The times., 1899-06-03
HER IDENTITY A MYSTERY.
Mad Race of Boat Crews 10 save 4
Mould-bc Suicide.

| New York. June Am exciting race be-
tween two boats crews. each eager to
save the life of young woman would be
suicide, occurred Just off Liberty Island at
l0:50 today. Each crew pulled nobly, amid
the cheers of hundreds OF men and women
The girl was reached and dragged out
alive but unconscious.
The crews belonged. one to the Long
Branch steamer Monmouth and the other
to the Staten Island ferryboat Southiield.
The southheld's crew reached the drown
ing giri hrst II was but justice, for sho
had jumped from her deck.
The story was brought into the city by
the passengers Of the Robert Garrett,
another of the Staten Island boats The
Garrett and the Southfield were almost
abreast on Liberty Hand. when young
woman. dressed in dark clothes and
gracefully built was seen to jump from
the aft deck Of the latter boat.
The cry OF overheard came across the
water. life preserver was thrown over,
but the woman refused to grasp Il.
The Monmouth. on its way up from
Long Branch and well filled with passen-
] gers. was then almost opposite on the star
/ board side.
/ Her pilot had seen the woman jump. He
stopped the boats engines and ordered 4
boat overheard. II swung from the Dayits
/ dropped into the water with four men az
/ the oars and man at the helm.
The passengers of the Southfield saw the
move on the Monmouth and cried for a
boat to be lowered. This was done. but
the Monmouth boats crew had caught the
water before Southfeld's had been swung
over the side.
In the mean while the drowning woman
had come to the surface aud was floating
farther away. 1t had all been done in
minute. but to the passengers it seemed
an hour. 1t seemed little short of a mira
Gle that the body did not sink. The clothes
buoyed it up.
PULL Pull Good! SouthheId,' cried the
Staten Islanders passengers. She's going
down.
Similar cries from the Monmouth were
heard. Both boats were now drifting with
the tide.
The Garrett's passengers saw the South
fields boat reach the floating body.
The woman was lifted out and without
more delay the Garrett proceeded on its
way TO this city.
The Southfield, after getting the woman
aboard, moved toward St. George. The pas
sengers on the Monmouth cheered their
crew when it returned.
The name of the young woman has not
been ascertained. She will live
Efforts to restore the young woman to
consciousness were finally successful. and
upon arriving at St George she was remov-
ed to the Staten Island Infirmary. where
the physician said that although she was
in critical condition they would probably
save her life
A middle-aged woman, who had been in
the girls company, refused to reveal the
latter's identity.
She lives in Long Island, and has not
( been strong mentally for some months"
was all she could be induced TO say She
was accompanied by a little girl, who
cried almost constantly.
The woman's reticence gave rise to the
rumor that the young woman was Carrie
Jones. the missing abductor of little Mar
ian Clarke. The police will make an in
vestigation.
The young woman's companion slater
gave her name as Mrs. BeryIe Gayles, Of
80 South Eighth Street, Brooklyn
Il can't say anything more until I've
seen my folks in Brooklyn, she said