Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
SAM IN THE BOILER.

vENTURE-CAUGHT RUNNING THR QUAR-
 ANTINH BLOCKADE HE ESCAPES AND
 SPARES AN ExPEoTANT BRIDE AN AwK-
 WARD CoNTRETEMPs.
 A New York city paper tells this story: In the firm where young Simpson is em- ployed 1t has long been his duty to look after orders for ships-see that the ships dealing with the firm are kept we'll SUD- piled with all sorts of stores. One ves- sel on the list is the Santiago de Cuba. This vessel was due in New York five days before her arrival, but because of heavy weather off the coast of Florida she was delayed. On Saturday she ar rived off Quarantine. Coming from ports infected with yellow fever, she was detained for inspection and fumigation. Her arrival was duly telegraphed to New York. It was MT. Simpsons duty to see that her bill of wants in his firms line was supplied. Because of m interest ing event booked to come on Tuesday night, in Newark, and in which Sam and a young lady of Newark were very deeply interested, Sam was in desperate hurry to get his work done, so as to have Monday to himself. He found tug bound for the bay and jumped aboard. The tug had occasion to pass near the Santiago de Cuba. Young Simpson prevailed on the captain to go near enough to allow him to jump into the manropes down the side of the Santiago. Up he ran with the agility of champion acrobat. Being we'll known to the cap- tain and officers, Sam was royalty vel comed. After partaking of their hos pitality Sam set about finding out from the purser the Santiago's bill of wants. This duty was concluded, and Sam was overioyed to think how he had stolen march on Father Time, first seizing him by the forelock. The curtain falls as Sam is seen slowing away some fine old ale and other refreshments prepara- tory to returning to town.
 The curtain rises and reveals Sam in " startling situation" A quarantine officer has just come on board. He secs Sam and says, seizing him by the shoul- der and shaking the glass out of Sam's hand:
 "Young man, how did you get here This ship is quarantined. She is an in- fected vessel. You will have to stay in quarantine here for ten days. The Health Officer, MT. Vanderpoe1, is on his way to board us and will make out the neces- sary papers.
 Tableau!
 If young Simpson had been informed that he was about to be shot he could not have been more amazed than he was upon hearing the foregoing. The day set for the wedding-only two days off the minister notified, the friends invited, the bride and her lingerie all ready, and then the shock, the disappointment and the mystery of his absence-alI flashed through Sam's head. Without knowing what he did, he sprang on deck, and with the speed of the greyhound was presently down in the engine room. To his friend, the engineer in charge, he cried:
 My God Jim, hide me! For heavens sake hide me I'm to be mar ried Tuesday night and they say they're going to hold me here for ten days. Put me down 1n the coal hole, bury me in the ash pit, anywhere, anywhere from the clutches of Dr. Vanderpoel p
 The situation was taken in at 8 glance. The boilers had just been cleaned out.
 "Get into the boiler here."
 ooh, gracious, I'll die there."
 "Well, go there or your lost. That's the only place can put you. Come, quick, get in.'
 Sam got in. Soon after the doctor got aboard. He demanded that the stranger be produced. He had seen him jump aboard from the tug, he said. The off cers knew of no stranger, the doctor surely must be mistaken. A tug had gone alongside and hailed the captain, but that was all. The doctor, however, was positive, and caused 8 search to be made, but it failed to find the par-boiled Sam in the boiler. So the doctor left. Three hours later Sam emerges from his hiding place. He was in foam of precipitation. The temperature in the boiler was over one hundred degrees. After being bathed and pushed off Sam managed to get on board of the tug again, and succeeded in reaching home that night about eight o'clock.
 On Tuesday night the curtain rose aga1n and @ scene of rare beauty was presented. In the ivy-covered Grace Church, corner of Broad and Walnut streets, Newark, large and brilliant assemblage of Newarkers witnessed the marriage of young Simpson to Miss B. J. Caldwell, one of the loveliest of her sex. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. Dr. Harrison. Of the large congrega- tion who witnessed the ceremony and of the larger congregation of MT. Simp- sons friends who did not, only very select few are aware of the narrow escape he had from spending ten days in quar- antine and upsetting all the wedding ar engagements. Instead of that he is now spending delightful honeymoon with his bri de in New England.
 MISSING A DRINK" Did you say that never missed drink, sir ?" asked man of 8 neighbor, in an angry and threatening manner. "I may have