The sun., 1902-04-23
FOUGHT OFF Her RESCUERS.
ROSE OSBORNE. ONCE AN AC-
TRESS ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Leans From Charities Department Boat
and struggles with Deckhand Who
Tried TO save HcT-BOth Nearly
Drowned-She May Not Rcco, er

Three dcckhands employed on the ferry
boats Of the Charities Department had a
hard struggle Yesterday afternoon 10 save
from drowning woman who jumped
into the East River from the ferryboat
Minnehannock. The woman was being
transferred from Bellevue 10 the Metro
politan Hospital on Blackwell's Island.
She was taken to Bellevue Monday after
noon in a cab She said she was Rose Os-
borne Of 1856 West sixteenth street, and that
Edward Bedeard OF 3S West Nineteenth
street was her nearest friend. She was put
in the alcoholic ward and yesterday after
noon was taken aboard the Minnehannock
al the foot OF East Twenty-sixth street
10 I've brought 10 the Metropolitan Hospital.
When the Minnehannock arrived at
Blackwell's Island she had TO wait outside
for the other department boat, william
l., Strong. 10 land some freight. Miss
Osborne. who was in the women's cabin
eyaded the attendants and jumped through
n window into the river. She was pelng
RAPIDLY carried down stream when John
Dalton. a deckhand, jumped over after
her. She fought him of until he pinioned
her arms behind her She kept struggling
however, and both sank o..
and stephen Murray, deckhand on the
Minnehannock. jumped in 10 help Daton,
The three had all they could do 10 keep
the woman above water Dalton was
almost exhausted and his companions had
10 assist him also. The Strong moved
in close to the four and Mise osborne was
pulled out Dalton came next ana theh
Murray and Maher climbed ABOARD 'hem-
selves. ,,,,
The woman was taken TO the Metropon-
tan Hospital, where IL was said she might
not recover from the effects OF her plunge
Dalton was taken to Bellevue Hospital Tor
treatment, o II,
is n boarding house run by Mrs Heblch
She refused to say anything about Miss
Osborne last night except that she had
lived there.
Al 81 West Nineteenth street il was said
that Mr. Bedeard had gone 10 see Miss
Oshorne. He is employed in the financial
department of the American WOOL IOm,
many on Leonard street. II was also SAID
that Miss Osborne was very dear iriend
Of his and that he has been greatly worried
about her since she was taken TO Bellevue
Mr. Bedard was seen al his home later.
He said that Miss Osborne was about rs
wears old. About ten years ago re sald,
she was we'll known as an actress, having
been leadin woman in A. NJ Palmer = STOCK
company at the Olympic Theatre IN ot,
Louis She had played IN the ooutn and
West he said. in Shakespearean roles and
In some Sardou plays. She had also ap-
peared in Frohman productions.
MIR. Bedard added the information that
Rose Osborne was her stage name and that
she really came from noble Russian family
About two weeks ago she was taken sick
with stomach trouble and last saturday she
was sent to the New York Hospital, where
sha was treated in a ward. On Saturday
night she became demented and was so
violent that Assistant Superintendent Rob
inson refused to allow her to stay there. she
was taken first 10 a furnished room and on
Monday was sent to Bellevue.