The sun., 1899-11-28
INTO RIVER WITH HER BABE
CRAZY MOTHER WALKED INFO THE
P4sT-RUyNING CURRENT
Fighting Against Rescue She Was Dragged
Ashore by q Barge Captain who Plunged
Overheard After Her-Hospitnl Physici.
ans sny Mother and Child VIII Recover.

Fighting Against Rescue She Was Dragged
Ashore by barge Captain who Plunged
Overheard After Her-Hospitnl Physioi-
ans Say Mother and child VIII Recover.
A young woman. neatly dressed but wearing
no hat walked out yesterday afternoon on q
ledge OF rock that extends thirty feet into tho
East River at the foot OF East Seventy seventh
street She held baby clasped to her breast and
she seemed TO be laboring under great excite
ment There were number OF women with
children on tho ledge. but they had troubles
Of their own and they paid no attention to the
new conner until she deliberately walked into
the water Then they screamed so loudly that
Capt. James Kirchner. OF a d.. l.. and W. rail-
road coal barge. moored at the foot OF Seventy
eighth street. hoard them and looked to see
what was the matter.
When he saw that the woman and child had
been caught IN the swift current and we're
drifting rapidly southwark he jumped into the
water and started to swim after them. lie
caught up with them Just OF the foot OF Seven
ty-sixth street. The woman was still clasping
the baby firmly to her breast. so Kirchner tried
to save them both by grasping the woman.
Holding the child with one arm. she struck at
him with the other. hitting him repeatedly In
the face.
Leave go Of me-" she cried. Baby and I
want to die. we have both been sick for so
long; and my husband neRiects me. Let us
Despite the struggles OF the woman. Kirch-
nor managed TO tow her to shore. Policeman
Quinn OF the East Sixty seventh street station,
who 10 detailed at the East Side Settlement
house at the foot OF East Seventy sixth street,
took the woman and child into the Settleme ent
House. whore DR.. Horace p. Dillingham;. who
Glanced to be 10 the house. attended her. The
baby wa, given to the care OF Mrs. Soren Kit
moored at the foot OF Seventy sixth street
Mrs. Kittleson undressed one OF her own babies
and put the dry clothing on the child. Then
ment House.
A call was sent to Presbyterian Hospital for
an ambulance. and while awaiting its coming
the young woman said that she was Mrs. Alice
said that she was Fl years old and the child
thirteen months old. She reiterated that both
she and the child had been III and that as her
husband neglected her she wanted TO die She
and the child were taken to Flower Hosnltal as
the Ambulance surgeon said that the Presby-
terian Hospital did not have an unoccupied
bed. The doctors there reported that the
woman psS, would % recover and that the child would
The police Investigated the address given by
the woman. They found that 435 East Eighty
third street was q livery stable.
John Irving. the husband OF the woman ap-
peared ut the police station an hour later. He
said he lived at 413 East Eighty -hrst street
and declared that he had had no trouble with
Of her second child she had been suffering
from mild form Of insanity.
The officials Of Flower Hospital were indlg-
nant that Mrs. Irving had been taken into the
settlement house and allowed to leave In her
wet clothing.