New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-05
WOMAN LEAVES SHIP
OFF SANDY HOOK
Physician Had Gone to Hoboken
to See Miss Geraldine
Farrar Sail.
SINGER WAS ILL ON PIER
Recovered from Attack, and
Friend Who Had Started for
Europe with Her Decided
to Return.

! Through the sudden illness Yesterday
Of Miss Geraldine Farrar. the singer. on
board the outbound North German Lloyd
liner George Washington. DR.. Alice
Gregory. Of No. . Washington Square
J usual experience of leaving the steam
! shin off the Ambrose Channel Lightship
and boarding the steam pilot boat New
York.
The first news Of the transfer of Or.
Gregory from the Washington became
known when the following ambiguous
wireless message from the steamship
was picked up at various stations in
Manhattan and about the harbor: Am
feeling better now. Alice leaving by
pilot boat The message. which was
addressed TO Mrs. Ethel F. Elliot, Of No.
81; West 9th street. was signed "Gera.-
dine"
Late last night. when Or. Gregory
reached this city from Far RockaWay.
the incident OF Miss Farrar's indisposi-
ton and her own transfer from ship tn
pilot boat became known.
Mrs. Elliot and DR.. Gregory went to
Hoboken yesterday at o:3O a. m to bid
goodby to Miss Farrar. Shortly before
the gangplank was hauled ashore Miss
Farrar was seized with an acute attack
Of nervous Indigestion. The seriousness
of her condition alarmed her friends. ana
Mrs. Elliot declared that she would re
main on board and accompany tho singer
TO Paris
NO" said DR.. Gregory. you had bet
ter go ashore and will go with Ger
aldine." Although she had no ticket or
stateroom on the crowded liner. Or
Gregory declared that she could find
room somewhere on board. and II neces-
sary would sleep on cot I'm Miss Far
rar's stateroom.
Just before the gangplank was hauled
ashore Mrs Elliot rushed TO the pier.
while Or. Gregory remained in attend
ance on Miss Farrar. The singer re-
sponded TO treatment. however during
the run down the bay. and before the
Washington came abeam the lightship
she was feeling well enough 10 warrant
the departure Of Dr. Gregory.
The matter was brought 10 the atten-
ton of Captain Polack. snd although he
is strongly opposed to transfers being
made off the Hook. he gave considers
ton to the circumstances and agreed to
let Dr. Gregory go ashore If the pilot
was willing.
The pilot said he had no objection but
explained that the woman might have to
spend the night on the pilot boat New
York if II should be impossible TO trans
Ter her 10 some incoming liner.
The Washington is q high ship to climb
down from and q rope ladder is not an
easy means Of getting into yavl Nev-
erthelese. nr. Gregory followed the pilot
down the ladder and dropped safely into
the small boat that came out from the
New York
The White Star liner Majestic, which
was due i'm the afternoon. was selected
as the vessel for the return Of DR..
Gregory but she did not come along in
time Meanwhile signals were exchanged
with land which brought out stout
motor boat from Far Rockaway, and in
II Dr. Gregory was taken ashore. She
said that the sea was calm and that
she experienced no great difficulty in
making the transfer from the Washing
ton 10 tho pilot boat nor from the latter
TO tho landing At Far Rockaway.