The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-24

The British steamer Maroa arrived i'm
Penarth Roads four years ago with the
body of an unknown man. which was
found in the bunker hold. 1t is supposed
the man surreptitiously got on board at
Havre man was found dead under
the main hatch of one of the National
Line steamers on her arrival here. II was
shown that he died of starvation and suf-
location. In one of his pockets was found
a novel, entitled Doomed on the Deep"
Still another case is that of a man who
hid himself in the forepeak of a steamer
bound for London. While she was pro-
ceeding up the Thames river she was run
into by another steamer and was cut out
to her collision bull<head. The stowaway
was crushed to death,
Some Women Try II.
Many women have stolen passage across
the ocean. When the Dominion liner Mar
iposa was totally wrecked in the Strait of
Belle Isle in September. 1896 the Allan
Line steamer Austrian came along to res
cue the passenger and crew. In making
a roster and searching the ship two wo-
men stowaways were found. The Pacific
steamer Monowai, on a recent trip to sgd
ney from San Francisco ran into a storm
the first day out. AS her master. Capt
Carey, was descending from the bridge to
go to breakfast an n-year-old girl as
pale as ghost and dreadfully seasick
approached him.
II know / have no right here" she said
to the skipper, but | want to go to my
mother, who is in Australia, and | am
willing to work for my fare"
The girl gave her name as Rebecca
Levy. and told the Captain a straightfor-
ward story She said that her father had
failed in business in San Francisco and
had sent his wife and two smaller children
back to their home in Melbourne He died
after that and she had slipped aboard
the ship to get home to her widowed
mother The law compelled the Captain
to enter the fact in the logbook,
and when the other passengers heard Of
this they raised purse for her fare. This
they gave TO the captain He sent for the
little girl when the ship reached Sydney
and handed her the money that the pas
sengers had subscribed, saying, as he did
so:
IF the British Board of Trade or any,
body else wants to find fault because you
came a a stowaway aboard this ship let
| them find fault with me. I've got little
| girl of my own, and she doesn't cry when
| she gets money, either. Goodbye, and
| God bless you"
Circumuavigntedt the Globe.
To what extent a stowaway may operate
| was recently brought to light by the ar
raignment In a London police court of a
man named Armstrong The Incidents in
| his career are well authenticated. He be-
| gan his slowing away at Glasgow and
| went to Liverpool There ne stole aboard
of a Cunarder that took him to Boston.
| The United States officials compelled the
| ship to take him back to England or pay
| a fine of 81, 600. The man remained a few
weeks in the lookup at Liverpool and
| again secreted himself on ship leaving
| for this city. He was discovered at
| Queenstown, but some of the passengers
| subscribed sufficient money to pay his
| passage. He crossed and recrossed three
| times in all, after that having his passage
| paid on two occasions
Finally he tired of the sea and beat his
way on railroad trains to the far West.
| He reached San Francisco and hid him
self aboard ship loading for Melbourne.
| Thence he slowed away to Yokohama,
| Shanghai Hong Kong, Singapore. Calcut-
| ia Port Said and finally fetched up at
| Malta. The British cruiser Scraps was
! lying al Malta, and this enterprising tour
| list succeeded in some unknown way in
| concealing himself on her the night before
| she started for the East He was prompt
| ly put ashore at Port Said and turned
over to the British consul, with instruc-
! lions to send him to England. The ut
most penalty for his free trip around the
world was three months Imprisonment
| with labor.
In nine cases out of ten the stowaway
| has outside aid I'm secreting himself on
| board a ship. But he is loyal to his host,
! and there are few instances where he has
betrayed him. That's the only feather in
| his cap.