The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-09
HOBOKENS BOY VOYAGER
Joe Van Nostrand's Story
Clears All But That
Strange Man.

! lantic trip made by twelve-year-old Joe
Van Nostrand. of No. 63 Clinton street,
| Hoboken. which was told exclusively In
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS of yesterday, was
read with interest in that city. called
| at the house of the Van Nostrand family
| this morning. They occupy humble
| apartments on the second floor. The
mother of the boy was overjoyed at the
\ little wanderers return. She called Joe
from back room. The little traveller is
a bright looking lad and wore a knock
| about hat which had been purchased for
him by the steamship authorities in
| Southampton.
"How did you come to go away on the
| steamer. JoeS' I asked.
| The child hesitated moment, but be-
ing.stold to tell all about it by his mother
| said
Il was playing with my brother and
| some other boys on River street on the
/ day the Schuetzens sailed. l was Just
| saying to the boys how nice it would be
| to go away with the soldiers when q man
| with parcel came along and asked me
| to carry 1t aboard the ship. just after
| got on j heard the bells ringing and the
long planks were getting pulled aboard
| The stranger left me. Thought it would
| down among the poor people
in the steerage When the ship
| was out to sea / was found
| by man with a uniform who asked me
| for ticket. I told him had none. He
| talked gruff and cried. He brought me
| me to the captain. The captain was
| nice man and talked to me nice and al
| ways treated me well while was going
over / only saw the stranger whom
went on board with once, and that was
| one nigh while 1t was raining He asked
me If would like to be sailor and gave
me some money.
The people in the steerage all treated
me nicely, but was awfully sick going
over and thought was going to die.
| When the ship landed on the other side
man came aboard and called out my name
and took me ashore. The city where we
| landed is not like Hoboken. The man
who took me ashore bought me q hat two
shirts and pair of Knickerbocker pants,
| and took me back to another big ship
called the Alier.
ION the way back I met real nice
lady who gave me nice things to eat. /
\ was glad when / saw the Statue of
Liberty, and knew / was near home. |
| thought my mamma would be waiting
| for me, but there was nobody at all on
| the dock. The captain told me to go
right home which did"
would You like to go across the ocean
| again?" asked
mo. sir.'' said he, mot unless my
| mamma was with me-"
Mrs. Van Nostrand is exceedingly
happy at the safe return of her boy. The
woman is poor widow, and was nearly
| distracted The boy is looked upon as q
hero by his companions. and questions
| have been FREQ at him by the score by the
| neighbors.
Pugilistic Partners.
| David Mills, one of the proprietors of
the iron foundry of Ferguson s. Co., on
Clinton street, Hobokeh, appeared in the
| Recorders Court in that city this morn-
| ing with a huge plaster on his left eye.
| Mills said he had been assaulted by Mr..
! Ferguson, his partner, and had warrant
| issued for his arrest. The complainant
| was accompanied by Lawyer DAILY, who
was gathered in at the neck with the
| same white tie which created such fiut-
ter during the trial of the election
! officers.
| Ferguson was arrested by Policeman
| Weike, and Immediately gave bail in the
| sum of $500. There is q little story con-
| nected with the assault. The firm of
| Ferguson q Co. is one of the Oldest estab-
| lishments in Hoboken. and gives employ
| ment to over one hundred men. Accord
4 ing to Mills story, some weeks ago he
| discovered that he was not receiving a
| just share of the profits Of the concern.
He did not say anything. but one night
Il
| brought them home.
The next morning, of course, the books
| were missing. Mills offered to introduce
a new set of books, carrying forward q
proper balance from the old accounts,
but Ferguson would not agree to this
AS q consequence wordy quarrels were
\ frequent in the Office and it was decided
to discontinue partnership. Yesterday
| the fighting partners met in the office
and after some words Ferguson, who is
a giant in comparison to Mills, struck
him, knocking him down. The workmen
interfered, preventing further hostilities.
| Sam Sloan Gone Abroad.
| Amidst the ringing of bells, the blow
ing of whistles and a hundred "God
Speeds" President Samuel Sloan, of the
| d. L. and W. R. R. sailed for Europe on
the Bremen steamship Aller this morn
| ing. All of the engines in the D. L. and
w. yards seemed to vie with one another
In making the loudest noise. Mr.. Sloan
has gone abroad on a pleasure trip, and
| is expected home in September.