The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-10
WOULDN'T TAKE A DARE.
z.,FDEUrEKEN CHORUS GIRL
. IumFS OFF THE CEPEEUs.

-,or-B1t for a Handy Tug She
Uo,,ld Have Drowned-Nooody but
the Cymbals Cared.
Erous The NelO York Sun.
,,,o,o the pa ssengers on the iron steam
-, Csnheus from Long Branch yesterday
D,or,ing was a little party OF men and
If the pearl of Pekin" Comic
80 COMPANY. They sat on the upper
dor the hadow of the burgee. All
80 baen drinking and their conversation
--- noisv and frequently interrupted by
loud laughter.
I'm, - ware two women, and one of them
- more and laughed louder than any
taoIsa She was Lille Young, a chorus
1irI who Joined the company two weeks
80 She is % years old. and has been
aE-iai Init her husband is not around.
S Gi,,, 80 hetweeu two minor actors of the
o Lo and the three were evidently on
F-a-ga of absolute intoxication. The
"a! !e, black hat was cooked on one side,
sd the rakish turn to the white feathers
n enhanced the reckless express
u u " her face. On her right sat a man
anoed Jacob same, once a peramoulaung
Ian sandwich with an advertisement on
~. hack and chest, but now a professional
LIE . nosition which holds easily against
IN ooroars because he is Z feet inches long.
o. nor left sat George Bruning, small
o n.d ~ The other members of the party
H. aSora Mr. and Mrs. Webb and their golden
haired baby daus hter
When the Ce pheus was Wen QUIZ from
.bore and began TO roll bit, Lille Young
caassd TO laugh. Her expression changed
from serious 20 solemn, and from solemn to
JosTairinp Finally she said she was sea-
o;ct and regretted having drunk SO much.
As the sickness grow upon her, she mingled
Nth her plants of sickness various observa-
tions upon the misery OF existence and OF
The foIlv of her own life. She leaned her
head on her hand and looked out over the
moving sea. The boat was off Bay Ridge,
and it was toward 80 o'clock.
eve a notion to commit suicide" she
said INV,
The giant laughed looisterously. "Why
don't you!' he said.
"Do Won dare meg' she said, getting on
her feet
$50 ahead,n said the giant, and Bruning
Joining in encouraging her.
The intoxicated girl mounted unsteadily
TO the guard rail seat, and then jumped
over the rail itself to tae narrow deck out
side She looked around at the laughing
men and then raised her arms above her
head and laid the palms of her hands
4 together.
'Shall l gon' she said.
u,
60" He rose from his seat, lifted his hat,
and bowed profoundly. In an instant the
girl had turned and had plunged into the
sea The giant laughed as he sat down.
/ and his companion waved his arms and
shouted ''Hurrah!"
The passengers on the lower deck saw
& flash of black gown, black stockings, and
Oxford ties, tipped with patent leather As
soon as the girl disappeared the giant turned
4 TO the Webb baby and said
4 did you see the lady go overheard"
The child began to weep and wave her
hands.
Didn't see," she said; "let another lady
do it."
The party laughed, and turned to watch
the girl struggling in the wake of the
steamer. They regarded it as huge joke,
concern the giant remarked: sob, never
mind Lille; she'll come out all right"
The alarm was given, and the boat was
brought to as soon as possible. But Mrs.
Young was now nearly a quarter of mile
astern. She was able to swim little, and
was sustained somewhat by her skirts, buS
her screams could be plainly heard, and it
was evident that she was In fear.
Capt. Pierce called away a boat and
manned 1t with Mate Bannote and three
sailors. No one expected them to reach the
woman in time to save her. Fortunately
the tug Senator D. c. Chase was astern of
the Cepheus with a large tow She dropped
the tow and steamed for the drowning
woman, picked her up and transferred her
TO the Cepheus
The iron steamboat Sirius, bound for
Long Branch, was passing at the time of
the leap. Many Of her passengers saw the
woman dive, and all of them watched the
rescue There was great excitement aboard
tne Cepheus, but the members of the pearl
OF fekln" party were unconcerned.
Mrs. Young did not cease to scream vban
she was rescued She kept it up and was
soon In violent Mysteries. AS soon as abe
was taken aboard the Cepheus, she was
swathed in blankets, which hid tho wreclx
the water had made Of her black lace dress
her face was moated and blue and drawn
out OF shape. Her hair was in strings and
ner nat was anything but jauuty. Her
friends noted the change in her appearance
by remarks which did not lessen her hvs,
teFia w "Ss-
As soon as the boat landed at Pier the
ponce were summoned and an ambulanca
was called. The police took her off tha hoat
ana laid her out on the pier. They detaipe ed
tle giant and George Drumming to ask them
aiew questions. Presently the tall man
rs that allp'
YES" replied the sergeant of police
Then guess we'n go,n observed the
giant He and his companion sauntered
away leaving Mrs. Young with NOT an
scqualntance in the gaping crowd which
surrounded sur her. Her hysteria was increas.
# ing IN Violence QUO
;, me ambulance arrived and took her n
t Sae ohambers street hospital. 1t was two
hours before she was calm and tho, ~
went to sleep. 'nen DIG
MI. MRS. Young lives at 353 East Seventeentb
b "eet Win her mother, Mrs. Helms. who has
S Soen on the stage as a rife shot and who
81 NOS "is sq won prizes as professional swim
sscano arS helns got news of her daughters
tpo pace at o'clock. She at once starred for
Id SaG hospital, or at least she told the lanc-
ny MY sne was going there. AT 9 O'clock last
there eu0ceeoeo IN getting
hal. Ir rs Young's only visitor was the cvm.
c CTrS N the Pearl of Pekn" orchestra. The
bs ru fol Is a middle-aged German. He paid
mot o t oa on the Cepheus yesterday, but did
o1cs onn hlmselfsuntil later boat. He at
81 symn oaiieo at the hospital and offered his
and I bo. Dung is held as a prisoner. She
few, ,on. mother came from San Francisco a
GEORGIA THRIFT.