The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20

mans body SO much as l used to do
when l was a green hand. But every
time We come across a woman floating in
tho water | turn sick and think Of my
little wife at home. My old captain who d
been at the game for forty years. used
20 get hysterical sometimes when this
happened I've seen him cry Ike child
"A man needs to be pretty tough at
this business the mate continued. I've
seen some nasty sight. a few years ago
was in a tugboat about thirty miles
off shore, and We had picked up a leaky.
rotten old tub of a schooner which had
come through some heavy weather In
the West Indies. a tearing gale caught
us, and the towline parted. We tried TO
beat up TO her but d terrible sea caught
her on the beam. and down she went be-
fore our very eyes, with all hands aboard.
We saw them struggling in the water. but
we could do nothing. By the time We
reached the place, there was nothing
left but a few pieces of wreckage.
There's another bad day l vii re-
member. We had a cook aboard who Was
too fond of whiskey. HE went crazy
with it one day, and tried to throw him
self overheard. l just managed TO lay
hold of him as he was half over the side.
and we locked him up in his bunk. TAX
ing away his jack-knife and razor.
Presently. passing by the door. heard
a low groan and went in. There he was.
lying on the floor in pool of blood, with
horrible cash in his throat. He had
broken the looking glass and cut his
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tinker him up at the hospital. bu. nc
died sure enough the next day
THE TUGBOAT THAT RAN AWAY
The yarns which the tugboatmen tell
are not all tragedies One of the queerest
is the story of the runaway tugboat. 1t
is absolutely true. and happened in New
York few years ago
The tugboat, one Of the tiniest craft
of it's kind in the harbor. had steamed
up alongside a wharf. The engineer
stepped ashore for q moment. and when
he saw that the mooring line had slipped
and she was stesning merriIy away into
the middle of the river. with Nobody
aboard She had run away just as n
she we're a horse. and the engineer had
not even the satisfaction Of yelling
Whoa
Har a dozen other tugboats chased
ner. but she mad fun steam Up ana went
along as II there were crew OF demons
aboard. zig tagging from one side Of the
river 20 the other. as h-r rudder veered
with the current Whenever her DurFu-
ers drew alongside she would suddenly
wblzz of al right ANGLES and make a bee
lir7. FOR the other side Of the river, and
the chase would have 20 begin anew
The whole river vas IN conmoiion. In
the course OF her mad career the tug
boa, conised with half a dozen small
craft and endangered several lives. a;
last when the patience OF the pu.Sserz
was exhausted and her own steam had
nearly given out, she finished % 5y
r-s sl,.ns into canal boat ard striking
hard and fast Sic was repaired ard Is
plying New York hzrbor today. Her or
giueer tkes good care not 20 le; her rva
away again
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