The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-24
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Young Lady Nearly Drowned as Re-
suit Of Practical joke.
PHOTOGRAPHER BADLY SHAKEN,
Miss Ercncl,'s Brother Resented His
Effort to Secure 4 Picture Of Al
bert Vanderbilt's t'ianccc.
Croker in q New Role.

NEW YORK, July 2;.-Just for joke
two young m5n thr " Mss Christina Oe-ll-
ers, q young school teacher, who had just
returned from Cuba. into water thirty feet
deep at Hudson Beach Yesterday. She
could not swim, and was nearly drowned
before she was dragged, unconscious, from
the river.
Near.y thousand persons, mostly wo-
men, witnessed the thrilling rescue of the
girl, and great excitement prevailed Mss
Oalkers' sister became hysterical ana haa
prepared to jump headong INTO the water
herself when she was caught and held Dy
several men.
Two young men. strangers to the school
teacher and her friends, noticing that Sns
seemed jolly and good tempered, thought It
would be excellent sport to give her an IN
expscted plunge They caught her By
shoulders and knees and tossed her into
the water.
Bessie Macdonald. the soprano, who was
a member last season of the Castle Square
Opera Company, is engaged TO marry .Bar-
on Rudolph De Hirsch. 4 nephew OF the
late Baron de H.rsch the phiianthrop.st.
Miss Macdonald met the Baron two
years ago while travelling in Germany. He
is reported to be very wealthy.
SHOCK THE HER.
Alfred Cswynne Vanderbilt, his fiancee,
Miss Elsie French. and her mother, Mrs
T. ~ freracn' 1l[tNSu Oh 'r tlsr i,eS-
800, .StpJ' not t1a e. louis MT Quarantine
,I5 +aIlL MI Vanderbilt ashore. The
Freches came on up to the American Line
pier where they were met by MISS
French's brother. al went at once to
DelmoniCoS for luncheon, where they were
Joined later in the afternoon by Mr.. Van
darI,ib+- There was an UNPLEASANT incl
dent in front of DelnOnico's after the
luncheon, ana the photographer who was
the main figure in it came pretty near TO
! getting a thrashng. He went up to Del
nonico's TO get a picture OF Miss French.
lie waited outside OF the restaurant for
an hour and when the party finally came
out, made rush at the young woman
pointed his camera at her and snapped it.
| Young Mr.. French left his sisters side and
running over, grabbed the photographer
| by the nape of the neck.
I've mind to beat you within al men
| of your life" he said, and then he shook
! the man as though he were a rat. The
man begged for mercy and declared that
| he hadn't been successful in getting the
| picture. After the party left the photo
| grapher told the witnesses with great glec
| that he had the picture all right MF.
| Vanderbilt and the treHcheS Went 70
| Tuxedo FOR the night Ihey VIII 80 ~
! Newport tomorrow.
| Some of the passengers VINO arrived on
| the St. Louis We're: Prince and Princess
| Rrancacco MISS Itilei f74ffysloEe, le7
| Frohman, May IRWIN ana X. /. wilson
CROKER \ LIFE SAVER
| Richard Croker, according TO story tod
| yesterday, saved the NE OF MS real eSt''lG
| partner Peter +. Meyer at lily i9i-'iiU
| last fIldiLy
| Mr.. Croker and Mr. Meyer were sad 70
! have been guests OF Laurence IJeLl3otF, 81
| City Island. They went IN nathias' '''u
| Mr.. Meyer was seized with cI>tInp-