The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-11-24

In ihe tiiy IN lihc to GiHc Ills rape
:,n Exclusive Story.
Frank Marshall White. in the las
rumb2r Of the Wide World Mag
a@ine. tells in vivid style the story o
tie New York Times famous scoop
on the occasion on the loss of tn
steamship Oregon.
Word lad been received from Ere
Island in the Times office on sunday
afternoon that the Fulda, which had
rescued 900 Of the Oregon's passengers
was waiting below Quarantine FOL
high tide so that she could cross the
bar and come up TO the city.
There were only three men in the
Times office when the dispatch ar
rived, W. II. J. Kenny. now a promi-
nent politician: Tracy Bronson, who Is
still member of the staif,and Thomas
+. EicldeIS. ut present in London,
where he has been editor of the Pail
Mall Gazette.
The three secured Il tug. went down
TO the Fuida. were admitted on board
under the impression that they were
quarantine officers, and secured the
story they were after.
They wrote out five columns between
them. but when they attempted to
leave the vessel they were chagrined
TO be tolu by the captain that they
would not be permitted TO leave the
vessel until the Fulda had passed
Quarantine.
Their expoStulation and prayers were
in vain. 1t looked as though with a
great beat in their very grasp they
were to lose it through 4 German Off
GERS obstinacy.
Fielders. in the meantime, did some
hard thinking. He looked over the side
and saw the tug on which he and his
companions had come aboard, thirty
feet below. about to push off.
Turning to his companions, he re-
quested them to give him their copy.
"What are you going to dol" asked
Kenny.
''Take it to the Office" responded
Fielders, calmly. I'VE can't afford to
let these foreigners beat an American
newspaper out of its news"
But how are you going to get to
the office?" inquired Kenny. beginning
to brighten up. "Those four sailors
over there have been given orders to
watch us, and the companion ladder is
heuled up, anyway"
Il am going to jump over the side |
nm RI hn I'm Nir,
do you see that light? That is the |
Quarantine station, and in an hour or |
two there'll be fifty reporters on board
getting news without any trouble,
which we've been at so much pains and |
expense to get. can get over the
side before any sailor can get hold
Of me. catch one of the stays Of the
tugs smoke-stack, and then slide down
Easy enough"
"But if you miss it you'll kill your
SELF" said Kenny.
THAT'S just the reason I'm not CO.
ing to miss It," returned the reporter.
Quick. give me your copy; we haven't
any time to lose"
Il don't just like the idea" began
Kenny. reluctantly. but, still, know
you're pretty good at such things"
And both handed over the matter they
had written.
Fielders put the bunch of precious
in his inside pocket aud
outtOned his coat over it, He then
'OOk off his Overcoat and his gloves.
Ind asked them to throw them over
% the tug after him, as they would
oe an incuL,5rance in making the
lump.
Anyone who has ever seen n LITTLE
ugboat alongside an ocean steamer
viii realize the peril Of Fielder's I'm
lertaking.
The top of the tugs smoke tack did .
lot reach the level of the Fulda's deck. .
md Fielders would dropat least fifteen ,
Get before reaching even the iron
tags, or guy-rods. that held the ,
firm. Then, if lie missed ,
us aim. or his grip on the rod failed. +,
e would certainly fall to the tugs
eek and break his back or neck. or
lse go overheard between the two ,
esseis. More than this, he had to =
Jump at least ten feet to catch the :
tay-rod, since that was as near as ;
ne tug could get to the steamer which :,
'as now forging ahead so rapidly that :,
ne smaller vessel was fast falling -
stern.
quick rs fash Fielders dashed to II
ne side of the vessel and before any ~
the crew could stop him he spranc :,
Il. caught the stay of the tugs smoke -
[acK and Slid down to the deck. r
II was half-past three o'clock in the !
forming when the tugboat landed :,
leiders at the Battery, and before y
'ur o'clock the printers were at work
the copy.
ana THIS story explains how It was CT
at the New York Times was tho IL
'e New York newspaper that nuh. W
he'd the complete details Of the Ore. pt
n disaster on the morning after the "a
steamship sank. ra
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