The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22

Yokohama. Japan. Sos. 5.-wsth bat
tered rails and tattersd sails and her biz
black funnel whitsDed 10 the top with saAi
from the storm-.ossed spray. the yaua-
guenl Iarl has JUST arrived at fokohama
or her twentieth day Out from Seattle
after q rough an stormy voyage. The
greater part OF the trip was what the Ger
rams wonld call '.sturm nnd drang" Pc
Rcd. when tho winds held iumultuous
carnival and the waves IN their mad froi-
les brought 10 mind again and again that
spnoroas line from ''Lockslsy hail." OF
1.-THE hollow ocean ridges roaring into cat
arsSts.
weather. from the calm moonlight OF the
ss;umn night on Puget Sound to the
freezing bleakness which greeted us OF
the Aieutian Islands. We had gorgeous
sunsets, double rainbows and three gales
which came ia "a climax. the last one
worst. following Va clear INTO the stiii Wa
tsrs that lap the Island shores Of Japan.
The first night OF the voyage seemed
like y pleasant excurs4ou on the Sound.
In contrast with the frsxhtfal weather
which we encountered later the peaceful
travel OF that Grst Wednesday night was
IDEAL. AZ the steamer glided calmly out
from the dock and swung fairly out into
the bay. the city with It's long rows of
slIsteninx lights never looked faiser. The
long dsrkiy outlined undaiations from
Magnolia bluff TO Beacon hiE were soft
sned and meiiowed against the evening
sky. and the waters OF the bay slept a.
smooth as the polished surface of mir
rar. A rho steamer made her way past
point and promoatofy, cape and cove. new
variations of the same lovely moonist
landscape unfolded themselves and woke
sxeismations OF admigfng appreciation
from passengers and crew on board tho
steamer.
Nest OF those on board however, had
sonnet ang else TO think OF besides fine
scenery and moonlight seinr.llations. The
passengers were busy until Late bedtime
rs getting themselves adjusted In their
new quarters. and the officers and crew
had a thousand things 70 look after Much
81 the cargo had been slowed in haste,
and tho problem of getting II into good
shape was no small one. All through the
night could be heard, above. below. the
sound of hammer. blow on blow the rat
tie Of trucks. the crsaklns Of derricks. and
the odd noises that told Of the so.l neces-
sary 10 get tnings into better ship-saape.
Manager 3riifithx had shipped a clerk ic
look after the last details OF naAnlfesis and
receipts, rather than keep the vessel ~
Ing longer at the dock. and the clerk and
the captain were busy I'll long past mid
night. AZ 80 o'clock a. nj. che steamer
hove 10 OF Pert Angeles. her hcarse whis-
tie sounding call for boat 20 land the
Sound plot. Capt. G.imcge. After an
hours delay we left PORT Angeles and az
= O'Clock Thursday morning we wero
abreast the lighthouse at Cane flattcrg
ems had turned our course fer the Ions.
afehroken run Of 4an miles that lay he
seesR "a and Yokohama
IRE rarifie gave uS a reception whicil
Vas anything bat pacific. All day Thurs
dsy there was 3 long heavy swell from
weHs ward AZ noon she weather was sstil
fFfh agAs kN1 fk.krH NtstFs
down s'owiy. Al noon next day the sky
was eFanoussy overcast the swell was
decidedly heavier and the barometer had
some dawn from % = TO sale. and there
~as every indication that We were in for
sonle retrgh weather. The Indications
we're not a. fault. and FOR a few days Ne
were treated 10 some marine views and
experiences that VII long be remembered,
faTly Saturday morning the wind bad
risen. blowing wAh 70 an ugly scum Of
risst fron the southeast. The glass had
rans down - s5.fs. and the snip was Pitch
S7S ard rolling while the sea on all sides
presented a mass OF boiling eething con
fusion that haffis> all description. sun
the wtnd Increased saa The column In the
haFaneisr Srept lower and lower nv
neon sile latter was down 20 q ~ and hy :
o'clock taas evening IL - & ana the wsra
RAJ increased t'll Il vas blowing what
even the sailors ACKNOWLEDGED was a gale.
siv miflnseht Saturday nxat tho saxorsct-
- reaa%ng showed - sE With the same
nssy TANK wea tier. high wtna and rolling
sea u sAS "a tsse houT hsaare the pasxSu-
sr's IN tae aFst cabin SGT TO steep.
ftrss sunday at Sea.
SUNDAY Morning thtnss were verse stiIi
A. O'Clock tae barometer shox~ei - Il
sni Zoe Wind was blowing wlsa a savage
sweep rom ne ssggh-saetheass. A. |.
O'clock - tire sfseFueea wind ana sea had
fosh risen ard IRE gale vas ursan uS ia al
kss fury. the wtn4 hteSsnx s. mites an
fsear ara ths STEAMER relIsax and psseA-
asaS watSe great seas swsf.t over her from
stem 70 stern sna 'he spray mounted in
sisadtng sheets atxa sAaxe re h-say..
Tne grandeur ans saAaugty ~ STERN
a. ssa Save bern toe often ana too elm
awsnsIy Described Ter rae "a w~x-x "a
gentle reader Of the Post sisse -.s~sr u-sth
asy 1azae3-oat NERD rscsurs ~ wrs,ss -
ssw snS teat curing taas gaze. fnAs~a
sueA scsns. Ike ;hs xEcries q N4aeargs
~ The tae1saae slow % sunset skv. a.
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sef@ and att. there were no smiling es,as
saA usess ~ shs Passengers Nne~~ ~ nssnr
fsssits ssere ssoas sae.r chances - rsArs-
fng terra ssrsas xwssa kaan OF sssa vxsas
srssSsssr az sea ana sky.
Sunday evTslag and agEAt Ezrked tie
climax q fae gals theawA Gae msass ssss,
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ngat sunday assas TIA Barometer stzs.~s
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