The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-23
HID IN A BOILER.
An Austrian Lads Desperate Effort
to Reach America.

New York, June 23-Rivaling the T. IS
of mythical fortune hunters is the ex-
perience of a little Austrian stowaway
in one of the boilers of the Umbria.
which has just come into port. After
the lad, who is Is years old, had travel
ed $4,000 miles in quest of America ne
at last was put in the hands Of a friend
who promised to care for him. His
name is BozO Garcino, and he cones
from Dalmatia, a province OF Austria
His wandwerings began more than
year ago, when his father, a small far
mer gave him 100 forms and told him
to seek America
With great glee the little Austrian left
the village OF SebenicO. for he and his
elder brothers quarreled continually
and he had friend in America whom
he longed to join. After spending thir-
ty of his forms he reached Trieste the
seaport, where he fell in with an oblig-
ing fellow, who for the remaining
seventy forms agreed to embark Bozo
for America BozO gave up his forms
and the stranger disappeared, leaving
a discouraged little lad to return to
Dalmatia.
GacTno's father then apprenticed him
to a druggist, but the boy soon wearied
Of long hours, and small wages and ran
away to Trieste, where he hid in a
steamship bound for Egypt.
In Alexandria he slowed away in the
Fabyan and reached Liverpool a week
later Then he crawled into the hold of
the Cunarder SaxOnia. Upon reaching
this port last spring he was speedily de-
ported after he had a feeting glance at
the busy harbor.
When he was taken back to Liverpool
he evaded the English immigration Of
ficials and for 20 days lived off crusts
found in the cutters, but always kept
an eye open for an American bound yes
sci Fortune smiled upon his efforts on
the night of June 10, just before the
Umbria sailed. He crept upon the deck
looking for a hiding place. A lantern
J.
| believing that he was one of the cabin
| boys. ordered him below Without rea-
lizing his danger, the boy crawled into
a boiler which furnishes stem to the
donkey engine. This boiler was not
! used throughout the voyage, or other
wise the boy would have been burned
! TO death. Some friendly stokers dis
covered his presence, but instead of dis
closing his secret they fed him during
| the voyage.
On Thursday, however, NcKechan, the
refrigerator engineer, climbed on top o.
/ the boiler and proceeded to hang W
| some of his washing to dry. Just as the
/ engineer was preparing to climb down
4 he was startled to see a head bob VI
/ cut Of the opening in the top Of the
/ boiler and then disappear again.
| McKechan crawled over to the man
| hole and peered into the darkness in
| side the boiler He could dimly discern
/ the outlines of a person. and he shout
/ ed to him to come out. Receiving nc
response lu6 engineer attempted &c
1 reach inside and grab the boys clothing
| but was severely bitten for his pains
| The engineer, satisfied that something
was wrong went to Chief Engineer
| Hardy. displayed his bleeding fingers
/ and reported the occurrence. Hardy
thinking he had a madman to deal with
/ called for volunteers to descend into tbs
boiler and two of the stokers responded
DR.. Charles Burlsnd, the ships sur
/ geon was called and stood by to render
his services If needed. When the stok
ers got inside the boiler they found tina