The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-23

every tWenty-fOng hours We are max
ing. according to distance Indicator,
twelve miles an hour The captain
says We will make Honolulu the night
of July srd; don't zee how We can pos
slbly reach there before the 9Th, at ear
Iiest. but then I reckon the captain
should know better than Z high private,
In the rear rank at that.
BOfne right amuslng incidents take
place on ship board. For instance. the
first night after leaving San Francisco,
about II p. M while IN . heavy sea
with the vessel rolling terribly, nm extra
hard see struck the port side Of the YES,
sci and the shock was such as TO cause
the belief that we had been struck By 1
small craft OF some kind or that we had
struck some abandoned dereIIct; eeY.
erai began praying. while one man leap.
ed from his berth and began crying,
swearing all the time that We had run
aground.
The greatest enemy we have to fear
IL fire; Notwithstanding the strict orders
against smoking below the upper deck,
many persist in doing 70, and when one
u detected he 10 promptly, and not very
gently, either, hustled on deck and
placed In the guard house on bread and
water for twenty -four hours.
The Morgan City IL BY no means on q
par, a. regards comfort, with such
steamers as the Campania, Lucunia and
Others OF the trans Atlantic line, hay
ing been built only for freight and
stock. Drinking water Is scarce, and
distilled at that; much struggling and
crowding is necessary to get even sup,
still We have water, water everywhere,
and not drop to drink"
Since the second day out we have
seen nothing Of the remaining three
ships Of the expedition, as on that day
the signal from the flagship read make
Honolulu soon as possible" and each
captain deemed 1t Ego as you please. /"
One transport, the Ohio, is ahead some.
where, while the flagship and the Para
are some distance behind and to the
south. IL was noticed on Tuesday.
when last seen. that the Indiana and
Para rolled considerably more than
the other ships and in the heavy gale
they drifted much more than the Nor
gan, hence the reason they are 50 far
south Of US. At the present writing ne
are 400 miles short Of Honolulu, and
will certainly not make it there sooner
than the evening of the 9Th. The Nor
gan City, it seems TO as, moves about
az fast as Joe Bonghton's old Mud
Hen" on Ceur d'Alene lake.
The following are answers to the
question. what do you think Of it
nowY' when asked Of some Of the Koot-
enai county boys:
Il have lost my right to think since
became a swatter; these gentlemen with
shoulder straps draw large salaries to
do my thinking for me- Marion Moore.
Il wish | was a sailor: they get Eve
meals day. billie Fredric.
IF ! ever get back TO Idaho l win
stay there; Uncle Sans country is large
enough for me."-Frank Duncan.
Il viii never be fool enough to jcin
the U. 5. volunteers again. "-will Mer-
RAM.
81 would rather fish for bull trout on
Ceur d'Alene lake.--Fred FAR.
Il am going TO save my money and
when my two years are up l will take
In the Paris exposition. Jim Weston.
Il knew it would not be . picnic. =
rheO. Link.
Il am going to have Manser rife BE-
fore come uack. WIN. Kuchs.
"WOrse than the soldering had to
do in the last war."-John Fredric.
beats busting bronchOs on Camas
prairie. walt. Alkire.
suits nae 10 = dot."-Guy Diversified.
Like Tom Ellis, say out o. sight I"
Willie Kitchener.
Il would like few pounds OF Kaese-
meyers corn fed beef" Weeks.
To tell the truth, Mr.. Editor, the boys
are all getting tired and many murmur,
l think without cause. God pity them
on the way from Honolulu to Manila:
a trip of 600 miles, three times the dis.
lance from San Francisco to Honolulu.
There Is some sickness on board, but
Ceur d'Alene boys and in fact all from
Kootenai county, are well
We reached Honolulu this morning,
the 9Th, atlI O'Clock, and l learn that a
steamer sails for San Francisco at p.
m, SO will mail this Before closing viii
say that all on board are well and in
good spirits. Will write you again upon
our arrival at Manila. Yours truly,
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