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At NAVAL DISASTERS OF THE MODERN WORLD

- He disaster to Admiral Togo .
flagship, the Mikasa, at Sasebo.
takes rank with the great naval
fatalities OF history. Like most
similar disasters, It is more or less
shfouded in mystery. For a good part
Of the mystery the public is indebted
70 the strictness of the japanese cen
sorship. Possibly more viii De known
after The court Of inquiry gets through
with its work But at present the loss OF
the great Dattieship ranks with the loss
Of the Maine in the United States navy
and the mysterious end Of the Reiaa
Regente OF the Spanish navy or the loss
Of thu cruiser unebie OF the Japanese
havy. Both Of the latter disappeared OF
the face Of the earth without leaving
a trace to indicate the cause of their
fatal end.
But the greatest OF naval disasters
have not as a rule come FROM expIo-
sions such as caused the loss OF the
Maine and the Mikasa They haze ust-
ally been due 10 ramming or founder
ing and the tale OF lives lost Is fearful
IN fact, II IS authOritatively declared
there have been quite as many men kill
ed ia the nayies Of the world IN the last
20 years IL times Of peace as have
been killed ia battle.
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Creston, Iowa, young lady while the
eating was being promulgated
Yes, when 1t doesn't rare up and
hit me in the back"
Does that often happen?"
only once in my case said the
captain, with moody smile. Il
didn't give 1t another chance. That
slap in the back was an episode, and
III tell you how It was. When l
first went to sea as a boy mother
placed a Bible In my chest. / prom.
ised her I'd read the good book
regular. But three years had passed
away before / ever thought OF it.
One mild Sunday afternoon. in the
Indian Ocean. l got TO thinking Of
mother and home, You know how
it is with royers: they think proper
sometimes. Well, took out the book
and sat down in the waist-that low
place on deck between the forward
and after houses. There was a
quartering sea and a light breeze
that sent the little brig along easy
like.
By chance | opened at the story
of the Exodus. and was reading
about the children OF Israel fleeing
from the wicked hosts or Pharaoh.
It was mighty interesting where the
Red. Sea opened a dry path and Ie,
the children pass through. I fol-
lowed them along and was just
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The Queen Charlotte Burns.

One of the most sweeping disasters
In the British navy occurred as far back
as 1896 when the Queen Charlotte was
burned with a loss Of 67s officers and
men She was sister ship OF the Royal
George. which was later TO meet such
a tragic end. She was out about thirty
miles from Leghorn, when a small fire
was discovered IN her cabin. II soon got
beyond control. and the vessel burned all
that night Several native fishing boats
stood ouf toward her, but many Of her
guns were shotted. and were going or
az intervals from the heat. The fisher
men were afraid 10 come near her.
and the frst boat that did come TO her
assistance was q small launch manned
By three Americans. The launch ran
under the bow OF the burning ship. but
50 many Of the crew dropped into her
that she was swamped. and lost with
the men she WAS trying 20 save.
There were countless deeds Of heroism
done during the awful night. One lieu
tenant and party of men stayed below
decks fighting the fire till the decks
burned above them, and the guns fell
through the timbers overhead. Finally
assistance was sent b. some Of the Seaer
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England Heads the List.

Naturally Great Britain, with her
enormous sen power. heads the list. A
record or the wrecks IN the British navy
shows that up 10 1857 there had been lost
IN the previous sixty-four years, 16 1872
men in time Of peace. This list would be
greatly Increased II brought up 10 date,
as the loss. OF the Captain with practi-
caily all hands. the ramming OF the
Victoria by the Camperdown and the
loss OF eight torpedo boats and destroy
ers IA the last four years OF peace were
none OF them chFonicled and all Of them
were costly in men and treasure
One Of the few disasters that resulted
IN the loss OF fine new ship without
any Lass Of life was when tbs Van
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Red Sea and had fallen behind the
procession"
And is that q true story?'' the
elocutionist inquired, when we ali
woke up.
True as gospel, and it's no
miracle, either. Sometimes the Fegu-
lar heaye Of the ocean becomes
broken. Two. or three small waves
roll into one and travei miles until
they hit something and bust. That
one I'm telling you about hit me
and broke up my Bible reading.
At this point in the shippers
classic recital the tug wheezed along
side and it was time 20 go. In the
scramble down the ladder the visit
ing NUTS forgot their genial host.
Not until the tug swung clear OF the
ship did he merge into view for .'e
last time. He stood on the rail
waving farewel with one hand and
buttoning on a eellulotd- collar with
the other, while the slanting rays OF
a winter stun illuminated his gor-
geous garb-
After all. the picnic wasn't so bad.
only the Iowa eIoeuuonist would
keep looking back. I think she ex-
pected one OF those large sized
waves to come along aud hit her or
the shirt waist Weird talts of the
sea are likely to impress young lady
elocutionists.
Copyright 1905. by Charles Drydea1
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guard was rammed by the Iron Duke
and sank in an hour without the loss Of
one OF her men.
one feature OF nearly ali the great naval
disasters has been the devotion. discl-
pine and heroism displayed by the men
racing death. The BirkeHhead stands
out IN history as an example Of implicit
obedience and devotion where the men
of-warslnen stood 10 their posts till the
water Tapped their feet and the order
was given 70 jump, Also in this case,
for the Bir6enhead was a trooper, the
women and children were cared for first
and were among the few that were
saved from the terrible disaster
The wreck OF the Huron in the Amer
lean navy was another case in which
discipline and devotion were striking
features. The wreck made the reputa-
tion Of Lieut.. Lucien Young for heroism-
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9Heeling Error Established.

