Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-31
HE HAD A WONDER VOYAGE
sailor Tells Of n Lone Trip on which
Many strange Things
Occurred.

Lots Of queer things were seen by those
on the English bark Queen Margaret. now
returned from the Philippines and dis-
charging sugar at Boards stores in the
Erie Basin. New York Incidentally, she
was dismasted by hurricane.
Apprentice Seaman H. r. whaites in tell
ing Of the thrilling adventure, said:
Il heard a crash, followed by another,
while something up forward went bangl
hang looked up. and one end OF the
skysl yard was sticking through the
foresl The fore royal mast had come
down. The main was hanging right over.
too, the skysl yard dangling from the end
OF the mast, the outrigEers bent in figure
Ss and S. We were several days making
repairs.
In the China sea we sighted a sum
fish as large as the ships deck. II had
as many as three rings around its neck.
The huge creature. which we took at
first for reef, lay easily upon the water,
wearing a wide smile. II was in no hurry
and did not appear afraid OF the ship.
THE gills Of the sunfish, which were like
Btrnlners and about twelve feet in extent.
were sucking in vast quantities Of small
fishes and water snakes, for we had sur
prised the monster at lunch.
During the FIRST day watch Captain Nor
IlHth dllu ltt mlhSuS ChukOl II bnaIk dUouN
five feet long. Before arriving at Iloilo
the ships old gray cat threw fits, and we
had to dump her over the side.
AT 1loio and Cebu we found that the
Filipinos were not yet civilized. Their
policemen could not arrest our men with
out the use Of their clubs and pistols. The
houses are only bamboo shacks. and one
drink Of their 'cotash,' 'sninshaw and
'anisado' is enough to paraliEe sailor.
Coming back through the China sea,
we sailed through miles of snakes about
Ave feet in length. yellow in color, with
sort OF brown band They would tie them
selves up in knots, but as the ship drew
near they would open up, diving into the
muddy bottom. II was necessary to plug
up, the hawspipes to prevent the snakes
from coming aboard a-visiting.
ION a Sunday afternoon, in a dead calm.
/ II took all hands to land a shark which
was about eight feet long. There was
| nothing inside OF him.
Through the Indian ocean to the Cape
Of Good Hope It was mostly a submarine
| passage. on the cape numbers Of small
| birds like swallows boarded us, staying for
| days roosting on the yards and partaking
| of bread crumbs scattered on deck.
| After sighting Cape AgdTBaK IfsHc mad
| rounding the cape we hove to-under thF9e
| lower topsais for eighteen hours, the sen
running mountains high, with heavy gusts
and stiff puffs rolling both rails under and
doing considerable damage. e.. .-- .. ...y<
Between the cape and St. Helena We
came 10 the fishing grounds. In a sea as
( smooth as a billiard table. 1t was so
smooth and still that l felt tempted TO
jump over the side and walk upon Its
CLASSY surface to stretch my logs a bit
| when a school of about 5000 blackfish
and leatherbacks and a dolphin saw the
! ship they all deserted a seven-foot log OF
! about three feet in diameter, upon whose
accumulation Of shellhsh they had been
! feeding, and struck out for the barnacles
on the Queen Margaret which they seemed
| TO regard as a great luxury.
I'VE got out our tackle and bent on
hooks. and soon had landed two hundred
Ash, which lasted us for fresh meat for
two days. We also hooked fourteen or nf-
teen albatrosses which we skinned for
! muffs."-New York American. ESQ.,, s.