The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-06-25
A STONAWAY'S TRIALS
Thrilling Adventures Of an Austrian
Lad In Getting to America.
HID m A BonHR ON nae uMBRIA.
He Reached the shores of America
Once But Was Returned to
Liverpool without Being
Permitted to Land.

New York, June 24.-Rivalling the
tales Of mythical fortune 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 16 years old,
had travelled 5000 miles in quest of
America, he at last was put in the
hands of friend who promised TO
care for him. His name is Bozo Ga
cino, and he comes from Dalmatia,
province of Austria. His wanaerings
began more than year ago.
Gaoino's father then apprentinced
him TO druggist, but the boy soon
wearied of long hours and small
wages and ran away to Triests, where
he hid in sAip bound for Egypt In
Alexandria &c stowed away in the
Fabyan and reached Liverpool week
later. Then he crawled into the hold
of the Cunarder Saxonia. Upon
reaching this port last spring he was
speedily deported after he had feet
ing glance at the busy harbor. When
he was taken back to Liverpool he
evaded the English immigration offic-
falls and for 20 days lived off the
crusts found in the cutters, but al
ways keeping a weather eye open for
an American bound vessel Fortune
smiled upon his effort on the night OF
June 10, 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, or
dered him below. Without realizing
his danger the boy crawled into a
boiler which furnishes steam 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
disclosing his secret they fed him dur
ing the voyage
On Thursday, however, McKeichan,
the refrigitator 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 and then disappear
again. McKeitchen crawled over to
the manhole and peered into the
darkness inside the boiler. He could
dimly discern the outlines of a per-
son, and he shouted to him to come
out. Receiving no response the en-
gineer attempted to reach inside and
grab the boys clothing, but was Sc
Verely bitten for his pains.
The engineer, satisfied that some
thing was wrong, went to Chief Engi-
neer Hardy, displayed his bleeding
ing fingers and reported the occur
renee. Hardy, thinking he had a mad
man to deal with, called for volunteers
to descend into the boiler and two of
the stokers responded. Charles Bur-
land, the ships surgeon, was also
called 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 top of the furnace. After a
struggle and some tight squeezing,
they managed to get the prisoner up
the manhole's entrance where he was
pulled out. All laughed when they
saw the supposed lunatic. He was
locked up in the steamships hospital
and when the vessel reached port a
vigorous search for the bold lads
friends was made. He was soon To-
Gated in Harlem and signed papers
which permitted the young Delmatian
to remain in the United States.