnickers from Fall River were over
drowned. The party were in a small open
motor boat and when IL began to rain the
entire party started to climb into the
small tender behind to row ashore. Eight
had entered the frai craft when the
ninth, a woman. climbed aboard and over
turned II, throwing men, women and ba-
bies into the water.
Newsboys to the Rescue.
Three newsboys playing base ball near
by, Abraham Tfnkoff, Edward New and
Max Friedman, dove into the water to tho
rescue. Tinkon grabbed a woman and
started for shore with her, when Manuel
Muniz grabbed the boys leg and the three
were rapidly being dragged down when
the lad. realizing that IL was his only
hope, kicked the man in the jaw. Mu-
niz's hold relaxed and a moment later he
sank. while the boy dragged the woman
ashore. Meanwhile other newsboys had
rescued four other members of the party.
When Antoine Mellow, one of those saved.
learned that his wife and child had been
lost he tried to throw himself into the
water and end his own life. but was pre-
vented by half a dozen strong hands.
Broker and Son Drown.
BANGOR, Me-, August 29.-Sydney
Jones, a real estate broker OF New York.
and his fourteen-year-old son. Sydney.
IT., were drowned at Yoke pond. seven
teen miles from the Katahdin iron works.
Saturday. Father and son were fishing
from a canoe when their craft caps zed.
Mr. Jones, il is said, started To sw N
ashore. supporting the boy. As the dis
lance was short and he was a strong
swimmer, no anxiety was felt by thos-
on shore, although several guides started
to swim to his assistance.
Suddenly the boy cried, Dad. let go!'
Mr. Jones released his hold. and the boy
went down. In a moment the father sank
also while Mrs. Jones and others stood
watching on the beach. The bodies were
almost Immediately recovered and viii be
taken TO New York.
Lose Lives in Hudson River.
ALBANY. N. Y, August 9.-Neil ID.
Bascom Of Rensselaer, and Perry b. May
of Albany were drowned in the Hudson
here yesterday evening when their motor
boat was run down by tug. Two COM
panions were rescued.
The victims were clerks employed IN The
New York State National Bank