The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-12
LUGGED WOMAN OFF THE BOAT
MRS. KIERNAN'S QUEER ACTIONS
DELAYED THE ONTEORA.

Grew Excited When She Couldn't Get a
slater Dom ouldn't Go to Hospital
and Cop wouldn't Interfere without
Complaint--Carried or At Last.
Mrs. S. f. r. Herman. So years old. OF
q West Ninety-eighth street. intended to
be a passenger on the Catskill boat Onteora
last night when it left its dock at the foot
OF Christopher street Mrs Herman was
going to South Cairo in the Catskills and her
fifteen year-old daughter was to accom-
pany her.
When Mrs. Herman and her daughter
got to the boat they found it we'll filled with
early arrivals. There was a line Of men
outside the purser's window dickering
for staterooms, and when Mrs. Herman
reached the window all the staterooms
were gone.
This upset Mrs. Herman and she be-
moaned her hard luck in not obtainin g
sleeping quarters for herself and daughter.
She went upstairs to the saloon and the
more she thought about her predicament
the more unstrung she became She loudly
declared that 1t was outrageous that there
were not enough staterooms to 60 around.
An employee Of the boat urged her to
keep quiet That rebuff excited Mrs
Herman more than ever, and she became
hysterioal. The boat was crowded with
passsng and their friends and it was near
the sailing hour.
Mrs Kernan's actions made Capt. Cooper
and his officers think the heat had affected
her. When she did not become calm they
began to think there was something more
serious the matter with her. Capt. Cooper
a few minutes before sailing time decided
he did not want Mrs. Herman on, the boat.
She was asked to leave, and she refused.
Then Policeman Commons Of the Charles
street station was sent for. Capt. Cooper
ordered him to take Mrs Herman of but
said he would not make any complaint.
Connors said it was not up to him to inter-
fere. He saw the woman was hysterical
and summoned an ambulance from st.
Vincent's Hospital.
The surgeon wanted Mrs. Herman to go
to the hospital. but she refused, The am
bulanoe surgeon said he could not force
her to and he left All this took time. 1t
was long past the Onteora's sailing time
when the ambulance surgeon drove away.
The passengers were becoming impatient
and Capt. Cooper did not know what to do.
At 7 o'clock Capt. Cooper became des-
perate. Mrs. Herman was still in the saloon
with q crowd Of passengers around her.
Capt. Cooper asked her to leave again.
He got fiat refusal. Then he led her
up in his arms and started down the saloon
stairs with her.
Mrs. Herman struggled and screamed.
Her daughter thought she was being abused,
and she begged the captain not to harm
her mother. Mrs. Herman Was finally
got OF the boat and the captain left her
on the pier. Her daughter, who had
become hysterical was dropped beside
her. She, too, had been carried of the
boat.
Mrs. Herman made no further ATTEMPT
to get on board. She became calmer when
there was no one near. Her hat was thrown
to her Of the boat and 30 was her purse.
No time was lost in getting the Onteora
away after Mrs. Herman was put off. The
officers and the crew stood at the gangway
ready to keep her of il she made an attempt
to sail with them.
Mrs. Herman was we'll dressed and
wore large diamond earrings. Her
daughter is very pretty girl.