The evening world., 1911-08-18
GIRL
CHUNG TO RESCUER
AN HOUR IN RIVER
Roller Kept Her Afoat Until
Man in Disabled Boat
Reached Them.
THROWN FROM LAUNCH.
Night Steamers on Hudson
Failed to Heed Cries
of the Distressed.
THROWN FROM LAUNCH.

CANgAt By the sw1ft-running TIA SITTER
having been adrift for twelve hours N
. disabled motor boat. Mss CfAra
Becker. nineteen years old. aid TO ~
the daughtsr Of wealthy PouGhSxsspsis
merchant, was thrown from the boa:
~ sbs swell Of . passing tsamsr into
ne Hudson River q F~orty-tourtA street
early this morning.
she was rescued BY Robert Koslsr.
twsnty-two years old. Of No. a North
Maple avenue. East Orange. one Of her
three companions in the boat, After .
thrilling struggle lasting ovsr N hour.
In which they had N less h . dosen
narrow escapes from being run down by
passing boats, whose attention they
were unable to attract because Of tbs
darkness.
George Bamford. twenty-four years
old. . travelling salesman Of No. ms
DAst Forty-eighth street. and Sidney
Evans Of No. ITO West N~insty-nrst
street. were the other members Of the
party.
Glad only m bathing quits. the quar-
tet left the Mecca Yacht Club st One
Hundred and Nfty-ssoond street n
Hudson Rver at I O'Clock yesterday
afternoon for . trip down the river.
They went ~ far a. the battery. whore
Roller. who 10 . volunteer LIE saver
at the Beekman station. He'll Gate. vert
ashore and secured life pressrvers.
They began the trip home late In tie
afternoon n arrived At Forty-fourth
street about z o'clock Here the engine
t. 49, 90 Rk n~A. Az- A---- A.
give them trouble n they landed to
make repairs. Once more they started
homeward, but had hardly reached mid.
stream when the engine went dead. A
short pole was the only Implement In
the boat which Wa available - . pro-
pelSr.
BOAT ADRlFT AND HELPLEss IN
MiDsTREAM.
Immediately on the stoppass Of the
engine ths boat was caught by the
swift tide and carried along At the
mercy Of the waves and sweils from
passing steambostA ~FsrryboAts. river
steamers and excursion boats swept BY,
but al failed to hear their cries Of dis
tress. A Sandy Hook steamer. ~ q
az the members OF the party could
make out. passed close to them. Miss
Becker. who was hanging onto the
seat In the rear Of the boat. lost her
hold " the immense swell struck the
small craft and was hurled overheard.
Hardly had she struck the water than
h was carried out Of reach of her
companions. Roller. who 10 an expert
swimmer. dived overheard and SWAN
with powerful strokes to her sida He
declared to-day hat In all his expert
ence ~ q life saver re had never seen
any one who preserved such perfsct
calm as did Miss Becker. Although she
cannot swim. h listened to his in.
structions and obeyed to the letter.
With her one hand on his shoulder and
the other gripping the neckband Of his
bathing suit. Roller swan with an Easy
stroke. making no endeavor to do more
thai keep them both afioat.
REACHED THEM WITH BOAT AT.
TER HOURS WORK,
In the mean time Bamford worked
desperately to bring the boat within
reach of the pair. Much of the time
no was guided tnroug tho darkness
only by Rollers voice As he from time
to time shouted his whereabouts.
1t the end OF an hour he was able 70
bring the bow Of the boa within
reach OF Roller. Although nearly ex-
hausted. Bramford. with the assistance
OF Evans, succeeded In dragging Miss
Becker aboard. n then lifted Roller
over the side in q collapsed condition.
Their adventures did not end there,
az they drifted for several hours, In
fnnafapf nartl from M ntn.
Many times they were carried directly
In front OF passing boats. only to be
swept aside when death seemed certain.
About l o'clock they were able to
put In TO Pier n. at the loot Of Thirty
seventh street. Here they were cared
for by the clerk In charge of the freight
station.
FRIENDS, ALARMED. SEARCHED