The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
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IN STORM on
SNUGGLER
Surgeon Taken to Rum Runner
Saves Sailors Llfe'chief
Bares Trade Adventure.
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bArked in 4 small schooner for the
big runa-runner. She was sighted
shortly before noon. Seas were run.
ming over the small Schooner, but
deADlte this 4 boat was lowered.
Three of the party went over the
aide. and before the dory went fifty
Yards she was eWamped by q huge
cotnber. Lines were thrown from
the rutYi4ruMaiaf and the three were
hauled al1oard. Al half hour later
the entire visiting party was safely
on the big schOoner from the prov
inces. Names Will be omitted for
obvious reasons.
While the operation was in
progress, the crew OF the big
schooner was engaged in trans
ferring new gear and stores from.
the smaller vessel which brought
out the doctor. All transfers. had
to be accomplished by use or the
small boat from the little supply
ship. All the boats on the big rum
runner had been destroyed by
recent gales. The doors 70 her
cabins were shattered and all
carried overheard.
Pirates and Other Wrecks.
The skipper related that when
he last sailed out of Halifax he
saw fourteen rum runners put IN
for repairs. Many others, he said,
had gone down during the winter.
feared than revenue agents, by
those seeking to run LIQUORS. He
smiled, though, as he drew aside q
tArpaulin covering machine gun
at the ships bow and later, when
In the fOrecastle, he pointed to a
stack OF automatic rifles, with
which he armed his crew.
Liquor, at the rail Of the vessel,
said the captain, sold for $40 a case.
An average of IS b case was paid
for transportation TO the mainland
and an additional IS for protection.
Wages Of truck drivers and hire Of
trucks, he said, combined to cut
down the profits Of the present.da
bootleggers to a much lower scale
than is commonly believed.
The skipper explained he dared
not land the suffering member of
his crew because he would be un-
able to explain to port officials the
which had been landed. He also ad.
mitted he feared the sailor might
talk.
Accuses big Ed Furey.
The name Of big Ed" F'urey,
otherwise known as "Two.gun Ed"
figured prominently in the CONVEX
BatioH1 Of the rum runners. The
man who was apparently the leader
Of the enterprise cursed big Ed"
rouhdly for visiting his home mas
uuerRding as a Government officer
and demanding surrender of what
liquor he had. The "chief" laughed
at the tales OF big Eds" $4,000
wardrobe. Big Ed" now held on
Federal charges, wears patches In
trousers, he said.
DR.. Hanson Ii widely known as
he chairman of the commission for
advancement Of public health, which
working in conjunction with the
Massachusetts, clinic for diagnosis.
His gland farm on Cape Cod recent.
" attracted considerable attention.
According to the man who ID li-
cecting the enterprise, there is a
big rum war on between the North.
4rners, who have gone running, and
he men Of the Bahamas and Ia
maica, who hitherto we're content
to sell LIQUOR to the runners. Now
they are edeavorinE to cut into the
trade" and are fitting out their
own vessels.
Hazardous as Battlefield.
The "Chief'' risked his life in two
wars and now he IL risking it In a
gamble as hazardous as any battle
field. He is a little, jovial man
who does not care to talk about
the wounds he received at the
Somne, which put him out of the
world war after he had been in
the trenches for more than two
years.
The operation was performed un-
der conditions that could hardly
be more unsatisfactory. An impro.
vised operating table was construct
ed and it's legs nailed to the cabin