The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-02
BOY IN BOILER
Makes Trip Ger Sea and Escapes
Cremation.

Cremation.
Riyaling the tales of mythical for.
tune hunters is the experience of a
little Austrian Stowaway in one of
the boilers Of the Umbria, which has
Just come into port. After the lad.
who is l6 years of age, had Travelled
$1,000 miles in quest of America, he
at last was put in the hands of a friend
who promised to care for him.
His name is BoZo Gacino and be
comes from Dalmatia, province Of
Austria. His wondering began more
than a year ago, when his father. a
small farmer, gave him 100 tierins and
told him to seek America.
With great glee the little Austrian
left the village of Sebenico, for be and
his elder brothers Quarrelcd conting-
ally and he had a friend in America
whom he longed to join. After spend
ing thirty Of his tlorins he reached
Trieste, the sea port, where he fell in
with an obliging fellow who For the
remaining 10 I!orlns agreed to embark
Bozo for America. BozO gave up his
tlurins and the stranger disappeared,
leaving discouraged little lad to re-
tarn to Dalmatia.
Gacino's father then apprenticed
him to a druggist, but the boy soon
wearied of long fourS and small wages
and ran away to Trieste: where he hid
in steam ship bound for Egypt.
In Alexandria he slowed away in
the Fabyian and reached Liverpool a
week later. Then he crawled into the
hold Of the Cunarder, Sayonta. Upon
reaching this port last spring he was
speedily deported after he had fleet:
ing glance at the busy larbQr:
When be was taken hack TO Liver
pool he eYaded the English emigration
officials and for twenty days lived of
crustS found in the cutters, but al
ways keeping a weather eye open for
an American QuuHu fesAei,
Fortune smiled upon his efforts on
the night of June l3, just before the
Umbria sailed. He crept upon the
deck looking for a hiding place. A
lantern was flashed in his face and the
sentry. believing that he was one OF
the cabin boys, ordered him below,
Without realizing his danger. the boy
crawled into q bpiier WHICH furnishes
steam to the donkey engine. The
boiler was not used throughout the
voyage, Or otherwise the boy would
have been burned to death. Some
friendly stokers discovered his pre-
sence, but instead of disclosing his
secret they fed him during the voy-
age.
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 be was startled to see a
head bob up out of the opening in the
TOP Of the boiler and then disappear
again. McKechan crawled over to
the manhole and peered into the dark
ness inside the boiler. He could dim
ly 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 engineer, satisfied that some
thing was wrong, went to Chief En-
gineer Hardy, displayed his bleeding
fingers and reported the occurrence.
Hardy, thinking he had mad man to
deal with, called for volunteers to
descend into the boiler and two of the
stokers responded. DR.. Charles Bur
land, the ships surgeon, was also call
ed and stood by to render his SER
vices if needed. When the stokerS
GOT inside the boiler they found that
the boy had crawled underneath the
tubes on the top of the furnace. After
a struggle and some tight squeezing
past the tubes they managed to get
their prisoner up to the manhole en-
trance, where he was quickly pulled
out.
All laughed when they say the sup
posed lunatic. He was locked up n
the steamships hospital and when the
vessel reached port vigorous search
for the bold lads friend was made.
He was soon located in Harlem and
signed papers which permitted the
Young Dalmatian to remain in the
United States.