The morning call., 1894-03-03
The Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
CAROLS.


CAROLS.
woman's standpoint of reason, was an ad-
venture worth he record of.
The Misses CAROLS N de part Of their
voyage as stowaways on the steamer
named. were discovered and forced to
leave the vessel at tie first stopping-place.
A notice appeared In one of the Jap
aDese papers some months ago stating
that the girls had been nut ashore at
Nagasaki. This statement Miss Eliza beth
CAROLS denies, saying that they were
landed at small village several miles
from that place. They were sent ashore
in boat.
Yes, am one of the girls that slowed
away on TIL CarthaTmansbire," said Miss
Carols. when seen by CALL reporter
at 105 Stockton street yesterday, where
she was visiting friend.
'Yo on called on me in Oakland? Well,
/ did not expect to meet any American
newspaper men before l got out of the
country, because SO far my trip has not
been married by interviews"
Having vented herself Of this bit of sar-
casm, the young lady volunteered to tell
something about herself
well, you really did stay down between
decks for seven days" Queried the re-
porter r.,
OdphBfct pd pftS RbA IL MiOHSs Dub L Ia
tell You TWO DAYS in total darkness in the
greasy, ill-smelling hold of a steamer IS
enough for nv woman CT average temper
ainen 10 endure in my belief.
Miss Margaret CAROLS, cousin of
mine. and myself, belong to County Sur
rev. England. Our home is not far from
Ellsworth, the late country residence
Of the poet. Tennyson.
sour PARENTS are weQ-to-do people, and
decidedly OBJECTED to Margaret's aud my
plans for seeing the world without beiu z
bothered with chaDerOn.
I'VE have always had plenty of money
to defray our travelling expenses. and have
Travelled in irst-class style through France,
Germany ana Italy.
I'VE secured passage on freight
steamer from Hamburg for Calcutta. Ii
was at this latter place 1 first conceived
the idea IF becoming a st0waway.
81 was down at the dock one day and
saw a big steamer loading Where is that
vessel baund?' / inquired of an officer.
ITO Japan he replied gruff1y.
II went back TO my hotel and suggested
TO my cousin that it would be great lark
to spend few days between decks on an
ocean steamer and have the adventure to
tell about when we gOi back to England.
She was delighted with the idea.
1T wasn't such an easy matter TO get in
the steamer. We waited until Wednes-
day-the steamer was 10 sail on Thursday
at 10 A. NJ.
THAT Wednesday night we shipped our
trunks by another line 10 Japan, and in
the evening went on board the vessel
had only my small valise here, and Marg-
aret had a similar bag.
Il had TO worm my way into the con-
fdeDce of the watchman on deck, and
after great deal of bargaining | bribed
him to arrange to let US below, through a
partly uncovered hatchway over the cargo,
at certain hour. The man thought we
were crazy, evidently, but on seeing the
sight OF gold piece he soon entered into
the sport of the scheme.
SAT II o'clock that night we went on
board. We had with us. among numerous
other little things, a couple of packages of
food. When we got below the Waterman
gave us two dem johns filled with water.
We worked our way back among the
cargo and found a small square SPACE close
to the hatchway. The space between the
cargo and the lower deck was very limited
and the heat was terrific.
"We slept as best we could through the
balance Of the night, ana when morning
came we could hear the tramp of feet and
Changing of bells, and then knew that the
vessel was getting ready for sea.
Several times the stevedores passed
close to where we were hidden and one
man pushed big case of merchandise di-
IectlY in front Uf our narrow retreat.
"Soon the engines commenced TO work.
We bad evidently got away from the dock
and were gong seaward. 1t was our in
tentiOn originally TO stay below only until
the vessel was we'll out to sea, but per-
suaded my cousin to make another night
of it.
Luckily the hatch near us had been left
off, for the weather was hot and the sea
smooth.
'We spent hours in a rather uncom-
Portable way and finally tried to crawl
about little for exercise. 1t was toe
Ozark and too warm to permit of our keep
ing up any violent exercise and besides
tnlS lnere was no room In which to move.
IL was early on the morning of Friday
when exhaustion compelled US to crawl
near the hatchway and cry for help.
You may we'll imagine the conster-
nation we created.
The captain Of the steamer was highly
indignant aud ceDsured us most severely
/ offered to pay him in full for our pas-
sage. but he was not to be quieted.
HE vowed and declared that he wonld
not put US ashore at Nagasaki. but would
lard us at the first stopping place. He
kept his word.
''Since leaving Japan my cousin and I
have Travelled in China, leaving that conn
try for Vancouver, B. c.. some weeks ago
We visited Portland, Or, Seattle and
other towns up north, and are going 10
keep right along to Chicago. thence to New
York and home, as soon as my cousin
joins me. which will probably be Tomorrow
morning. She took a short run into the
country to-day.
Perhaps you may think my story most