The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-10


much Of the time when the ship Is wing
alongside OF her wharf. These drills are
not optional with the steamship officers.
they are rules laid down by the law aud
admiralty which has a board 20 Iavesti-
gate ali accidents and collisions 20 ships
sailing under the English flag
The first signal given by al officer to
his crew In time OF collision Is. "eIOss
all bulkhead compartments
ITO the officer on duty within call from
the flying bridge. a command Is gtvea-
strip the bozts-both Of these orders are
carried out and reported back 20 the cap
tain on the bridge; seine OF the vessels
have a record OF stripping the boats and
Closing compartments in - seconds. hut
this is when al preparations have been
attended 10. for an exhibition drill The
air tight compartments aboard vessel
are supposed 70 ne sufficient 10 keen one
OF these large iron ships aiioat Tor hours.
unless the ship should De cut IN tao when
in this case the Two paris would Keel
and founder. During che month % jane
1854. made trip 10 Europe or the steam
ship Aurauia OF the CGuard I.ue. this
company has never los; a life IN over
fifty years Of transatlantic service
When the Aursnia was six days out
+ from New York Fog settled around ne
ship and lasted two days. Caatagn Halus
( stood on the bridge Of the ship during tAs
+ 4S hours. never trusting the sAlp oui os
( his hands. coffee and rolls were served
/ him on the bridge. every sssistan, ofa-
Ger is called upon 20 do extra Work.
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these tryins times aboard ship the Fog
horn Is kepg blowing az intervals of one
minute. warning 90 vessels 20 keep
well on. the ship is barely kept moving
the speed being reduced down to fast .
sufficient "a Keep her 10 the trough 81
the sea. every prccaution Is taken Cos tns
safety OF the passengers ard ship these
are the details covering ,he duties at.fard
a well disciplined snip which bias Tor a
master a thorough naval ofacer 30 haz-
ardous risks are taken. no race-horsc
speed is though, Of. every man is az rs
post OF is ready 20 go 20 IL al the FRS;
command.
1T was on this eventful trip that I bad
an opportunity 70 witness a ships crew
In action 10 save ship a. our vessel.
and crew. was caught in a current aad
cas-; upon the rccks three miles OF rae
southeast coast II ireland. ibe fret no.
tice OF danger came from the lookout
on the port baN. who GATED out % ne
Captain. "breakers ahead Sir. breakers
ahead OF port bow bells were heard
jlngling in the engine room. signalling
the engineer 90 reverse engine. crews
rushed TO thc boats canvass was ripped
away. the boats we're lowered even ain
the rail- OF the deck and cveryth.nE made
ready 20 cast on as soon as loaded with
human freight the compartments were
all closed light by Rails time. The ofnrer
In charge ~ each boat stood by and
shouted. stand back men. the women 50
first'-othcr officers. WIKI sailors n
squads. pa'roued the deck allayinE ths
excitement by telling the passenger 20
keep cool and NOT get excited saying.
''yoa Will al be taken ashore. men we're
taken by ,ne arm or shoulders and push
ed Ia line. back II the women. aiding az
the same time stand there. or I Viii
place you under arrest" Ths Is al done
In less time thn it takes 10 tell d. super-
Tor officers are armed ard BE- "A man dis-
obeys orders or does anything % cause
panic he is very liable % be- shot sHd
this is considered justinabie and recoE-
niEed according 20 The IsWe % navigation
on the high sea.
Had there been competent officers and
drilled men aboard the French liner 40
such Joss 81 Hfe cou.d have occurred.
water tight compartments would hsgs
scr4habie panic mentioned $50 fhe dls-
patches. would have been averto1. ne
grossest piece 81 reckless seamsnsnlp ever
heard tel % is the fact INA, the Ia Bgur-
rogne was allowed 70 raec throusa
dense fog az her top speed ~ eighteen
knots.
In the Advancement - nsgfirai rcirBee
and ship building arr. uca catsatropbsa
are rendered al bJt Impossible. and q g
a serious question whether proper prrrau-
ton iu r1nnag the la BpurE1sne unier
the conditions reported wou'd ngt h4Te.
II not actually syoidfd. at least greatly
diminished tbr .9ss ~ l.fe iu ga.s instance.
Hamilton Fish who was killed at Gua-
slna was one ~ the most ae1ernPi. j
h0rsemen ~ his regiment ani through
his pr0WeHs ss a rider hr FaFe3 tire tfa
~ "a iitfle chld Hheu ne troopers asfs
IN camp rear san Antonio. TsHsa. Tire
entire regiment. while drilling was ORDER
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a4rymeu were daahtnz down hillside
ragged ilttle Mexican bay srsmpcfr1 a3t
Ia front ~ enc column HawHten yea
saW fho danger. spared his nsfse saes1
of the 8therr ard. whue Eaitru.na -
fua speed picked fhe YnurEsfaf % Win
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