IN the american navy the wreck of the
huron was a notable disaster. bur IL
finally established the existence in iron
ships OF the "heeling error" in the com
passes The Huron went ashore near
HatteFas on the night OF November %
1871.
1t had not been bad night and the
snip 3 compass course was such as 10
carry the Yesse! clear Of the shore But
II was found afteFWard that the heel
ing or the ship was just enough TO throw
Out the oompasses so that they varied
ana carried the Huron onto the reef
II was long time before the naVl-
gastlang oincer received postmortem the
Nlndieation that had been denied him
Dy the court Of inquiry But IL is nu1
generally accepted that he was free OF
blame In the matter
Lieut.. Lucien Young was one Of the
oIhceFs saved. lie was badly injured IN
the the wreck and almost crippled when he
manly reached shore. But he walked
seven miles TO a closed-up nfe-saving
station, broke 1t open and With the help
OF the county sheriff got out the life
saving apparatus and got back 10 the
SHORE n time TO save a good many
OF tne ships company. Etghtv-three or
ncers and men were lost, bat Young was
gwen the thanks OF Congress and "a
medal for herolsm
lie was also made an honorary MEM
Der Tor ife Of the Kentucky Legislature.
ana II Is said makes a special trim TO
kentucky 70 vote for Joe Blackburn ev-
cry time the latter runs for the senate
This is about the only time on record
that such an honor has been accorded
State.
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steam on them had been reduced from
30 pounds that she Was supposed to
carry TO 100 pounds at the time of the
explosion. She lost LOO officers and men
and took her place as one o. the notable
disasters Of American naval history
One Of the most awful disasters in
naval records was the comparatively
recent loss of the Captain in the British
navy. 1t was after the Introduction of
the ironeiad. and for almost decade
previously the navies OF the world had
been singuiarly free from great war
shipSdisasters. Her designer was Cap
tain Cowper Cowles. the designer of the
English turret, who has been accused of
plagiarizing Ericspon's idea. first dis
played in the Monitor.
The Captain was really an enlarged
monitor of $500 tons and fitted with full
sail power in addition 10 her steam.
She was criticised by naval experts
y hen she was designed as being top
heavy. This was further increased by
a curious accident in her design Dy
which her freeboard was made only
feet 8 inches instead of feet lhcheS-
She was tried in harbor, however, on
canting tests which were quite satisfac-
tory. and then went on Two voyages
with the channel squadron, IN winch sne
appeared TO be perfectly seaworthy.
She was powerful fighting ship, and IL
was thought at the time that she could
have disposed of all the other ships of
The channel squadron sefiatln IN faF
She made her third cruise in the Bay
of Biseay, a bad piece OF water at the
best and during a storm on The night
OF September s. 1870, she disappeared al
together The next day eighteen Of
her men reached shore IN the small
boats and were able to tell the story of
the disaster.
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ana happiness. As the AA1A==
day season draws on Dope Springs
fills up with cottagers and habitual
hotel inmates who have nothing but
money and the desire to kill time
Hence that feeling of unrest which
comes from nothing to do and life
time to spend en- the job.
A few of us are too SLOW to get
out of our own way. let alone start
anything, unless 1t be d plain fish-
ing excursion. One day it's a drive
on the white shell roads along piney
ridges; the next an intellectual stroll
under the giant oaks on the bluff
overlooking the gulf. Winter homes
Of the rich. standing back in the
woods dot the shore for miles. Small
pagoda-Hke shelters line the beach
IN front Of these homes. The hum
bic cottager, like myself. is welcome
10 sit on a pea-green bench free Of
charge and rest his hands and feet.
1t does the right kind Of a fellow
good to know there is money at his
back, even if the coin doesn't be-
long to him.
But once in a while a progressive
spirit, who does not esteem the
porch party. bulges into our midst;
then the dolngs are different. For
instance, the seafaring idea crops
out. usually in the brain pan of one
who never saw the sea or dreamed
OF its capacity for twisting the pro-
gram. Still, q bounding pillows pic
mic looks and sounds well before the
mooring lines are cast of.
One morning at break of day an
asthmatic tugboat coughed her way
into the gulf from Dope Springs. She
carried several quarters Of unappe-
thing beef clad in gunny sacks, a
bunch OF Swede sea captains, more
or less souseds and fourteen NUTS,
both male and female. A mutt is
a person who has no well-dehned
idea Of where he or she is going or
why. Such was our personnel.
The beef was for the lumber ships
anchored at Boat Island, twenty
miles out. The Swede captains be-
longed to these ships. and the four
teen NUTS of assorted sexes were
the component parts of a vague, IN
certain picnic. Nest picnics are that
way-fretful humans in tight shoes,
toting bags and tubs of sticky food
and wandering about looking for a
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Not a Man Escaped.

