New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-08
THREW BABY ABOARD BOAT
IN COLLISION ON SOUND
Starin Boat Rams Schooner Yacht
CeLcste-4LmOst q Panic.

collision which occurred last night between the
Starin Line Howard Carroll and the
schooner yacht Celeste resulted in the former los
ing part of her stem and the railing the second
deck and gaining two sailors and two-year-od
baby. The accident nearly caused serious panic
among the crowd of pleasure seekers on board
The schooner. owned by Isidor J. Beaudrias, of
the Port Morris Dock Yacht Club. Corporation
Counsel of Yonkers, badly damaged. Mr.
Beaudrias threw his two-and "a half-year old daugh
ter Isabelle board the Carroll, where sailor
caught her The Carroll then passed on. Mr.. Beau
drias said. without paying any attention to him o.
his family and friends. He said he intended TO sue
the Starin people.
Mr. Beaudrias his wife their two daughters.
Isabelle and Helene. the latter a year and half
old; Mrs Beaudrias's mother. Mrs. Hart, and the
latter's other daughter. Miss Catherine Hart
boarded the Celeste off Yonkers yesterday after
noon for a cruise in Long Island Sound and ad-
jaeent waters. There a crew of six and
Captain Frederick Montgomery. who owns the Ce
leste Mr.. Beaudrias had chartered her. She is a
aston 9O-foot boat, with two auxiliary engines.
It fine night that the induced
Mr.. Beaudrias and Captain Montgomery to sail
into the Sound. 1t about p. m. when
the Celeste reached North Brother Island She
mad to do some tacking there, and she
on starboard tack when the party heard two
whistles ahead, and Captain Montgomery quickly
made the whistling steamer out to be the Glen
Island boat Howard Carroll, which was bearing
down them.
KEPT SOUNDING WHISTLES
The two whistles indicated that the schooner was
TO go TO port, but Mr. Beaudrias said that a
schooner had the right of way, AMI, being at the
helm, he kept her to starboard. The Carroll whis-
tied twice again. but the Celeste still kept
board and the Carroll a third time blew two
whistles, all the while. according Mr.. Beaudrias
not altering her course. Mr.. Beaudrias said the
steamer got so close that he knew it time for
him to put his vessel to port. as the Carroll did
nothing to alter her course so he put his helm
about to avoid the smash. Then he il
inevitable He shouted a warning cry TO the Car
roll. but he says attention paid him.
Mrs. Beaudrias and her mother and sister were
deck. the children having been put to bed.
Mrs. Beaudrias, now seeing the collision was sure
10 happen, rushed down into the cabin and grabbed
M Isabelle rushing to the deck with her She
held her to her husband, who rushed to the
gunwale. The Carroll rushing them look
ing ponderous IN the moonlight which only served
10 make her deadly in appearance. The col
lison was certain, and IN a second it had hap
pened.
The Carroll hit the Celeste aft the foremast,
knocking in the side and the gunwale. The rig
ging was torn. the boWsprit knocked off and the
figurehead smashed
she ran out of cabin with the little girl in her
arms. The child was in nightgown.
The father caught the child in his arms and
turned to the side o; the schooner.
Hi, there aboard cried ont Mr.. Beaudrias, as
he prepared to throw the child board the Car
roll He saw sailor standing on the forward
deck close to the bow and he shouted at him
Aye aye sir shouted the sailor, not knowing
what coming.
But he Beaudrias standing on the schooner's
deck swinging the child The man deliberately
threw the infant easily and deftly on board the
Carroll The sailor saw in instant that he
must do a fine piece OF work He prepared himself
instantly, and the little child was swung off
the schooner into the air the man galantly caught
her in has arms. The child nestled there and did
cry.
where's HeIene." then cried Mr Beaudras
while all on board the schooner was excitement
Mr. Rea audrias turned and his wife with the
other baby in night clothing in her arms elnging
TO the mainmast. She had rushed to the cabin to
get the infant her bed. but she realized 1t was
too late for her husband to throw the infant
aboard the steamer and she clung to the child and
the mast Mrs Hart and Miss Hart were clnglng
TO the bulwarls and Captain Montgomery was at
the helm with his sailors ready to obey the cap
tain's orders He kept her from capszing
Mr. Beaudrias said afterward that two foghorn
whistles were given from his boat as signal OF
d,stress b,,t the Howard Carroll kept on 1T was
conten1ptible." he said later
PANIC NARROWLY AVERTED.
II ts said that a crowd of eight hundred persons
were on board the Starin boat Many shrieks OF
terror were heard her. but II is declared that
-, ranic resulted from the collision Her joiner
work was damaged. and it is said heF holo con
tained a lot of water when she arrived at Cotl-
Iondtst and she will have to go into dock Tor
repairs - 1t.,.o IL,
The excitement VS. soon over, and the Mite sri
became the object OF much attention on the part OF
the messengers The fathers daring ACT III throw
ing her sailor on board 'he s'ea'Ho-
mented on all the down
As soon as the Carroll had sheered on MI Beau
d-os said he realized that the collision had NOT oe'
80 .erious as he first feared The schooner mao hol
49,, eor,ouslv damaged. He soothed his wlle ana
DssH ~ -. I'D then the other women. Captain
H1onteonery and Mr. Beaudrias and the ere" Iheh
80 a basty examination of the Celeste IheS
rourd her apparently intact 1t was reared nov.
hot some leak might have been sprung or that
eN'| -. so,,a1hv, soon and il was decided to take
~ rsnbtfa launch the schooner had IN tow. inns