The times., 1899-07-10
THE KING OF sTowAwAYs.
Murphy shipped Back to liverpool
Buf Saws he VIII Return.

Murphy Shipped Back to EfverpoOi.
But Says he VIII Return.
Philadelphia, July 9.-The British tank
steamship Lackawanna, which sailed for
Liverpool Friday. carried a trio of unwill-
ing passengers, whose united ages aggre
gate forty-six years. The leader is Edward
Murphy. the king of all stowaways. who
has travelled further deadhead than any
other boy Of his years in the world Young
Murphy is accompanied by his elder broth
er. Thomas, and James Collins. aged ff-
teen. All three hail from a suburb of
Liverpool and were not allowed to land
when the Lackawanna reached Philadel-
phia on Tuesday last.
Captain Whyte, of the Lackawanna,
while in port kept the three lads locked
UP in the wheelhouse. as he was liable to
fine of $500 if they escaped.
Edward Murphy is known as the "Birk-
enhead stowaway." Every vessel leaving
Liverpool is carefully searched to make
sure young Murphy is not aboard. De-
spite all precaution the lad often manages
to secrete5 himself and appears when the
vessel is about twentyfour hours out.
During the last fourteen months Murphy
has Travelled from Liverpool to New York.
to Santos, Rosario. Argentine Republic,
Barbados, Southampton to Liverpool. and
TO Philadelphia.
Murphy is determined to see America
and says he will fool Uncle Sam yet.
There is nothing depraved or dishonest
about the uncrowned king of the stow
aways-" He is bright. entertaining chap.
Captain Whyte is very fond of him and
treats him well. Murphy's story of his
adventures IS an interesting one. To a
reporter he said:
Il always liked the sea and wanted 10
come TO America. / am fifteen years cid,
and was born in Birkenhead, England Ny
mother was burned to death about three
years ago. l tried TO get work. but fail ID.
/ went to Liverpool In the dock was a
big steamer named Manhattan. bound for
America. / went aboard one night and
got down in the bunkers. when we were
out about day l came out on deck.
Tho captain scolded me and threat
/ ened TO lick me. but he didn't mean il, as
! he Is good man. and he gave me every
thing / wanted to eat. l asked him to
allow me 10 land. but he said it would
/ cost him 500 if l left the boat when we
reached port
There was an old man aboard who tool,
4 fancy to me. He paid my fare and |
landed in New York / did not stay there
very long and soon went aboard ship
bound to Santos. Brazil. When I showed
myself they made me help the cook
Il left the snip at Santos and wandered
through the strets half starved until ]
was forced to sell my coat and pants to
( buy food. waited around the docks for
I several days, when / got aboard steam
Z boat and went to Rosario and afterward
+ to Barbados. The sailors were very kind
/ TO me. tried to get job in Barbados
4 but couldn't. l was so tired and hungry
4 that ! tainted on the street one day. They
! took me TO the hospital
Il thought / was going to die, but
! got all right after a few weeks. and the
board of trade at Barbados put me aboard
a royal mail steamer for Southampton
had a great time on that ship. Everybody
! was good TO me- and the sailors collected
/ enough money for me to go to my home
/ near Liverpool.
Il could not forget America and had
beea home only-a few days when wanted
/ to get back to this country. | told my
brother Martin, who had slowed away tc
/ barcelona on the steamer Niagara, and or
! the Delaware, tank steamer TO New York
! and he agreed to stow away with me
/ Afterward Collins wanted TO come with
+ us and we decided to come together
We hid on top of the boilers and Col
Inns was seasick. We had to lay low foi
! twenty hours and We were afraid Collins
/ was going to die. When We came out OF
! deck Captain Whyte was angry at first
but afterward treated us very kindly"