The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
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LAUNCH 4 SAD ONE.

William I.ehmeN. PpeVIRg for FsamIltSn's
FIler. FaIla Int the H1dsaa IN
Father d saved TnFee Times Frsm
subcbde Built the BSat Tsgethe-.
Henry Iehmsn. a contracting steam
sitter and plumber. AZ iis West Ninety
eighth street. and his two sons. Andrea
and William. built a motor boat In their
hack yard and launched her q few days
ago They planned % 20 up the Hudson
River for a tryout yesterday. In the
party we're Henry and william Iehmen.
Abraham MichaelsOn 81 i89s First avenue
and Thomas McIans Of ~ West Ninsty-
eighth street,
They startsd az O'Clock yesterday
morning They went . long way mp the
Hudson and then came hack, intending
10 reach the foot oi West Ninety-elghth
street by supper time. Henry Lehmen
WIS in charge ~ the ~ horsepower
gasoIene motor. and his son. who was
~ wears old. tended the wheel AZ the stern
II tho boat. The others stayed forward.
When tho boat was even with West iAsth
street 2OO Yards below the house % the
Colonial Yacht Club. william Iehmen
got up On the stern deck 10 peer down the
river. thinking that Hamilton might b.
coming up in his araoplane lie grabbed
the slender flagstaff 20 steady himself.
The beat gave a mrch. throwing the
Young man Oh his feet Ne chung 20 the
faRpole. but II snapped In his hands ana
let him fall backward into the river
Tho others in the boat didn't see that any
thing was wrong until the men forward
noticed that the boat wasn't keeping her
direction. They looked aSteFn and saw
that William was missing.
Mr.. Iehmen ran back 10 find out what
was the matter Four or Ave hundred
wards aatern he saw his son swimming
strongly for the shore. The boy waved
70 him that he was all right. Mr. IIehTnen
grabbed the wheel and swung the boat
around 10 a vide circle hut before he got
near where he son had been the boy
Members Of the Colonial Yacht Club
had seen the whole accident Charles
" Hilliher. reAr-admiral u the club
George A. Nestner. former commodore,
and s y Ashley put Oh In q skid They
saw the boys head bobbtng in tbs water
anu IubN Nlouhut tugN NHNN AotuN VI nav
no difficulty picking him up. But when
they got well OF from shore he had gone
down They found his hat seating.
They rowe cd 70 the ulOtorboaf just
az they got there MIR. i.ehmen ran n the
far side Vt the boat and tied % lump
overheard MiChaslsOn and McI.Ans held
him until help came
The launch put In n the Colonial Yacht
Club There the father tried again 20
Jump into the Hudson. but byatAndsrs
restrained him. Two policemen Who
came in response % the hubbub all along
the waterfront thought II best 70 take
him 20 the West l3sth street police atation
for his own good In the station house
he drew his pocket knife and tried to slit
his throat PatrOlmen got the knife away
from him.
The launch. which Henry Ishmsn and
his two sons built In their spare moments
last winter. Is ~ enty-seven feet long and
seven aud q half feet beam To get her
out of the back yard last Memorial Day
they had 10 take her through the HOUSE.
Window SaShes IN the front and rea-
rooms had 20 be removed Then they
loaded her on a truck and carried her
tO the river lhev we're lust learning
n knOw her yesterday