New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-06
SAVED FROM WAVES.
Woman and Man Try Suicide
BGrgeman Falls OUerbonrd.

Three rescues OF drowning persons were made In
the icy waters Of the harbor yesterday. Two OF
them had attempted suicide and the third a
man who had fallen into the water by accident
On the noon trip Of the John g. Carlisle, which
runs to Ellis Island. n young Hungarian girl
jumped from the stern just the boat was enter
ing the Ellis Island slip. J. T. Jorgersen. Nor
wegian deckhand, her. and. selling a hawser
jumped in among the big cakes OF ice He seized
her, but could do nothing with the girl whr
struggled violently until she was subdued by the
freezing water. Jorgersen was further hanpered oy
the fee, but ne was hauled board with the girl IN
his arms. She taken to the Island hospital
and he went below to get warm and evade any
congratulations
The siri was Miss Susie Eomenyk. Of No 135
Madison-st- She came to this country about Two
months ago and went to live with her cousin Miss
Marie Romenyk She has been acting strangely OF
late, and her cousin and another young woman
were taking her to Ellis Island TO ask for treat
rnent for her She suffered slightly from shock
and will be retained the island until she can be
examined in regard to her sanity. II insane she
will be deDorted.
Soon after this. man who had been Iounging
around the Battery Park. jumped from the seawan
near the Barge Office dock He was seen by Gus
Klang a deckhand on the immigration boat Cham
berlain. lying at her pier Klans jumped overheard
and seized the man. who fought vigorously. 1t was
not until the man was unconscious that kIang
could get fnshore close enough TO be pulled from
the water The man is a young German and we'll
dressed. He was taken to the Hudson-st- Hospital
where II was said that he would probably recover
Captain r. Heber. Of the Charities Department
boat; Patroman Charles Stevens and two other
men Thomas F. Gilroy and Henry Track had
twenty minute fight with the East River on Iwen-
ty-sfxth-st rescUing Bernard Fitzsimmons, or sew
enth-st. and Third ave, from drowning lie had
fallen from the barge Cherokee, lying at the Twen-
ty-sixth-st. pier.
Fitzsimmons trying to push the barge on
from the pier when he fell overheard. Before the
three men could throw him a life preseryer he had
sunk twice. and when the buoy struck the water
he was too benumbed TO grasp It, ana sunk again AGAIN
Captain Heber plunged in after him and brought
MIN to the surface. Stevens caught the shoulder
of Fitzsimmons's coat with a boathook. and with
the assistance OF Track ne pulled him up 20 the
pier. He taken to Bellevue Hospital uncon-
sCiOus. but will probably recover.
As soon as FitzsimmOus had been pulled out OF
the water. Captain Heller gave out, after having
been in the water more than fifteen minutes. He
still conscious. but powerless to aid himself.
:. long hawser from the pier to another barge
ut considerable distance away. Track slid down
the hawser. and. holding BY twisting his legs
around the hawser. seized Heller with hand.
With the other he fastened Ii rope around Captain
Heber. and he pulled ashore While Track
tying TIE rope around Heher's body the
strong tide pulling at both men. and he
nearly torn from the hawser several times. He
exhausted from his struggle that he barely
reached the pier before he cola psed. Track and
Captain Heber could not re resuscitated Tor some
time after they had been taken to the boiler room
OF the Thomas s. Brennan.