Arizona republican., 1899-07-11
A SIX MONTHS TRIP
The Terrible nOnOfoHy of a Voyage
 Around inc Horn.

In letter to a friend in this city, MT.
 T. Ely-Harden. of Boston, who left
 New York over six months ago on a
 merchs1- vessel bound f5r Manila, gives
 a vivid description of the trip round
 the Horn on sailing vessel. Mir. Ely
 Harden las trave.ed in the convention
 al manner to nearly every quarter of
 the globe. and thought the novelty Of throwing in his let with that Cf sail
 DTS in the merchant service would be
 an interesting experience. His letter
 was written several days bfore reach ing Manila bay, and after landing post
 scripts were added. Following are ex-
 tracts from the epistle:
 By the time this reaches you it vii probably be over six months since you
 wished me bon voyage as cur ship drifted out of Nc,Y York harbor. These months may have passed quickly with
 you, but for me they have seemed like
 as many years. IL has been 50 long
 since have had any communication
 with the world that I am beginning 10 believe that there is no world beyond
 the confines of our ship.
 Another ten days or so will bring us to the shores of Manila, if we mecc with no accident in the meantime. and
 it will be a glad day for this ships company when they can, once more set foct on dry land. No one who has not had the experience can realize whS'e it is to be six months on a sailing ship. One hundred and five days out of sight of land and fifty-five of those without even the glimpse Of a passing sail, alone On the bOundless F'ac1fc!
 Our ships company number tEen- ty-nine souls. all sold. Of these. the captain and first mate are the Cnly ones I have any intercourse with, and naturally we are sufficiently tired of each others faces. We have become So bored with each others s0cioLy that it affords amusement for us to quarrel and fight For the last month we are seldom together for half an hour at time without exchanging personalities and often cuffs. These QUarTels arc, Of course. not lasting and are made up as quickly as entered into
 '.One day is like another-Sun6ays and h0lidays-tbey are all the sam2. The only way we keep track of the days of the week is by what we have 70 cat. We know Monday is salt beef day, Tuesday is sat- ccdfSh day. Wednes- day sat pork day, and so through the week I come on deck in the morning at daylight before dressing. take look around at '-tia sea ard. SKY for time. and after watching the s1.n rise, which is a sight in these waters beauti- full beyond description, go below and take a salt bath. Af-er this coffee is in order. after which. return to the deck, remaining until 7.30, when breakfast is served The rest Of the morning IS spent walking around the deck waech- ing the work and gazing at the sea and sky At 12.30 we eat dinner, after which reading and a nap are indulged in At 5.30 we take supper, which Is follc,xs1 by walking or sitting on deck yarns, and, .f'ely, sar- casms Nine o'clock finds us in bed
 s~The weather furnishes the Cnly va riety to this life. We have had storms and calms. Hurricanes and eaTtlquak 2s, tidal waves and waterspouts, and about everything else on NeCtune's bill of fare. \ etorm on ocean liners is bsd enough. but on sailing ship, when your sails arc being torn iny5 ribbons, anu every JULIET NdNe oNS'p9 lhO oCNtA from stem to stern. when they have to bail your cabin out with buckets. when ycu take your meals standing up or sitting down. as the case may be. when all the crew are called aft, and kept there to prevent their being washed overheard. whea you can't see the ships lights in any direction. and the captains voice sounds dim and far away above the shrieking of the wind, l then it becomes serious. and you feel perfectly willing to exchange places, i with anyone. nc matter who, that is on land. The spectacle is grand at first l but after awhile you cease to appreci- 1 ate the grandeur and wonder that you l keep ahoat.
 ' am a pretty good sailor, ard | should, if anything went wrong, bs