New-York tribune., 1918-08-23
Only One Body Is
Recovered So Far
Airplanes and Scout Patrol
Boats Join Vain Search
for Victims

head Bay Canoe Club were missing
yesterday morning and we're believed
to have been drowned when motor
boat and more than dozen OF the
canoes capsized in the Mill Race, of
Rockaway Point
One man was rescued after clinging
all night to a tolling bell buoy, while
three young women and two men who
had sought the same refuge slipped
OFF one by one and were drowned
Although aeroplanes and scout patrol
boats joined in the hunt the body of
only one victim has been recovered
Her name and those Of the missing
follow:
DROWNED
CORLEY, Mrs. Julia, 545 Putnam
Avenue, Brooklyn.
MISSING
BERGsTROM, Arthur, 80 Park Place
Brooklyn.
BEST. Olive, 1856 Madison Street
Brooklyn.
BROCKME1ER, Robert, 500 Quincy
Street, Brooklyn.
L
Street, Manhattan.
CORLEY, Thomas, 545 Putnam Ave
nue., Brooklyn.
CHRIsTOPHERs, Fl. j., 81 Amers-
fort Place, Brooklyn.
DAILY, -, address unknown.
FITZGERALD, Ensign Edward j., 81
Johnson Street, Brooklyn.
HEDLuND, Elleg, SIT Sterling Place
Brooklyn.
M'DONOUGH, Margaret, 436 Third
Street, Brooklyn.
MCGOWAN, Agnes, 1875 Franklin Ave
nue., Brooklyn.
MONTELEONE, ]. l., 435 DeKalb
Avenue, Brooklyn.
u, ,sAuTER, H; Sa4 Boyd Avenue
TUFTS, John f., POI Franklin Ave
nue., Brooklyn.
Annual Summer Event
The Sheepshead Bay Canoe Club
holds big beach party each year as
sort of climax to it's summer season
This year it was agreed to hold the af.
fair at Breezy Point, and the members
Of the club had been planning fol
weeks for the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. William V. Gould, OF
1710 Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn, made
practically all arrangements for the
days outing. Under their supe rvision
more than $50 memb of the club and
their friends started from the club
house shortly after o'clock Wednes-
day evening.
Three large motor boats took in tow
hfteen canoes each. The larger vessels
as we'll as the frail canoes, each carried
its full capacity of passengers. There
was brilliant moon and the sail prom
lsed to be tremendous success.
The first convoy was in tow of Har
vey Mckay in his power boat Varuna
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould, in their motor
launch, took the second convoy, and the
third was in tow of the launch None
such, owned and sailed by John Rogan
Engine Stalled
The second convoy made the trim :,
Breezy Point without incident The
rrst, however, was just opposite the
tar side of Rockaway Inlet, where the
ebbtlde was abnormally swift. wher
the engine of the Varuna stalled The
launch and canoes instantly began tC
drift at rapid pace toward the break
erss marking Rockaway Shoals.
Mr. Rogan. little distanced to the
rear with his convoy of canoes. senser
the danger of the drifting craft ane
turned to give them assistance. 4
moment after one of the canoes of tn.
nrst convoy overturned. Rogan plunged
INTO the ocean instantly, and. beinr ,
strong swimmer was able to reach tn,
occupants of the overturned canoe. VIII,
were struggling in the water, and hel,
them to safety on board his ow,
launch '''' 0"'
1t still seemed serious disaster no;,,h
De averted, particularly as Rogan sue
ceeded in passing a line to the helnlcs
Varuna and started in the Nonesuch +
tow the helpless launch and her convo
away from the beach. The relief wa
temporary, however, as Rogan's Launch
after struggling for few minutes +
drag ITS long, heavy tow from danger
slowly lost headway and soon bot
headed toward the breakers.
Chief Petty Officer James Callacbo,
=. 5. ~, $50 Sackett Street, Brook
iyn. VINO was in one of the canoes sa,
,neir danger and making a trumpet q
MS hands, shouted to the CAPTAIN n
eacn canoe to cut loose. A few min
utes later the light vessels were in th
"nlte caps and one after anothe
turned over with startling rapidity.
Heroic Attempts at Rescue
Inc next half hour was croudo
win deeds of heroism, exhibitions q
rare piuck and indcscribable confusior
fetty Ofhcer Gallagher, Rogan on,
lieutenant Joseph Stchlin, former,v -
'he Lafayette Flying Corps. each rnaS
several rescues. They fought 49, tha;
way pack and forth among the over
'urhcd canoes, swimming to one afte
ahotner OF those whose calls for hel
reached them and seemingly cndnwa u,
with superhuman strength.
Miss Christine Shaw, I52 Parl p,a..
brookiyn' an exceptionally stron
swimmer, sent those who went TO he
and to the help of others. Heading fo
shore, two miles away, Miss Sha,
fought her way to the beach and Wv
The alarm to the soldiers a, For
Tilden.
As fast az the rescued reached III
shore, cottages and. beach pavilion
we're turned into GrA aid stations fo
their care. All day yc.terday tn
search Of the ocean and the bpnc
front continued for some trace OF tn
m,ssinR.
Many Of the rescued were taken t
bospitals early in the morning, whil
others went direct TO their homes. Tn
search will continue to day. and it
believed that the bodies Of many q
the missing will be recovered,