The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-25
A FIRE IN AIIDOCEAN.


ohiquu ckpeficnVe or spending week hr
90 on board Of burning steninor IN mid.
ocean can hardly tonllss tina se:.ss..a., M.
ducca by zach a thrilling incident. Z 4;
Dodson 81 the Kendall company ...t th,,
experiences while returning 10 Enclsud
autnc two sears ago, and The story 81 heat
told IN his own words, "Nve had bool,ci
rassngc on one Of tho hIe steamshirs,r ho
nays, land At thu last moment a wau
learned that something WAN the matter
WIN her machinery, and we were nll trans
fcrIed TO the City OF Richmond, an Old
boat, hut considered perfectly scawnrthv.
" course we were disappointed at The
change, but there WAS no help for &c, 50
we proceeded to mako tho best II Il. We'll.
the weather was disngreeable from tho
start, and many OF the passengers were
very sick One clap In particular had a
hard time He was an eccentric fellow, and
Nc INSISTED rpon having His meals served
on the deck, possibly hScnuse Il wonld per.
mil him 20 b. conSenicntly nenr the nil
~ case 81 emergency one day | watched
him at dinnnpr. llo had ncun fsfst, And
this wcat into tho uceAu Fish followed II
there soon attcrwArd 50 did every other
cuursn IN turn, AZ LAM no struck dish
ne seemed 90 relish itwha asparagus. Hn
demolished one order 81 II and then navs
u mp @ the eea, He VIVA pntsistent. how
aver and called for another pdrtion, This
shared similar tate third and fourth
order followed With like results. Then he
gave IN. After that We called him a.
pafngus, and that name atuok Nv hisa
through tho voyage llo used to slinp Into
the smoking rpenl and lecture Che men Tor,
playing cards, ehyipg that sonethInR
dreadful wunld llerpua 10 t1n ship IL tkop
persisted In Hamhlspk. He was /. general
nulsAnee.
'swell. about the fourth night out / was
aroused FROM d sound slrap nv cnn 81 ths
ladies 81 our company. She raped on The
door Of my ntnterpnin ana told me III AVID
tones that the ehlp was On tirc. draasp,i
hastily aud vent on dock Ii was black
nigh and tflu rHin WAS pouring IN tgf-
rents. The eaptnlp ard all 81 hts oiIicer,
We're on tbs bridre learned that thh
cotton between decks ayAa on fee, md
asked one o. the officers. 4 friend OF mine,
what was up, pon'ttay 4 word 81 this
ha whispered, 'hs K wunlu cost me my M
fillpn, bnt nplcha We can keep that nrc
nnder We ara gore. You run 10 my cabin
and put on sotne ailAlins you Il tlnii there
Also get two tcyplyeis yoNlll Cad IN ms
hooker coiild zee the nred 81 nilbkins.
but failed 20 understand why ppedSa
shooting irnus, NE nrc going % proYialen
the boats for an emstesucy be aid sena
Tho first men 10 rush for them vi ha s.ss
firtfncn and stuEsfs. They are tho sc,ibi
o. tho earth, and tieouly way phold th6n
back II at the ppittof fnvrlver We
must fsroyids ior the women arst Don't
breathe . waFaipf what I've told 5s'ii. Of I;
III lose my place.
Atihe head of the hig conlpanianwRy
there WIS 4 crowd of tho women. all huus
dltd together. and thafe was Chfoiinc
iiill, the artrcw, her blond hnir dying
and Ia her hanun silstr backed hand.
glass and other ttinkets, which she pro
poeed 20 save. With The Homtn Nas my Z
old friend Asparagus. telling flaom thar
he hnrw ,libasttr woiii come nj account
Of the onri playing 81 Tho smoking room,
1 took him gently BIT ilrnly aside and
told him 70 nhnt upe that he WIS suafinN
the women Dp you think aof' he asked
! did, and then be went and rfaNiad M
der n biankeL, who're he iAinninrd lbs foss
Of thpuiglit All Of us STUFFED 10 pfogi
sion che hnala then, and va carried hen1e
md sides ~ bacun and crackers and kegs
u water aud CANNED goods and slowed
them away ~ tbs big boats Wewofkrd
IN an moruiha came, and Tho dawn wna
most welcome. J'hny had turned sfca5u
into tho hold, and Il kept the fire down
Once they lifted hAtoh 70 pour UBtrr
n, and Looked into Rlnwlug f.irnare
rhp air Raen theirs lifssand they nlappcd
he hatch on aa1ip, hatfoned Ii flown md
urued on tho steam. ItwaF our enly