The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-28
SEES BOTTOM OF THE SEA
Grew Having an uncanuy Experi-
sncs Deserts AZ the Next
Port Touched.

An appearance % . new Island Ia fae
Japanese ae4s calls % miad other
rapid risinss 70 land in the oecan. saya
thc Pan Mal Masaxiac An island
sgdiealy came o light "a tie caaat of
siclly. remained two mouths and aa
quickly disappeared sabrinA near the
Afores. retlDed from public iife hef0re
g was fairly eharted The galf og
MtSlea has witnessed the advent ami
saasiaence IL smsll Islands These up-
heavals 0f the tea OF the ocean suggest
al softs q mysteries connected With
tie unkuoNn depths An ancanny ca
pefieaee Is related
Our ship was out g DAYS from Ma
alta e the Sandwich Islands L vas :
silent. dead. black nlghi The lead
showed deep sea Suddenly Ne felt as
{ We bad grounded The mate aug
Feaiet a sanksa srvck. but the skipper
stuck - tie theory Il earthquake
Subsequent events showed that be vas
rigal
naghrehk revealed 3 los and misgy
shy We ay ~ u heeslmed Is che
mldsf # A. oils sea. airaaesly dlscoi.
cred Il patches Suddenly the aaief
fFemhlea caa use na other word
The ship U'ife And e. he diHarea
nsse s hlee lailaoa shaped mass q
eapnf steam or smakt There vas nat
ihe s8ebiest ouna has a iaas Hao og
eaasue water stretched across the
ssr.eAg talmness rhea he sapar set
- eesf - aaA We aauIs hear baf
ret 80 the eethlnF kad pdfinr waters
81 abH 81 Iha aefaia ordered 4
hacsetfal a te drawn ap II waa hot
aaa amf.iea iies sas works
.tHfr famaf6fa q aid aalrHar. ~
q shifted il They're fokIas an
aea aintnaai wIsa wa we're oas
of IT,
The air grew Hsore oppressive every
moment The vessel save eauiie side
roll and word was pssas8 thar ~ uers
aground fssr went ths isaa ana eama
- covered eith blue 1ofy mud. We
were vsllosing n slaaee. the darkness
Nas peiliike and Iho atmosphere seHo
eaiinslY close Then the alf vas rent
vith reports. awful e hear ln thaf
hlarkHsss There were three u fha
deafeaing fuarinE blasts aad Al saa
Akaln still
When tie iight came. red and un-
natural a strange sight NEE our eyes
I vas 81 Il the bottom of ths parlac
Nss laid bare We wefe helpless III s
sea of thick mud rhs salphuf fumes
uerr choking and We BAD ta take ref
use below Hour sftcr hoar ~ Eaapod
facing the probability II death - snf
faeafion. Suddenly We fell thar We
we're aloat whatever The hank of
mud thar held aa. II had disappeared.
md after q time se made oaf way ont
of the sreweame spot
When We reached Ifoaoluiu tbs erew
deserted There's No iuch n : ship
that has seen the bottom q the sea. =
thes =@ts
Americas Growing Navy.
The United States n 1906 launched :
heavier tonnage IN waFahina than ang
ether country Ia the woFld lta launches
aserceaied ff5.f5e iona. distributed be-
tween Il vessels England launched Il
vessels with : displacement q -. 100
tans. our own heavy tonnage was due
q the faet that seven u cur vessels uofa
hzlllnahlpa uf Over ls.oda tors sad ssres
cruisers Of 1900 tons each. II Is prog
feas ul fhia sort II our navy uhich xlvea
| sha ualted states the commanding nost=
ten which i possesses and On ihe ap-
/ preach q peace u the eaal 4 posIllon
Whlch i Il using n order e nfolees the
Interests of he waFld Iaaufs tfanaaalli-
/ e IN the fltaFe aHa pressfve ehlne from