New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-21
p.nic at Resort as Treach-
erous Currents Sweep
BatherS to Sea.
GJIARDS SAVE MANY;
SCORES UNCONSCIOUS
nree Men and Boy Drowned in
New York WaterS-Record
ThrongS at Shore.

,.,r,sd seven bathers and fisherman
~, today within thirty minutes. An
a., swimmer has not been accounted
y, Panic prevailed on the beach and
i ..r,. reserves we're called out. Life
,r.,, and others rjsked their lives in
.,.ns work and eighty-two exhausted
,,5mn,rs we're brought to shore. The
tssd are:
Iynold. Philip, nineteen years old,
a., Of q clothing merchant Of Phlla-
slphia. Body missing.
..p6ent at Beechwood College, Jen-
linton. Penn. Body missing.
cranmer. Marion Rhoaocs, eighteen
Crow. William, fO-ty-eight, Phila-
s,phis, mill owner.
Green. Charles, forty-four, a fisher
r,n Of Atlantic City.
Lisle, John, thirty, lawyer Of Phil
,dslphis.
y.cab.. James, fifty, Philadelphia
tsrist
Maddox. Charles j., thirty, struct-
,nl iron worker Of Philadelphia.
Brigham, Frank ", sixteen, son Of
c,nmodore Martin z. Brigham, Of
Philadelphia.
In the hospitals are Erwin Craig, a
n, guard; Walter Margerum, a life
rlrd, and Maurice Steppacher, Of
Philadelphia.
Breakers Pound Bathers.
Thousands were on the beach and
Boardwalk and hundreds were in the
ut.r when the echo of a northeast
norr, at sea began to show in the
pounding breakers. Almost imper-
upibly the waves grew in size, while
hthsy elung to the ropes and shouted
1t the ducking they got.
A series Of tremendous rollers sud
denly swept in, and cries for help went
70 from all sides. The appeals were
nswsred by scores of lifeguards and
tie braver and more expert Of the
bsihers.
M. Lisle, a prominent attorney Of
Philadelphia, was sitting on the beach
With his wife At sound of the cries
hs dashed into the surf and grasped the
bsther whose shout had reached his
ears. He struggled for several minutes
ia the waves, while his wife watched
from the sand Her frantic calls for
lsp as the undertow began 10 over
cone her husbands efforts brought a
hsguard, who succeeded in bringing
70. shore the bather that Mr.. Lisle was
supporting. The lawyer himself was
Etpt out to sea before the lifeguard
seuld grasp him.
OF Chelsea Avenue Guards Channel,
hlly and Margerum saved thirteen and
uV six other bathers snatched from
htir hands by the currents. They
we're pulling two men into their boat
vatn a portion of the crowd rushed
INTO the surf 10 help them. In an in
I,int cries went up from all sides.
The ineautiouS volunteers found them
Rves gripped by currents whose power
tsy had not guessed. 1t was here
nat Charles Maddox. Of Philadelphia,
log, his life. His body was washed
uhore later.
Miss Marion Cranmer was bathing
Nth Erwin Craig, Of Philadelphia, when
he vas seized with cramps. Her com
Hhion rushed 70 her rescue, but the
uosf.eurrents grlpped them both. The
yards manage 20 save Craig, who was
ioresd 10 let Miss Cranmer 20. He Is
n the hospital
Philip Arroll. Of 2132 Spring Garden
sSfeet, Philadelphia, was bathing with
Aiurice Stepracher, Of 1904 Spring
ssaroen Street, son Of the head of the
ssnery Shirt Manufacturing Company.
laty swan out too far and were un-
tle y ret.rn. Steppacher tried 70 as
! nH Arnold, but the currents forced
am 70 let 60 He saw Arnold swept
oa' 70 sea before guards brought MIN
saore. A pulmotor was used for two
5oars, but he is in the hospital IN
/ ahgerous condition. Arnold's father
"a member Of the clothing firm Of
arnold Locheim. Of New York and Phil
itelphia
Boys Drown Together.
The ssddest drowning vas that of
Iitst- Martin Brigham. siXteen-1ear-
Ae son Of Commodore Martin =. Brig
Tan. head Of the = c. Thompson soap
'Gks, Of Philadelphia. Young Brigham
i NC his brother-in- DR.. }. freeman
j yooites, Of Philadelphia, went into the
N'i al Chelsea Avenue. The boy saw
s-eiher yOunGster in difficulty, and
.eat 20 rescue MIN. Both got caught
me undertow and were being carried
sea when DR.. COltes went TO their
he gTssped them and began his bat
4 Tor the beach After struggling
'.t several minutes he was forced 70
~ 20 and see their bodies carried
4 Nty. lie then became unconscious,
4 '' was saved by guards lie has not
~ informed Of the death Of young
sighsm. IL IS presumed that the
~, .ast has also been lost, making the
'inih death.
Commodore Brigham is cruising in
Shesapeake in his yacht Caliph, IN
3 teh he won the race 70 Havana a
/ 80 years ago, On his return trip
ia.m that race, as he lay of the In
i hefe, his wife was seized with q
Illness. II was impossible 70
i tIai him, and during the night she
u Not until he landed in the morn,
AZ. old he know Of her illness AM
illisA Crow, Philadelphia mill
,aeI and John McCabe, Phil del
i 10 10 horist and realty owner, were
& s,S crowned when the -nder,ow car
~, them beyond shallow water
slsher was q good swimmer. and they
n,ssk "gether until their heads disap-
to beneath the surface OF the
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