Almost equally disastrous was the loss
OF the Ardent off Corsica. She was one
Of the fine ships of the British navy at
that time. April 1874. She was either
blown up OF burned. but none of her 500
men escaped to tell the tale. Every one
was lost
The loss Of the Birkenhead was nearer
the present time, February s. 1872. Be
tween the loss Of the Queen Charlotte
and that date there had been scores Of
disasters in the British navy. most of
them from wrecks and others from burn
ing. Some were total disasters from
which not a soul escaped. and others
were only partial losses in men. but re-
suited IN the destruction of the ships
There were seyenty-twO cases in which
all hands persisted. The Birkenhead
went ashore near the Cape of Good
Hope While the vessel had a crew OF
only 1872. II carried 40 soldiers and their
families. When 1t first struck it was
thought the ship would be saved, but q,
broke up rapidly. The soldiers were
sent to the pumps and the women and
children were put into the boats. The
troopers were drawn up on deck =
though on parade. The details at the
awash and then Joined their fellows
who were awaiting death. When the
boat had settled so that the main decks
We're under water, the order was given
10 abandon ship.
Not till then was there a waver II
the line Of soldiers, Obedienr TO the
command, they went overheard as II
marching across n parade ground. But
the distance TO the shore was TOO great
for most OF them. They either san <
from exhaustion or were dragged down
by the sharks that infested the waters
OF the 6Sz men, $40 were lost. But the
BiFkeuhead discipline remains "a a
symbol 70 the world for all time,
1bs british navy lost in the sixty -fouE
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Hope you'll excuse me. Didn't
expect company"
With that he made a swift dive
down the companion, leaving the
picnic suspended in midair. SO to
speak
Somebody should apologize for
this sintrusion when he returns"
said the elocutionist from Creston,
Iowa.
Il win if he doesn't begin shoot
ing too soon, replied the boss mutt.
He's justified"
In a remarkably short time the
skipper popped out of the cabin ar
rayed in plug hat and brilliant red
socks. The 50-cent undershirt and
detected trousers remained as they
were.
Make yourselves at home" he
said, with an air of confidence in
spired by the plug hat and the pas
sionate socks. The cook is ashore,
drunk, or I'd get you up a dinner.
Excuse me, please"
Great Scott said the boss mutt.
who was the social leader of the
winter colony. 'The owner of this
ship is apologIzing because We but
ted in on him. Can you beat that?"
Seemed like the captain was try
ing to square himself, for he again
bulged out of the cabin. This time
he wore smile of intense cordiality
and a hard shirt. with row of
laundry diamonds down the front
those little black studs that hold the
bosom in place. ALI high-elass
laundries insert the diamonds with
out extra charge.
Its pretty dull out here" said
the captain, bestowing a found
glance on the laundry diamonds,
"but l guess you can stand the pace
a couple of hours I've been here
three months awaiting lumber cargo
from South America. Just excuse
me- vii you
The cabin stairs gave of a squeak
ing sound when the skipper again
emerged Tan shoes did it. The
sloppy slippers had gone by the
board. On the level. that man was
tickled to death over the surprise
party and was dressing up by de-
grees-breaking himself to us gent
~. Under one arm he carried a
lump of modify blue plush with
furnished brass clasps on it.
Perhaps the ladies' would like
to look at the pictures be said.
pushing the album out at random.
That's my wife and. the girls
both twins. They're all in Boston,
Haven't seen 'em for a year. I've
got to go below now. so excuse me. .
l looked for a gold-headed cane
and spats this trip; but the captain
fooled me- 1t was pants. of the best
81 trouserings extaHt-delieate
stripes of black and white that Sc,
of the tan shoes. laundry diamonds
and plug hat He was the hanpiest
mortal afoat on any sea.
Quarter deck here Is. the place
to eat your lunch" he said. sensing
the pickles and doughnuts with rare
picnic instinct. Fine air and seen
cry. I'll spread an awning. Bust
that cook He should be aboard
when I've got company. Ladies pres
ent, too. Think of it,
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German Disaster.

