Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-02
coAxlNG FOR INFORMATION.
ReportoriAi Ingenuity Utilized to AdvaI
tage In Gathering Facts.

ReportoriAi Ingenuity Utilized to Advan-
tage In Gathering Facts.
A reporter called at the home Of one Mr.
Cage to learn some facts regarding an acct
dent that had happened that morning. He
softly assembled the stone steps, pulled the
doorbell lightly and did not forget to take
Off his hat when he stepped over the thresh-
old In low voice and with a mild man
ner he ventured to ask if that was where
Mr.. Cage lived and if he had not been con-
cerned in yachting accident that morn
ing. A correspondingly unpretentious at
firmative reply was vouchsafea on the part
of the genteel lady Of 20 who had presented
herself at the door.
II do not know much about the accident.
only it was an awful thing They were out
boating, and do declare ! don't see how
they ever escaped, and 10 you know
"Well. would you mind calling Mr.. Cage'
I'd like to see him believe he was one
Of the principals, was he notS" queried the
reporter.
"Oh, yes. will call him"
She was gone several minutes before the
sound of footsteps down the stairs an
nounced the coming Of some one. 1t was
Mr. Cage, and he entered directly into the
room where the newsgatherer sat.
"Are you the man who wanted to see mel
II so, can tell you right now that you'll
not get bit of news regarding the accident
from me. and you might as we'll not ask a
word about it. am firmly set in that de
cision, and You need not try on any Of youl
schemes for getting news Us people have
to suffer untold injustice at the hands OF
you newspaper m, and you fellows get
entirely
Everybody have seen on the street to-
day speaks of your undaunted bravery and
coolheadedness in that time Of great peril, "
broke in the reporter. "aDd you certainly
deserve the most hearty congratulations,
and for one wish to congratulate you as you
most honestly deserve"
Yes. that was pretty hard pull made
pretty tough. that-don't care about ever
trying it over Too much salt water for me.
But. as l was saying, you reporters try 10
get hold of many things that are none Of
your business, and somebody has to suffer
for It, No, | shall not give you one'----
Now, Mr. Gilbert tells me that il It had
not been for you some eight lives would
have bexn hest right there. That | call an
almost unprecedented record and'---
'You see. the way of that was, when the
boat heeled over on her lee rail l had to
fairly fight those fellows TO keep them in
their right senses. There wasn't really
much danger just then, although there had
been two people drowned right there only
three weeks before. You remember where
that was 1t WIS just about midway be
tween Crage's and the West Boston bridge
just above where the old ironclad used to
lie. We had Just gone out for little sail
that morning, and there wasn't a boat on
the river when that squall struck us. l
don't know what we would have done If a
boatkeeper hadn't come down to his float
and seen u.s. That must have been about
$50 clock Still, as was saying awhile
ago, I'm not seeking notoriety, and YOU
can't get anything about the accident out
of me. No. sir; not one thing"
mo, no, of course not, If you do not want
to give anything out. But was just think
ing how grateful those eight persons must
be. since they must know that they owe
their lives to you. And those eight names
you just named over are the identical ones,
are theys Why am well acquainted with
two of them. They don't live great ways
from me"
Eyes, they are the identical ones. and
wouldn't be surprised if they did feel Il lit
tie grateful like to me, for tell you things
looked like close call there for a bit just
before the cat rig came mp. We had been
over well on to IA minutes. Suppose the
papers will be apt To get some mixing OF
the accident after awhile. but you can't
get anything about it out of mt now, for
I'm not seeking uoturiety, Perhaps they
know sonnet hing about IL down at the sta
tiou--ion't know, though"
YES: would have been glad to have some
notes regarding the affair directly from
you, since you were the principal, but if
You will uut give out any information then
that settles it. Good morning, Mr. Cage"
And the reporter, closing the door sol, ~,
started of down the stone steps and around
the neightoring corner.
And the mild tnannered reporter with the
low voice ehuck!ed to himself. "Guess
they'r worth IA column and half. Dos
ton Herald.