The New York herald., 1921-08-01
SEVEN DIE IN WATERS
in And AROUND CITY,,
THREE ARE RESCUED
One Swimmer Swept to
Death in Strong Current
of He'll Gate.
FATALITY AT CONEY
Man Taken From Surf Alive
but Succumbs Before
Reaching Hospital.
MANY MOTOR ACCIDENTS
One Killed and Is Injured
Is Days Record in Met
ropolitan District.

Seven persons drowned, three res
fifteen injured in automobile and mo-
torcycle accidents.
That was the accident record In and
near the city yesterday. The current
through He'll Gate carried a good
swimmer to his death. Coney Island
waters claimed their usual Sunday VIC
tim. Hyman Udaf1n. %, a wholesale
confectioner. OF II East 109th street
Island with Miss Helen Lazar OF 1926
Pitkin avenue, Brooklyn, was brought
ashore from the surf when Miss
Lazar,s screams attracted aid. He
was told he would be taken to the
Coney Island Hospital. She went home.
But Udafin died before the ambulance
arrived.
The automobile victim was John
Hishneh. so. of $40 Clinton street.
tanning six other persons he lost control
on curve near Garwood, ". j.. while
on the way to Bound Brook. The car
overturned, killing him and injuring all
but one of the others. They were taken
to the Elizabeth General Hospital.
They we're: Mrs. Nabeshia Hishneh,
fractured ribs; Mrs. Louise Aramoonie,
81 State street, Brooklyn. fractured col
lar bone; Mrs, Ammen Aramoonie, S4
State street, bruises and fractured ribs /;
Andsie Hugh, 90 Nevins street. niece of
Showecri Dad, 154 Schermerhorn street.
slight injuries.
Motorcycle Injuries Five.
A motorcycle jumped the c4;rb II the
Italian district of Hackefisack, ~. j..
last night and ran down five children.
lieved fatally. The operator of the
out for him. Salvatore Minella, S, OF %
Fair street, Hackensack, was thrown
heavily and his skull fractured.
The others hurt we're --edro Ditisa. y
400 Essex street: Charles Specific, 3,
81 Fair street Tony Minella, 10. brother
of Salvatore. and Charles Oversa. 10.
22 Fair street All were bruised and
cut and were taken to the Hackensack
Hospital. Witnesses told the police the
motorcycle was going forty-five miles an
hour.
A crowd OF excited parents followed
the ambulances TO the hospital and had
TO be dispersed on police pledge to
catch the driver. The license plate az
given to the police was that OF John
MazilIe, 56 Cedar street, Paterson.
-. FA<s -
of Fulton street, Brooklyn. nearly cost
the life OF Albert Roberts Of Henry
street. He rolled or. and woke up when
he landed In the East River. Patrolman
William Larakamp threw him rope.
by which he was drawn in. He was
taken to Long Island College Hospital
for treatment for submersion and a
bruised head. as he had hit projection
of the pier in falling.
Peter Nadus, So. of 100 Greenpoint
avenue. Long Island City. was the man
caught in Hell Gate. He was bathing
Off the Rocker estate at Astoria, when
the current caught him and whirled
him out toward the dangerous channel.
He was swept out so fast that aid could
not reach him before he weakened and
went down..
The others drowned were John Bern
hard, 10. i21 Jacques street. Elizabeth.
y. j., who dived from pier at Holland
Hook, Staten Island and did not re-
appear; Alfonso Trezzo. 9. Of &c Wheeler
Point road. Newark. who waded In
Newark Bay and stepped OFF unex-
pectedly over his head George Vol
leigh. 30. 52i West Fiftioth street,
drowned IN Jamaica Bay. and Miss
Silvia Cartwright. 16. OF Newton. y. j.
ns~-
Miss Cartwright was swimming with
two other girls, her sister Edith. II. and
Beatrice Beatty, 16, In lake near New
ton, NJ j., where they had gone with
members OF their family. The girls
were out thirty feet from shore. when
Silvia discovered she was In deep water.
She plunged under. and the other girls
were too frightened to aid her. Oakley
Beatty, father OF Beatrice. and William
Cartwright, Silvia's father. succeeded In
getting Beatrice and Edith ashore, but
Silvia had gone down.
Two small boys were rescued from the
water. William Kelly of 507 East Fifty
nfth street was standing on an East
River pier at the foot OF Fifty-hfth
street when he saw John Henche. lS, OF
343 East Sixty-fifth street. who was
swimming. give signs Of distress Ho
dived In and got the boy safely ashore,
life guard saved James Russo, .. OF
81 Roebling street. Brooklyn, while the
boy was bathing at the foot OF Oceanic
Walk, Coney Island. He was taken 70