The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-19

zson at Honofuiu for Coaf-The
oneer. of the Tenshfn and Her
Cargo.
Tne Tensksa Nzru. -. T. K. arrived
hev@ yesterday AZ ! O'Clock from feko-
hama. via Honolulu. She vas docke6 az
the opposite side % the wharf from the
Asspanthus. OF the same line. now load
ing. The bulk OF the Tenshin's cargo vas
left At Honolulu. tae freight for This port
being comparatively light.
TIE t-Infelligs1eeF's special CORE
spoudsnt. Herbert L. Bruce. was pas
senger on the Tenshin Maru- He gives
th@ following account 81 The voyage
TIE Tenshtn Esru left Yokohama az
s.i5 o'clock ,. n. Thursday, December 81
The business % a great shipping company
doesn't wait even on Christmas
TIE hearts OF the officers and crew
we're ss6dsned By the tragic death % =
japanese youth or board rne night before
calling He was alone IN one OF the rooms.
ard thougatiessly allowed bis little char
coal stove 70 burn with every vsRtilator
81 ths room shut alright. with the re-
suit that when ne fell asleep he passed
into an unconscious and painless death.
Tire fact OF his death vas not known tiE
morning.
siIia's voyage was lively race down the
bay with another ~. y. X. vessel. the
Eagoshinls Maru. bound for England. Ii
was something more than a coincidence
that caused the two steamers 10 weigh
anchor at the same moment AT the club
the night before Capt Treat. Of the
kaEos htFua had Boosted thar his snip
could 90 fourteen knots. In that case -
said Capt Andersen. OF the Tenshin, Il
suppose vel stand 10 show with you
when we leave al noon tomorrow But.
ali the same. Ta lay a small wager that
W. beat you down 70 the point"
Done" sais re other skipper. And
TIRE two steamers waited one for the
other. TIE Kagoshlma had ali the best
OF TIE start. and was Leading by half a.
nile when the Tenshln snuffed the breeze
sud was after her in hot pursuit. The
old proverb. a steTn chase Is long
chase" did not prove true. for the Ten
Hhia quickly owsrhsuled her rival. passed
her. and a. y Ia derision ran across her
bows. Capt Trent wouldn't give up till
the last moment. and those who have
Witnessed the intense excitement OF a
race az sea and know the deep pride OF a
commander vii svmpathize with him IN
his defeat and fee sorry Cor him when
the rival shippers meet again 81 the club
end the story is passed with gioe and
cauckie among the friendly circle OF old
salts.
As the Kagoshima made her last frantic
effort to come up with us. Capt. Auder-
SEQ IN view OF the fact that IT was
Christmas eve. hoisted the friendly sig
ma. Compliments OF the season"
Thank you. Compliments OF the sea-
son," slgnaled back Capt. Trent.
Thank yoH Ssyonara." replied Capt
Andersen. But 20 that banteTing Japan
csc word OF farewell the rival skipper gave
no response save q dolsful blast from the
harsh steam whistle
mild gale or two and a heavy sea
that caught the Tenshin under her port
bow and made her roil like a pOrpoise.
brought her 70 the brink OF the old year
For a time IL looked as II she would
cross the line on New Years morning.
thus making coincident the line between
the two hefnispheres and the two years
But head seas held her back. and the
line was not crossed tin the following
day. 20 that two DAYS are marked in
her calendar January 2
II was well enough for the peace OF all
on board that IL was not New Years day
that had 70 be lived over again. That
day Is a great holiday among the Japan
csc. and Tn Japan al business Is then
suspended for three days II was cele-
hrated on board the Tenshln in real Jap
anese style. and the merry reveis Of crew
and passengers would III a volume.
With due precaution that somebody was
maj va @*t4s al lAG1NA katN a holiday.
ard Jolly time they made Of il. There
WAS a liberal distribution OF sake the
ati9nal japanese drink. and at an early
hour OF the day q vas already In eyi-
dceee \ dozen stalWart members OF the
crew formed a procession and went aft
Hith hilarious songs and shouts They
we're headed By "a lusty wight whose face
hedRuhe'i with -four and lampblack. would
have done credit 70 an Indian chief on the
Warmth. They were armed with tin paus
and other paraphernaIia for making a
noise, a hig empty oil can doing service in
the hands Of the leader. who thumped
II YirtouSlY with e big stick after The
manner ~ a bass drum They invaded
The saloon. where the captain. officers
ana passengers were a. breakfast. CAP
tan. captain" they cried Capt Ander-
ser. who ia well posted IN Japanese
nsaEes. literally rose 70 the occasion He
E1t Rp from the table ard gracefully
yielded himself 70 the viii ~ the revelers.
dozen pairs - hands laid hold az him
and 20 stranger 70 might have looked
as = be were Eoing 10 b. mohbed Far
from Z, re was simply tossed high in
TIRE air. clear up - the cabin skyiight. IN
such exuberaat fashion that re might
wen have imagined himself riding on A
rough sea. When the ulerrvgnaker had
~ 3a astef their enthusiasm on him they
called Tor the chtef officer Mr. Netcslfe
yielded passively and was tossed Then
the HhiNf engineers furu came ard Mr.
GRAHAM was tossed Then the cabin tas-
senEsr was called for ana the sailors
tried Row rssr they coud toss him 20 Tho
skyilEht without breaking a EiasS Then
there wss another tossing I'D on the
cabin Geek. The second mate vas eie-
Nated hut being a heavyweight. ha v-es
ceaat With sentlv. TIE puTser and sur
E>oa were doomed - share the same fate
Wtile these blanket tossinvs" are 1ssri-
nisy expressions q good win from the
crew 20 the Officers. Instances are rot
wHntiaE where the sailors have seiEe8
The occasion SO vreak their vengeance
fr some petty spite. and when the VIC
un1 descended from hts lofty eight fr-
F.rad - being caught ~ kinf}v haa..s
Pc suffered aH the harshness 81 victim
50 sarirz aHd ha3 his head roughly
e-HEeFi aasirsf fhe deck
Az tay l7oE the m.-th ks-t M. with
Sif rff tioe. without abatement. IL Wa
wonderful hew any work could hf ssars
omta sarh se~eral sh80ta1 Pat whe,.
ever Ff' WAS 20 De seq rnera vera men
- sft it NhH0 the~s was ue-x g., "a
done tHe-e @efs hsnts 20 90 IT, 1Vrer