The New York herald., 1922-08-28
FATHER DIES TRYING
TO SAVE DAUGHTER
Strangled by Girl, Caught
in Undertow, When He
Grabs Her.
SON SWIMS TO RESCUE
sfoov,o uJc Doooh Tp,sn hut
Lifeguards Reach Trio, but
Elder Man Is Carried Out
When Near Shore.
UNDERTOW PERILS MANY
Newark Bank Clerk Missing
After He Goes Bathing at
Coney Island.

The unusually heavy undertow at
Coney Island yesterday caused the
drowning of one man and kept life
guards on the alert all day. At least
half dozen rescues occurred.
Morton z. Weber. aged 38, mer-
chandise jobber living at 1865 Sixty
second street, Brooklyn. was drowned
trying to save the life of his daughter
Ethel, aged II. He had driven to the
beach at the foot Of Ocean Parkway
and parked his automobile. He, the
girl and his son Arthur. aged ~, all
Of whom could swim. went into the
water. The waves were high and the
undertow was powerful
Ethel was carried out about thirty
feet when big wave hit her and car
ried her under. She was clearly In
distress. Her father shouted to her to
hold herself up until he got to her
but when he reached her she was
frantic and threw her arms about his
neck, strangling him. Arthur saw
their plight and shouted:
Hold her UP. father. and hang on.
I'll get you both 70
Father Stricken with Cramps.
BY the time Arthur reached them the
father had been stricken with cramps.
All three went under together and then
came up, fighting desperately against
the undertcw. Ralph Reid and Fred
erick Werner, life guards. went after
them. They brought the boy and girl
to shore. and then Reid started back for
Weber, who was atterly exhausted. Reid
fought his way back to shore. dragging
Weber. who was utterly exhausted. Reid
touch bottom a high wave threw them
both against a pile of rocks cutting
Reid's leg and striking him with such
force that he had to relinqu!sh his hold
on Weber. who was carried out again
and drowned. His body was brought to
shore and DIR. Bernstein worked over
him for a long time In vain.
The two children were carried to
Coney Island Hospital and treated for
submersion. They were taken home
afterward by relatives. There Is a
younger child at home.
( n. y. Bank Clerk Is Missing.
Henry Mullen, aged "a. of 325 Elm
street, Newark. paying teller Of the New
Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany, had an engagement to meet James
Allen OF S62 East Twelfth street Brook
lyn, at Coney Island. When Allen went
there yesterday afternoon he was unable
to find his friend. MuIen's clothes were
found afterward in locker at the Man.
haitian Beach Baths.
Miss Dora Friedman. aged 35. of 3015
East Second street. and her mother,
were carried out by the undertow at the
foot of Ocean Parkway a few minutes
after Weber was drowned. They were
rescued by Thomas Layden, life guard
The older woman got in distress first
and her daughter tried to bring her back
TO shore, but both we're exhausted when
Layden reached them. They were re-
vived by DR.. Bernstein.
Samuel Kaplan. aged 25. of 305 East
Third street Brighton Beach. also was
carried out while bathing at the foot oil
Ocean Parkway. He was brought to
shore by Nathan Bavete. ls5 Chrystie
street, and julius Grecnberg. 270 Fiji
teenth street, Brooklyn. In Coney Island
Hospital 1t was said his condition was
serious.
Miss Anna Cohen, aged II. who gave
her address as % West Twenty-third
street. Coney Island, was carried out
at the foot of Ocean Parkway and was
rescued by John Sherman. life guard
She was attended by a surgeon and was
able to go home.