New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-14
RESCUED IN HELL GATE.
Fireman Saved from Swift Tide
by Police Patrol Boatman.
EXCURSiONISTS SEE FIGHT
Drowning Man Seizes Lifesaver
Around Neck as the Current
BUSHES Them Along

More than seven hundred persons who
Rad sszemblad on the pier AZ East a2d
street yesterday 10 GO on an excursion
witnessed the rescue IN He'll Gate Of tug
boat fireman by Joseph Burns. deckhand
on the police steamer Patrol For fully
five minutes the men struggled IN the water
and we're being carried out h. the tide.
William Scott the fireman. vas a poor
swimmer and had gone down twice. lie
fought Ike mailman and the fear Of
drowning caused him 70 seize his rescuer
about the neck Burns was a good swim
NOR. and had been trained in rescue work
? month before al Whitestone. Long ISL
and when tho men NJ the United States
Iifesaving corps instructed members Of the
harbor police in the saving Of drowning
persons.
Scott was standing on the Stern IF the
tugboat Susquehanna. which had been char
tered 20 tow the cxcursionists 10 orchard
Beach. Long Island The outgoing tide
rocked the boat and the fireman lost his
balance. falling into the river. Burns, who
was standing on the police boat, threw Of
his coat and leaped into the water.
The e1cursionists forgot the outing and
the members Of the herbor police. who
had been called from the Patrol aboard the
excursion steamer Arion, pressed agains
the stern rail- Of the boat and watched the
progress n the rescuer in the direction ~
the drowning man Burns reached the
fireman as he was sinking for the third
time Scotts lungs were water clogget
and he gasped for air. Putting his arms
around Burnss neck, no held on with q
death grip.
Burns remem hered his training A White
stone and. placing mis- hands beneatf
SCOTS neck forced the mans head back
until the hold about his own neck was
broken lie then seized the firemans right
arm and twisted It behind his back. Scott
gasped with pain. but was overpowerec
and ceased struggling. With his right arm
| free and hts left still clutching SCOTS
| right arm. Burns struck out toward the po-
| lice craft. The outgoing tide retarded his
| progress. and he was being carried out
when Acting Captain Dwyer, who was In
charge OF the Patrol. shouted TO the deck
hands on the police boat 70 follow the two
men and pick them up.
Burns was nearly winded when the boat
drew alongside. Ropes were lowered and
the two men were drawn out OF the water
Artificial respiration was resorted 70 and
Scott was revived He returned 10 the tug
boat after refusing medical attention.
The excursion. which under the
auspices OF the County Monaghan Associa-
ton. did not go 10 Orchard Beach. owine
10 the fact that refreshments had beer
provided on the basis that not less thar
two thousand persons would attend the
outing Only seven hundred and fifty per
sons boarded the excursion steamer. and
the guarantee not having been fulfilled
the refreshments were ordered removed
The arrangements committee rebelled al
this move and threats were made.
The police steamer Patrol had drawn
alongside the Arion, and the policemen
aboard were called. The refreshments
we're removed after the committee on ar
rangements had decided that the money
paid by the excursionists would be re-
funded.