The evening world., 1908-03-19
Beats Rescuing Deckhand in
an Effort to Drown
After Jump
SORRY SHE WAS SAVED
Little Emnleline Whalen, Fac
tory Slave, Still Prays, in
Hospital, for Death.

Even with kind nurses and syrppa-
thetic young surgeons OF Gouverneur
Hospital ministering TO her every wish,
little Emmeline Whalen. the poor. IL
nourished little factory girl who threw
herself into the East River last night
from the deck of Grand street ferry
boat. cannot see any bright fleece on
the black cloud that made her hopeless
and miserable.
The child wants to die rather than 20
home TO the bare attic and the quarrel
ling Of her parents. in the tenement at
No. lO+ Ten Eyck street. Brooklyn
Emmel!ne IS fifteen years old. but with
the slender, anaemic little body Of a
child OF ten. and an old weakened little
face-such face as Cruikshank drew to
illustrate many OF the child characters
IN Dickens.
Slipped from Deckhand.
II was just before 10 o'clock last
night when she boarded the ferry boat
James W. Waterbury al Grand street
Brooklyn. There were few passengers
and Thomas Griffen and Frank k!a5er
who manned the gates, noticed the for
lorn little figure step aboard IN the
mist-dmmed glare of the electric lights.
klaber was about TO cross the car
riag lay and speak to the child. when
he was startled to see her nervously
shake the jacket from her shoulders and
toss her hat 10 the deck. He sprang to-
ward her, but with the agility of a
bird she hoped over the cnain. wrig-
gled through the gate. slipped and rolled
into the foamy white wake.
Tom Griffen. the other deckhand. was
within few feet OF the speaking tube
and shouted the emergency signal OF
Passenger overheard" to the wheel
house, adding the advice 70 reverse the
engines.
AS the boat shook itself and reversed,
Klaber saw dark mass OF hair bob
UP in the water dozen yards astcrn.
With the life-r.ng on one arm. the big
fellow plunged over few strokes
brought him TO the girl and he caught
her about the waist. II was then she
struck him feeble blow in the face
and shrieked that he let her die. He
ducked her and she ceased her strug
giles, whereupon he shouted TO Griffen
TO pull IN the line.
Driven Into the Street.
The girl revived before Surgeon King
arrived, and Policeman Henry Regan
questioned her while he urged her 10
swallow brandy procured from a near
by saloon.
There is nothing in my life TO make
me want to live said the little girl.
looking up at the policeman through
strained. fearless eyes. Last night.
after my ten hours at the machines, l
went home TO our attic. Ny mother was
there and there was no supper. My
father would be home soon and spoke
about it. Then my mother drove me
out into the street.
i could go TO no one else. so l walked
and walked and walked For three
hours l walked. did not feel the cold
tired. / was thinking how nice 1t would
Finally. ] came down to the river and
walked along the docks.
1T did not look cold, and knew that
II | jumped in It would soon make me
numb and all would be over. There
were rats on the piers and / was afraid
Of them. That's why l got on the ferry
boat. The water did not sting or hurt
until that deckhand swan to me. What
was the use OF taking me out? really
want to die. and hope that | will"