Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
YOUNG LOVERS PERISH WOMEN IN POLITICS
Three in Motorboat Party Their influence Effective and
Lose Lives in Collision. Wholesome in Idaho.
six OTHERS ARE RESCUED SPREAD OF PROHIBITION
Small Craft Run Down Tugboa Boise City Saloons Fearful Of Ex
Backing From Pier incton.
TWO ROMANCEs SUDDENLY END HOMES HEATED SPRING
Another Hospital by University
Young Woma and the Man to stu
Tho savedH Her. o. The
Three in Motorboat Party
Lose Lives in Collision.
SIX OTHERS ARE RESCUED
Small Craft Run Down by Tugboat
Backing From Pier.
TWO RoMANcEs SUDDENLY END
Another Found at Hospital by
Young Woman and the Nan
Who Saved Her.

| NEW YORK, September 6.-Three per-
| sons were drowned and six others had
narrow escapes shortly after noon yes
terday, when the Olga, gasoline launch.
| owned by and in charge OF John Baker, a
marine engineer of 335 21st street. Brook
| lyn. was run down by the Ashley, tug
| Of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey. Of
| the West Shore docks at Weehawken.
Keeping close to the New Jersey shore,
the little launch was moving slowly up
the river when the tug. which was pulling
two freight car floats. backed out Of her
pier and crashed into the small craft.
After the motorboat had been upset one
Of the floats passed over the nine occu-
pants and proceeded to the Manhattan
shore without any effort being made to
rescue those who had been thrown from
the launch. The survivors insist that the
tug came out Of her slip without blow
ing q whistle or giving any warning. and
that 1t was impossible Tor the launch to
get out OF the path of the larger vessel.
The drowned:
Green. Annie. nineteen years old, 174A
26th street. Brooklyn.
Moore, Katherine. twenty years old,
Manhattan, street address unknown.
Weeks. Stephen. twenty-one years old,
Of 335 35th street, Brooklyn.
The rescued:
Baker. John. twenty-five years old. SS5
2lst street. Brooklyn.
McCrohan. Frank T., twenty-eiGht
years old. 353 7th avenue. Brooklyn.
Dimbinsky. John. twenty-four years old.
1894 26th street, Brooklyn: at Flower
Hospital: suffering from shock.
Higgins. Hannah. twenty-three years
l,1vgSo. At Tlnxr,A
Hospital; suffering from shock
Higgins, Nellie, nineteen years old, $40
6th avenue. Brooklyn.
Wagner. Frank. twenty-one years old.
157 I'D street, Brooklyn.
Young Lovers Lose Lives.
With Dan Cupid at the wheel. the four
young men and four young women had
left Brooklyn early In the day for a
pleasure cruise to Yonkers. Stephen
Weeks and Annie Green, two OF the
drowned, had been sweethearts for more
| than a year, and at the home of Miss
Green 1t was said that while the two
were not engaged, their friends had been
expecting such an announcement for sew
eral months.
Another result Of the collision-aside
from the loss of three lives--was that
| the launch was not the only thing upset.
Cupid's carefully laid plans meeting with
| Tie 60Iu6 lAIS. WO IOulAuCcS WcIS
| shattered. but according to nurses at
| the Flower Hospital another Is In process
of formation. John Dimbinsky, who had
been talking of life In a cottage to q
| girl until the launch was upset. rescued
Miss Hannah Higgins and they drifted
| out into midstream before they were
picked up by a New York Central tug
boat. They were brought to the foot of
50th street and transferred to Flower
Il whispered a few words into Miss
Higgins ear while we were floating
around In the North river Dimbinsky
said, "and II she says the word wedding
bells will soon be ringing In Brooklyn"
When this message was conveyed to
Miss Higgins in another ward she smiled
and said:
"Well. stranger things have happened.
you know"
With the exception Of Miss Hannah
Higgins and Dimbinsky. the four others
who were saved were rescued by Capt.
Seaman of tug No. 8. New York Central
railroad, and were taken to Harbor A
| station. at the Battery.
Tells Of the Collision.
Propped up in his cot at Flower Hos
pital, Dimbinsky, one of the principals In
the romance growing out Of the collision.
told this story OF the accident:
eve had left the foot Of 23d street.
Brooklyn. and were bound for Yonkers.
When we reached the West Shore docks
at Weehawken we were huggfng the
Jersey shore and going at q very slow
speed. Without the least warning the
Ashley, pulling q big float. shot out from
her slic and ran into us, upsettfng our
boat. caught a life-preservsr. and,
after the float had passed over US. saw
Miss Hannah Higgins struggling in the
water. Swimming up to her side.
caught her and she threw her right arm
- ~
fioated out almost into midstream. where
we were picked up by q tug"
Both Dimbinsky and Miss Higgins be-
lieved that all their companions had been
drowned. and 1t was two hours before
they received a telephone message at
Flower Hospital informing them that all
but three had been accounted for
DR.. s. Darnell. house physician, and
the nurses at Flower Hospital discoveries
soon after Miss Higgins and her rescuer
were brought to the hospital in an am
bulance that they had g. romance on their
hands. Miss Higgins made many in
quiries regarding Mr.. Dimbinsky. and
when reporter questioned her she made
no effort to deny that the hospital nurses
had guessed right.
i've only known him a few hours
she said but have often heard of such
romances leading eventually to the altar.
But the funny part of it Is I started out
with another young man. and he with
another young woman"
After being rescued by Capt. Seamon.
Miss Nellie Higgins and Messrs. Wagner.
Baker and McCrohan were transferred to
the Patrol, a police boat, In charge OF
Acting Caot Frederick j. Mott OF Har-
Dor A station. and they were taken to
the Battery and later sent to their homes
in Brooklyn. Dimbinsky and Miss. Han
nah Higgins left Flower Hospital last
night and hurried to their homes In
Brooklyn
LAST DAY AT CAMP.