The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-10
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,ean Travellers who seldom See the
SKY During q Trip.


sean Travellers who seldom See the
SKY During Trip.
The supreme development Of the
modern craft Of shipDuilding, an
lcean greyhound. is coming at full
ipeed toward Sandy Hook. The sea
S calm and the trip has been a
gmo0th and short one, and now as she
iraWe near the shore the belief that
nas found lOdgment in every mind
during the past two or three days
that the record is 10 be. broken grows
stronger and stronger and the pas
sengers crowd the deck, consulting
their watches from time TO time, and
discussing with one another the pos
sibility OF lowering the Western rec
ord. Within two hours they will
know whether or not their hopes
have been justified, but just now
there is not a human being on board
whether passenger or sailor who is
not thinking OF the great cnance that
lies before them
The steamer is crowded almost 20
its fullest capacity. some Of the
passengers are returning home after
summer holiday and there are others
Of foreign aspect, who are making
their first trip to America. The
quiet man in the pepper and salt
suit who stands by himself, is a
famous politician, who knows that he
will be met on his arrival by two or
three magnets OF his party. and pos
sibly by a score OF reporters, all eager
10, know the position that he will
take 10 the coming elesti0n. He is
busy NOW with his own thoughts, for
he has not yet decided what he will
say TO them and besides he does not
know how the political cat has been
jumping in New York since he set
sail from England, five days ago
THE INEVITABLE ACTRESS
Not far from him Is a foreign aC-
tress. who has been careful ly drilled
by her manager, and Will know ex-
actly what % say 20 the reporters
when they come to interview her.
She Is prepared TO love America-pro-
vided, Of course. the American pub
lie is prepared TO love her-but she
is little anxious just now, as she
thinks Of the ordeal OF interviewing
that is before her There is an Eng
lish tourist coming over to shoot
grizzlies on Long Island, and bring
ing with him an elaborate collection
Of bathtubs walking sticks, hat
boxes, and gun cases lie is talking
to a serious looking American, whose
acluaintance he hasfOrmed On board,
and who has just explained to him
that The rattlesnakes which infest
the piers are net really as venomous
as they are said to be-
'.6Od bless me soul" exclaims the
English tourist in tone OF relief
The cooks and stewards are busy
with their preparations for the last
meal that will be served on this yOy.
age and as they 20 about their labOrs
they talk about the wonderful run
that the ship has made, and hope,
just as the passengers are hoping on
the deck above that the record will
be broken.
Down In the engine room the well
oiled and brilliantly polished wheels
and pistons seems to be working as II
they too, we're filled with the same
nope. and the chief engineer wears an
anxious Look as he glances with prac-
Used eye at the Indicator. which
shows the high pressure under which
1e is running.
FURNACE FEE )EKs.
But far down IN the hold is a
corner OF the vessel, the Glory Hole,
to which the we'll fed. Easy going pas
ienger gives but little thought, and
into which he seldom seeks to pene.
trate; yet II is here that we lind the
true source Of the wonderful mechan
lcal power that sends the swift racer
ike a thing Of life across the sea from
continent to c3ntinent For it is
here that the furnaces glow with
their awful heat, while in the full
glare Of the 4 mes the half clad
,tOkers stand throwing into the lery
depths shoyelfrl after shoyelful OF
coal There is no more interesting OF
impressive sight on shipbOard than
this and the ladsman who chance Il
look down into this pit OF flame and
SCOT wonders how il is that men are
able to work there and live. The
picture neess the effect Of the bril-.
liant glow Of light from the furnaces
Of the men. They are working now
as If they, too, had a full sense OF all
that depended on them, and il may
be that they share with passengerS
ofiicers and crew the devout hope that
this viii be the swiftest voyage on
record. New York Herald