The morning call., 1892-12-30
Bennett In His Galley.

the Gilbert Islands, as the cook was very
small Frenchman, who could move about
easily in the confined quarters.
But while the vessel was lying at .Butari-
tari the frisky Gaul became fascinated with
one of the dusky daughters of the south
seas aud concluded II was better to lie in
the shade of palm tree and have peeled
bananas dropped into his mouth by his in.
amorata than cook in a crow ded galley.
In coming to this conclusion after mature
deliberation, he refused TO come back TO
San Francisco, 80 Captain White was forced
TO hire the first cook he could get. The
task seemed Impossible. but at last he se-.
cured the services OF blg manly islander
named Burnett, who had been all over the
world. and said he was frst-elass cook.
He was about seven feet high and signed
the papers as fist steward. just as the
anchor was being raised he came on board
but was not shown his quarters until the
vessel was under way. He managed to get
inside, but could not stand up without
humping the roof. He did not seem to mind
this very much, but it was hard on bis back
building the house higher, so the only thing
to do was to cut hole in the roof for Bur-
nett TO stick his head through,
He soon got used to the arrangements Of
things and could cook and see what was
happening on the deck at the same time. e.
service, and when large wave came over
the starbeard rail he tilted his fryi1g-pan to
port and kept The grease from running into
the fire. The day the flying jib was carried
away in the gale he stood at his post and
prepared sauce for stewed trires In fact.
the advantages Of this arrangement could
not be estima ted, although he got his head
wet with rain and fog
As the vessel came through the heads
yesterday. after passage of forty days
mi tnrf Rnr p
aud when accos,cd said: "Yes, yes. rs
happy. Things is good this way Lots of
fresh air. The only thing bo:hers me la 1
am sighing for my old woman"
The bark Detroit, which left here Decenl-
ber % and returned Wednesday evening
last, really had narrow escape from
capszing. As she lay in the bay Yesterday
afternoon she looked like wreck and was
listed TO starboard SO badly that person
could hardly stand on her deck. Her sails
were torn and futtered wildly. while broken
ropes could ba fouud all over the vessel.
She went out in ballast and was struck
by the gale Thursday night, which caused
the stones TO roll from one end Of the vessel
to the other and also to shift to the star
board side. In this condition she went
says 1t was q time Of horror.
The pumps were kept going day and
night, and the crew was about played out.
During the height of the gale the large
Watet-tdHk AWluSulp gave way ana dropped
into the hold from the between deck, but
fortunately did not strike the bottom.
The captain fell down on the windward
side of the ship and slipped on his back across
to leeward. His feet struck in the SOUP
pers and his head came uD and bumped
against the rail with terrific force, knocking
him senseless. He was carried to his cabin
and soon resuscitated. He went to see a
doctor as soon as he got on shore, but the
extent of his injuries had not been Learned
at the ship yesterday aftern con. The mate
was OF the opinion that his skull had been
fractured.
One of the seamen also sustained a severe
fracture OF the hip through being thrown
across the ship. He had to take to: his
buck, and as soon as the vessel arrived went
to the hospital.
The collection of Arctic curios which the
revenue cutter Bear brought down for evhi-
bition have all been arranged, labeled and
boxed for shipment They will very likely
be sent East tomorrow for arrangement in
the Alaska department Of the Government
exhibit The whole lot is packed in twenty
boxes, and consists of about 1900 differ
ent articles. Including traps, implements.
clothing. boats. fish weirs. ETC., and several
specimens Of mastodon skeletons and tusks.
Twenty-seven seamen from the United
States war sloop Adams who were given
shore liberty week before Christmas have
failed 10 return to the ship. They have
been marked as "stragglers." and reward
is offered for the return of any one Of them
TO the ship. These rewards range from rs
cents to $50. and descriptions of the missing