New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
THIS BOY STOWAWAY
TRAVELS FIRST CLASS
Has Meals in Room and DeCeiveS
Stewards During the Trip of
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
SLEEPS IN A STATER00M
i. Even Dimes in Main Saloon, and
Is Only Discovered When I'm
migration Officers Board
the Liner.
SLEEPS IN A STATER00M

Samuel Nassenfeld, of Przmysel Aus
tria, is a bright boy for fourteen. His
father is an honest hotel keeper, who
makes large, though legitimate, profits
out Of the travellers who stay at his
tavern, but he has much TO learn from
his son Samuel.
Samuel beat the North German Lloyd
Line out of cabin transportation from
Bremen 20 this country, and that in
Itself puts him in a class by himself
The trick has never been done before by
fourteen -year-old boy.
Nothing quite like Samuel has ever
come to Ellis Island. He has been here
since Tuesday, when he came over In
the first cabin OF the Kaiser Wilhelm H.
from Bremen. The immigration officials
do not look upon the young Austrian as
precocious. and shrewd Is hardly the
word. "A wise lad. with nerve" is the
way one OF the inspectors put it.
Samuel went to school when he was
five. His progress was rapid, and. leav-
ing his classmates behind. he was put
through the gymnasium, being graduated
when he was thirteen His wisdom was
too much for the elder Nassenfeld. so he
sent Samuel TO Hamburg as an appren-
tice to a paper manufacturer. The lad
worked for awhile amid the pulp pots.
but II wearied him He said little. saved
his money and bided his time, nursing
all the while a plan TO come TO America.
There were plenty OF ships leaving
Hamburg for New York. but the boy
preferred to embark from Bremen, where
he was not known. He jou~neyed TO
this port. and, dressed in a well fitting
blue serge suit, sought the docks. He
rather liked the looks Of the Kaiser
Wilhelm II and selected her as the ves-
sci for his trip to America.
Takes Scat in Smoking Room.
He thought of joining the steerage
passengers as they fled aboard and hid
ing somewhere in the hold. This plan,
however, would require a ticket costing
S35. the entire amount in the pockets OF
the we'll fitting blue serge suit. No, this
would never do So the boy did some
investigating. Presently he saw that
the saloon passengers were not required
10 show tickets as they walked aboard,
and this appealed to him. He joined the
throng and took a seat In the smoking
room, but fearing discovery left 1t and
paraded the stateroom alleys.
II occurred to him that a stateroom
was a good place for secretion, and as
the tourney was 10 be for seven days he
selected one OF the best on the liner.
Instinct told him that this would lead
to discovery. so he roamed about the
alleys until his eye fell upon large
room with for berths. He noticed that
only three names appeared upon the
door card. showing that one OF tie
berths would not he occupied.
This was the place FOR Samuel. and he
entered Moreover he went to bed, and
better still, he feigned seasickness tc
nrevent observation by curious room
stewards. His sympathetic roommates
had his meals sent TO his room. and tho
steward who carried the meals thought
Young Samuel was of their party.
Finally, In mid Atlantic. the boy tray
eller took chance and went To the DIN
ing saloon. The chief steward thought
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