The New York herald., 1922-07-04
NINE ARE DROWNED
IN NEARBY WATERS
Catholic Brother Loses Life at
Sea Bright Despite Priest
ly Rescuers.
VICTIMS MOSTLY BOYS
Yacht Club Members Mistake
Death Struggle of Lad for
Swimmers Antics.

Nine drownings was the toll exacted
by the waters about New York city yes
terday at the near by beaches and points
along the Hudson, all OF which were
thronged with persons seeking relief
from the excessive heat Numerous
rescues were added TO the days record
Of water activities and nearly score of
persons were pulled from the ocean,
rivers and lakes in the vicinity.
Armand Matthew. 40, a member of the
Order of the Community Fathers of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament ST
Jean Baptiste, Seventy-sixth street and
Lexington avenue. Manhattan. was
drowned at Seabright when he ventured
out too far from the beach and was car
Red beyond his depth by the strong un-
dercurrent before it was possible for as
sistance 10 reach him. His body was
recovered.
Brother Matthew expected to remain
over independence Day with several
brothers and priests who nave rented a
cottage near Seabright for the sum-
mer. When in the water only a few
minutes. ne was caught in the under
seaward. The Rev Alfred Vey and the
Rev. william Fox, two priests who were
en- the beach at the time, tried to rescue
him, but failed.
Brothers Drown Together.
Clasped in each others arms in a
| frantic effort To save themselves. James
Licarte. Is. of 35 First street, Manhat-
tan. and his brother Michael. Ia, were
drowned In the afternoon when James
went wading in one Of the many creeks
about 234th street and Spuyten Duyvil
road. The Bronx. Stepping into deer
| rool. James. who could not swim. went
under and dragged his brother do1n
when the latter attempted to save him
Neither OF the lads could swim. Efforts
to revive them with a pulmotor were
futile.
Many members and guests of the CO.
| lurbia Yacht Club. Hudson River and
! FIghty-sixth street, watched with
amusement what they thought to be the
antics of two boys swimming in the
river. They did not discover until later
that they were watching the drowning
OF Joseph Gimbel. 16, of 25S West Sixty
fifth street and the efforts TO save him
that were made by his companion. Jo-
seph Suncher, 16, of the same address
After Gimbel went down the last time
Suncher was able to get to the string
Piece at Nineteth street, and several
riotorboats went to his rescue as he was
about to release his hold through OK
haustion. Gimbels body was not re-
! covered.
At the Rockaways two drownings
were reported in addition to numeroI:
rescues and escapes by venturesomt
swimmers. Daniel Ford of 234 NORTH
Fifth street, Newark, was carried out BY
the undertow while bathing off Beach
103d street, Rockaway Beach. and. al
though brought in by a lifeguard. dice
before a physician could be obtained.
Roman De Vito. whose address thu
police did not learn. fell from the floa
at the Jamaica Bay Yacht Club of
Eighty seventh street and was drowned
browns I'm Boats wash.
While resting on a raft twenty fee
off shore at West 112th street. Hudson
River, Edward Hakalahte, 16. of 54l
West Forty ninth street was thrown
into the water by the wash from q
passing vessel and drowned. Two com
nanions, Meyer Epstein of 10 East 114tf