The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-30
COOK GETS OFF
# BOAT IN HURRY
"Sub" Gives Him Ten Minutes
Two Was Plenty.
NO MORE OCEAN FOR HIN
"owine Ter Keep Fab, Fab From do
oshun TO- Eyahmo," Declares Negro
Who Was on Schooner Edward n.
Cole Which Was Sunk by U.Boat-
viii Do All His Travelling by Train
In Future.

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viii Do All His Travelling by Train
In Future.
Daniel Giro was the negro cook Of
the schooner Edward II. Cole, which
was sent to the bottom by U-boat of
the Jersey coast; but therell be no
sons of sea cooks In the Giro family
not If Daniel Giro knows it, and Dam
iels "gwine ter keep fab, fab from de
Oshun TO- evahmo'."
Daniel has gone to Maine, the home
| of his ancestors. Not on the ragged
cOnst do Daniel and his family abide.
He comes not from family Of the
sea. He comes from a family of cooks
and has always lived in the interior.
Daniel went to the barge Office to get
his discharge after he. with the rest Of
the crew, had told his story to the
United States authorities. He said to
a reporter:
"Boss, what am de best way to get
to Maine? Nah folks dom all live
dere and dey may have heard about
nah accident and be worried"
"Why, by way Of Boston," was the
answer.
"Sure, know dat; but what am de
best way ter get to BOstOn"
"Go on one of the Fall River boats"
"Bowt!" And greenish hue over
spread the bronze Of the Giro frontis-
piece. ibid yo' say bOwt, boss? Nevah
no bowt, no mo- for muh."
The cook gazed refectively out Of
the window toward Battery park,
where squad of naval reserve sailors
were drilling. A new light came into
his eye.
cars for Him.
"See dem sailors?" he asked, "over
dere in de park. I'll nevah see sail
Ors on the oshun any mo-. Dem sail
Ors dey know sumpfin. Ahm gwine to
Boston same way dey 60. I'm gwine
in de cahs."
"What were you doing when the
U-boat hove in sight, Daniel?"
"'Twas on Sunday aftnoon, about
TO- o'clock, boss, ah was gettin' dinner
ready for de crew. done kill TO- chick
ems and was gwine to have fried
chicken TO- de sailors. De stove in de
galley was red hot. An de cap'n put
his face down in the cOmpanyun way
and sez to muh: 'Yo' done got ten
minutes ter leave de bOwt.'
'De cap'n done used to kid me often {:
but when I done look up dey was no
lie on dat face In de do. see de
cap'n he amt kiddin' muh dis time. an
I clum on deck. Suah nuff. boss. der
was de U-bowt right Off our bow, an
little rOwboat a-cOmin' for us. just
don cOuldn' berlieve muh eyes. dat's
all. ! dun run down de ladder quick
again and All shut my eyes and put
muh finger on de red hot stove.
"Den All know 'twasn't no dream.
run up the companyun way to de deck,
and den de rowbowt came rongside
and de cap'n he jumped on deck. and
says to muh In English just as good as
] spoke: yer done got ten minutes
ter get Off de bowt,' and he held up his
ten fingers.
"'All. I want Is two, mistahP An
done tole him, an I held up two fin.
gers. Den de sailors came over de side
and dey all he'd bomms. Dey tole muh
ter 60 down in the fo-castle and get
muh duds. looked at dem bomms.
and don tole 'em All he'd all de close
I needed right dere on de deck.
mo, sub. done get right in de life.
boat wild de cap'n, and de German
sailors put de bomms down on de deck
two In de front Of de schoOnah an
two In de back. We waa right be.
tween de schoonah and de U-bowt.
Say. boss, doan let 'em tole yo' dose
, U-bowts am little. Dat U-bowt was
suah the biggest thing All ever saw in
my life. I nevah pulled an oah In nah
life.
) Saw Another Sunk.
1 "We was Off de schOOnah bout five
I minutes when de bomms went Off apd
3 de schoonah, wit all her sails up
3 sailed right to de bottom of de oshun
t Den we knowed we was gwine ter
i get 1t mex, but we jess KEEP pullin' on
v de oahs. Den we see smoke on de
!. hOryzOn, and de U-bowt, he seen IT.
too. Fo' de fust time we felt safe
Az S-poWt put iiBht ~ VIC SiuOncs uh
twenty minutes later. by de cap'n'f
n watch, we saw de steamer turn up an
Y go down, jes like our own schOOnah.
f ave was picked up by steamaf
II about eight o'clock dat night, an we
l. was mighty happy when de cap'n done
$ tole us we was bound TO- New York
= Den he tole us dey was short Of stOk
= abs. Say. boss. All doan nevar shuv
n vel coal In all nah life, but All wa.
q the fust ter volunteer nah services
n An de whole crew follered muh to d,
o stokehole. An ever time dom opef
u lie furnace do All don see dat U-bowt
Is an All shuvveled coal like coal neb
d ber was shuvveled befOh.
II "No mo- bowt TO- me, boss. wannt
get back to Maine. ter see nah folk
pow'ful bad, but not by de bowt, boss
not by de bowt. All wanna 80 by d,
cahS AM An uayoh uont to cao M mn