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■'V s sggpspaij THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: THURSAY, APRIL 9, 1891. TWO DAYS OF TORTURE. A STOWAWAY SUFFERS FOR THIRTY HOUFte IN A CRANK PIT. He Live* to Tell ft Horrible Story of a Frlghtfr^JCxperience—Lying Below a Shaft TUvJ Mado Twenty-four ltevolu tlou» » Minute. This poor follow was an Englishman who had bocorno penniless, discouraged and homesick. He made up his mind in his desperation to stow himself away and take his chances. He stole into an ocean steimahip—one of the regular liners which ply between New York and Liverpool—and! hunted for a hiding- place. H« kn*w nothing about ma chinery, and in his ignorance he picked out the most horrible place in the whole ship. It looked quite attractive when the poor fellow picked it out, and he thought that he was lucky to find it. It was the hole—tho crank pit, I think it is called—in the floor of the engine room into which the great crank sinks twenty-four times a minute when the vessel is at fall speed. While the vessel was still this crank was elevated above the hole, and the unfortunate man, ig norant of marine engines, didn’t know that in a few minutes it would descend with terribie effect upon hint. He crept in; the ship started. The crank in its first descent struck his left arm with terrrible forco and crushed it. He could not move, for in less than three seconds down it came again, 1 crushing more bones and tearing more flesh. Just imagine such a fate if you ’ can. The wretched man drow himself irfto the smallest compaft he could and oxpected death. Every time the crank came down it escaped his head by about an inch and a half. He didn’t know the exact distance, of course, but he knew it came very near, and he was in mortal dread that it would come nearer. SUPERSTITIOUS SEAMEN. ’ ^Most of this that I have been telling came from the lips of tho stowaway. For be lived to tell it, and is still alive. He must have fainted away after enduring this terrible agony for a while, and prob ably he did not again regain conscious ness umil the ship -was twenty-eight hours beyond Sandy Hook. It was then the middle of the night, and one of the assistant engineers, who had charge of the engines on that watch, heard heart rending groans proceed from the ma chinery. He was horrified, and tha men ,employed alxrat the engines, who are superstitions, were not only appalled but thoroughly frightened, so much so that they became demoralized and almost un- ablo to work. The assistant engineer .went to the chief .engineer and. reported to hi%i what he had hcartf. He was called a fool for his pains. Presently his Watch was over and ho was relieved. This new assistant ingincer -heard the groans, 'too, and, thoroughly alarmed, he appealed to the chief engineer, and succeeded in getting him out of his berth into the engine 'room. Tho chief heard them, too, and at ohee stopped the ship. The watch on deck was called down and the machinery waMtb oronghly examined by the light of laments. What demoralized the super-, stations men about the engines was the impossibility, as they believed, of a human being remaining alive amid the swiftly moving, gigantic machinery, and their natural inference was that ghosts or fiends were present and’the ship was doomed. * SAVED AT LAST. By and by a lantern was lowered into ’the crank pit, and a bundle of rags was discovered at the bottom. On being prodded a groan proceeded from the rags. They were lifted np, and in them was a man, limp and braised and bloody. Terror and anguish and wounds hud de prived him of sense and almost of hu man semblance. He could not talk; ho could only utter groans, which pierced the inmost hearts of the hearers, they were so pitiful. Luckily for the poor stowaway the surgeon of the ship was a humane and skillful man. Hu said af terward that he was bound to save'tlmt man if he could, so ns to find out how he got into the pit, and was not killed at once when tho engine began to move. The surgeon attended him night and Ilf Un mna clili,*. ,.1 nfwmstll Botany Hade Italy. Children dearly love .to Imitate; in that respect they should not be offended at hearing themselves called very.nearly the equals of monkeys. Boy Blue lives in a family where botany furnishes one of the occupations and pastimes of the hour. Scarcely a day passes without some learned exposition at the table or the display of a leafy wonder. It is not strange that the little lad has caught the prevailing mania to the ex tent of dabbling in science on his own account. One day he waa overheard by hia elders, as he gave the following