The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-11-10
AN ATLANTIC STORM.
Vivid Pen Rleture Of Scene That
Terribly Landsmen. But DO Sot
Disturb sailors.

sibly southeast. The officer in charge
shakes his head as he looks at the
barometer falling. Down, down goes
the barometer and the whistle calls
the messenger, who knocks AZ the cap
tain's cabin door with SIR. - wanted
me TO tell you, sir. as how he thinks
we may have a nasty blow" says a
writer in the Home Magazine. The
wind Il coming up. Docs this feaze
the captain Not much. lie puts ON
his big boots, wraps his WOODEN COM
forter around his neck and goes on the
bridge, Perhaps lie never says a word
during the whole trouble and the on
Ger directs Everything, as usual-but
he Is there, and When he gets there be
takes the responsibility Tor everything,
and Mr.. may fecl Z little easier,
The wind picks mp from a stiH breeze
10 a moderate gale, then to q gale t5Q
miles an hour, then eora hurricane
(65 to rs miles an hour. II bowls so
a man must shout TO be heard ten feet
away, II blows strips Of paint of the
funnel and deckhouses. The crests OF
the seas are whirled into spray and
the sides Of the waves fnrrowed with
| little ones. A man cannot stand
against It without rlinging With both
hands to some support and a SEAMAN
ordered TO make fast some ropes on the
deck is blown against the rigging and
held there fotteh minutes:
Finally he manages to creep on
hands and Knees 10 the shelter OF a
deckhouse. The air is so milo spray
that Il seems.as IL a heavy rain were
falling. The wav roll higher and
higher. In nm hour they are ten feet
from trough 10 top and IN three hours
are nearly on a level with the FIRST deck
below the bridge. An bpur later they
are rushing from the southeast 40 feet
careful measurement-from trough
to crest. The clouds are rushing over
In such masses as to almost touch the
ship. "Stop the engines and let her
drift" comes from the captain.
"ClaDgl" goes.the gong and the pro
peller, which hasSbeen half the time in
the water and half the time beatingthe
air as a wave liftedit, ceases its reyolu-
lions and gradually the great hull
swings broadside TO tlre sea. Then be-
gins a battle royal between the handi-
work Of man and the elements. The
best artisans constructed the former
out Of the best steel in Britain's most
noted shipyard. Every bolt was
screwed home and every riyet clinched
tight. The ship begins 20 ron from
side 10 side. The seas'lift this 10000
tons OF weight so that o third Of the
bottom is entirely out Of water, then
let her down with athpd that makes
her tFemble, but never finch. Up and
down she goes, the deek-sides playing
see-saw with each other. First one
will be high above the water. Then
It goes down. The waves seem to grow
higher and higher. and as the bulwarl
is within a few inches OF the foaming
water you look up and Up at a hquit
mountain. green-topped with white II
seems hundreds of feet high; but yor
are looking obliguely and thus the dis
tance is magnifed.
II is a sight never 70 be forgotten
and few care TO zee It . second time. al
they cling 10 whatever support Offer
/, itself TO keep themselves from beinl
! washed into the water or throw
|. against the upper works, Miniature
whirlwinds branching % from the hur
ricane tYist the spray into little water
sprouts, whirling them over the decks
up the masts and drrnching the MAJ
in.the crows nest. Farther and Earth
, err rolls the vessel, until the ioaminl
. water runs along among the cattle
. washing through The compartment
, and soaking them to the knees. Ba
/. il is a healthy bath.
/. Is there any dancer? Nome so far
. The green hand might expect tina
every minute the hun would turn com
pletely over. but that is simply impos
sible. Now She reason Tor trimmin,
the cargo properly il seen. u acts lic
: a foundation ia holding the ship. Tn
; cooks department cannot be trimmcl
/, and suddenly The kettles pans auI
: dishes start for The door n IN ava
!. lanche, rs the deck tips more thai
' usual, accompanied by a Tow Of "eps
. words" from the chef.
: For six hours the rom oi the win,
y continues with scarcely n seconds in
Permission. Then H. iulis o bit and tn
y sky lighteBH a tribe. This Is The begin
J. ming Of the end, but for two hour
u longer Il continues btfosc the luis be
Il come more frequent. Finally the en-
u CINE starts again aud the vessel I
v beaded on her course. victorious a
. every point. She bnsnot shipped o eea
a Not a wave has rolled over her. md 40
10 a gallon Of water has entered her holt
y Finally the captain coIurs down an.
y changes his clothes. Eyes, a. was quit
Q blow" be says. lighting his pIp'
What the captain dnes has been
" mystery until now lie seems 20 writ
h a little. smoke considerably, take
II nap in the afternoon and have plent
10 Of time TO be soeiab,e, but does he dra'
4. Mis- pay merely for this?. No, II Us fo
" being In the right place and doing th