New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
TOURING AS A STOWAWAY.
TT IS THE LEAST AGREEABLE FORM OF
TRAVEL
INDEED THE Utmost CRUELTY IS SOMETIMES
pRAcrIsEp TOWARD THESE TRAMPs OF The
CIR. COME sTARvE TO DEATH BEFORE
THEW ARE DISCOVERED.

pRAcr1sEp TOWARD THESE TRAMPs OF THE
sEA-soME sTARvE TO DEATH BEFORE
THEY ARE DISCOVERED.
The stovaway industry is not what IL useo
=, he and only occasionally does mehtioh Vi
one of these voyagers get into inc da''y pi''''s'
On her last westward trip however 'he A"ier'-
can liner st Paul brought three OF 'he"' anu
what ia more. the story Of romance arising
out OF their trip The young men hao ""'Ne"
from London to SOUTHAMPTON ana had NIUE"
in rho coal bunkers of the ship AFTER the pi'o'
was discharged, they came into view. Inc mas
ter-at-arms set them to work In the s'ohe ho'e'
One Of them a od-lookng chap named brao-
bury attracted the notice OF MARY Oise'i' an"
she became so attached to him that on inc az
rival Of the ship here she onereo 10 pay ''''
passage and fine to obtain MS reieaSe' i"e
law ruthlessly sent him back TO England ""e'e
imprisonment instead of bride, awaited him.
Perhaps he will come back
In the DAYS of the clipper ships. 1t Is said that
hardly vessel left port without one or THESE
sea tramps on board. Shippers now not oe'hs
annoyed as much they were then' are not
as brutal toward stowaways as they were. In
the old DAYS the stowaway dragged from the
DEPTHS Of the hold of sailing VesseI. was
treated with almost uncomfortable brutality.
From skipper 10 ships boy. every hand was
against him and none dared raise voice IN his
behalf II he was as happened in most cases,
a Young lad who followed the bent OF his am
bition and had run away to sea to become
seaman, he learned his saioring IN rough
school indeed. He made 10 do the dirtiest
work aboard ship and when sent aioft MS
place would be- the most dangerous III the
VOYAGE was a long he generally got enough
Of sailoring before il ended. and TOOK rrencn
leave at the first port. but II his love FOR the
saiIormans life still chung to him despite MS
hard experience he could desert and snip az an
ordinary seaman aboard another ship. Many
good sailor has developed from a stowaway
lad. But occasionally. and only occasionally.
there was another side to the picture. II the
ship was short-handed or the cook sick. and
stowaway appeared who was handy Fellow
he was received with something like a welcome.
AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE.
An old skipper who has given up the sea after
numerous successful and remunerative voyages.
but who can frequently be seen stumping around
South-st where he exchanges with congenial
spirits yarns u the old days. likes to tell Of An
instance Of this kind. the only one he met with
in his halfcentury OF seafaring life. II was back
in the early sixties and tho skipper was COM
manding fine full-rigged ship engaged in the
China trade.
we were bound from London to China ports"
said he. and had dropped the pilot several days
before. The wea Their looked s1ually. and some %
the mea were aloft taking in sail when ! heard a
connection forward. Looking around. saw sew
eral of the men dragging on deck the worst-'ook-
ing specimen of a stowaway that ever set eye
on He was dirty az ditch water. and so badly
starved that actually he couldn't stand on MS
feet amt partial to such chaps. and n"ver was
but the poor devil looked SO picablc taai tod
the men to give him some grub AMI A little groz
When ne had freshencd mp hit wanted to
know what the deuce he was doing on my snip
He spun a plausible yarn about getting drunk
and wandering into the hold. but tnink ne hah
cut and run TO keep out % jail Anyhow. n" SAID
ne was a lack f-all-tradcs. and as the cook was
laid up | sent 'Frcnchy. az the men aft'rward
called him. PROBABLY because he was an IRISH
man to the galley He was really fair COOK,
and the crew took a shine To him al once Well
sir. after day or 'wo noticed ;hat there was
little skylarklng among the men no singing or
playing Of the accordion on deck
LUCKY sTOWAWAY
II soon discovered the cause. Frenzy had
nshed few shhings from his clothes and had
go, the men into a little game OF sever-up Wei.
sir 10 cut 1t short long before The voyage was
ended that chap had all the money that the mon
hadn't spent ashore. and by Jimminy. owned
about all the clothes and things that the men
drew from tho sop-chest Mighty little money
was coming to them al the end OF the voyage.
! 'FIcnchy' who had become regular member OF
| tie crew. had money To- burn and bales ~ duds
! He was slick article. that stowaway. and
IT, ho III
/ him"
II not infrequcntly happens that one or two
sailors in a crew win all the money or clothes.
which are collateral aboard ship, bu; for a stow
away to do so is adding insult to injury in the
| eyes OF the average saiorman
| Nowadays stowaways steer clear. 10 great
| extent Of sailing craft in favor OF steamships.
Most Of those who attempt to beat their way
! across the ocean are boys who have run away
! from home and are anxious to reach foreign
! lands in search OF adventure. or criminals who
seek that means Of eluding justice. Not few
Of the stowaways are men who have become
stranded in a foreign country and desire to get
| home again but have not the coin with which
to pay their passage.
LIFE THAT PALS ON ONE
| Marine "hobos." or habitual stowaways. are
| practically unknown as one or two experiences
| at the most enough to cure them OF all de-
sire for tramping. Steamships are gener-
| ally well guarded when In port. and especiall,'
| Just beforc sailing time but stowaways manage
10 elude the watchers and once one Is aboa Hi
| it is not difficult for him 10 secrete himself in
some dark corner Of the hold. II his pockets
are well stored with food, ne will probably not
| be heard from for several days but II rough
weather comes on and the matches are battened
down the stowaway's heart generally fails him
! as his stomach rises In rebellion. He has no de-
| sire of being buried alive and he yells Justify
until he is dragged forth from his lair by the
scruff OF the neck and helped Oh deck by we'll
| directed kicks
! Some OF these fellows are discovered before the
pilot leaves the ship. and are sent back In his
boat Few and far between are the cases where