The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-09
Boy II Boiler.
Makes Trip Ger Sea and Escapes
Cremation.


tune hunters is the experience of a
little Austrian stowawny in one Of
the boilers of the I'm bris, which has
just come into port. After the lad,
who is 16 years of age. had travelled
$4,000 miles in quest of America, he
at last was put in tbs hands of q
friend who promised to care for him.
His name is Bozo Gacino and be
comes from Dalmstia. province of
Austria. His wondering began more
than year ago, when his father, d
small farmer, 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 con-
tinually and he had a friend in
America whom he lopged to join.
After spending thirty of his forms
he reached Trieste, the sea port,
where he fell in with an obliging fel-
low who for the remaining 70 forms
agreed to embark Bozo for America.
Bozo gave up his forms and the
stranger disappeared, leaving a dis
couraged little lad to return to Dal-
malta.
Gacino's father then apprenticed
him to druggist, but the boy soon
wearied Of long hours and small
wages and ran away to Trieste, where
he hid in steam ship bound for
Egypt.
In Alexandria be strowed away in
the Fabyrian and reached Liverpool
week later. Then he crawled into
the hole of the Cunardea, Saxonia.
Upon reaching this port last spring
he was speedily deported after be
bad g. feeting glande at the busy
harbor.
When be wes taken back to Liver
pool he evaded the English emigra-
tion officials and for twenty days lived
off crusts found in the cutters, but
always keeping water eye open for
an American bound vessel,
Fortune SMILED upon his efforts
on the night Of June l3, Just before
the Umbria sailed. He crept upon the
deck looking for hideing 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 boiler which furr-
ishes steam to the "donkey" engine.
The boiler mas not used throughout
the voyage, or otherwise the boy
would have been burned to death.
Some friendly stokers discovered his
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
hadg 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 dis.
appear again. McKechan crawled
over to the man hole and peered into
the darkness inside the boiler. He
could dimly discern the outlines of
person, and he shouted to him to
come out.
Receiving noresponse, the engineer
attempted to reach inside and grab
the boys clothing, but was severely
bitten with 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 #
the etokers responded. DR.. Charles
Burland, the ships surgeon, was also
called and stood By to render his ser