The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-27

neaith, IN fact. there Is only n man
In the hospital now. The officers don't
live any too high for the price. but II
Is pretty hard TO carry enough stun for
50 many. We had turkey for dinner
yesterday. I am getting considerable
thinner than when I left. but am not
what you call slender vet.
w crossed the $50 meridian last
Monday at 7:45 a. m, that is where we
gained a day on you. | never fully un-
derstood how IL was done, so ! will ex-
plain. OF course, you know. time is
computed from Greenwich. We are
sailing west. so we turn our time Jack
about 20 n every day. II we
kept on around the world TO Greenwich.
or Soudan, we would be one day be-
hind their time. Just as Jules Verne
was when he completed his celebrated
tour 81 the world in so days. When
We reached the $50 meridian we were
10 hours behind Greenwich time. We
crossed Monday morning at 7:45 and as
soon as we crossed IL was Tuesday. We
were then IL hours ahead OF Green
wich time. All one has to do now to
set up an argument is to ask what
time il is now in Montana and the day
OF the week. II is now 4 y. m. Monday.
here. so Il would be about 1890 D.. m.
We are about 17h hours ahead Of you
now. This seems queer to me. but I
guess it's all right. Lieutenant Corby
just NdlIt IA anu Sdiu ne nau turned
around and started back for the Rio,
as h had stopped and signalled US.
| VIII stop and 60 on deck and lnves-
ticate. Any old thing for a change. I
didn't ind out what we stopped for,
but we are On our course again now.
This trip is getting to be pretty mo-
"notonous. We have officers school
every afternoon and a band concert.
Captain Keown said IL the band prac-
ticed every until they got to Manila
they would be the worst band there.
i have 2 more novels on this trip
than ! have for a long time. but that
is all we ave 10 do. The ocean has
been very smooth most OF the time.
but II is a little rough this afternoon
and the ship is pitching a little. Per-
haps you can notice il I'm my writing.
This is all to-day, as I'm out OF the
notion.
August 18th. '9s.-we passed the La
drones on the night of the nth ana
those who were awake saw the smoke
from a volcano on Assumption island.
| slept on deck that night n the
mate promised to call me II he saw
anything. but forgot TO do so. A show
er came up about . o'clock that morn
ing and we all had 10 go below. The
same thing happened last night and I
got quite wet before I woke up. They
every night now. that we are nearing
""AH 80 ~" A"H 'F'AA a III VI
for the last few days and some are
seastck again. I do not mind the roll
at all. | think ! would make a good
sailor, and, I'm fact, ] would not mind
being the captain of a big ship II IL
was not for being away from home so
much. Our skipper is n Holland Dutch
man. He Is about so years old and has
been at sea about IS years. He shows
a decided preference for Gus Nickle,
Kepner and the Red Cross man. who is
a German: they play cards every after
noon. The first mate is a Norwegian
and the fourth Is a Dutchman. The
second and third are Americans and
fine fellows. / generally write in one
of their abins ] am now in Horizons
room, He Is the second mate. but has
captains papers. He Is only "a years
old and has been to sea six years.
Some one saw n star ahead tonight
and thought il was a snip. II was not
IL minutes until every one on board
knew that II was the "searchlight Of a
gunboat. II IS queer what "a little thing
viii start the most terrible rumors.
one or the sailors got the measles and
II was not any time until Il was report
ed that he a the small pox and was
under strong guard. according to the
rumor. Mumps have broken out in the
last few DAYS and we have six cases
now, hut the general health is better
than could be expected. Their are 225
Calitornians on board. and they have
more men report to sick call tina our
whole regiment. and people said that
mountain men could not stand his cl!-
mate. L caught a little cold the other
day, but got some %quinine. the first
medicine I have gotten from Uncle
sam, and am about over IL. | believe
light wooden underclothing are the
proper thing TO wear, as the nights are
cool, especially on deck. 1t is nearly
10, so l think I will take my BATH and
retire.
August esrd. 1898. of the Coast n,
Luzon.-EverythinG moved along as us
ual sunday, when we had a good. stiff
gale, as least that is what the sea men
called IL. ! know that IL was pretty
rough so rough i'm fact, that the Rio
signalled us about 4 p. m. to lay
to on %starboard tack as she could
not run against a sea which
We were taking 'head-on'
Our ship pitched considerably and lots
OF us got sick. ] got a little that way
myself. / don't mind the roll. that is.
when she rocks sideways. but when the
bow climbs up on top OF a wave and
then we slide down II, II makes me feel
queer. II commenced 10 blow at lay
lght Sunday and at noon there was a
good sea running: occasionally she
would go too deep and pick up a big
wave and wet everyone forward on
the main deck. The upper deck is
about 80 feet above water when II is
calm, and the number of times the
waves on either side looked almost as
high as the deck. 1t was the grandest
sight ! ever saw. and IL makes a fell
low realize what an awful lot of re-
sponsihility rests upon the officers OF a
ship. The Rio has been running be-
tween Hong Kong and Frisco for a
number Of years. She is a shorter and
lighter ship thar ours and could not
stand II TO run against the wind. IL
was not a storm either. the sun was
shining most Of the time. u about
like one Of those windy days i'm Butte.
As soon as II got dark our skipper
changed his course and We ran with
the wind on our port and the old ship
rolled terribly. We were on guard hat
night and l tried 20 sleep on the upper