The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-11-05
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OWE LIVES TO HERO
DEED OF BRAVE MAN THAT
SAVED HUNDREDS.
Captain Scott, New York Sailor Used
He Own Body to Stop Leak In
Crowded Ferryboat-AIl on
Board Saved.


One morning in January, when thu
ice in the Hudson river ran unusually
heavy, Hoboken ferry boat slowly
crunched her way through the floating
foes, until the thickness Of the pacl
choked her paddles in midriver. II
was an early morning trip and the
decks were crowded with laborine
men and the driveways choked with
teams; the women and children stand
Ing inside the cabins were solid
mass up to the swinging doors. While
she was gathering strength for a fur.
thor effort, an ocean tug sheered to
avoid her, veered point, and crashed
intQkber side. cutting her below the
wat nine in a great v-shaped cash.
A nI0lhent more, and the disabled
boat careened from the shock and fell
over on her beam, helpless. Into the
V-shaped cash the water poured a tor.
rent. It seemed but a question Of
minutes before she would lunge head.
long below the ice.
Within 200 yards Of both boats, and
free Of the heaviest ice, steamed the
wrecking tug Reliance Of the on
Shore Wrecking Company, and on her
deck forward stood Capt. Scott. When
the ocean tug reversed her engines
after the collision and backed clear of
the shattered wheelhouse of the ferry
boat, he sprang forward, stopped
down, ran his eye along the water
line, noted in flash every shattered
plank, climbed into the pilot house of
his own boat, and before the aston
ished pilot could catch his breath
pushed the nose Of the Reliance along
the rail Of the ferry boat and dropped
upon the latter's deck like cat.
With a threat to throw overheard
any man who stirred, he dropped into
the engine room, met the engineer half
way up the ladder, compelled him to
return, dragged the mattresses from
the crews hunks, stripped off blankets,
snatched up clothes, overalls, cotton
waste and rags Of carpet, examining
them into the great rent left by the
tugs cutwater.
1t was useless. Little by little the
water gained, bursting out first be-
low, then on one side, only to be
calked out again, and only to rush in
once more.
Capt. Scott stood moment as II
ran his eye searchingly
over the engine room, saw that for his
needs 1t was empty, then deliberate
Iy tore down the top wall Of calking
he had SO carefully built up, and be-
'ore the engineer could protest, forced |
his own body into the gap, with his
arm outside, level with the drifting
ce.
An hour later, the disabled ferry
BOAT, with every soul on board, was
owed into the Hoboken slip.
When they lifted the captain from
he wreck, he was unconscious and
rarely alive. The water had frozen
lis blood, and the floating ice had
orn the flesh from his protruding
rm from shoulder to wrist. When the
olor began to creep back to his
heelJs, he opened his eyes and said to
he doctor who was winding the
andares;
"Wuz any Of them babies hurt?"
A month passed before he rogained !
is strength, and another week be-
pre-. the arm had healed SO that he
ould get his coat on. Then ho went
ack to the Relianos.-T. Hopkinson
ninth, in Eyegybody's.