The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-11

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Daniel Giro was the negro cook of
the schooner Edward II. Cole, which
was sent to the bottom by U-boat off
the Jersey coast; but there'll be no
sons OF sea cooks in the Giro family
not if Daniel Giro knows it, and Dan
iel's "gwine ter keep fab, fab from de
oshun fo evahmo'."
J Daniel has gone to Maine, the home
of his ancestors. Not on the ragged
coast do Daniel and his family abide.
He comes not from a family Of the
sea. He comes from 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 Maine2 Nah folks don all live
dere and dey may have heard about
nah accident and be worried"
"Why, by way of Boston," was the
answer.
] "Sure I know dat; but what am de
best way ter get to BostonT
go on one of the Fall River boats"
! "Bowtw And a greenish hue over
spread the bronze Of the Giro fronts.
piece. 'Did yo' say bowt, boss? Nevah
no bowt, no mo- for muh."'
FSIo aooI~ c.,un1 o,,k oP
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 sumpfn. Ahm gwlne to
Boston same way dey go. I'm gwine
In de cabs"
"What were you doing when the
U-boat hove In sight, Daniel?"
"'Twas on a Sunday aft'noon, about
TO- o'clock, boss, ah was gettln' dinner
ready for lie crew. done kill fo' chick
ems and / was Sgwine to have fried
chicken fo' de sailors. De stove in de
galley was red hot. An de cap'n put
his face down In the cOrnpanyun way
and sez to muh: 'Yo' done got ten
minutes ter leave de bowt.'
tDe cap'n done used to kid me often
but when / done look up dey was no
lie on dat face in de do. 1 see de
cap'n he amt kiddin' muh dis time, an
/ clum on deck. Suah nuff boss, der
: was de U-bowt right off our bow, an
a little rowboat a-comin'fo for us. I just
don couldn' berlieve muh eyes, dats
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 'longside
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 want IS two, mistahl' All
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 go down in the fo-castle and get
muh duds. I looked at dem bomms,
:and-L don tole 'em All he'd all de close
I needed right dere on de deck.
''No. sub, I done get right in de life
boat wild de cap'n, and de German
sailors put Gle bomms down on de deck |
two in de front of de schoonah an
two in de back. We was 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. Inevsh pulled an oah In nah
life.