The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16

the tugboat got the boat rocking like any
thing and We couldn't do anything to get
away from the scows that were following
the tugboat. l made out the lame on he
tug as the Julia C. Moran. There were
about Ave scows on behind. The last scow,
with the name Olympia on il, swung way
out of line. 1t was dragging along on one
rope going at right angles to the other
scows. Before we could do anything this
came pounding down on US.
Just as soon as I saw it coming | took
on my, hat and jacket and got ready to dive
in when the bump came. Klees did the
same, too. I had it all figured out that as
] was a good swimmer could, dive when
the boats hit and then come up and grab
onto the Sausage after she upset because
I knew she was going to.
The scow came at US, and, just as We
thought we were going to clear the, Sausage
gave a big lurch and we went bang into he
scow. I jumped. | took a deep dive and
held my breath. Getting into the water
sobered me a lot I think. Anyhow. when
I started to come up I remembered enough
to put my, hands up above my head to guard
it from humping against the bottom Of the
Sausage. Ny bands hit. sonnet hing. and ]
felt along the bottom Of th@ boat unit all
OF a sudden T shot Up into Tho air. My
head, got out of water and right N front Of
me was a big chain. ! grabbed that and
started to yell. So
Il. knew right away that l want any
where near the Sausage, because there
weren't any chains on that. l could see
a hole up above me with a bit Of sky. 1t
was'a sort of a we'll, with boards on'all sides
Of me. 1 hung on to the chain and kept
calling for help. My voice gave out after a
while and lall l could do was to hang there.
] got my feet braced up against tho boards
and found that there was a. little sort Of a
shelf down on the bottom Of one board,
and I got over there. The whole board AZ
vet and Shiny, There was a lot Of. garbage
and stuff that chung to il, and l had a hard
time sitting there and holding on to the
chain. l thought il was the last scow that
I was in. and after a while whsn I-began to
get 30 tired all over hat I could hardly
hold on ! started calling out again.
There wasn't any answer. ! managed
to roll up nv skirt so as to put it over my
head to keep the stun, that was washing
on the boards from getting into my face
and hair. II was twice az hard. making
myself heard through the skirt. but | had
10 keep on yelling all the time. don't
know how long I was there. .
Dozens Of times I was all ready to give
up and let myself slide into the water.
After a while I slid of the ledge and started
m swim with one arm holding the chain
lust to give my muscles a change in exer-
else. was tired all over after a while
and could hardly get back on the shelf
The filth down there was awful and ONE
times when I'd want to call out ] didn't
dare for fear that some OF the awful water
would get in ny mouth.
The water was rough and the Sow
! pitched a lot. | got bruised humping
against the chain on one side and the boards
on the other. When I had been there
| about twenty minutes. as I thought 1t was,
I began 10 give up hope that any one would
Sear me. Il seemed as n all the noise that
the water was making rushing against the
boat and the pufing of the tug and the
| creakinR Of the ropes was extra loud 80 as
10 drown out my attempts at getting my
VOICE heard
INV strength gave out all Of a sudde1
and ! fell Of the shelf. let ont one last
soream and the boat must have slowed
down all Of a sudden because II seemed
n,ieter all 81 once Then there was an
answering shout. I put all that could
into holding onto the chain, being afraid
that Just making a hard try TO scream
would throw me on the chain.
Then a mans head showed over the edge
Of the well and he looked down. Al first he
couldn't zee me- apparently. but a good
hearty shrek told him where vas. Then
he rushed away and pretty soon some piece
Of machinery got 10 work guess, because
the chain ! was on started to move up. IL
took about an hour u seemed to get me uT
on deck. but all OF a sudden the boards
that had heen alongside me came TO-
Rether under me and I was dragged up on
deck on the chain. | DOM know what hap
pened after that" -
Miss Days watch stopped At sos. IL wal
e,a5 when she wa hauled on board.
George LytIe, the first oticer OF tn" Juhs
C.. Moran, told what had occurred. Iht
Olympia Ia a garbage scow, fitted up wtr
a patent bottom that falls out IN Two leaves
caught by chains. When the ecowi "a dumpec
away out in the ocean they lot the leaves
hang down 80 that they can get washed fre'
Of the stuff carried out. The beavee form Z
we'll Sith the chains inside Of It.
Miss Day tainted when she got upon decS
and she was revived by the crew. Her clothes
wsra sonpinx vet and soiled with the hltl
on the ledge. M took ON some OF tnen
and had them dried IN the Mgtne room
II was "a Thirtisth streetthat the tug sloEet
down p~rovidentially for Miss q Sh'