The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-24
IN BOILER OF SHIP THRILLING EXPERIENCES oE AN AUSTRIAN SToWAWAY. Crossed Ocean and by Chance Es- caped Cremation-He Was Fed
 by the Stokers During
 the Voyage.

New York, June 2s.--Rivaling the tales of mythical fortune hunters is the experi- ence of little Austrian stowaway in ore of the boilers of the umbria which has just come into port. After the iad, who is l6 years old, had traveled le,Voo miles in quest of America, he at last was put into the hands of friend wno promised to care for him. His name Is Bozo Gacino, and he comes from Dalma- ta, province of Austria. Ills wander ings began more than year ago when his father, small farmer. gave him 100 fiorins and told him to seek America.
 With great giee the little Austrian left the village of seben,co, for he and ms older brother quarseled continually and he had a friend in America whom ne Ionged to join. After spending tpirty or lis fiorins, he reached Trieste, the sea mort. where he fell in with an obiigins fellow who for the remaining seventy f,,,-ins. agreed to embark zozo for Amer ica. Zozo gave up his fiorins ana the stranger disappeared, leaving discouE- sged little lad to return to Daimatia'
 Gacino's father then apprenticed ann to a druggist but lie soon wearied or iong hours and small wages and ran away 70 Trieste, where he hid in steamship bound for Egypt
 Tn Alexandria he slowed away in the Fabian and reached Liverpool a week later. Then he crawied into the hold ot tha Cunarder Saxonia. Upon reaching thIs port, last spring. he was speedily de- ported after he had glance at the busy karhor.
 wn.n ne was taken back to Liverpool he eyaded the English immigration or ficials and for twenty days lived oH or crusts found in the gutters, but always keeping a weather eye open for an Amer ican-bound vessel. Fortune smiled upon bis efforts on the night of June 1S, just before the Umbria sailed. He crcpt upon the deck looking for hiding place. A lantern was flashed in his face and the sentry. believing that he was one or the cabin boys, ordered him below. Witn- out realizing his danger. the boy crawieo into A boiler which furnishes steam to the donkey engine. This boiler was not used throughout the voyage or otherwise the boy would have been burned to death Some friendly stokers discovered ms presence but instead of disclosing his secret they fed him during the voyage. On Thursday, however. Mckechan, the
 refrigerator engineer. climbed on top of the boiler and proceeded to hang up some of his washing to dry. Just as the engineer was preparing to climb down he was startled to see a head bob up out of the opening in the top of the boiler ana then disappear again.
 McKechan crawled over to the man hole and peered into the darkness inside the boiler. He could dimly discern the outlines of a person and he shouted to him to come out. Receiving no response, the engineer attempted to reach inside and grab the boys clothing. but was severely bitten for his pains. The en- gineer, satisfied that something was wrong. went to Chief Engineer Hardy, displayed his bleeding fingers and report ed the occurrence. Hardy. thinking he had a madman to deal with, called for volunteers to descend into the boiler. and
 two of the stokers responded. pr Charles Burland. the ships surgeon, was called and stood by to render his services if needed
 After a struggle. they managed to get their prisoner up to the manhole en- trance where he was quickly pulled out.
 All laughed when they saw the sup posed lunatic. He was locked up in the steamships hospital and when the ves- sel reached port vigorous search Tor tbe hold lads friend was made. He was soon located in Harlem and signed papers which permitted the young Dalmatian to remain in the United States.