Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-29
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steamer I,ee. and - tbe 1sth 81 Anvu.t
1884 sailed froyu yVilna;ngtrr ), N.s.s,,'
we nassed aafe1v throuvb tbe 1901.
aiding aeet ~ the Me- fnIet me- -
eet vfno ~ danc.g. frr,, M, ta,w $3.50.
Aired at ia. and gained 81 ofF5nc of thir-
~ miles hefarc dayliobt ~ al, t5,,,e
our sunnlv 81 Enojial, cral VS. ar .ust.
ed. and "a we're otIioed u cam n,erce
upor North Carolina coaI 81 varv infar-
ior QUA ~. which mad 4 terribIs sn,a,ra
This was little alter DAYLIGHT. ver,
soou aftarward tha vir;1ar,f ls.s,lrr-,,,4 -
the mast.bead called and. ssr.fI b,f,,
and in replV. to thu ..Vhera ! wav9e, frnn,
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and in chase.
The morning was very clear. On 90
ira to the masthead Icould inst discern
the royal Of the chaser: and hasora /
came down. saw in half an ha,,r. her ts,r-
gallant showed above the horizon.
1t was evident that our 81 rs,assr Womb
be alongside Of us bv mid -dav Al the
rate we were going. The first orders were
to throw overheard the deck-load Of cot
ton and TO make more steam. The sec-
ond OF these orders proved to Be more
easily given than executed; the chief
engineer reported that IL was imuossi-
BILE to make steam with such wretehed
fuel, filed with slate and dirt.
A moderate breeze from the north and
east was blowing, and every stitch Of
canvass on board the soaare-rirped
steamer In our wake was drawing. The
advantage could only be neutraIized
laither BY bringing the Lee rradually
| head to the wind or edging awav ID
bring the wind aft.
The former course would be running
toward land. beside mourning the addi-
tional risk of being intercented and
captured BY some of the inshora cruisers.
I began to edge away, therefore. and in
| two or three hours enioved the satisfac-
ton OF seeing our pursuer clsw IN ana
| furl his sails The breeze was stiH fresh.
but we were now running away from it
and the cruiser was going literally as
| fast as the wind, so t. 1t the sails were
rather a hindrance than . helm. But
| the cruiser was still gaining anon ia.
A happy inspiration occurred to me
when the case seemed hopeless. and I
sent for the chief engineer.
ssMr. S.. let US try cotton saturated
with spirits of turpentine..
! There were on board, as part Of the
deck-load. thirty or forty barrels of spir-
it's In few moments bale OF cotton
was ripped open, 4 barrel tapped. and
buckets full OF the saturated material
were passed down into the fire-room.
| The result exceeded our expectations.
The chief engineer. an excitsble little
Frenchman, soon made his appearance
on the bridge. his eyes sparkling with
triumph, and reported a full head of
steam / was curious to see the effect
upon our speed. and directed him to
wait moment till the log was hove.
/ threw it myself-nine and a half
knots.
/ sLet her go, now" / said. Five min
utes after.ard / hove the log again
thirteen and quarter,
4 We now began to hold our own, and
| even to gain a little upon the chaser:
but she was fearfully near, and began
to have visions of another residence at
Fort Warren. / wonder if the officers OF
the cruiser could have screwed another
turn of speed out of her If they had
known that the Lee had on board, in adj
dition to her cargo of cotton. large
amount of gold shipped by the Confed-
crate Government
There was slight change in our rela-
tive positions till about six o'clock in
Che afternoon. when the chief engineer
reported that the burnt cotton had
choked the fues, and that the steam was
running down.
stOnly keep her going till dark" re-
pleo' anu we Will give our phrsuer the
slip yet