Show Death By m Flailing Flail ni Anchor Chain 1 5 p. p Faces II aces Stowaway J on Freighter F i 7 ii 5 7 f I 1 i 1 tI 5 1 k n I. I I I S I 9 4 L SW s JI J k Fr loM f thawing el 1 author p. p wh whir OOt ai oi un t n and und Riehl Smith I in I chain anchor th ho locker of or a n mf freighter on which he lie hud stowed George L J l Smith of Miami Bench Florida lonida owes lWIS his lifs hh to some Bonito flashlight ht signals that brought bru ht only u n fey few minutes 8 before ho was 8 1 about to bo ho crushed Cr to death by Jho 11 no dropping of or the tho I Smith Sn th hud had stowed away in the ships ship's chain locker intending to move roO to n a Il rr plato place as M II soon ns S But Hut ft a sailor Bailor spying yin the tho open OPI hatch h shut it and locked it il hurrying away ay before 1 Smiths Smith's shout shouts could l bo o heard meant that whenever lr the tho ship I dropped anchor the steel etc chain would begin hlin un nun- uncoiling coiling oiling at lightning speed ped quickly bat Lilt battering battering to del death the tho young oung alow stowaway away 1 sat down on the tho chain and tried to tc think of some Homo escape Smith th said re relating Ic- Ic lating lilting his hia experience Shouting would not rot bring help I had nothing with will to pound on the iron bulkhead It didn't stem seem long until night came cameI I knew it was night because no more mono light liht in through tho the port The flue down in there thero was gutting 01 OIl on tny uny nerves and then them I 1 thought of or in my flashlight Fortunately I 1 lund had fresh bat in it and event even though hough t the tho light ligh was its damp it worked This was w my la last to neck j i II my nay I Ii i i's s sI I knew I hadn't IU much tunic time I 1 had hadI just I begun linked M Ins I 1 I s to climb that roM old rough anchor chain thain to get to 10 I the tho port opening v W hen 1 I f felL r-It It tho ho engines slow down n. n In a n few minute t lucy hoy would drop anchor I Then tin t ho chain leaping leai i nug and tw twist twisting as lIS it lid fed out would mo 1110 to bits hits The Tho thought made inn mn pretty l sick but I hung hUll II on and poked d my flashlight through th tho porthole rite Tho light beam bI t sint i mug up lip through the tho dankness was W stun from front thu t Itu bridge Soon Smith was Willi released and n kt taken n on nn leek deck A few moments moment later Inter when tho the ship thip dropped anchor Smith heard nl tho thu roar lour of tho heavy chain its as it l. about I in the locker or ho ha had hilt left Idt AH Ai as lIS ho he live li ho says BIlYS ho will not muot forgo foru for that sound I |