learned exposition to a little cousin. Boy Blue held an apple tree branch in his hand, and began enlarging upon its peculiarities. "Now, Tommy," said he. "see how very curious tliis is. There isn’t often so many pistils in the middle, hnt this is a rare specimen, and it’s got. I should think, as many as fifty. The petals, you notice, are pinkish. It isn't often yon find one yellow or blue, but if you should you’d send it to some professor and he’d name it after yon. Perhaps he’d call it the Tommy-ania. “Then here .are the leaves. You’d bay, if you didn’t know anything about botany, that they were netted veined; but look a little closer” Here Boy Blue himself looked a little closer, and found that he waa not stat ing a fact. “1 do blieve this is netted," he ex claimed. recovering his self possession with the coolness of a truo scientist. “I shall have to press this spec’men and la bel it ‘rare, very rare indeed.’ Now, ob serve how few leaves is on this stem. Only six or seven, you’ll find: never more than seven. One. two" As the young lecturer proceeded he found his prophecy was to be belied. That, however, did not daunt him. Calmly stripping off the superfluous leaves ho went on counting and an nounced in triumph: “Seven! I told yon so. Oh, Tommy, it’s a great comfort to be a real botanist!"—Youth’s Companion. for Infants and Children.. “Castoriais so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." H. A. Ancnxn, M. D., U1 So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y. “The use of ‘Castor!** is so universal and Its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few; are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within eagy reach/* Carlos Martyr,D.Dm umip. v. t».i New York City. Late Pastor Bloomlngdalo Reformed Church. Castoria cores Colic, OoosHpatloa, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes <U> CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA Soutbwesiern Division. Correct ftchedtile, Ho, 93. in Effect Feb. 93ib. 1S9L SAVANNAH tk WESTERN DIVISION ration. Without Injurious n “ For several years I have recommended your * Castoria. * and shall always continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial result!.’* Edwin F. Pardss, H. D., “The Winthrop," 125th Street and 7th Are., New York City. 1 Tux Cuttack Company, 77 Murray Stkkkt, Nkw York. E. P. HARRIS, Pres. BLOOM BROWN, Sec. a Treas. C. P. PAYNE, M’g’r. Americas Supply Co., Successors to HABBIS & PAYNE, Plumbers and Gas Fitters. So. 5, Dally. 8 45 a m 12 20 pm 655 Between Savannah and Birmingham No. 6, via Americus, Dally. . Leave Savannah Arrive 7N>pn» Lyon 3M AmmrlPiiM. CIA asm 800 9 45 ....Buena Vl.tm, ■■ 7 35 BOO JW«m 600a m ... Klrmineham 1 No. 8 Pally. FrtS'fli'ger No. 6 Dally. Fust Mai BAHT BOUND. No. 6 Dally Fast Mall No. 7 Dally Passenger 3:250. m 4 51 “ 6 00 “ 10 00 “ 5 2»p m 556pm 2 81 p tn 4 18 “ SIM * 10 00 “ 0 15a m fl*» “ Lv. Americas Ar Ar. Fort Valley Lv “ Macon ** “ Atlanta ** '* Augusta “ *• Ravsnnah •• 110 pm JJttaro in»i •• 7 10 *• 9 top tn 9 37 p m 8 On « 6 40 •• 2 15 •* r 00 a m 6 40 “ No. 7 Pally PassengHr No. 5 l»ally. Fast Mall WBHT BOUND. No. 6 Dally Fast Mail No. 8 Dally Passenger 1*87 m 10 tVr 4 42 a m 7 85 • in 1 10 p in 155 •• 4 07 « 7 05 “ Lv. Americus Ar. Ar. Hmithville “ “ Eufaula “ “ Montgomery Lv. 231 p iu 130 “ 1105 a m 7 4*> a m 325a m 1230 » 10 25 p m 730 p tn No. 7 Dalle No. 5 Daily TO FLORIDA* No 6 Dally No. 8 tally 0 37 p in 1«05 •• 1045 pm 4 50 am 7 15 a m 7 25am 1 10 p in 2 Oi “ 2 50 ** 540 1 Lv. Americus Ar. “ Mmithrille “ Ar Albany Lv “ Tbomasvllie Lv ** Waycrots ** *' Brunswick " “ Jacksonville '• 2 33 p m 1 15 p m 12 20 p m 880am 3 25 a m 800 “ 215 '« lOlOp 750 7*5 Repaying * Joke. An incident occurred recently at the Roosevelt street ferry office which illus trates how one man can make another’s life miserable with little exertion. One evening the collector shoved out to a 'passenger thirty-two throq cent pieces and cne cent in exchange for a dollar, aftef deducting the fare, which was three cents. The collector grinned and thought he had played a good joke on the passenger, who took the money without a protest, hnt made up his mind to get even with the joker if possible. He thought hard for three days, and at last hit on a scheme. Sharpening the end of a file he nicked oqe 6ide of each three cents Every morning and evening in going to and from his work be placed a three cent piece in the palm of his hand and slapped it firmly down in front of the collector. At these times there was al ways a rash. In his hurry the collector tried to slide the money along with the tips of his fingers, bnt it stack fast. Then he resorted to his finger nails, mut tering blessings on tb* head of the man who annoyed him. This was kept np for thirty-two days until the nickel pieces were all exhausted. Bnt even to this day the collector always picks np a three cent piece with hia finger nails, so strong has'the habit become.