The koenig Wilhelm and the Kur-
furst were sailing in company with The
rest Of the German squadron when the
Kurfurst changed her course to avoid
two sailing ships. The Koenig VII
helm was directly behind her and cut
her down almost from keel TO main
deck. Like the disaster OF the Van
guard, IL was an awful exhibition Of
the power OF the ram. But it was
more terrible as half the crew of 492
men were drowned before they could be
taken Off
The raTnming of the Victoria by the
CamperdOwn in the Mediterranean was
a more recent event, asd while IL again
showed the power of the ram and the
efficiency Of British naval DISCIPLINE
* was an awful commentary on the
observation-disclosures OF Admiral Tryon, who
insisted or trying an imDssRblf c. W.
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Yer after he had been respectfully
warned against II b, his subordinates.
The British squadron put out from
Beyreuth for Tripon on june -. 1898.
The Victoria Rnd the Camperdown were
leading in double line ahead and the ad-
mirel ordered them TO turn inward ana
The distance was less than the turning
radius Of either ship and the Camper
down protested by signal as Captain
Markham, the second in command on
the Victoria. had already protested IN
person.
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ahead of the Egyptians when the
waters came together and swamped
the whole army. Just then q big
wave rolled over the brig from as
tern and washed me and the book
plumb into the bow. I was buried
under two feet Of water. and when
1 got my mouth ont I yelled, Save
me, too, Mosesl' Tor a minute I
thought ! really was crossing the
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Turned Turtle.

The Captain had simply turned tur-
tie during the night, and the eighteen
men were ali that were left of her
crew OF over SEQ, Here, as in the Birk-
enhead, the greatest heroism was dis
played. Her commidRA Captain
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Notified Navy Department.

The responsibility for the loss of the
Bennington has not yet been fixed. but
II Is stated that Commander Young had
notified the Navy Department frequent
~ OF the condition OF her boilers prior
to the explosion, and that the head OF
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vessels of the British fleet. and a few
OF the survivors were rescued. But the
majority were burned drowned, or per-
ished in the final explosion
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years mentioned 42T ships. with an an.
nuaf average loss of 25s men.
The state herald., 1905-11-24
WHAT A sIEnoclAPaeR CAN 90.

"Ths Possibilities Of Stsnogrsphy" 10
the title Of % Inspiring article Tor girls
in the New Idea Woasu's Magazine for
Dscsubsr. The writer speaks OF thus
work - bong aspIsnd,diy sisstio," hold.
ing cut prospect 70 young girls, and TO
gifis not % young, oe nesntins stsp BY
step from junior positions to ssorstary.
sbips, mssassrships, sditorships snd the
higher professiops. She tells Of shs yo-
uns women whose stsnoaraphy hsa tax.
en- them travelling 70 the four qusrtsrs
Of the globe or "ridias through college
on . typswritsr." "A knswisdes Of sts.
biography" she says, in closing, ''stsnds
n girl somewhat - . wsli-invsstsd
sam Of money doss y the invssssr. Shs
can uss the interest at any time to help
kss over d,ficult situation. When she
nssds lev dollsrs extra, she csa draw
on II. even after the necessity Of sarnins
her daily bread Is . stsnogrspher hss
pssn eliminated. 10 short, IL there 10
~ eps calling today followed BY women
that ofsrs - many chsnoes for getting
along - does stsnography, close think
iss Oh the subisot Tor several days hss
failed 70 discover It."
The state herald., 1905-11-24

