The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-13
HOLDS Up BOAT
TO GET DINNER
Miss on Anew York Steamer
Wins Her Way.
SLEPT AT WRONG TIME
Transferred From One Steamer to
Another in Middle of the
NauOwS.
SLEPT AT WRONG TIME

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-She is eighteen
years old. maybe and she woke up on
the steamboat Sea Bird when it had got
half way up the lower bay from Red
Bank She flew distress signals. stirred
things up. and finally said that she was
not going 10 New York. and that they
must please. land her at the Highlands
Of Navesink, where she had meant to
get of the boat. She was a very en-
phatiC young person. and she knew what
she wanted. Highlands was now many
miles astern, but that was where she
was going. she said 1t seems that she
had gone from Highlands to Red Bank
on a domestic errand, had boarded the
boat to return and had slept past High
lands.
Why I've got the things for dinner.
and there's company coming and-5h,
you simply musti" was her ultimatum-
Went to Sleep.
Does a girl like that generally get her
way? Even with steamboats,? Wen,
you might ask Charles E. ThrockmOrt3n,
esq, skipper of the Sea Bird and gem
eral superintendent OF the Red Bank
Navigation Company.
The first word that came TO the main
deck was thSt- a passenger had gone
insane and was about TO jump over
board Mate and deckhands made for
the cabin. She wasn't in the least in
sane; Frantic might describe il.
on, l went 10 sleep and didn't get oA
the boat. and now L must go 10 New
York, and l haven't any money TO get
back with" she cried. The mate imme-
Oately took up a collection. He and the
crew Clipped IN Sail they had with
them. She was a pretty girl, by the
way, and there were tears on her face.
Help Sighted.
The silver in the mates hat did not
seem 10 hit the spot, and the skipper
himself was called in, leaving the
Shrewsbury mud-pilot TO steer the boat
I'VE viii send you home by train -
said the skipper
"Oh, but look at these things for din
ner! And company coming, And mother
will be crazy 1 can't go to New York
! must 90 back You must take me
back
'TH row her back said the mate fer
vently.
You go and tend to the freight" said
the skipper 10 the mate. The skipper
had made up his mind that that young
woman was going home by steamboat
If il took al the resources OF the Red
Bank Navigation Company.
The Sea Bird signaled TO the Alder
the NarrOws and behold the other re-
sources OF the company were coming
out OF the NarrOws in the shape OF the
steamboat Albertina, from New York
LOT tSeQ BANK ana INTERN eQlaIe ports.
The skipper had spied her
i guess youth get to the Highlands in
time for your supper. he said to the
distressed but resolute young person.
Then he went on deck.
The Sea Bird signalled to the Alber-
tina 10 come alongside. The two fat
bottomed boats bucked and backed
around a while in the swell and the
crews managed TO lash them together.
Has Some Himself.
What's the trouble?'' roared Capt
Lawrence Price. Of the AIbertina
breakdown
Nope" said Capt. Throckmorton
Girl. Just see that this young woman
IS put of at Navesink and don't let hel
20 to sleep before getting there"
With this the girl and her packages OF
groceries were handed over the rail &c
the Albertina and the dull routine oi
steambOating was resumed.
Got some Of those girls myself '
said Capt ThrOckmortOn afterward
Besides. II my wife plans a supper
party and it's upset. why there's
trouble that's all just made up my
mind that that girl would get back Il
] had TO turn the boat around"
Get her manner
Lord. no" said the captain. Didn't
think Of IL"