New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-16
LAUNCH BROWNS THREE
ONE DIVES UNDER SCOW.
Thrilling Rescue When Helpless
Craft rs Ran Dozen.

Through the breaking down Of the engine ~
she nsphtha launch sausage. which left Sleeps
head Ray Friday night with party OF four men
ap6 four women. three lives were lost. and had
:. -. he, for the quick work Of Captain
rx,ovrles OF the ooastwise steamer El Paso four
:, "a. a,,e survivors would have been drowned
- Miss Fanny Day. 81 342 ST Nicholas
,,-.,,,e Who was enc ~ the party. was rescued
D.. ,-,,<ain Thomas Reynolds OF the dumping
sco,v Olympia as she chung 10 the chains OF the
scOw.
The Sausage. which is owned by Walter Dodd'
a boolznaaker az the Sheepshead Bay racetrack.
who lives in Jersey City. started out with a
PARTY OF eight which included Dodd his brother.
Philip Miss Fanny Day and Miss Mabel Cook.
both living at 342 ST Nicholas avenue; man
named Klees. a Mrs. Saunders. Of Boston. and
a man and woman whose names could not be
learned, and who are believed 10 have been
drowned
After getting wei out in the Lover Bay. the
engine suddenly stopped Dodd tried 10 repair
s. but the break was beyond repair. II was
then decided 20 anchor for the night and wait
for daylight 10 ask help.
The launch had hardly lain q half hour al
anchor NheE a stim gale came up from the
northeast. The launch tugGed furiOusly at her
snoorings. and the owner thought il safer 10 pull
up the anchor and drift with the wind The
women became psnicstrclen, and the men Of
the party had all they could DO 10 quiet them.
After drifting out in the main ship channel
the helpless party found themselves directly in
the path of the dumping scow Olympia, in tow
OF the tugboat Julia b. Moran The Moran had
another scow in tow behind the Olympia. The
survivors Of the launch party declare they
shouted 20 the scov. but were evidently not
heard Tho wind hurled the Sausage against
The scow. and the fran craft. which was only
nineteen feet long. turned turtle.
Miss Day, who is q good swimmer, called 10
her friends 10 jump before they We're hurled
against the scow. No one obeved her. and she
leaped overheard herself She had taken or her
shoes and Jacket and was ready when the scow
hove in sight. she dived deer. and with most
extraordinary good luck came 20 the surface
within the four walls OF the scow. The chains
which support the movable bottom Of the scow
were dangling about the inner sides. and Miss
Day. grasping one OF these. hauled herself up
on small ledge that runs along the waterline.
Although semi-conscious and barely able 10 do
anything but clutch the chains with deathlike
grip, she Nithstood the pounding Of the Choppy
sea for over three hours and bravely called 10
Captain Reynolds when he walled an 10 haul
up on the tow line. Reynolds was unable 10 get
down "a her. hut he dropped line and told her
10 make 81 fast around her waist AS she was
about 20 release her right hand from the chain
she slipped and reelei but her left hand never
lost its desperate grip on the ledge. She fas-
tened the rope about her. and Reynolds hauled
her up. once on top Of the scow. and realizing
that she was safe. Miss Day became hysterical.
The Moran took her aboard. and went up the
North River TO 10Th street. where Captain
Lynch sent Miss Day home n a csb.
The fact that the scows are equipped with
V-shaped doors al the bottom, which fan down
a. right angles With the deck after dumping
made IL possible for Miss Day 10 be saved. After
dumping the refuse or the Scotland Lghtship
the doors are left hanging so that the action Of
the waves may clean them.
The Sausage. keel up. drifted out to the Scot
land Lightship. the food tide bringing it in
later 10 the channel north OF Hoffman Island.
The steamer IL FasO u the Morgan Line was
steaming up slowly 20 Quarantine at daybreak.
when Captain Knowles. who the bridge,
saw the capszed launch and made out three per-
sons clnging TO the keel About twenty yards
away he saw man clinging 10 something which
later proved 10 be campstOoL
Captain Knowles stopped and sent out Second
Officer Cugle 10 rescue the helpless launch party.
The boat from the Paso picked up the man
clingfng 20 the campstOOl and with the assist
ancs Of the tugboat McI alden Brothers which
came 10y simultaneously with the Paso's crew,
the shipwreckei merrymakers were taken
aboard the tugbOat 20 Stapleton.
After the rescuing party had been brought
nshore they refused 10 give their names. Che Of
the men, who said he owned the launch gave the
name OF W. ". Davis. Later Il was learned
that the owner who was one q the party. was
Walter Dodd. Miss Mabel Cook, who is a friend
Of Miss Day, gave her name and address when
taken 10 Smiths lniiTmary, az New Brighton
for eatment.
After driving their clothes. the two Dodds and
flees Neat 10 New York. refusing 10 give their
addresses. Aiiss Cook denied that the marty
started out 20 board a houseboat TO remain over
night Mrs. Saunders, and the other woman
who was drowned are said 70 live IN Boston.
The two women who were saved stran-
gers 10 the women drowned. Miss Cook said
that she and Miss Day were sitting in a hotel
At sheeDshead Bay when Walter Dodd accom-
panied ny two women and three men. came IN
and Invited them 70 dinner Later he propoSeS
nh IL