The sun., 1919-07-31
MINISTER BELIEVED
DROWNED AT COMFY
Clothing Of the Rev. Frank a.
Schubert Is Found in
Bathhouse.
ARMY HOSPITAL PATIENT
Young Cleric, Wounded and
Gassed, Was Convalescent-
Leaves War Bride Here.

Frank A Schubert, an ordained minis
ter OF the Baptist Church. who has been
in the army hospital in the Gun Hill
road recovering from wounds received
while with hospital unit in France, is
believed to have drowned Tuesday while
swimming at Coney Island. Clothing
he left in a booth at Stauch's baths at
the foot OF STATIONS walk was identi-
fed last night by his wife. He was not
seen after leaving the bathhouse to
enter the water. His body has not been
recovered.
Schubert was an athlete. He first met
his wife a year and a half ago while
she was employed at a Coney Island
bathhouse which ne patronized daily.
They were married Just before he en-
listed as a private in a medical unit
and sailed for France.
Schubert returned from France in
November as a convalescent casual He
had been wounded in the right leg by
shrapnel and gassed. He had been re-
tanned at the hospital az a patient but
his general condition had been so good
that he had been free practically to
come and go as he pleased. He wore
clerical garb.
The fact that he walked with a limp
and had to use a cane did not keep
Schubert from the water. He started
for the beach Tuesday after making an
appointment with his wife to meet him
at s 80 in the afternoon near Stauch's
He obtained two bathing suits. After
putting the first on he called John
Krenner. the head aisleman, and said
that a seam had ripped. Another suit
was given him. Apparently he put both
suits on. Neither was found in the bath
booth with his clothing.
The talk about the suits caused Kren-
ner to remember Schubert. The aisle
man said that Schubert appeared to be
planned that the injured leg, which ham,
pered him in walking. was no hindrance
to swimming.
Mrs Schubert waited for her husband
for several hours when he failed to keep
their appointment to meet at 0 o'clock
Tuesday night. His absence worried
her, but she returned to her Fat at 1877
West 10th street hopeful that It had
been caused by some matter of army
discipline.
Attendants at Stauch's discovered
Schuberts clothing when closing the
baths for the night The clothing was
turned over to the Coney Island police
yesterday morning and a search begun
along the beach for the body. The miss
ing man left a watch, jewelry and what
appears to be a substantial roll Of bills
In an envelope at the office Of the bath
house. In his clothing were two Bibles.
In which his name was followed by the
address Of his wife.
Schubert had had no passionate as a
minister. His clerical connection was
with the American Rescue Workers. a
Philadelphia Baptist organization. The
organization has a local Office in 206
East Sixth street
Schubert was 20 years old. His wife.
Sophia, is 20. She was highly nervous
when she visited the Coney Island police
station and the police found II impossible
to get details OF her own and her hus-
bands past lives. Her thoughts ap-
peared to be dominated by the fact that
a warning against her husbands fond
ness for swimming had come to him in
dream.
"One day about two weeks ago my
husband told me of a terrible dream of
the night before" Mrs. Schubert said.
He dreamed that he had been drowned,
and he asked me TO keep near him
when we went into the water again"