New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-04
8 DROWN, ONE BEFORE
COMFY ISLAND CROWD
Four Young Women in Bathing
Step Into Deep Hole and
One Loses Life.
POOL DIVE KILLS A MAN
Attacks of Cramps Fatal in
/ Waters of City and New
Jersey, Where Thou
sands Seek Goodness.

SANDS Seek Goodness.
Six persons were drowned in New York
City waters yesterday and probably twice
as many others were rescued after they
exhausted their strength or were at
! tackled by cramps. In some cases the
bodies were carried away by the tides
and not recovered. Two persons were
drowned in New Jersey.
Hundreds Of bathers and promenaders
at Coney Island saw the drowning Of
Irving Schwartz. of No "a South 9TH
street Brooklyn. Schwartz, an expert
swimmer, was bathing at the Ocean
| Baths. Thompson's Walk. with several
| friends. He was showing the others
! how TO use the crawl stroke ana was
several hundred feet from shore wheh lie
was attacked by cramps.
Those watching Schwartz from 'he
shore thought he was feigninG dro"hihs
and did not make an effort 10 reach MIN
until he went down. one of the NE
SAVER recovered the body after diNihs
| for it repeatedly.
At Rockaway Point. Harry kngeh OF
\o 1850 Prospect Place. Brooklyn
member Ct the Atlas club was IN SWIM
ming with other members, Wheh ne s''
beyond his depth in the deep chahhe' anu
was carried beneath the surface pN INV
swiftly running waters. His BODY was
not recovered. 49,
T. Joseph Riancho was drowned In inc
swimming pool at Clasons POINT u"
John Albano he dived into the poor VIM"
was about six feet deep. Biancho nlu
NOT reappear on the surface and AIpaho
gave the alarm. John b. Morrell. safes
man and member of the Ne" or
S,,.ir,,r,ing Association. dived TO the bot
tom OF the tank and recovered 'ne oou''
Biarcho could not swim =
David Chcisman, sixteen years olu' VI
No POI New Brunswick avenue 1'I III
An,hov y. j.. while in bathing AT sea
Rroeze. Tottenvile. Staten Island, yester-
aud when In the middle of the staten
leland Sound. Cheisman was some us
tarce from shore, and 1t was believed he
was attacked by cramps. The bodE was
recovered. .,
coorp. Priest. twenty-seven years Ola
sc No 90 New Park Road, Elizabeth
y was drowned while swimming from
Elizabeth 70 Hollands Hook staten
island Priest left Elizabeth at p M
and when in the middle OF the staten
island Sound he became exhausted anu
shouted for help Before aid could reach
him he sank cut Of sight. The body was
not recovered.
The surf at Keansburg. y. J.. claimed
o,otbcr victim I'm Miss Mae Craig
eighteen years old Of West Hoboken.
Three Young women in bathing with MISS
Craig narrowly escaped drowning.
one of the three rescued young women
was so exhausted when brought ashore
that she was unconscious and she was
revived with great difficulty she joined
bor two friends and all returned to ther
camn Annie Craig. sister or the
drowned girl. was one OF the party.
Tbe four girls were In water nearly up
IN their shoulders and were all together
when suddenly they went into hole.
They all went under. Three OF them were
rescued. but Miss Craig was dead "hen
taken from the water. Every eHort 10
revive her was made, but without success.
Harry Davies. thirty-ive years DID, OF
Brooklyn. was drowned saving his son
Harry. nine years old. off the point lh
Remsen Harbor. Seabright yesterday al
ternoon. The pair were out In a ro"ooat
The boy fell overheard and his father
Ieaped after him into nine feet OF water
He caught the boy. and finding a footing
on the side Of the channel where the Dot
tom shelv.d. he held the boy above water
while his own mouth and nose were Just
about even with the water. He kept the
position until rescuers in other boats
arrived.
II is thought Davies swallowed much
salt water and was sick and exhausted
for the moment the boy was taken from
his GRASP he collapsed and sank out OF
sight. Nathaniel James dived for the
bodv several times and finally brought IL
M. Ii was hurried ashore and WORKED
over for an hour but Mr. Davies could
not be revived.
John L.awlor. four years old, Of Palisade
avenue. Hudson Heights. fell from a boat
into the Hudson River al Edgewater ana
was drowned in two feet of water. HIS
Young companions on the dock screameh
,,d roy a,ray The body was recovered.