The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-03
FROM OVER THE wATARS.

FROM OVER THE wATARS.
A Former Webster County Boy Tells Of
His Trip Across and Our New Pos
sessions as He Finds Them.
Orr LADRoNE ISLANDS,
November 10, 1893.
After three days Of quarantine in
the bay of Honolulu I'VE pulled anchor
on Thursday, November 10th, and slip.
ped out OF the harbor about II o'clock
q. m. For about four days the sea was
calm and besides the usual mount OF
sea sickness there was nothing worth
mentioning happened But on the
fifth day out the morning broke with
a rain storm and with the wind blow
ing at a rapid rate. The sea continued
to grow rougher until by night the
waves leaped high over the deck. Some
being from twenty to thirty feet high
The captain ordered the reserve
Chinese crew on deck aud everything
loose was dashed TO the rail or some
substantial place. We were ordered
below, aud such q dreary night. Six
out of every seven men were sea sick,
while the ship tossed and pitched like
a feather in a whirlpool; sometimes
riding on one side and sometimes on
the other. One could not lay in a bunk
without being shook out. We would
Just stand and brace ourselves up, but
when morning dawned the sea had
subsidized considerable, yet was quite
rough. The first mate said that during
the night two typhoons were cited bu,
both were some forty or fifty miles of
He said that we only passed through
little squall. We are averaging about
$50 miles every twenty-four hours or
little over fifteen knets per hour. Yes
terday We passed the half way post
Last Sunday at 12 o'clock we passed
the l80th aegree OF longitude. Tn
next day was Tuesday and you cal
figure out for yourself how we misse'
November 18th. We left some tw'
hundred men at Honolulu and we hav
little more oom than when we lei
Frisco. The boys are standing the tri
fine. We have only about TWENTY-FIVE
men in the hospital. W. are farein
much better than during our first tri
OIL water. We have four meals eac
day and q good variety such as it i
At 0 a. m. we get coffee and hardtacl
at 10 a. IN we get a square meal, at 3 |
m. another square meal and at 9 p. II
tea and crackers. The boys spend tn
time in talking. singing, reading, wri
ing and listening TO instrumental mi
sic, a good variety Of which we hay
on board. We have three natives tn,
enlisted at Honolulu and TIE boys hay
considerable amusement in watchin
them dance their Hawaiian dance an
sing. They possess very musical voice
We have not sighted a ship yet, an
for eight days the only sign OF life GU
side of the ship has been large winge
sea gulls and shoals Of flying fish
they ny glittering in the u ligh
Most of the boys sleep on deck, as Il
thermometer is about S5 degrees, y
there is always q cool breeze. For tv
or three days We had poor drinkiI
water, some water was sold to the DO,
at ten cents q drink. and poor water
that. Some of the boys that are Sc
sick buy some of their eatsbles, payil
fifteen cents for q fried egg, ten cen
for a potato, fifteen cents for = cup
Cocoa tea and.other things in propc
ton.
November goth at about 9 a m. I
joyful cry Of land rang through t
vessel from stem to stern, and as so
as possible everybody was on the de
looking In every direction for a glimI
of the lost treasure. Finally a SIN
object was seen ahead which resembl
TO a great extent ii haystack, but as
drew nearer it proved TO DE a volcal
We passed within about a mile OF
The volcano is aboutl2O0 feet high u
from its summit WAS issuing a gre
yolu me OF smoke. The upper h
of the volcano is Of a deep red col
being red hot. The island was aim
completely covered BY large VIII
bids. Tue latter part Of the voys