The river press., 1903-04-08
ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
Citizens Of Fort Benton and Lewistown
Meet on the Broad Atlantic.
Correspondence River Prees:


| Correspondence River Prees:
QUEENSTOWN, March 16.-Out on
the billowy Atlantic ocean, some $50
miles from Boston, is an unusual
place for two Montanians to discover
one another, but tn at is what happened
to River Press man and Austin W.
War;, of Lewistown, when the steam
ship "Saxonia" had been two days at
sea. They found themselves fellow
passengers bound for Liverpool, and
and each was unaware of the presence
of the other until the usual exchange
destin alton was made.
l Mr.. War; is on a business and
pleasure trip to England, expecting to
return home the early part of June.
The Captain of the "Saxonia' is of the
same name of the Lewisto"n man, and
a comparison of ancestral memories
convinced each of them that they came
from the same original War; stock of
two or three centuries ago. In pass.
ing it might be mentioned that Mr..
War; assisted the captain in the Sun
day services on board the ship, the
captain reading the prayers and Mr..
War; reading the lessons with a
fervor and delivery that would do
credit to regularly ordained clergy
man.
AS to "life on the ocean wave,' it
is so devoid of incidents of interest as
not to call for special mention. The
most difficult feature of the voyage is
to kill time, the facilities for work or
recreation being so limited. w aiting
for the bugle calls that announce
meal time is probably the most excit-
ing event of the day, the intervals be-
tween breakfast, luncheon and dinner
being devoted mainly to the GUILTY. a.
tion of an appetite that shall do jus.
tice to the excellent bills OF fare.
Brisk promen aiding around the vari-
Gus decks, playing shuttle DO ard and
rope quoits, or swapping lies with
= fellow passengers constitute the gen.
eral diversions of the day. AS the
@ "landscape' is all water there is very
@ little to see, and it seldom happens
q that another ship comes near enough
n to exchange greetings when far away
a from port.
a Modern shipbuilding skill has rob-
v bed ocean travel of most of its terrors,
and the "Saxonia" is certainly re.
O mark able boat in this resyect. The
" writer is prepared to testify that or
q the trip from Boston to Queenstown
O on this steamship there was less shak.
ing up and unpleasant oscilla alton tn an
in the Great Northern cars when
travelling from Fort Benton to ST.
10 Paul. The enormous length, breadth
and weight of this boat-coupled with
!. improved methods of construction
have overcome the usual rolling mo-
tion from side to side, and the only
slight incline back and forth as she
= rides over the waves.
:. The "Saxonia' is a steamship o
giant proportions, her length being
just 800 feet, and her width Or bean
y 81 feet. From the water line to th'
. captains bridge the distance is Is feet
=, the vessel standing up out of the waite
~ to the height of four-story hotel
Her passenger accommod ations pro
vide for 200 first cabin, 220 secon'
cabin, and 1000 steerage travellers
and her crew consists of 252 men. Tn
~ ~. ship is city within itself, with all IN
appointments of a first class hotel
~ Each grade of accommod ations has
= library and smoking room, the latte
. containing a dispensary we'll stocke
with various recognized remedies TO
- that "tired feeling" There is a we
appointed barber shop on board, he
II. and cold baths, small printing O.
"a flee for getting out bills of fare fo
is each meal, electric lights in ever
pa cabin and passage way, and MAJ
"a conf wireless apparatus and opera
an tor. BY means Of this latter, me!
,t sages may be sent from the ship whe
he about fifty miles from land, but tt
II. system as yet appears to lack the COZ
h. tidence and patronage Of the gener;
mn public.
he But it is in the matter Of freight c;
N. pacity that the "SaXonia" excels nea
We ly every other steamship in the Altar
he tic service, her accommodations pr
a viding for the enormous amount
on 5000 tons, which represents about Il
all ordinary railway carloads. This a
pears almost incredible until one /
members her great length and widt
ba her hold is simply big floating war
me house some 600 by 81 feet, havil
1t three decks Or floors upon whi
act reight can be stored and transpOrte