The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-08
She SAVES SINKING DESERIER
SOLDIER MT MISS MORAN W HEN
SHE TRIED TO Ont HIM.
bruce MeRae's Gusst on Tier way IN =
Heat for . swim when she Met Fort
slseun, recruit che Held Dn l'ntil
Aid Cams-IIarvsy Locked ~.

aloeum Recruit Rhe Held on tntii
Aid Cams-IIarvey Locked ~.
Up % daybreak yesterday Pster Har-
vey was a recruit In good standing In the
United States army. He had been la the
service about q week. most Of which no
had spent &C Fort slocum, near New
Rochelle. bat by yesterday morning he
thought he'd had -nough Of army life
and he decided % swim for g.
lie took out over the neck OF Iona
Island Sound that separates Fort Slooum
frum Glen Island just a. daylight was
beginning to show up the Sound. Things
werv quiet on Glen Island when he came
putting % land and he had plenty of
time 20 dry on before anybody noticed
him. And then he was taken for visitor.
with all the right In the world to be there.
by afternoon he had had enough 81 Glen
Island and Le thought IL was safer too
To make a break for somewhere further
from the recruiting depot. He took the
ferry O. New Rochelle.
II was there that Sergt. verohsrau of
Fort Slocum found him Harvey tried 20
bluf IL out that he want Harvey. but
there wasn't any uss. vsrcherau knew
him and told hun that he was under ar
r,szt. That went pretty hard with Har-
vsy for he hadn't thought to be- Classed
A. a d.uerter IL seemed only like jumping
job. and he'd never got into trouble
for doing that before.
81 when TIA. General Barry got steam
mp for the return trip 60 Fort Slocum
Harvay's spirits were 80 low that he was
willing 20 take a chance at anything
He aud the sergeant were on the forward
deck % the boat looking away from shor-.
N.rcherAu hadn't put handouts on his
prisoner. being On q Government boat
with others around 20 help In case the
man mad a break.
Harvey vaulted the rail and 81 r'Ick the
water HAT when lac came Mp there
wasn't much breath left In him and h-
went down again. Two boys who were
rowing near Ivy didn't appear 10 be much
concerned and padded away from HAr-
vey. NJ for Harvey himself he didn Z
Sem Ia want ~ make fuss about get
ting saved. Ne finpiIed idly ia the water
and il looked a. though he would surely
drown
Miss Anna Moran. who IL staying az
the house of Rrira McRae. the actor. ~
TAT Woodland avenue. New Rochelle was
Ia rowLoat starting for Glen Island
for "a swim. She was in her Athing SUIT
ready for the water She dropped Ia as
soon a. she saw Harvey sinking. She
grabbed him and did her best To k~rp
his head nut ~ wat'r Harvey snapped
az hcr. lis tecth caught in the slecv. 81
her bathing suit and ripped II Sh" shook
hun fr-. aud then l." bi, her again.
SeV.rf hel-s- abe stuck Ia him and
wouldn't let him 60 under
Tho hoys discreetly kept their distance
in the rowboAt and Capt Michael wlAlen
80 the launch Nancy thought he'd better
go ashore after u policeman before he
undertook to interfere. Policeman Scott
was on tho dock and he readily consented
Ia go with the captain. He went. keeping
his night stick handy.
SCOTT and Nhalen tried 10 haul the two
alnard the Nancy. hat Harvey fought
them Of Then Scott cracked him over
the head with his stick two or three times.
Harvey Vuietrd down and Was dragged
into the boat, Serg' Nerchernu, waiting
for him on the pier, got him a. soon az the
Nancy came To land After - time HEr-
Vey got over the bumps 20 hi- head and
was taken aboard the General Barry
They put hun ia irons. holding him a. a
,iesarter Ia be tried to-day
Miss Moran climbed back into her row
Loaf and wen, 10 Glen Island for her swim