The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-07
AvE.STOWAWAYS.
FROM ICY WATERS
Five Young Men Who Came From
Germany Dive Off Ship in
Effort to Land.

New York-Shortly after the United
American line steamship Emden ar
rived in quarantine one night re-
Gently, five seamen, said to have been
stowaways, jumped overheard into the
swirling current In an attempt to
reach shore. The Emden, freighter,
left Hamburg with a general cargo
for this port. There were no passen-
gers, but it was said the five stow
always were found at different times
during the early part Of the voyage
hidden in various parts Of hold and
bunkers.
! Their actions IN attempting to
escape at the same time was taken as
evidence that they had talked the mat
ter over during the days when they
had been forced to "pay" for their
passage by working in engine room,
deck and galley. That all were res
cued was due to the fact that three,
in their haste to get away In the
darkness, swan toward the Brooklyn
shore instead Of heading for Staten
island, and 50 came into the course
of the police boat making one Of its
nightly. patrols toward the Narrows.
The pair, who headed in the right d.
rection, got within a few yards of
shore, when their strength gave out
and they were rescued by some men
who happened to he on a night shift
on the pier at Staten island.
Quartermaster Hears Splash.
The first that was known on the EN-
den that the five contemplated a con-
certed escape was when a quartermas-
ter making his rounds saw a figure
climb to the starboard rail aft, poise
moment and then dive into the water.
The quartermaster ran to the rail in
time to see a figure swimming away
into the darkness. As he peered after
him there came another splash and he
turned in time to see two other men
climbing the rail not many feet from
where he stood. Then came q sue
cession of splashes, and the quarter
master ran forward, shouting Justify.
MAN overheard" BY the time the
crew was aroused the five had been
swallowed up into the night.
The quartermaster reported the
escape to the captain who Immediately
directed the ships radio operator to
send out a call for help. Coupled with
his call for help he briefly repeated
that five men had gone overheard and
that there was immediate work for
rescuers. Shore stations picked up
the message and soon it was being
repeated "all up and down the line"
One Of those who heard the call was
the radio man Of the police boat Man
haitian, in charge Of Sergeant Davis
Byrne of Harbor A. which was cruis-
ing near the Narrows, mile away.
Byrne Immediately swung his boat
about and started at top speed back
toward the quarantine anchorage. The
Manhattan headed its course near the
Emden, and then, not seeing any of
the fugitives, ran around inshore, and
In the darkness failed to discern the
two who were heading toward the
Staten island docks. Then Byrne Or
dered the vessel offshore, and as she
swung about probably quarter Of
mile from the anchored freighter, the
lookout picked up the three stow
Always. They were swimming close to-
gether and headed offshore. AS the
Manhattan raced toward them the trio
set up a call for help. They had had
enough.
Are Revived in Hospital.
The trio found by the police boat
had lost their lone life preserver. Un-
conscious, suffering from cramps, ex-
posure and too much sea water, they
were stretched on the quarantine dock
and revived. All five were taken to
Marine hospital and turned over to
the immigration authorities at Ellis
island for deportation.
| After working for hours over the
five at the hospital, they were revived
sufficiently to give their names,
through an interpreter, though they
steadfastly declined to reveal informa-
ton about themselves. They gave
their names as Adolph Niche, Joseph
Scherber, Bruno Schrauber, Kark
Cottder and Paul Harold.