New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
THREE DROWNEDKNOWN
WOMEN FROM BOSTON.
Philip S. Dodd Tells of Makeup of
Launch Parfy.

All mystery as to the identity of the two women
and the drowned in the collision Of the launch.
the Sausage. and garbage scow in the lower bay
Saturday morning was cleared UP yesterday by a
detailed account of the disastrous pleasure excur-
sion. given by Philip S. DOdd who. with his
brother Walton. was acting host. II was largely
due TO his efforts that Miss Cooke. another men,
Der OF the party, not drowned.
The two DOdds were the only members of the
party Of eight who knew all tho others Russell
Beeler, the man drowned was an employe OF the
American Sheet Tin Company. His home was in
a small Pennsylvania town. He had a room in
this city. The two women drowned Miss
Mamie Fitzpatrick and Miss Gertrude Saunders
dressmakers. at No. 3S6 Massachusetts, avenue
Boston. Miss Saunders was the daughter OF John
Saunders. politician Of New Pennington Ne.
William Walton Dodd is a bachelor. and is en-
poyed In a commercial house downtown. He has
houseboat at Rockaway. where ne lives during
the summer. His brother. Philip. who lives No.
i1s West S7th street. is manager of publishing
concern. Hoarse and stu exhausted from the
exposure OF the horrible night adrift in the bay he
told of his experiences yesterday. He said:
About Friday noon Walton called me up. asking
me TO come down 10 the hOusebOat that afternoon.
after which we could go 4 for a ssil. 1 said ia
come: come: He called up Miss Day and Miss Cooke:
at Sheepshead Bay. for dinner. Then. fearing that
Miss Fitzpatrick and Miss Saunders. who we're
staying at the New Grand. believe they had
come down 10 buy materials for their winter dress
making outfits. All four girls said they would
Late in the afternoon started to go down to
meet Walton. alton Walking down Broadway. ! met
s egs' n1 Ieh1 m Pbaden 81 g Tno T vftsd b
and friend of his, Mr. Beeler. whom had never
Well. we got down TO sheepshead and met the
girls. We had dinner there. and none { US had
Walton suggested that we go for sail. maybe TAX
Boston on s5 x be% 70 Su3 RS R9xe time as hey
have 10 get home early, so we arranged 20 get the
get 1890 train up to the city. We went over 10
the Sausage and piled in 1t was pretty small for
EveTythng went pretty well % until wv we were were about
out OF Bay ana % Then the eag eagne S H
was getting mighty cold. and a heavy wind was
pit every few seconds. We tried TO run up little
sail Keep her head around. but IL blew out with
an explosion like a gun. and Just then the anchor
/ think We must have been about opposite the
ROckaway Inlet: any way. found ourselves
drifting out to the bay. The girls were quiet, but
oilskins but didn't have enough to go around.
l ana we ssI men soo on our cold iI@cS ot 1 {b e snd er
one of wet through. The waves seemed TO get
Sausage would go over but she didn't
Hours passed ana it began 10 get light, when
passed US; then came that crazy one plump for us
tnrtIe Td Miss Ft2patTck s and Beeler never had
chance. They were swept Off, and saw her throw
her arms around his neck. They both sank be-
fore I could get anywhere near them. We saw.
Just as - The ssqsage was d going over Miss & Day
We saw nothing more of her. and. long after we
got ia shore. supposed she was drowned.
Walton grabbed Miss Cooke and got her on the
keel of the launch. l was able 20 SWIM and Klees
appeared TO be all right Miss Saunders. I think.
hung for time. but then there came trs-
mendOus big wave. and the launch turned COM
pletely over again. We all were shaken loose. and
when 20 the top OF the water she was
gone. / dived and swan around but IL was use.
We just hung there freezing slowly. We couldn't
think; II seemed at times as II We couldn't even
feel 1 swan around every few minutes. trying to
keep warm that way Klees firing fast and
we thought Il all with him. but we picked
up the top Of the tOochest. and managed 10 get
that under his arms. and II supported him We
Just hung there, expecting every minute would DO
our last until the tug and the boat from the Paso
came up. That's all there is to It. except that
wouldn't live through that again for all the money
In the world
Beeler's brother came TO this city yesterday and
gathered up the dead mans effects, taking them 20
his home in Pennsylvania. The baggage Of Miss
Saunders and Miss Fitzgerald sent 20 Boston
from the New Grand.
Miss Cooke. who has been IN the s. r Smith In
frmary New Brighton since Saturday, In danger
OF developing pneumonia as result Of her expo
sure ia nearly recovered. and will probably be
moved this morning to her home No 342 St. Nicho-
las avenue. Manhattan. ". W. DOdd called yester-
ID hOur sha