Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
BODY NOT RECOVERED
Left City in Canoe With
Friends Deep Hole Off
Point Causes His Death
co. SEAT BOY BROWNS
Third Lost Life at Kreischer-
vile, Was Elizabeth Man,
Body Recovered Soon

Four persons met death by
drowning in this vicinity over the
week end three Of them being
along the shores of Staten Island
Ore of the victims was Joseph
Amrhein, twenty-four years old. OF
SIG Market street, this city, who
drowned in .Raritan Bay off Sea
Breeze Point, Saturday afternoon
about 1880 o'clock.
Amrhein's body has not been re-
covered as yet. An effort IS being
made to locate it. Searching par
ties were out yesterday and Satur-
day after the accident.
The place where he was drowned
II dangerous and a number of others
both from this city and Staten Is
land have met their death at the
same spot. There is a deep hole
and a strong undertow at the point.
Amrhein is said to have been a
good swimmer. He with other COM
panions hired canoes at Bayard's
Beach Saturday afternoon and pad
died over to Staten Island in safety
and were swimming about when
Amrhein is said to have stepped off
backward into the hole and drown
ed.
Amrnein was a former soldier
and resided with his parents at 316
Market street. He was twenty-four
years old.
The police of this city have noti-
ned the Tottenville police to be on
the lookout for the body and to re-
port to them at once when it is re-
covered. The American Legion, of
which he was a member, will take
charge of the body and the funeral
when 1t Is recovered,
Drowning at Kreischervillc
John johnson, thirty-two years
old, Of SO Mashall street, Eliza
beth, while in bathing at Ronalders
Beach, Kreischerville, about 2
o'clock yesterday was drowned in
nbout three feet of water. He with
i party Of friends had come to the
beach in. a launch for an outing.
johnson had only been in the
water a short time when he was
seen to have some difficulty Off
shore. He was seen to go under
End before anyone could reach him
he drowned. His body was recov-
ored at once and brought to shore,
where DR.. Walker Washington. of
rottenville. pronounced him dead.
It is thought that he had been
,eized with heart failure while in
he water. Medical Examiner
George Mord for the borough of
Richmond, gave Undertaken Bedell,
II Tottenville, permission to re-
move the body to his morgue, where
IN autopsy will be performed today.
Sergeant Wimund Winant and
.?atrolman Fred West of the 60 pre-
,inct station. T~ottenville. took charge
,f the body until 1t was removed
rom the beach. Johnson is said to
nave been a good swimmer and had
beer a life saver at Midland Beach
at one time.
Dies in Water
Thomas Gray, eighteen years old,
of 136 Fox street. lakewood, S. l.,
shouted for help shortly after he had
started swimming off lakewood
Beach yesterday afternoon. Gustave
Fisher, of SO Ocean terrace, Oak
wood, who was in the water at the
same time reached Gray and brought
him to shore. where he died. Medi-
can Examiner Mord said the young
man died of heart disease. His body
was removed to his home.
County Seat Youth browns
By Evening New. STAFF Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, July IS
Daniel Snedaker, sixteen years of
lge, Of 1928 Bayard street, vas
drowned in the canal early yester-
day morning. The boy was seen
undressing along the bank and was