The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-13
DROWNED WOMAN MISS DODGE
CAPTAIN AND En-
GINEER ALSO LOST.
Norwegian Steamship VOlund, Capt Lar.
sen, Sank the steam Launch-State.
ments by the Surviy Ors, John f. Green,
John 4. Ruud ana Mate HanniEan.

ments by the survivors. j Ohm f. Green
John 4. Rudd ana Mate Hannigan
The three persons who, lost their live:
on Tuesday night when C. w. Dumont.
steam launch Normandie was run down
off Dobs Ferry were Miss Gladys Dodge
OF 225 West End avenue, this city; William
Storms, the pilot and John Oracle, the
engineer. Storms came from Hyde Park
and Oracle from Brooklyn. Miss Dodge
and Storms were seen to sink soon after
the launch went down. The engineer
who was below, is supposed to have gone
down with the launch. The tramp that
sank the Normandie was the Norwegian
steamship Volund Capt. Larsen, from
Hillsboro, n. B., with cement bound to
Newburgh and consigned to j. F. Whitney
Il Co.
Although those on the launch who were
saved denied that there was any reason
for making a mystery of the accident,
Coroner Russell Of Westminster county
| issued an order yesterday to arrest John A .
Rudd. who had chartered the boat from
Mr.. Dumont The Coroner said he wanted
him as a witness. Mr.. Rudd is a lawyer
and is employed by the Western Union
Telegraph Company. He lives in Glen
wood terrace Yonkers. He made full and
complete statement in Mr.. Dumonts office
yesterday Of how the accident happened.
Miss Dodge, who was drowned, lived
with her mother. widow. and her brother
Horace c. Dodge. in the Collision Apart
ments at 225 West End avenue. She was
about % years old. Her escort on the yacht
ing trip was John E. Green. partner of
IN, thn Gr,, 80
, Browne Co., in the Broadway-Maiden
Lane Building. Mr.. Green said yesterday
that he had known the girl from childhood
and that she called him uncle" In this
way 1t got out that the girl was his niece,
which wasn't so, although Green says she
was distantly related to him.
The Normande had been chartered by
Mr. Rudd for July. He is friend of Green
and had invited the latter to take
trip with him. On Tuesday morning when
Rudd called for Green at the Columbia
Boat Clubs landing at West Eighty-sixth
street he found Green with Miss Dodge, to
whom he was introduced. The beat took
them up the river to Pou ghkeepsie and left
there on the return trip about o'clock.
I'VE We're coming down the river Oft
Yonkers," said Mr.. Rudd, when we saw
the steamer coming up in toward the New
York shore. 1t was clear night and a
night when a collision would have seemed
to be impossible. When the steamer was
about 300 yards from us we blew one blast
as a signal We would go to starboald Of
her, which was the size We were on. To
our surprise the steamer did not answer
us Immediately.
A short time later, when she waa less
than fifty yards from us, she blew two
blasts, the signal that she would go to port
and turned so that she headed right for us,
and few moments later hit Us amidships.
Il was in the pilot house with tapt
Storms, and Mr.. Green and the young lady
were sitting on settee aft. ] rushed out
of the pilot house Just before she hit us.
The Normandie was lifted out of the water
and almost cut in two. As she was struck
her boiler seemed to explode" IN
Mr.. Rldd said that when he found himself
in the water everybody else seemed to have
disappeared. The steamer stopped, hav-
ing heard apparently the cries OF Hannigan,
the mate. Pretty soon she lowered boat
and Mr.. Rudd and Hannigan were pulled |
aboard
Mr.. Green was found hanging to a life |
barely conscious. 1t was long |
time before he could talk, Mr.. R,od said, |
and he knew very little OF what had hap |
pened.
Hanngan. the mate, said yesterday that !
he first saw Capt. Storms hanging on to n
spar some distance away, and swan to him.
Just as reached him said Hannigan,
Il saw the girl floating on the water. | |
started after her and had almost reached ,
her when she sank. l Owed several times
for her. but failed to get hold of her, Then
started back Ior Storms. Before could
get back to him he let go Of the spar and
sank. was too exhausted then to do any,
thing more.
When the three men got on board the
Volund they demanded that another boat
much persuading Mr. Rudd said, this was
done, but the boat came back and reported
hat it had seen no trace of them. The
volund wanted to take the rescued men on
up the river, but they insisted upon being
put ashore where they were, which vas at
Dobbs Ferry.
Mr.. Rudd and Mr.. Green both said yester-
lay that they had not intended to make
any mystery out of the accident, by re-
using to tell the name of the launch when
hey were landed.
There was crowd ashore" SAID Mr..
Rudd, but We We're too exhausted to give
my details. and simply wanted to get
home. After | got home | promptly mott
led police headquarters in Yonkers. I
lid not know positively the girls name,
lavng just been introduced to her"
Mr.. Green said that the moment he got
lshore his one idea was Ia tell the girls
mother and for that reason he had hurried
lown to Hastings to get the train TO New
York.
Il have known Miss Dodge for years"
le said. "She was very beautiful and
alentecl, and | was very fond of her. Her
mother knew where she was. and as soon as
reached New York | went straight to
Ter and broke the terrible news"
Mr.. Green is middleaged. He seemed
o be still dazed yesterday while talking in
lis office,
II can't remember just where We were
itting," he said Il think Miss Dodge
las seated little forward. | saw the /
row of the steamer cut us in two, heard {
n explosion and then didn't know any
hing more until found myself clinging to {
life preserver.' {
Horace Dodge. the girls brother, said
esterday that his sister had gone out on
he launch with the full knowledge of his c
,other. According to Mr.. Rudd Miss |
lodge wore considerable jewery. He !
nought what he saw was worth several
dollars. =
Mr.. Dumont after getting full account of !
re accident from Mr.. Rudd and the mate,
his lawyers to libel the volund i
his will be done to-day at Newbnrgh,
here she is unloading cement. Coroner J
ussell will try to get hold of the crew 20 :