The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-04-12
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DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE:

day is fine until about noon, when
the sky is overcast with thin filn of
clouds and fairly strong wind is
blowing and the sea is rolling In long
heavy swels. Still more of the men
are sea-sick some are wishing the
ship would sink or anything would
happen so they could escape their
present misery.
900 p III. In company with a
friend l am again on deck. The sky is
heavy and a sti If gale blowing but the
horizon can be seen distinctly. An
old sailor tells me that as long .as the
sky line can be seen there need be no
fear of severe storm. We sighted a
sailing ship about 3 p. IN. We are
being followed by flock Of sea gulls
which teed on the refuse thro wn
overheard.
Jan. ?. If the reader Will pardon
me | Will give brief explanation of
nautical terms and a few rough points
on the instruction of our ship, The
right side of a ship is starboard, the
left port 1t used to be larboard but
that was abandoned because of the
similarity Of the two names. Forward
Is that part of the ship ID front Of the
bridge and includes about one-third
Of the ship. AT, is that part in rear
o. tine cabin deck, AMI between fore
and att Is amid ship, which lnclueds
the bridge and cabin deck The bridge
serves the same purpose as the piltt
house on a steam boat it Is the post
of the officer on watch and the steers
man The forecastle is the extreme
forward pant Of the slip and is used
S quarters tor the crew. The Thomas
Is 5000 tons burden, AGO feet IN length
and draws twenty nine feet of water.
She mas burned an average of eighty
tons of coal day since leaving San
Francisco. She is equipped with dy-
namos for lighting and condenscing
apparatus for distiling salt water and
cold storage, and an ice plant. In fact,
everything is maze as comfortable AS
circumstances will permit.
The routine on ship board is as fol-
lows: Reve le,6 a. IN. breakfast, 6 80
a. NJ. setting up drll, s 30 a. IN.
guard mount at 8 a. III signal drill
at 8 30 a. III. inspection at 1913 a.
III. and dinner at IL 90. Ia the after
noon signal drill at ? p. m. supper
at o'clock p. m. ; and the re-
mainder Of the DAY Is spent at lois-
pitching considerably but causes little
discomfort, as most of the men have
become accustomed to the motion, but
yet few are still wishing themselves
at the bottom of "Davy Jones lock-
err There is nothing TO be seen but
water, water everywhere not living
bird that reminds me of an immense
bull bat, with the addition of web feet
and looks to be aDout the size of a
buzzai. The wings are narrower but
seems to sustain it well IN flight
This bird produces most of the COM
mercial fertilizer known as guano,
which rs found in immense deposits
on some of the smaller islands OF the
Pacific.
Jan 3 Another fine day; a few
broken clouds are seen here and there
Sighted a steamer on our star board
side, bound east ward, too far away
to see who she was, We had a num-
Der of amateur boxing contests this
afternoon which caused no end of
anus ement. Some of the contestants
DISPLAYED considerable skill, but most
of them we're conspicuous for their
awkardness. The lady pas -engers APP.
pesred to enjoy The Gun fully as mucn