Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-04
David SChnirman of This City
Drowned While Bathing at
Sea Breeze Yesterday
MAN LOST NEAR CHROME;
GIRL AT KEANSBURG
First Was Seized With
Cramps; Latter Believed to
Have Gotten Into Hole.


Schnirman, sixteen years old, of 204
New Brunswick avenue, this city,
was drowned while swimming off Sea
Breeze point at noon. George Priest,
twenty years old, of 529 New Point
road, Elizabeth, was drowned while
attempting to swim a distance OF
about $50 feet in the Staten Island
sound near Port Reading about l
o'clock. About three hours later
Miss Margaret Craig, twenty-five
years old, of West Hoboken, was
drowned and her sister and two COM
panlons had narrow escapes at
Keansburg The bodies of the boy
and the woman were recovered
shortly after the accidents, but that
of Priest is still being sought.
Ideal weather caused the day to
become one of numerous outings
along water courses, with the result
that beaches and other bathing
places were well patronized. One of
the largest assemblages yet seen at
Sea Breeze this year was there yes
terday and the beaches along the
southerly shore of Raritan bay were
crowded. Bathing was the greatest
attraction and thereby resulted the
accidents.
SChnirman Drowning.
David Schnirman, who was the son
of Abraham Schnirman, a Smith
street jeweler, met his death when
he ventured near the channel off Sea
Breeze point. He was in company
with his brother, Charles, eighteen
years old, and several companions.
Spectators say the lad was demon
strating how well he could swim
when he suddenly disappeared. His
brother and friends became alarmed
and they steered a roWboat, in which
they were seated, to the point where
he was last seen. They rowed about
for several minutes, and in rising
the victims PROSTATE body came in
contact with the boat Efforts of the
| lads to recover the body proved
! futile. After it had been in the
water twenty-five minutes the work
of Philip Halpern, of 246 High street,
this city, and Judson Cooper, a life
saver of LAP East Forty-eighth
street, New York City, proved sue
cessful and the body was hauled on
land. DR.. Gaudett, of Tottenville,
and Dr. Meinzer. of this city, were
hurriedly summoned. They worked
on the body for about half an hour
without visible effect. Coroner w.
H. Jackson, at New Brighton, S. L.,
was notified and he issued a permit
for its removal to Bedell's morgue in
Tottenville.
Arrangements are being made to
home today.
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sides his brother were Philip Hal
perm, William Klein, Minnie Halpern
and the Misses Salter and Meade, all
of this city. Klein and the girls
were dancing in the pavilion when
they heard cries and saw life savers,
in camp at the point, run for the
shore. This was the first intimation
they had of the accident. The gath
ering had left this city in a rowboat
about IL o'clock to enjoy a few
hours at the beach. The victim
worked as a clerk in the Cosmopoli-
tan pharmacy at 219 New Bruins wick
avenue.
Priest Was Grabbing.
Priest was droWn ned during crab
bing contest off Turf S Point, between
Port Reading and the Chrome sec
ton of Roosevelt He sank while
attempting to swim from shore to
launch Of the party, friends say. The
craft, 1.-TWO Pals" was anchored
about $50 feet from shore. In it at
the time was Edward Brown, of West
Orange Others were on shore.
Priest was believed to be a good
swimmer and little did they think
that he would fail to reach the YES
sci. He sank when about half way
between the shore and vessel, be-
lieyed to have been due to an attack
Of cramps Strenuous efforts of the
party to recover the body proved
futile. They notified the police 9f
Rossyille, S. l.
Keansburg Accident.
Miss Margaret Craig was victim
of one of the numerous treacherous
holes off the beach at keansburg,
spectators declare. While swimming
from the beach Miss Craig, her sister
and two girl Chums suddenly disap-
peared, Their screams as they sank
attracted numerous persons In the
water nearby and ON shore. Half
score hurried to aid, with the re-
suit that three were rescued in the
nick of time. Miss Craig could not
be found by the rescuers. Numerous
attempts at diviL5 proved futile. IL
was not until graphing hooks were
secured that the body was recovered
about an hour after the accident.
The place where the tragedy oc-
cured is the same that four girls
we're drowned about four years ago.
At that point the bay, when the tide
is low, is very shallow and bathers
can wade for some distance before
reaching deep water. There are
numerous holes few hundred feet
from high water mark and it is de-
clared the girls sank into one or
these, as the water was only four
feet deep about the point where the
drowning occurred.
Coroner Fay stated an inquest
would not be held, as he did not con-
slider 1t necessary.
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