Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

sells OF the deepest drsught at high tide.
While there Is considerable importing
and exporting, the principal industry OF
the island lies In the manufacture OF
sugar, though the raising OF rice is
carried on In n small way. As time
with us wa limited, we were unable to
get statistics or date. consequently I can
not give ss favorable impression Of the
place IA q seaport ~ II deserves. Homo
lulu is In all respects an ~up-to-date
place, and surpssses In many respects
cities OF its size In the United States.
There are three companies of artillery
stationed here. batteries A, NJ, and X.
The New York aud Pennsylvania troops
which passed through here, by their many
acts Of rowdyism left q bad impression
OF the volunteer soldiers with the popu-
lace that will take time TO efface.
By Monday evening we are aboard
ship. and at 1879 y. IN. anchor Ia raised
and we are once more upon the waters OF
the broad Pacific.
There Is nothing OF incident occurs
save passing $50 degrees longitude on
the Gath, losing the 18th. aud sighting q
school Of whales on the Both, until October
3. when we entered the China sea. Here
we found rough water and the barometer
indicating u storm. II gradually came
upon US, and by evening the ave- were
rolling high and occasionally shooting
over decks. 1t began to be whispered
around that we were going TO have q
typhoon. This new created quite q
furry. and while some faces depicted
misgivings and fear, others seemed a.
stolid ~ ever; the rumor soon became a
reality, and by ii o'clock Of the 3rd we
were ''in IT," IL was with difficulty we
slept In our hunks. The condition We'd
nesday morning was about the same, but
In the afternoon the waves began TO In
crease In height. while the wind was
blowing q gale, and the ship crew were
making preparations TO fssten up the
hold. BY night we were fastened In our
quarters white the water was rushing
In torrents over the decks. The ship was
swung around and beaded straight for
the storm. During this maneuvre the
ship careened 30 that we thought she was
going over. Sleep vas out Of the Ques-
ton, and we could do nothing but hold
on TO bunk railings and listen to the roar
Of the wind and the breaking Of the
waves against the ship and on her decks.
Morning dawns, and the situation Is not
changed. 1t Is with difficulty we
eat our breakfast. The storm grad
ually increased In violence. All
aboard are cognizant OF the fact that
q storm is raging. A passage way to
the forward part Of the ship is opened up
through the coal bunkers for the purpose
Of giving US as much fresh air as pos
sible. This enables US, after much diff .
Guilty and hazard, to gain the hatch for
ward and reach the deck. Once out we
hold on 10 life lines and view the storm
while spray Is falling In great sheets.
Waves are rolling mountain high and at
times the decks are completely sub
merged In water. The wheelmsn has
been moved from the bridge to the
wheel house on hurricane deck, but the
captain and first officer Of the ship are
dashed on the bridge. The ship sways
from side TO side, and every moment II
seems a. II she will 60 over. Now Q
wave breaks over the prov Of the boat a.
she plunges into the mountain OF water
and vi zee the bow high In the air; now
the situation Is reversed, then the waves
envelop her from stem to stern, the mssts
seemingly dipping in the angry waves.
10 look upon IL was q terrorizing sight,
and we felt a. though there wa little
hope for our lives. We 20 below despOn-
dent. to await for the worst, but hoping
for the best. Our quarters by this time
have become filthy, resulting from the
attempts 10 serve three meals Of canned
beef, beans and bareback, which would
60 flying over the floor at every lurch Of
the ship. We were In darkness and jolt
ing and humping against our n~eighbor
In our endeayor TO get something to aat,
and this performance would bring forth
a volume Of imprecations not calculated
for a Y. Nd. G. A. library. Thursday
night was spent In the same manner a.
the night previous, holding to hunks
and thinking every moment would be
our last. At about 2 o'clock q tier Of
hunks came down with Q crash. and we
thought 1t was "all of with the big
Swede." Those 30 rudely disturbed
emerged from the debris ~ best they
could and then sat around In darkness
until morning.
Morning brings the welcome ne VS. that
the storm has abated, and had reached
Its height at 3 o'clock. While this was
comforting. we we're by no means out Of
danger for the sea was equal to that Of
Thursday morning. All day Friday the
good boat brayely rode the mountains OF
water. and by dusk the waves were
calming down and all we're greatly re-
lieved. We lived through the night In
anticipation Of getting on decks In thu
morning and a release from our miser
able quarters, which by this time arr
almost unbearable.