The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
STORY OF A BUFFALO BOY.
HOW THE LTvEs or NIYE HUSf4N BE-
TNGs WERE sfyED
The Dcscrter on Paddle Nheei-A Pretty
Giri IN - s8ulkhend The Man for the Eos
ton Train a BOY S,rInr- Piece he
Little toni Pickcr-A Hole in "a Dock.


ton Train 4 hoy on " ~'rInr-Piece- he
Little toni Picker-A Hole In Dock.
Ono afternoon during the summer of 1865 |
the steamer ~. John ran up 10 her dock ut pier /
Al. Among her pass myers was regiment oil |
soldiers. As the boat swung into her plarcth"y |
were drawn up IN linz, and the roll was called. |
S"ven men were missing. The Colonel. in a |
voice chokcd with anger, ordered thorou-h |
search " IN boat. The freight WAS ovcrhaul'd. |
and line Of scouts poured into the hold. nut /
the dcsertcrs wero not found. At Inst an Irish |
Sergeant opened the i,tlr door Of the wheel !
house. Tho run Always wore prrchcd among the |
beams surrounding the hugo wheel. but they
refused to romc out 'rhe engineer WIS asked
to turn the paddle at fun speed. a. the Colon j
fanricd this might drown them out; but There
was no steam and tho wheel was immOvahln
"a "A last resort nle of men dr"w M before the
LITTLE door. with orders t. fire upon the truants
ii They did moi rcioin their command. Thus
tnrcuirncd they lrit their prrches anu were So
Tho roll was again called. hnt ono man was
sill missing. II had been in the wheel-housr
with those captured. and standing on tho lower
Irish Sergeant. Had hr remained there he
mlgh' have been salr; but ne saw snnl ray
il. he would b. moro secure. with this object
in view he spraug for a spilr. thinking tu clnsp
II ith - ~ M INV r-1 ', ~ a. w. 80,
ter. Tho It'd" carried him beneath the dock.
lnnng To SWIM n 9troa,r, ny s.t up i VII, on
WIS fast drifting into another world when John
NAh1y. buIlul' 10Y throw niih u ipI,f. hilv ir
But he escaped one misfortune to meet an.
other; Tor hr WIS hardly out of the Jaws of
death before. loaded with chnins. ne was
marched on under guard with his six comrades
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W" .,',',' a.. ,,'.,',., ~ pa.
'lah'V WIS "'rN'hH on 'h' "t"o"' f. L. "ar-
rct About half-past : in the evening she lay
at Pier 3d. North River. In the full moon
in, -, Cl.,,,,,-.',,,. - ,,lI.lr.ss,d ,v,,,.,
approach the bulkhead. watched her. says
l.. "h,.n,,s, I th,ut,ht th,rn Nvos something
s,r,,,,o ohnu, b.r" Shn brs,,,,oI ~ she ,.ulk-
strange "p"W h'r. Hhe l,'S''o''" as Si'N WIN
ed. looked To- the right. then TO the left. and
finally stared behind her for IA long time. sud.
denly she made a rush and jumped into the
wnter. The plunge alone was heard. for she
never opened her hcad after the lcap. Clancy
rnn around and got a hcaving line. Laying II
down ON the dock he plunged into the tide. and
caught the woman. whose clothes had.huoycd
h'I up E rh'n''s h.u. ny s't'9 , "nu ~
trisd Az f,rr, hrr to,rari thn l".k hut sbr re-
sisted and made desperate Efforts 10 get away
4 strong flood tide was drifting thrm from the
dock
With n last effort he caucht her round the
waist and called Tor the poiice, His h,arsr hal
loo seemed Ia nui.t nor for she wrnppsd her
hay. and clancy told INN where to nnd the
hraving Inc. Thr rope WAS thrown lir uri II
"n, 1ancv Avs he ihinps thn IN ."r's NAM,
was VI ,Nay II" asked the woman who she
whs and wher" sue liN'i MT shr reused ln trl
nr'ttv rhr IN .er '.,,nitiif. her H. IA" Mia
station. and that was.tle last he heard II her.
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