The sun., 1919-05-01
NAVAL BOAT SUNK,
BUT 81 ARE SAVED
Submarine Chaser Cuts Down
Motor Craft From the
Wyoming.
SWIFT RESCUE IN RIVER
Thirty-twO Civilians of Land
ing Party Thrown Suddenly
Into the Hudson.

Fifty two remarkably quick rescues
were made from the Hudson River Off
Ninety-eighth street yesterday afternoon
by sailors from submarine chasers Az
and AS and by cutter crews from the
Pennsylvania and the Wyoming when
the sub chaser Az sliced into a motor
sailer carrying a landing party from
the Wyoming, cutting away the stern
and sinking the smaller craft.
Shore witnesses who saw the motor
boat swing directly in front Of the sub
chaser which had just left the Ninety
seventh street pier said that the small
boat seemed to be battling against q
strong outward tide. Tho boats neared
slowly and appeared to be passing when
suddenly the Wyoming dory dritted
sharply toward the nose Of the sub
chaser. The next moment there was Il
crash which could be heard by the
crowds on Riverside Drive and the gray
nose OF the larger boat was. seen to
chop through the wooden sides OF the
little craft under It's bows.
The watchers ashore could not dis
tinguish the exact point OF the collision
been halved. Tho next moment the Hud-
son was full of splashing. screaming men
and women and a number Of children
The boat had been carrying a liberty
party of about twenty sailors from the
Wyoming ashore. but the rest of the
ffty-two passengers were civilians
Three were women. A half dozen mer
in the stern OF the motor boat were
tossed into the water by the impact for
tdnstely escaping the steel bows Of the
sub chaser. The women were on the
starboard side. and sat for a minute
frightened and unhurt.
Then the boat Allied and sank Sailors
aboard the S. c. III threw out every avail.
able life preserver and a number leapet
overheard. Ensign Frederick H. Shad-
bolt, commanding, sounded the siren
and the signal was picked up BY the
Pennsylvania. 100 yards to the north
and by the Wyoming TO the south. Small
boats from each ship put out at once
and drove under motor power at tor
speed to the rescue. On the S. c. III
party OF convalescent soldiers from
the Messiah Hospital, who had beer
taken out by the War Community Ser.
vice for an inspection of the feet
climbed to the rails eager to help ant
! assisted In pulling in the lines caught
by those IN ne water.
All except one OF the fifty-two wer,
! brought aboard one or another OF tn,
boats within fifteen minutes, a bit o
rescue work which police who wer
doing pier duty were quick to com
merit. Philip Davis. As. Of COS Soutl
Main street. Scranton. Pa, who hat
been visiting the Wyoming with hi
wife. drifted downstream with the tide
He managed 10 keep a1oat until one o
the relief boats from the Wyoming saw
his predicament and gave pursuit Fl
was hauled aboard Off Ninety-fiftl
street suffering from submersion an,
shock. Mrs. Davis was one Of thos
first rescued.
The other women we're Rose Enke, 80
and Rose Kneil, So. OF 1875 Emerson
street, Long Island city. The first ef
forts Of the rcscuers had been directed
toward saving them. and they were no
in the water longer than five minutes
Mr., Davis, his wife and the other two
women were taken to the Granite Stat,
with the rest OF the rescued party AMI
| after being given first aid were trans
| ferred to Knickerbocker Hospital. 10
| seph E. Strauss. "a. sailor Of In,
| Wyoming, was returned to his ship 70
| care from submersion. but II was saiC
his condition was not serious. All n,
| others were able TO go TO their homes
| For half an hour after the acciden
the waters In the vicinity We're patrolled
but no other persons were found. Cox
swain August Miller, who WAS in charg
OF the landing party. was certain of tn
count, made as the party left the Wyo
ming's side, and was convinced that nom
had been lost. Lieut.. Eugene r. Ne
Gillian. U. s. N, treated the cases a
they were brought to the Granite State
Naval officers later said that the &C
cldent was undoubtedly due to tn
strong tide. which was estimated at I
| knots an hour