The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-17
Remarkable Escape Of Young
Woman From the Sea
THREE OTHERS DROWNED
BY Upsetting Of Naptha Launch in
New York Bay-Miss Day Swims
for an Hour and Then Be-
comes Unconscious.

New York, Sept. IT. Miss Fannie
Day, 9 young department store employee
q New York city, who was one of a
party Of eight persons upset from a
naptha launch in the New York lower
bay early Saturday, had remarkable
escape from death By drowning. Three
Of her companions were swept To the
bottom when the launch, with disabled
engines, was struck BIZ mud seow.
Miss Day had gone down with the rest,
and when nothing was seen Of her for
hours afterward, il was reported She had
been drowned. But when the mud seow
had been toMed nearly to its destina-
tion and the deck hands were adjusting
the dumping apparatus, at the bottom
they were startled to find handsomely
dressed young woman IN one Of the poe
kets. Miss Day had been literally
scoopcd ont Of the water BY the dump.
ing machinery, which had been left open
after the seow had discharged its last
load IL sea. She had been stunned when
the collision occurred, and when found
was Just regaining consciousness and
beginning to call feebly for help when
discovered. Miss Day Saturday night
Was suffering from hysteria and ner-
yousness as a result Of her experience.
Two women and one man who were
in tho launch were drowned, while three
men and one woman, the latter Miss
Mabel Cook, a friend and roommats Of
Miss Day, were picked up By passing
craft soon after the accident. Boats
remained AZ the scene Of the collision
for some time in the hope of picking
up additional survivors, but it was con.
cluded all the Others had gone down
until news was received OF Miss Days
extraordinary escape.
The party was returning Friday night
from sheepshead hay, and although a
stiff gale was blowing aud the sea was
high, all went Wen until the engines
Of the launch gave out. All night long
the little craft, the Sausage, owned by
~ w. Davis, OF Jamaica. i. T.. drifte,l
hciplessly in the bay. The women suf-
fered severely from exposure, and when
day light came the men and women oc.
eupants Of the boat were overioyed 10
mud a tug with two scows in tow making
directly for them They shouted for
help, but the tug passed them. the wind
sweeping the second scow against the
launch and causing It to upset. The
eight occupants were in the water IN
an instant. Still, the survivors declare.
the tug did not stop. Three Of the
men and Miss Cook managed 70 cling
70 the upturned launch, and until The
tug McCandish Brothers and the incom
ing steamer M paso rescued them.
Miss Day. when taken 10 her home
in Manhattan, said that in the party
were two MIR D0dds, one said 10 Be
William Dodd book maker. Miss Cook
aud two married couples whose names
She did not know In telling OF her cN-
periences, Miss Day said: Il was ter.
ribiy frightened, and although il all
took place in an instant, it seemed
lifetime 60 me- was half suffocated
and praying for a breath Of air, but
had presence of mind enough to feel
along with my hands overhead. sud.
denly like a cork | bobbed mp. IN an
open space. For a minute didn't dare
to open nay eyes, bnt just floated calmly
and drew in long breaths OF air When
did look up | was surprised to fnI
IL was inside OF a wooden square.
Finally, / secured resting place on
SEINE chains after having swan an hour
az least BY and BY an old man looked
over into the water. He said How
the devil did you get theref ! never
saw such a scared man IN my life. /
yelled. Throw me a rope, If sou don't
want me 70 drown He did 80, and |
wound il around my waist and arm and
be pulled me up on deck"