New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
Stowaway's ssPals''
In Goth Guard Unit
Can't Adopt Him
Mike Cilhooley Is Detained
OH Transport Scheduled
to Sail for France Soon;
Would Live in Kansas

Mike GllhOOleyS pals" arrived here
yesterday on the Arcadia delighted to
learn that their mascot had beaten
them on the trip across from Brest and
had arrived on the Kroonland Wednes-
day. Three of them, members of the
Goth Guard Company, were almost
ready to fight to determine which one
of them would adopt the Belgian-1rish
youth who has come into this country
spring. Meanwhile Mike, who was sure
he would be permitted to land this
time, was peering out of the portfolio
of a transport lying off Staten Island,
again destined to make the trip back to
France.
The youngster had been put off the
Arcadia nine times. each time after he
thought himself safely slowed away.
Then he embarked on the Kroonland.
More than a dozen members of the
60th Guard Company, which claims
Mike for its very own, told of the at
tempts the lad made to get on the ship
and sail with them. The men who de-
sire to adopt him are Private Frank
Welty, of Arcadia. Kan. who wants
to put Mike on his ranch there; Ferd-
inand A. Jadn, of San Francisco, and
Arthur Widergren, of Minneapolis,
MINI.
When Mike arrived in the brig of the
Kroonland he expressed confidence that
one Of his three friends would be able
to make the necessary arrangements
for his adoption.
"Theyre my best friends," he said.
I'D like most to go ou- to Kansas
with Frank and live on his ranch,
but if this cant be done I'll 60 with
either Fred or Arthur.s
Neither of these three, unless they
are able to cut through the red tape
and have Mike removed from the trans
port, which is scheduled to sail for
France soon, will be able to adopt him
at this time.
Yesterday the Kroonland sailed
away from Hoboken, but Mike Gil
hooley was not on board. On his three
previous visits here he was taken to
Ellis Island and held there for de-
portation to France.
This time he was placed directly on
board an outgoing transport, and he
may be on the seas before his soldier
friends can take steps leading toward
his adoption.
Whlle 1T was not possible to de-
tcrmine what ship Mike has been
placed on, it seems most likely that
he Is on the transport Henderson, lying
oH Tompkinsville, making ready to
sail for France. At first It was thought
he was placed temporarily on the Mo
bile, which is at Pier !, Hoboken, but
navy authorities at Hoboken denied
this The Henderson is to sail for
France soon.
Mike Gilhooley has made four at
tempts to get into America. First he
came over on the Black Arrow, then
on the Zcelandia, later on the Santa
Paula and finally on the Kroonland.
The season for stowawavs is still
open and the fourth in three days ar
rived yesterday on the transport Mont
peller, which docked at the army base.
South Brooklyn. On Tuesday two
stowaways arrived on the Northern
Pacific, the ship which brought Car
dinal Mercler here, Mike arrived
Wednesday and yesterday a French lad,
Corentln LIE Bihan, vas sent to Ellis
Island. after being removed from the
Montpelier.
Corentin, who says he is eighteen
years old and looks no more than
sixteen, came here to make money. He
had heard wonderful tales of oppor-
| tunity here from other stowaways who
had been sent back to Franco and
came over, he says, to earn enough
money to send his mother, who has
lung trouble, to the hospital. One
of his sisters is a nun.
The Montpelier made her last trip
as a transport, bringing 1,119 officers
and mon into port. The principal unit
on board was the 426th Motor Supply
Train, including eight officers and 229
men, IN command of Capt. John
Kruesi