The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-06
CHASING TrEE MONARCH.
An Adventure of Bishop kcanc's
Travelling Companion In Taking
Passage for Europe Graphi.
caNN Fold hy HIMSELF.

y letter haS been received from Right
Rev. Bishop kcane, who IS now travelling
in the Holy Land. stating that he and his
travelling companion, Father Mackin. Of
Baltimore. had a most agreeable passage TO
London.
In the following letter. published in the
Catholic Visitor, Father Mackin gives a
most graphic and humorous account of an
adventure that hefell him on cmharking
from this country
STEAMSHIP GREclNN MONARCH
FOr LoNpoN.
April >, 1883.
Just % think that l couldn't get outside
OF sandy Hook without meeting The great
adventure 81 lnv life. | intended II do
New YORK ia six hours, ard then devote
six months 20 the HOLY Land. leaving my
self q marsha n four minutes between 10
reach the steamer and get a berth. The
margin would have been ample, bat III
Fortunately / left IL pa the wrong side. and
reached thc dock four minutes after the
steamer bad loii. We had a small boy.
of course. 10 carry Our baggage. and he
made the calculation Tor Us. He told
IL. when De came on the fcrry-boat with
u. that We would consume ten minutes in
crossing. and then have four minutes to
reach the steamer. But when hall way
across the small hcnd made the discovery
that the Monarch had east OF her mOorings
and was in The stream. Then began tic
most exciting time on record. 7 wanted
10 make the c3ptliu turn his fcrrv-boat and
run alongside the steamer; but he wasn't
used to THAI sort " thing. and We had 10
H. .h. n-.rHrr. trim uar..- L..s..s
W., out o. tie question. When Wcrcachcd
the dock I sent Ne on frantic chase
after n me-loat and sent the small bOv after
arow.hogt. Tor once in his lie he made
GOOD time. and evidently enjoyed il. lie
was interested I'm iir,t-c.aSS sensation. AZ
fer fifteen minutes shouting and signalling
and waviur Of handkorchie!s we got q tug.
ard then size went 20 the wrong pier and
began % help the Egyptian Monarch,
which had Just returned from the East.
AZ last we got them 90 comprehend orr
trouble and come 20 Us. BY this time the
Spectators ou the pier were getting excited
and wanted to join in the chase. Two or
three clerical friends jumped on board to
help and encourage Us; then q reporter.
who wanted TO see fair play. Finally IN
old gentleman rushed ON board 10 assist.
and 80 last "a hly bounded on the deck Of
the little tu-. Nothing wa, wanting but
the small Dos. who thought the Joke was
pressed TOO lar and was becoming serious.
II We could only have got him and dipped
him overheard. Justice would have been
done % al.
Tor The first half hour the little tug had
the best % .. and fIirly skipped through
the water: hut when the waves began TO
rise. and Che tug dipped her bows under,
while the mast, of the biz steamer Were
growing fainter on the horizon, we begun
10 calculate the chances.
The captain looked dubious and the lady
got sea-sich. Even the reporter looked
anxious ana wished himself inside OF his
o%vercoat. which was left on the shore. |
called on all the saints in the cal
endar. and in order to quiet my
nerves I commenced to write postal
cards 20 all the friends l could remem-
Der. / bad two packages OF them. and As
il occurred % me that | couldn't Use them
on This side the water. | didn't want to let
so much capital remain idle. NJ want
I'd 10 pay the captain M extra fee to put on
more steam: Int | objected. don't Ike
crOwding on steam. II makes the ladies
nervous. At last we came 10 q dangerous
plrt OF the channel. where the huge steam
tl WAS tNIl--t 10 lNtht Il Nttobl ~ dND.A
the rocks. while our brave little craft went
snortinr straight across. and met her.
w certainly did create e trst-claSs sen
sation as We cane alongside. and climbed
up like q cat. The Bishop had made up
his mind To finish hi, journey alone. and it
wa. Ike % special resurrection when ap-
pearcd % him. s. viii say it couldn't
have happened TO n one but me, and !
don't know any one else who could come
20 near q mis-, and not make one.
This adventure alone is worth the whole
price Of the passage. No one else would
get into such scTape,; but no one else
could ec. out so nicely. The best thing in
the world s. q splendid hit; and the next
best thing Is O splendid mis-. But 10 make
q splendid failure. ana at the same time q
splendid hit, is one Of the privileges Of
genius.
After waving adieu 10 the little tug
which bad borne me- so brayely, and to the
friends on board, | began to look around
on the craft which is 10 be my home for a
few days. PILGRIM No. ,.