—Ernest Jarrold in New York Journal. Machinery Supplies. We are now in our new building in Artesian Block, and ready for business. A Full Line ol Cooking Stas and Ranges. Gas Fixtures and Sanitary Goods a Soecialtv. Globe, Angle and Check Valves, Terra Cotta and Iron Pipings and Fittings. General R^nair W ork TELEPHONE No 13. Americus Iron Works, M Holld Train* with Bleeping Cam Between Havannsh miu Dirrr.lngham. For further Information relative to ticket*, schedules, best routes etc. etc., apply to A. T. MAXWELL, Agent, J. C. McKENZIE. Hup’t, E.T. CHARLTON,Ofltl. Fa**. Ag»t« Americus, Ms HmiihvlUe, Ga. Mavannah.Ga, D. II. BYTJIEWOOD, Division Pas*. Ag’t., Columbus, Ga. D D. CURRAN, Hup’t, Columbus, Ga. J. C. BHAW Truv. Puss. Ag’t., Savannah Ga. -VI 1 Blank Books. School Books. —BASE BALL BATS NettKMoen and.' Periodie.lt. I0S AND 107 FORSYTH MB 'l -BUILDERS OF- Engines, Boilers, Cotton Gins, day. He was obliged to amputate'*the arm or it would have mortified, it was so dreadfully crashed. The other wounds and bruises he healed, so that The man was able to walk to the hospital when he got to Liverpool. There he was cured of everything except the shock to the nerves which ho received. That will never he got. over. Do his best, he says, the thirty hours lie spent in that torture pit. with the great crank crashing into his tlevli twenty-four times a minute, can never be got out of his mind. That hor ror is seared into his sonl for the re mainder of his life.—New York Star. A Tree Growing In Slid Air. There is to be seen a few miles from theontskirtsof Richmond, Tex.,a nainral enriosity, the like of which is perhaps to be found nowhere else in the world. It is an enormous oak tree literally suspend ed in tho air. It stands in the midst of a douse grove known as Bentley’s wood, and is made quite a show of. The my» tery of itssupension is that numerous hunting parties having camped beneath it during a period of many years their fires have gradually burned the trank entirely away for u distance of six feet, bnt its large and spreading branches are so closely entwined in those of the trees growing closely about It that it is sn]>- ported by them. Jnst how its huge bulk is nourished is *a mystery, bnt that it is well nourished is evident, for it is green and flourishing. —Cor. Philadelphia Times. Repartee. A man who returned from a yachting trip, which for some part of the time in cluded Mr. Edwin Booth as a guest, tells the following good story of professional repartee between Mr. Booth and Mr. La Montagne, the well known amateur. No sooner had Mr. Booth come aboard the yacht than he was seized with a violent attack of attention to the waves at the sideof the vessel. Mr. Booth’s atten tion was engrossed here for a long time, and when ho returned to the party with, ns one of them said, everything lost save honor Mr. La Montague said in mild reproof. "Why. Mr. Booth, is that the way yon uro given to gagging your parts?” "Not at all.” Baid Mr. Booth, seating himself in his best tragedy style, “not at all. I simply didn't like the reception that these swells gnve me, anil so I threw np the part.”—New York Even ing Snn. Itons.tr In Main., Ait Anbnra business man was surpris ed the other day to sea an old customer come into his store and pey him » bill, with interest, which waa contracted forty yean ago when he was doing busi- nem in another town. It was a small /bill, ami the one to wham It wag due had forgotten all abon{ it.—Lewiston Journal. f Beauty In Rnslness. Oue thousand women in Ualesburg, Ills., earn their own living. It doesn’t appear why. There are plenty of men, and they seem to ho clever. But these one thousand women come down town every morning to teach school, to sell goods, to ran typewriters, to ask yonr numlier when you ring up tho cen tral, to scad messages, to keep hooks, to work in factories, and so on. Most of these women have not only carped their own bread here, bnt they have bnilt homes. Perhaps it some of the vonng men here had done likewise there might not have been so many women bread winners.