The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13
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everywhere in oeeansca ~ being pretty
much tas sAms-the first year the new
conner gathers snessa the Secoxd Year he
drinks rum. TIE third year he gathers no
anslls-" do not believe that corporal
MADE that answer. This ons proved to be
not only well read. but . keen sportsman.
Too. and one who kills to classify. When
specimens Of tbs fasna az the Philippines
for the Smithsonian Institution, and TO this
end mas brought aiong two thoroughbred
xreyhounds r.sssd and trained BY him on
''T WAS cheated cut OF the Cuban cam
paign," he said. though among the vol
Three thousand Of Us were loaded aboard
tbs Pesiin q; New Orleans. A 2S9-foot
boat packed with that number Of men II
As ns.r soffocstion = enc could wish.
during which time there were tive deaths.
We put back again. 1t WAS our only
chance and We lost IL. 50 wouldn't miss
Come along, Baxheera." he shouted 10
blue ard white greyhound ae he start
ed forward II WAS the sportsman who
and who had .premeditatediy planned his
participation In this king OF all sports
war
The second morning out We discovered
and without friends he had made his way
from Portland to San Francisco, hoping
to embark with troops going from that
back to Seattle. and, By dressing himself
up In some czst-on soldier clothes. came
aboard without htndrance or detention.
only excuse he could possibly think Of
when brought before the ofdcsrs was
that he WAS mascot" But at sea
e ensse - n1s any ass no tor nss
made dtshwasher.
give some Glory 20 the Horse.
The voyage to Dutch harbor was In
no way stormy one. though there were
days when there was considerable roll
to the ship: and as she careened to port
the noise Of the horses feet all along
the ssarboArd side sounded like a lot Of
tenpins going down, while the starboard
roll produced the same racket from the
port side.
The stalls being only two and ops-hslf
an animal to lie down. though he Is
steadied In measure BY . sling. Is, as
one OF our great generals defined It. War
stand by the statement even II raised to
the third power. Day and night. storm
or no storm. roll. pitch and toss ~ the
Ss without respite 's and Without rspose
and when an unusually heavy iurch Is
given to the ship like people the nervous
ones cry out and neishs Of re a. So me-.
forth along the decks
All honor to the men In this or any other
war, but give a little glory to the horse,
We landed every animal safely at Dutch
harbor. but after our arrival there three
OF the sick ones taken on at Tacoma sue
cumbed TO distemper and two Others fell
this time OF the year are green with wav-
ing grass and when turned loose on such
verdant pastures there was quick re-
were forgotten IN the JOY Of the present,
and 400 animals raced and romped like
n lot OF school boys.
Dutch harhor and Unalasks have become
SO well known through Kiondtke travellers
that l will pass them without description.
farther than that these islands In the sum
uler months ara beautiful and we'll worth
visiting The people form another world,
and an interesting one. while the country
is picturesque and beautiful. and axtinct
ard active volcanoes of1er q field OF study
for the geological student.
Inside the harbcr We found the United
States revenue cutters McCuioch. Grant.
Corwin. Rush and Thetis and her majes-
,y's ships Icarus and Pheasant. The de-
seriptIoEs given by some OF the officers
OF the richness and extent OF the Cape
Meme gold fields are truly marvellous, and
the rush tn these dsggings next year In
apt to be the largest Seattle has ever seen,
During two days Of our sotourn tn Dutch
harhor wa experienced a storm. which for
v4olsncs could only be sQualed by the
u
vessel dragged her anchor more or less
while the Grant and Icarus had 10 use
their propelers TO keep from being blown
ashore, despite double anchors. One OF
cur shsp's boats was blown clear 2rcm tho
davfss and washed ashore
The Voyage to Kobe.
We ies, Dutch harbor Wednesday after
ncen, September Il. a more perfect day
could NOT have heea had. and our passage
down the haYhor was one screaming ex-
nno .ns hetN
and oarseif they saluting with their whis-
ties an, we answering with cur siren.
As the last echo Of the last whistle blast
died away across the water we. sent up IN
succession three gun-cotton rockets. which
burst with n loud report. and this tsnal
farewell was soon followed by our pass
age ous into Boring sea
our next step was 70 be Kobe Japan.
sss7 miles away. Our course took as
north OF and parallel TO the AieutsAa Is
lands. the last one Of which. Attu-famed
far the superb basket work or It's natives
we were OFT Of Sunday noon. with Ram
sehaika only so miles away, We watched
this last htt o. American territory grafu-
ally sink below the herixeE as we steamed
sou.hwestsriy fcr japan We We're over
ssoe miles west az Seattle and II the sun
ae.s set en- cur possessions she loses a
day in doing IT, for In crossing the i&ith
meridian of longitude today becomes to-
morrow. aud cur Saturday became Sun
day.
tered a sea which rallied as 50 violently that
tive horses wsre killed We dropped an
ehor last night Sunday. September "a. IN
Kobe harbor, az midnight. A gua from
xaose advised as that our arrival bad hesn
noted al quarantine. and soon a sansca
hrsugh; iae OF little brownies alongside
who Informed US that they wo1si examine
Us 81 daylight.
Essfv faaa aboard the ship iiasA up On
aeck this morning ard was daly tnspests9
hv senr little Jas~ dressed IN duck and Pc
srfs-aaat wtsh brass buttons ana gal5 lace
Having felt the pulse % eaaA ~ the crew
ov sppsvtng the thumb anywhere from the
kgsaexiss 20 the elbow. we we're r-oaoune-
sst healthy saeugA % ea Allowed ashore
ana SHALL ssen ava! myself Of this priv
iisss saa Sand thls an hs the steamship
Gaelic bounA far San FTancises IN the
morning The Atsealar 70 sgtil hare but
salts tomorrow fer Aaa.iS. NJ. H.
The Chieaxo Rarca.
CHIC AGO ost EveatAss siossays sracs fsss