The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
MARROW ESCAPE OF
BOYS in CATBOAT

NEW K.-Special.-In a rough
sea, whipped by high wind. Charles
Wallach and Charles Thompson. two
brooklyn youths. members of the
Thirteenth Regiment, National Guard
found themselves adrift yesterday az
ternoon i'm Ambrose Channel. off
SWineburne Island on an overturned
catbOat.
Time and again they were knocked
from the boats keel and had to fight
desperately TO regain their perch. The
capSized boat was rapidly making out
To sea with the exhausted youths. when
SuccOr came, the crew Of Cutter No.
Of the Second Naval Battalion espy-
ing the men in their distress and row
ing sturdily and swiftly for more than
mile TO their rescue.
Young Wallach, eighteen, is the son
of Lieutenant John G. Wallach. of the
Amity Street Police Station, and lives
at III SeVenty-secOnd Street Bay
Ridge. He set out yesterday with
Thompson, twenty years old, of I747|
SeVenty-ninth Street, 10 Fifteenth Ave
nue., GraveSend, where Wallach keeps
his twenty-foot catboat. Octopus
Ihey had planned a voyage down the
Day ana out to sea, with ASburv Park
as the destination.
In the brisk wind the Octopus went
dancing over the water. but when she
struck Ambrose Channel maneuvering
was required that might have tested
the skill of an old pilot. In the course
OF lacking the Octopus found herself
wrong i'm the wind and the gale knock
ed her over. The young men, both
good swimmers, went overheard. but
coming to the surface. they MANAGED
TO drag themselves upon the over
turned hull.
But the nearest point Of shore was
Swinhurne Island. fully three-quarters
OF mile away. An attempt to swim
ashore would have been foolhardv. so
the youths chung TO their boat and for
Tour hours endured an inCessant bat
tSrlnS from the waves. Several times
theN were torn off. but each time thev
back.
Meanwhile they had ripped Off their
shlrtS and were waving them wildly as
signals and crying as loudly AIS thoy
CouIu IN the direction or ships IN the
Instance. At last the waving shirts
came to the vision OF Ros'un's Marc
RoDert NJ. Shaw, OF Cutter No. 3. ont
on drlil from the naval militia pier AT
fity-second Street, Brooklyn. to Nor
tons Point. fully manned with sixteen
mon aboard.
IL was an eNhausting pull across the
ude 10 the distressed men. and when
ire cutter had come upon the caDsized
p""t the sea was running so high that
the weakened youths on the cathoat
ndrulN dared try To swim to the cutter.
iNoPvs were thrown. which they lOoDed
about their waists. s.,d mo- ~,
dragged TO safety.
Hair an hour later the Octonus bod
oeen righted, and the return to shore
was made. where Wallach and Thonnn-
son were put TO bed in tents M The
ndrteenth regiment summer camp.
plled with stimuiants and in a few
hours they had recovered.
Boys Brought Back to life
Nhlle this rescue was being Inada
SdHluel Latorde, sixteen. of 6S9 Gates
avenue, ana Watson Emerson. seven
teeh' OF ~ jefferson Avenue. Bronx
INn, were in bathing off NIurDhv's ma
Nlon at TWenty-first Avenue. Grave
Senu. Emerson struck out for about
LOU leet while Laforde remained near
shore. ''''i
Emerson was taken with a cramp
anu yelled for help as he doubled M
and sank. Laforde became froptil
and forgetting his inability TO swim
trled 10 20 to the help of his friend
Tie went far over his depth and sorl,
scores OF hathcrS struck out To the
rescue of the lads. but neither came
TO the surface
Harold Ormsby. life guard at the
pavilion, diVed and brought Emorsop
10 the surface. Turning him over to
Olher swimmers. the life guard divo5
!1r l-aIorde. lie brought him also to
lhe surface. Both boys were uncon-
sclous. DR.. Overland. OF the Conev
Island Hospital, and DR.. Kavanaugh.
or the Kings County Hospital. an
SWerlnS am bulanCe calls. worked half
an hour before either lad gave a SIGN
or returning life. But in the end the
youngsters were revived. and after =
rev hours in the COneY Island Hos
plIal lheE were able TO go home