—Cor. Chicago Tribune. A New Way to Cot Old Debt.. First Florist—Yonng Do Pink is a slow payer, isn’t he? Second Florist—last week he paid up the big bill lie owed me, and made all sorts of apologies—said he'd forgotten all about it. “Eh? Did you send him a writ?" “No; the last time ho ordered a bon- quet to be sent to his girl I made out a bill for tho past three years, giving the address each bouquet went to." “Yes." “Well, the boy made a mistake, and delivered the bonqnet to De Pink and the bill to the girl."—London Tit-Rite. Presses, Feeders and Condensers, Saw and Grist Mills, Shingle Machines, Pipe and Pipe Fittings Boiler Feeders, Valves, Jets, Etc. v Cooks’ Pharmacy, CORNER LEE AND LAMAR STREETS, AMERICUS; GEORGIA. I am pleased to announce that I have a full line of FREiSK DHUGSi GARDEN SEED A SPECIALTY. Shaftings, Hangers, Boxes and Pulleys fl@“Special attention given to repairing all kinds of Machinery. Telephone 79. * 2 ‘ ,Mm OO., TAILORS. BOTT & MERCHANT » (Successors to Mhr. BREMSTELLER) 110 Lamar Street, over Peoples’ National Bank, Americus, Georgia. w« are now opening a FIRST-CLASS TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT and will have line of goods of LATEST STYLES AND FASHIONS In Mock, and will guakantee pehfect fits. Prices satisfactory. Como and see us before placing your orders and you will be more than satisfied with our styles and prices. Mr. Itott lived here four years ago, and was with Mr. Bremsteller, and Is no stranger to tho people of Americus who wear good clothes. 3-3 lm. DUNLAP HATS. THE LATEST STYLES AND SHAPES, ARTHUR RYLANDER, Corner Lamar and Jackson St Prescriptions Allied at all Hours, Day or Night, W. A. COOK. Proprietor. J. R. HUDSON & CO. Americus- -PROPRIETORS BOTTLERS OF ALL KINDS OF Soda and Mineral Waters, Cider and Oinger Ale ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. - • - AMERICUS. GEORGIA- 824 LEE STREET. R. L. MoMATH. E. J. McMATH. B. H. MCMATH McMATH BROTHERS, -DEALERS IN- East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia R’y System. -18 TUB ONLY- Sbortand Direct Line to the Ml), East or Big Cranberry Grower*. Some of tho largest grower* of cran- berries are Mr. Makepeace, whew plan tations on Cape Cod produce about 50,000 barrels annually;, Mr. Brasil, of Har wich, who pate about 13,000 bushel* on tbs market; Fitcl & Oo., near Berlin, Wis., whose annnsl crop has reached 10,000 barrels, and Joseph Hlnchmon, of Trenton, N. J., about 8,000 bushel*.— Cor. Philadelphia Prere. This line is conceded tn be the best equipped and runs the finest Pullman Sleeping Un in the South. Elegant Pullman Sleeping Cars, between Jacksonville and Cincinnati, Titusville and Cincinnati, Brunswick and Louisville, Chattanooga and Woohlngton, Memphis and New York, Philadelphia and New Orleans, Chattanooga and Mobile, Atlanta and Chattanooga, Without Outage. For say Information oddnoa B. W.WRENX, Gen. Paso, and Ticket Agt. Knoxville. Toon. C. W. KNH11IT. Ass'tGen. FM«.Agt. Atlanta, OturgU. NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. Wtf. RADAM’S Groceries, Profisions, Corny Proflnce BOOTS, SHOES, ETC., ETC., WHISKEYS, TOBA GO & CIGARS, SPECIALTIES. 207 FORSYTH STREET, AMERICUS, GEORGIA. We solicit a share of tiu> patronage of the trading public, guaranteeing satisfaction r prices, am) good goods. We deliver gi hxU anywhere In the city. Cad and 0*. m math brothers. -A. JEtAJRCS-AJLN. ICflOBE KILLER MOST TRULY MO CORRECTLY CALLED Tbs Greatest Medicine in the World A WONDERFUL TONIC ftBTD BLOOD PURIFIER ALK3ST KSUCCLOOS COSES are eonsta&tly be up by pnytlcune. itly incurable dl ide. It is apt by curing cues given COES HOT DISAPPOINT EXPECTATIONS. people ere Doing cured by Microbe Killer then brail other medicines combined. Wa ret test a thorough Invivttaetlon. History J the Microbe Kllier free by FLEETWOOD*RUSSELL,Sole Agents for Sumter couuty. julyitt-dlyr NOTICE TO MILL MEN. I have for sale Two Mill Rocks and fixtures complete. One Rice Mil). One Pol isher. One Fan, One Bolting Cloth complete, Three PairHcales, One Fifty Horae* Power Engine aud Boiler, One PUuer One Gang Kdger. Five Glut, One Hark Cotton Clearer, < »nc Pres*, Mhanfltugs and Pulley* world without end. all of the above property will be sold Cheap For ash or Bankable Papers. ■ ‘ &A. B Id resa me at America* or call and i REAL ESTATE BARGAINS. the following 'wimble property clow In at r bargain: ' - -- iIMed;4 large rooms each; lot. 6'lilu, each. I offer for a few Four liou rer o’ne i‘oJfesnd.lot on College Hill, large lot lUACTU, fronting two street.. The i ret- Ce*C Louie frt Americas. . _ - . One b.m«o mid lot mi Jeekion sli'eel, rronllne theCotlejr. I_argc lot, ., room, to comparatively new house with cook room and baibtouev at*, a hed, nice out houee barnonthe place. Call for bargain*. HUGH M. BROWN. Americus Ga. 705 Jackson St.]* : Fifteen Share* Furniture Ku<- »..