Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-21
MANY SEARCH FOR DEAD
AT ATLANTIC CITY

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poro street. drowned IN Delaware below
| ciiouoestor city. N. j.
Max BEDNtCK, p years. old. Ieth street and
| t3ertrann avenue, drowned at Sandy Beach.
,,rpNAN L. RozETT, 3237 clifford street.
| drowned IN Sandy Run
THEODORE GEORGE, 2i32 South Broad
street, drowned at WILDWOOD N ),
~ COHEN. years old. drowned at Riverton,
Tramp ~ MARTIN, 52s west Lehish avenue,
| drowned in undertow ~ the Del2ware liver M
~ his brother and two friends TO save him.
Body not recovered
REWARD FOR ARNoLD's BODY.
Parents Of Philip Arnold Jr., son Of the
| senior member Of the firm Of Arnold,
| I,ouchheim & Co., clothing manufactur-
| era. today offered reward of any
| amount. within reason, for the recovery
of the body OF their son. Young Arnold
was playing ball upon the beach with his
friend. Maurice Steppacher "A years old,
1904 Spring Garden street. when they
heard the first cries for help.
Several persons saw Arnold go down
as he was swimming TO the aid of two
men who we're in danger. Steppacher
was knocked senseless by terrific wave
and recovered consciousness In the City
Hospital.
Somewhere in Southern waters, M. r.
Brigham, former commodore Of the Vent
nor City Yacht Club and owner Of the
yacht Caliph, winner Of the Philadelphia
Bermuda race, does not know that his
son, Frank Brigham, 16 years old per-
ished, hero. in yesterdays horror.
Wires have been flashed to every point
where It is believed the widely known
sportsman might be, but no reply mas
thus far been received.
count for the extraordinary tidal condi-
tion which was primarily responsible for
the harvest of death while thousands
looked on helplessly. The sea literally
rose q foot almost in a twinkling, accord
ing to guards and other observers Az
virginia avenue It swept UP and over the
beach chairs on the sand and men waded
knee deep in water while carrying pahic-
stricken women to safety.
EYEWITNESS STORY.
"The scene was terrible, and don't
know when 1 shall see worse said DIR.
Leon r Ashcraft, 2103 Chestnut street,
who was one of the first on the scene
and for about 10 minutes the only physi-
clan available. Doctor Ashcratt was
walking toward his summer home at lO5
South Morris avenue, when he noticed
the crowd and hurried to the wave-lashed
beach.
For n time II looked as If there would
he a panic" he said. But the bathers re-
covered their nerve and worked hard, both
In rescuing and revlving those brought
In. Life guards hotel clerks, drugstore
clerks and, in fact, every one on the beach
did heroic work. At first we were almost
bewildered by the numbers brought In
unconscious. There were at least 20 IN
the first Is minutes. The surf was ter
rible. believe that all the bodies were
recovered although there were many
rumors of bathers missing When 1 left
there still was report that an unknown
man was missing"
Although at police headquarters at At
lantlc City no additional persons had been
reported missing up until late hour
Oscar Channel, the first lifeguard in the
surf to take charge of the rescue work,
declared 1t is possible that many others
may have been swept away.
IT saw Mt least 35 people In grave dan
ger" he said yesterday after he had re-
covered from his work of rescue, land 1
am sure we did not get them all. 1t was
one of the heaviest seas l have ever ex-
peienced Most of the excursionists who
come to the shore for the weekend do not
realize what the offset is. 1t is an almost
Irresistible undertow that only the strong
est sort of a man can make any headway
against, and even then he's a fool to go
far out II there's an offset current. 1t !
was the offset that was responsible for |
todays tragedies"
Many people who were of Channelrs
opinion that all the dead were not yet |
known, lined the beach until n late hour |
last night, from Chelsea avenue, where |
tho majority of the drownings took place, |
to the Garden Pier, where, 1t was |
thought, taking the tide into considera-
tion, bodies might be washed up.
CHANNELL's STORY.
al bapnanad a
doesn't seem possible so many could have
been swamped," Channell said. II know
1t was a bad day and the undertow was
going out strong and so l kept my eye
sharp on the bathers. A little before noon
noticed two men and two women going
out too far. They didn't seem to be in
any great distress, but / felt that If they
knew the danger they wouldn't venture
out that far. This was near Chelsea
avenue. I decided TO go out after them.
1 didn't tell anybody because 1t wasn't
necessary then There wasn't any great
danger. All they needed was to be
warned.
when I got near to them, though, 1
saw that one of the party. a man, seemed
10 be pretty we'll gone. l caught up with
him and got him in, and then, of course,
knew instantly that we'd have to go
after the others.
'At this time my pal, John Zell, an
other lifeguard, was getting ready to 20
out. Then a man came up to me-
BY this time Walter Waiganton, an
other guard, had gone in a little further
down the beach where William Green, a
fisherman, was in danger In his boat.
Green had several men with him and they
all were calling for help. Their boat had
capsized
BY the time that my pals had brought
in l2 or 13 OF them, we were gone our
selves We simply dropped on the beach
and couldn't do any more. How MANY
went down don't know, but 1t was the
biggest thing that has ever happened
here and God knows none OF 1t might
have come about II the greenhorns who
come down here would only realize that
the ocean can't be played with"