The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-03
Harbor Police of New York
Take Drowned Coal Passer
From Hudson River
GRAPPLERS RETARDED
IN GREWoOME SEARCH
Anxious Crowd Watches Draggers
Investigation Begun-Many
Theories Advanced as to Ac-
cident's Cause.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The first body
of a victim OF the disaster of Satur-
day night, when sailing launch hil"d
with members OF the crew Of the bat
the Hudson river. to be recovered was
taken from the water to-day. 1t was
that Of Joseph Dudley. q coal pasaer7
and was picked UP hs haroor police
off Eighty sixth street. 1t WIS taken
TO the norgue and the officials OF the
fleet notified. A persistent report that
twelve bodies had been recovered and
were on one OF the ships of the squad
ron was denied by the officers
The boat which turned Over was
hauled on the Louisiana 10 Gay ana
examined by the court of inquiry. AS
far as could be seen. 1t had no de-
fects and there seemed no reason from
its appearance for having overturned
There are still thirty nine members OF
the New Hampshire's crew missing
and while 1t Is admitted by the Off :
GERS that one or two may have taken
advantage of the opportunity to de-
sert. while an additional one ar two
may have overstayed their leave. the
indications are that all OF the others
are at the bottom Of the Hudson
With the tide running like a mill
race" the divers and riNermen who
are searching for the bodies Of the
twenty nine lost mem hers al the crew
of the battleship New Hampshire
wer. dubious that any OF the bodies
would be recovered for several days
a high wind has prevailed ever since
Saturday night. when the disaster took
place. and this has added 10 the fear
that many of taie bodies may have beer
carried out 10 sea.
All through last night boats and
launches carrying men with grappline
irons moved slowly backward ano
forward between the anchored war
ships and the shore of the Hudson
river on West iSata street. The scene
was lighted by the giant searchltght:
of the big gray leviathans which
strained at their anchors under the
pun Of a tide SO powerful that extrf
anchors had been let out.
On shore relatives of the missing
MEN who are from this vicinity gath
cred together watching with the mos
pitiable anxiety the throwing of tht
drags.
tPtEoSscIlatfy one oI the GfaSS NJ
seem To catch on some obstacle. ther,
would be a heaving of the man II
the stern OF the frail craft as he drew
the line IN to find only debris. :
French Loses Life
Just after midnight man-of-wal
from the hattieship Kansas lost hi!
life. He was known to his compan
ions ar tF'renchy" and dived over
board TO rescue a young woman wh'
had fallen from the landing at 1871 II
street, He was followed iinmediatel,
by Ensign Blackburn The latter
grasped the girl just as life bel
was thrown to French, but hefer.
ne could catch it he was swiried on
into the stream by the furious tid'
and sank.
The accident in which sFrenchy.'
whose name was later learned To ht
Eugene Audit. Of the Kansas. lost hi.
life. was suEDunded with thrillin.
scenes. according To Policeman Gala
CHER, who was on duty at the float
The policeman declares that as soor
as the young woman plunged into this
river, Ensign Blackburn and Audi
went overheard after her. Blackburn
and Audit together managed to hole
her up until She was placed on tht
fioat. Then Audit weakened by hi.
swim. lost his hold and went down
While efforts were being made to save
the hero. the young woman cried GU
out that she had lost a $50 diamond
ring.
Leave us alone, madam" Gallagher
says he snapped at the woman
There's man been drowned. Can
you see We are busy"
Ring Worth More Than Life
Gallagher. who was corrohorated by
lEnntinInd ON Sixth EnHeN