The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
GALVESTON LAD AIDED.
Does Not Know Whether or Not His
Parents re Alive

Does Not Know Whether or Not his
Parents Are Alive.
Alexandria Hutchings. a sixteen-yeac-
old boy OF Galveston. Texas, reached
Richmond Friday night, almost penniiess.
on his way home to ascertain ii his father
and mother are numbered among the
victims Of the recent fearful storm that
swept the Texas coast. The lad ran away
from his home about three months ago,
and since then has been wandering over
the States east OF the Mississippi, most of
which he has visited. A few days ago
he read in the newspapers of the awful
Texas storm and determined to work his
way back home.
This young Hutchings found a
tedious process. and tired and
sore-footed, the boy went up TO
one of the Capitol Square policemen and
secured permission to spend the night on
one OF the tables in the basement of the
Capitol building. He arose with the music
of the birds in the Square yesterday morn
ing and went out to get a bite OF break
fast. When he had ravenously devoured
the food set before him Alec went out to
take peep at the town, and in his ram
blings he came across Sergeant EppS, OF
the Third Police district, who took the
lad in hand and delivered him at the Of
fee of the Chief Of Police.
Major Howard listened patiently to the
Chief that he ran away from his home
in Galveston about three months ago,
and since then had Travelled over almost
all the country this side of the Mississip-
pi He said he knew he had done wrong
in leaving his home. and that Il he ever
got back. it would be to remain.
81 do not know the boy continued. his
eyes yelling up with tears. whether my
mother and father are living or dead
have not heard from either of them since
I left. and am very much afraid that my
father has been lost. His name WIS VIII
liam A Hutchtngs. and he was connected
with the life-saving service, 5eia5 super
intendent of what IS known as the tlshth
District Ny parents were divorced sew
eral wears ago, and I had been living
| with my mother at cur home. No. ltsll
! Winnie Street. until l. through foolish
ness. left GaWeston-
| After hearing the lad through. Major
| Howard said he belfeEed the Eounsster
| had told the truth. AMI appsted at the
/ offices of the Seaboard Eir line Sor trans
| portation for young Htsehinss par d
| the wav home The Seahoard promptly
! gave the bow pass to Montgomery and
! Major Howard supplied him with let
ter to the chief OF police OF Montgomery
| asking tha. similar aid be rendered the
wanderer at that place.
uutchinps has had a marvellous exDa-
Renee since, he left his home In Galveston
4 He has toured nearly all of the middle
| western States: been as far north as
! P:ttsburg and Philadelphia. spent several
! DAYS at Norfolk and Old Point, and IS
/ no-v on his way back to the Lone sial
! state. He does not know whether Eis
J home was destroyed by the storm or mo-,
/ but supposes that it was. as pra f- a..
all the buildings In the part or the c ny
in which he resided were DESTROYED he
says that # either of his parents have have
been killed he intends TO find the DO ooas
and have 1t properly buried. He = h as,si
brother. William Hutchings. wh T. n GO
i clerE at the Oriental Hotel at Das'as