The New York herald., 1922-05-21
LEAP Off STEERAGE
STOPS Big MAJESTIC
Crew of Greatest Ship Tries
in Vain to Find Suicide
Outside NarrOws.
CROWDS SEE HER AWAY
Mrs. Mallory Goes Abroad
by the Celtic to Play
Mile. Lenglen.
SEVEN OTHER LINERS GO
Cocaine Worth $4,000 Found
Under American Flags Aboard
the America.
SEVEN OTHER LINERS GO

The White Star liner Majestic, larg-
her first eastbound trip across the
Atlantic yesterday afternoon soon af-
ter passing through the Narrows
when third class passenger jumped
overheard.
The great ship, after having safely
turned her great length of $50 feet
in the Hudson and eluding the teem-
ing marine traffic of the upper bay,
was nosing her way down Ambrose
Channel at a brisk speed when the
steerage voyager made his leap.
At the cry of MAN overboard. .
Commodore Sir Bertram Hayes, COM
mander, ordered the engines reversed.
1t was no easy task to halt the $4,000
ton ship, but she lost all headway in
seven minutes.
Lifebuoys were tossed overheard.
Several other steerage passengers had
seen the man go over the rail near the
stern. but none saw him again. small
boat, under the command of the chief
officer. was lowered and cruised about
in the white wake of the big liner. but
nothing could be seen.
Another Ship Searches.
The Havre Maru, a freighter, coming
up the channel, was acquainted by
wireless with the suicide. and stopped
near the entrance to the Narrows and
put out lifeboat Neither could she
find any sign of the man. When the
pilot who was taking the Majestic out
TO sea returned after she had reached
Ambrose lightship he expressed the
opinion that the man had been pulled
by suction under the stern OF the liner
and into the great propellers.
Reports that the ship had run aground
instantly spread from Sandy Hook
and from harbor craft who saw her
stoop. In response TO a wireless mes
sage to the ship asking If she had
touched bottom Commodore Hayes sent
the following message to THE New
YORK HERALD:
No truth in the report that the
Majestic was aground near Romer
Shoals. The ship was stopped for
twenty seven minutes to search Tor
third class passenger who had
jumped overheard after the ship had
passed through the Narrows. Search
was unsuccessful.
According to marine men, the stop
ping of the Majestic cost several thou
sand dollars in fuel, wear and wages.
AS soon as the ship proceeded stewards
beean to check up the 500 steerage pas
sengers to learn the identity of the sui
eide This would take many hours, ii
was said in n message sent by the ship
10 officials OF the White Star Line. The
shin haalter at 3 IT and at 4:l0 had
passed the bar and was heading at a
fast speed for Cher bourg. She made the
3.O5S nautical miles of the westward
voyage at the rate of 22.69 knots.
Thousands at Her Pier.
The sailing of the big liner, which has
been inspected by many thousands since
her arrival on Tuesday, was like a great
spectacle. At least 10000 were at the
pier to see her back into the stream at
o'clock. For two hours before sailing
stewards had to work to get the visitors
ashore.
Desplte the popular interest in her,
tho ship was by no means full. She has
accommodations for 400 passengers
Int the official figures were $40 passen-
gers In .he first, $40 in the second and
TSO in the third class, a total OF 1870.
The party of Harold A. Sandersor
chairman of the Oceanic Steam NaviGa-
tion r,ompany, that arrived here by the
bip ship returned by her. Among thoss
IN this party was Lord Inckcape. WHO
visited Washington. lie said he was OF
President Hardings opinion that this
country was soon to enjoy big busi-
ness boom Among others on board
were Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field. Mar
tin II. Glynn. Ruel w. Elton. adiutant'
general of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars bound for France for memorial
services over the grave of the unknown
"poilu": Angler b. Duke and Dr. j. G. A
Everwijn MiDister to the United Stat rs
from the Netherlands.
The Majestic was the largest Of nine
liners sailing for European ports. These
Mrs. Molla Bjursted Mallory wLo
hopes TO get the British teuiis cham
pionship and to play Suzanne Lengl.n.
sailed with Miss Edith Sigourney Of
Boston.
The Holland-Amer.ca Ryndam. the
United States liner America, the French
liner Lafayette. the Italian liner Dante
Alghieri, ths Red Star Gothland, tho
Cosulich Presdente Wilson and the
Vestris. sailing under Royal Mai, Steam
Packet charter. also sailed
An hour before the America left her
Hoboken pier customs inspectors found
5000 worth of cocaine In thirty bottlec
concealed Under American flags In the,
ships flag locker.