The evening world., 1911-05-22
Sweetheart Wouldn't Make
Up, So Anderson Dives Into
Bay to End Life.
RESCUED BY
flow Hilda Says She Won't
Marry a Man Who Can't
Stand II Highballs.

N the day to kiss and make up Peter
Anderson. thirty years old. with light
curly hair and living at No. 900 East
Thirtieth street. Jumped from the top
deck Of the municipal %ferryboat Man
haitian into the bay at 1 o'clock this
morning. lie was rescued by John J..
Stats. No. % Virginia avenue. Rose
Park. g. l.. one Of the ~deckhands. and
was arraigned later In the day on a
charge Of attempted suicide.
according to the story told the police,
Anderson and his fancee. Miss Hilda
Olsen OF No. 1850 Lexington avenue, went
to South Beach yesterday. Anderson
washed down numerous hot dogs" with
highballs and beer, and on their way
to st. George about midnight Anderson
fell asleep on the trolley.
There was a merry crowd aboard.
singing. playing harmonious and having
. good time. Anderson suddenly awokt,
,blinked at his sweetheart and accused
her Of flirting with one Of the roysterers.
She Indignantly denied It and told him
ne was seeing th!ngs."
Wanted Just One Kiss.
BY the time they reached st. George
he would not speak to her and they
boarded the %ferryboat In silence. Hilda
was getting mad herself by this time,
and when Peter relented and wanted to
make up she tossed her head and
wouldn't say a word to him.
lie followed her around from one part
Of the boat to the other trying to get
her to talk to him, but not a word
would she utter.
Well" finally pleaded Peter. III you
Won't talk to me. kiss me once SUIT to
show me there Is no hard feeling"
No." she shouted with a stamp OF
her foot.
lust once" he urged. so III know
you are not mad"
I'm not kiss you now" retorted Hill
da. who had relented to the extent OF
talking to him.. 'but-Ill kiss you in
the morning.
No. you'll kiss me now. or there
won't be any morning for me-" threat
ened her sweetheart.
Leaped Overheard.
She laughed cornfulya at him, and
he angrily started for the upper deck,
She watched him from the corner OF
her eye a moment and then started
Historically after him. He ran in and
out among the other passengers, always
keeping several feet in advance of her
and when he reached. the top deck he
leaped overheard without he~sitating.
Her screams and the cries of Mar
overheard" were heard by Capt. Ed
ward Stocking. who stopped The boa
In the midle OF the bay and backed up
A second after Anderson had jumped
C,a,t. ,inngal IN altar hin, T,ho ,oI.
water caused Anderson to change hi
mind about wanting to die. and being &
: strong swimmer. Stats had no troubl,
/, with him.
When the boat got up alongside tn,
two bobbing heads. the ratings lineS
with frightened passengers. DAME
Irlca. another deckhand, threw then
life-preservers and ropes. me both wer,
hauled up to the deck.
At the Battery Policeman Naurie O
the Greenwich street station. arreste,
Anderson. Hilda went along to tel
Lieut.. Walsh all about it. DIR. Russell
came in an ambulance from Hudson
Street Hospital and found that Ander
son was suffering from submersion ant
decided he hould go to the hospital.
Girl Says Engagement 10 or.
Anderson insisted he was all right an,
didn't feel the least bit like dying any
more and wanted to go home. But tn
lieutenant said he had nc authority t
release him and ordered him entered Il
the hospital as a prisoner.
Hilda, with tear-stained face. admitte
that they had been engaged for som
time.
But I'm through with him now" sh
told the lieutenant. ANY man VIII
makes such a mess OF things as he ha
can't marry me. Besides. ] want a hus
band who can stand o than twulv
or thirteen k~dghballs, That's all h
had, honest to goodness"
And Hilda left for home to get a littl
sleep.