The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-20
THE sT i laG ] E! CASE OF
WnFRED COLLINS "
4 Combination of Events Not
:, Likely to Happen More
Than Once.
BY MARGARET G. sDEVEREAUx

lac OCohn steamer ALBERT A;OfWlLn
had passed the strait of Gibraltar
coming westward and was standing
toward the island sof sMadeira when
the man in the crows nest Informed
the third mate: on duty at the time
that something that looked like
wreckage had appeared ON the port
quarter. The ship was put off her
course a few points, and On drawing
nearer ships boat was found wedged
in between q portion Of a mast, spar
and some cordage. Meanwhile the
captain had come ON deck and was
looking through his glasses at the
floating objects. '%:.5.
Isn't there some one in that boat,
Mr.. Renshaw?' he asked of the third
mate, who Was also using his binocu-
lars >''~@%'' '''''
1T looks that way, sir"
Lower boat and find out
The engines were stopped, boat
was lowered, and the mate was pulled
to- the wreckaEe. He, returned: bear
ing the body OF q young woman.
=, :'Dead?" asked the captain as the
boat pulled alongside. 49,.
II think not, sir
The gangway was lowered, and the
woman was. carried. on deck: - The
mate had taken a flask with him and
had given her a swallow of brandy.
The ships surgeon took charge Of her
and gave her an additional ,stimulant
and soon after taking it she opened
her eyes. = ~4
Bring some broth from the galley
as soon as it can be prepared" said
the doctor.
Fortunately the dinner hour was al
hand and the soup was" ready. The
girl closed her eyes and had apparent
ly relapsed into ;unconsciousness, but
on being. given a little, of the broth
she opened them again and: this time
seemed to- take in: the men bending
over her! The sdrgeoi3 directed that
she be taken; Below and turned over
to the stewardess to- be put into a
berth. '.'i
It was some. time. before the cast
away was. ins condition to: be ques-
toned. Then. the surgeon, DIR. Reeves
| undertook tho task: The examination
| was brief, for the gtra~remembered
nothing back aof lying on the ships
! deck with a number of men 1ookina
down upon her. -; :,::-::;:> - =: So
+ On the return of the rescue party
the captain "had sent for; the third
mate, who had, been I'M charge Of it.
and asked him if2in the >wreckage he
had seen anything to indicate to what
ship it had belonged. TO this Rem
shaw replied that he had not. There
was nothing that would have been
likely to bear the vessels name excep,
the boat in which 1he girl was found
and this had been sof battered by the
Surrounding wreckage that most Of the
paint had been rubbed off, The Off.
| Ger had looked for a name on the
boat and had seen only parts OF a few
remaining letters on the .starboard
stern. They resembled a G or a G, an
A and an NJ or an ~ and were prob,
ably the last letters of the name OF
the ship to which the boat belonged
Tho captain had repreved the off.
Ger for not bringing: the. boat: with
him. whereup0n the latter. excused
himself on the ground that it :11al
been 30 surrounded by the wreckag.
that to axtricate 1t would have beer
very difftcultso> ~-s'9 ~.>.." .>.. .;,..:
The, stewardess, finding the cast.
away's h&ir matted with blood, WASHED
it and fou1,tt that it-had come: from
"a confusion ot7 the scalp. She. In
tended toMcalI thetdoctor.s attentio,
to it., but 1T did not seem to her tt
be OF much. Importance anu was heal
ing over: soAshe forgot to mention it
There were other contusions on tn,
body, but none that were serious
+ Here was~a case Of 4 strl Of. twent,
cut Oft from relatives who were ais,
cut of from her. Ifshe had come I,
earth from: another planet she coul,
not have been a greater stranger. TIL,
ship on which she had sailed woul,
either be reported missing or woult
make port, but neither Of these hap
penin9s would be likely to zave clev
to the girls identity. p.
The Albert Corwith was bound fo
Boston and was due there about te,
days after picking up the castaway
This did not give much time for a de
/ cisi0n as to what t., do with tho ca.+