The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-09-11
TIRED OF WAITING.
PIucky Mother Slipped Aboard
Steamer With Children.

Watched Her Chance to get OH Board
discovered by Captain but Al
lowed to Work Her Passage.
A New York special to the Phila-
delphia Record says: Weary Of
waiting for her husband to raise
money enough in this country to
bring her and two Of their children
from Rotterdam. Mrs. Annie Samel-
gan slowed herself and her two little
boys away on the steamship Estonia
of the Russian-End Asiatic Line on
August 16, and arrived here Thurs
day. So struck with her pluck and
her story was Capt. Christopher Neu-
man Of the Estoria that he brought
the stoWaways to this port and help
ed them pass the immigration auth
critics. They were turned over to
Mr.. Samelgan on Thursday, and the
whole family is now living happily
at No. 9a1 Putnam avenue, New
|! York.
A year ago Sanelgan, the hus-
band and father, came to this coun-
try and obtained work in a Brooklyn
tailor shop. Eight months ago he
sent for his two eldest daughters End
four months later for the eldes. boy.
The four went to work to raise the
money to bring over the mother and
children who were still in Rotten
dam.
SAW HER CHANCE TO GET ON BOARD.
CAS- the months passed by and the
word went home that it would take
some time to save enough to pay for
three tickets across the ocean, Mrs.
Samelgan became desperate. She
went to the dock every day and saw
the crowds boarding the big steam
ships and going about, apparently
with no person to stop them. Why
could l not imix in that crowd and
just go aboard? They will not drown
me when they find me" she thought.
s'She finally determined to take
the chance. When the Estonia was
getting ready to sail from Rotter-
dam on August 18th she went to the
pier with her two boys, Leo. six
years old, and Ferdinand, nine. She
had slipped a couple of trunks to New
York by the steamer and had only a
) change of clothing tied up in a bun
die to take with her. With the two
boys she joined a crowd of immi-
grants and walked aboard the ship.
; Mrs. Samelgan had only Is guild
en- (about 81. Of this she gave sew
eral dollars to the sailors and they
took the little boys into the fore
castle and hid them in their hunks.
Mrs. Samelgan was concealed in the
steerage by several women to whom
she told her story.
!, DISCOVERED BY CAPTAIN.
: 1.-TWO days out Capt. Neuman was
! taking an inventory of his passen'
} gers, when ne ran across one very
small boy.
. what is you. name?' he asked.
!" Leo Samelean, was the reply.
, ' Where did you come from?'
"' Rotterdam, sir. and | am 60.
ing to my fathel: in New York.
Captain Neuman looked over his
: steerage list and found no Samelgar
; record there. When he began ques
: tioning him the youngster began tc
! cry. Thinking he had simply an or.
J. binary stowaway aboard, the big
captain tried to comfort the boy, but
! he refused to be conforted. Upon
further Investigation Capt. Neuman
was surprised to discover that in,
: steae of one small stowaway he had
a stowaway family aboard.
when he learned the mother S
story he was filled with admiration
, for her and said:
ALLOWED HER TO WORK HER WAY.
) "Well, cannot send you back. All
/ can dc is to take you 20 New York.
You will have to work in the kitch-
en-"
$50 Mrs. Samelgan went to work
and earned passage for herself and
two boys. Arrived here. the father
was notified. He could scarcely be-
lieve his eyes when he arrived at the
dock and saw his family.
Capt. Neuman took the stow.
aways over to Ellis Island and a spec
ial board of inquiry was called. The
immigration officers decided that the
family is made of the stuff wanted in
America and they were admitted, al
though the laws had to be stretched
almost to the breaking point. -