New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
GIRL BROWNS IN HUDSON
Actress in Boating Party Per-
ishes; Friends Rescued.
ST. LAWRENCE SKIFF UPSETS
Arthur Seymour, Theatrical
Manager, in Accident Off
176th Street.

In an 1S-foot St Lawrence skiff,
owned by Arthur Seymour. theatrical
manager, of No. $40 West 144th street.
Seymour. Miss Marion Taylor, twenty
five years old, of No. o26 West 124th
street; Gertrude Arden. of No. 243 West
10Th street. and Wilton Farnum. of No.
$50 West 39th street, were rowing in the
Hudson River at point opposite Fort
Washington Point, at 116th street, last
night, when the wash of a passing barge,
one of a long tow. upset the boat and
threw the whole party into the water.
One of the young women lost her life
Seymour and Farnum are both good
swimmers. When they landed in the
water they started to look out for the
women. Farnum swan to the side of
Miss Arden and managed to grab her.
He swan to the skiff and with one hand
held to it while he and the woman yelled
for help.
Seymour, struggling against the strong
swirl of water caused by the heavy
barge. swan out toward Miss Taylor,
whom he could see in the water near
the barge, but she sank before he could
reach her.
He dived several times, but could not
find her, and then was almost exhausted,
but managed to swim to the launch to
which he held-.n while he and his COM
panions yelled for help.
The cries were evidently not heard by
any one about the barges or on the tug
drawing them. for the tow kept on down
the river.
The first person to hear the cries was
Sergeant Murray, of the West 152d
street station, who was in Fort Wash
ington Park. Murray obtained row
boat and started to row toward the
party.
At the same time two men in a launch
owned by a Young Mems Christian As
sociation branch downtown, started
their craft toward the three. who were
almost speechless from yelling. Muir
ray and the launch got to the side of
the party as the men and women were
ready to give up. Miss Arden was first
taken into the launch and the men fol-
lowed. and they were taken to the boat
house at 10th street, from which the
rowing party had started.
At the boathouse restoratives were
given to the party and all went to their
homes. The police of Harbor Precinct
B were informed that Miss Tay1or's
body was missing. and patrolmen went
out in a launch to search for it, but UP
TO a late hour last night had not found ii.
The Hudson at the point where the
accident occurred IS full of strong whirl-
pools and it was believed that suction
from these held the young wonan's body
under the water
Miss Taylor had Just closed the sea son
with a travelling company. and was to
have played with another company in
New York during the summer She was
living In New York with her sister-in-
law Her father is J. W. Snyder. Of
Kankakee, Ill.
The four had been out on the road
and returned TO New York about two
weeks ago. They took dinner at the
home of Mr.. Seymour last night, and
shortly after o'clock sought refuge
from the heat on the North River in the
skiff which the manager kept at Hayes's
boathouse. at the foot of 14Sth street
1t is believed Miss Snyder was drawn
under the tug. was stunned by strik-
ing her head against ii and so sank I'm
mediately. Though she could not swim
Miss Arden managed to thrash around
in the water and keep herself af1oat
until Seymour reached her
Last Saturday Miss Arden and Sey-
mour were out in the same sklf, when
the sudden storm that caused so many
rowing accidents came up. The sLiff
weathered the storm, but the actress 5
fears caused Seymour TO give her a
| lecture on keeping quiet in the water
when she was being rescued. This
served both in good stead last night, for
when Seymour grasped her under the
arms she did not struggle. but saved
her strength to call for help.