6ons Of the Dsnvsr high school boys
are n trouble. They rscsutly bsld .
fraternity banquet and evidently thought
that IN order TO hsvs an up.to.dsts ban.
qust they must do - many Of their old.
ss do on occasions Of that kind, iubabs
= quantity Of Intoxicating liquers. Soos
Of the city ofis,sls discovered shse they
bad bssn indulging In liquors and nov
Judge L,ndssy Of the oounty court will
probably have something 70 cay about
the matter. II the city authorities sese
- prompt 10 &C. vhea the Laws snd' city
ordinances relating to the use Of inioxI-
cants are violated BY men - they sssm
10 bs IN this osss when violsisd BY boys.
the strong probabilities arc that they
would not be confronted with ssch =
humiIisting case - this. The boy pet.
terms bis lie sitss the mas and hes NO
hishsr ideal Of osalipsss than the li,ss
Of the mss shout hin and vhsa nsa In.
sist that, simply bseauss they are over
the ass Of q jean, they have right 70
unrsstrsinsdly COW the sssds Of d,ssips-
'ion. they should not b surprised and
horridsd whsu boys follow II their loot.
steps
The state herald., 1905-11-24

ssnes from tie aid land was not due 70 his sm-
ploymsnt In the Army, Navy, or Marine Csrps
OF The United ststss a. private soldiss, oilesr,
seaman or marine. during ths war with Spain, or
during any other war In which the Unitsd etatss
maybe sngassd. said partiss arshsreby notiAsd 70
appear. rsspond and offer evidence tooehins ssid
allegation at 10 O'Clock .. n. On Nov - 1905 b
fore v. G.. Asllsnd. Clark Of the County Court
At Holyoks. Colo, and tho final hearing will BE-
held at 10 O'Clock m. en- Dec. sth, 1905, befor~
the BsGistsr and Receiver st the United States
Land O6ios In Sterling. Colo.
The said contestant having. In a proper afhda-
IT, hlsd Sept aist 1905. ~ forth facts which show
that after due diiissnes psrsonal ssrvios Of this
notice can not b masis, Il u hereby ordered and
directed that such notdes b sivea hy due and
proper publication.
De. YLENlN1, Register.
The state herald., 1905-11-24
CONTEST NOTICE.


SI.nIIsS. coLo..
Oct 10 io06,
A sufaeisnt contest aMdsyit having bsen Alsd
In this s@cs b. Scott q. Evans, osntsst-
ant, against homestead sntsy No 2ss, mads Jan.
s.iSes for n " \ eco %, Tovnship IN, Raass u
". " Charles Bshmidt, Contsstss.in which II 10
alleged that Charles Schmidt wholly abandon
Cd said trant for more than six nsnths prior to
Jan. Q, 1897. and that he abaaAoaed said land In
the fall OF lsee. sold and rsoevsd al Of the i'm
psovsments from Cd said land; and that he fail.
ID to rssids upsn or In any way improve said
land. that ali OF saii failures still EXIT;
and that said ALLEGED absence from
ths said land vas not due y Ais employment in
~ army. navy or marine corps Of ths Unitsd
6tstss y private soldier, eAcer, seaman or
mariner during the war WITH Spain or durins any
osAsr war In which the Uaiasd States may b on.
gssed.
Baid parties arc hsrshy sstiAsd % appear ~
spond and odsf svidsaos touching said allssa-
tions st 10 O'Clock .. n. % Dee, 10 1905, before
We. Holland, clerk Of sOanty court,
Holyoke, Colo,, aud ~ nnal hearing will
be held 1t 10 O'Clock .. -. - Dec %. 1905 before
the Register and Receiver - the United States
Land Oaics In Sterling. Colo.
Ths said contestant having, In proper aHidavit
fled s~pt. n, 1900, sst forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal ssrvics Of this
notice can not b made, Il = hereby ordered and
directed that such notics - given By dle and
proper publication. Dc. flsminE Register
The state herald., 1905-11-24

A move u on foot TO organize the
sugar beet growers Of Colorado Tor the
protection of their interests aesinst the
sections Of ths sugar trust in Ax,ng the
price Of bssts. II 10 claimed that the
sugar trust 10 raising the cry against
Philippine sugar competition simply for
the purpose Of having an excuse for 70.
ducing the pr,os 10 b paid the fasmsrs
for their sugar bssss. The farmers pro.
poss TO organise to prevent any outing
n this prizes. Such an organization, II
vsll effected and managed, will, without
doubt, prove quite beneficial to the bsst
raissrs.