New-York tribune., 1906-08-26
DOWIE LOSES. a SUNDAY
ngineer Tells Hosg Nine. Pdde-
rescsh5i's Birds FeH from Grace.

"Of course did, he replied.
How large were they?"
mo they; only one. II was about thirt
feet long"
| Where did you see it?'
I'VE had Just left the Straits, and had gon
on deck with a package of New York Sunda,
papers. having got them from an old friend
whom I met In the Straits while we lay a
anchor in Pllnta Arenas. 1 tore the wrapper
off, and there on the very first page was nl
thirty-foot sea serpent"
II suppose you have experienced some strange
perhaps humorous. episodes while at sea?' the
reporter observed.
''Tn tell you something that happened on q
big passenger ship that / was running to Aus
tralia in few years ago." the engineer replied
Among our passengers we had a Mr.. DOwie
John Alexander Dowie Elijah the Second. the
prophet. had very little faith I'm him to begin
with, but that little was killed when !
heard him ask the skipper II he thought we
would have fair weather during the trip A
prophet asking about the weather!
'Of course you must know that no sane salt
ever looks for fair weather with sky pilot
board. and after had nothing but fair
weather with him on, You could not have con-
vinced that in hundred years that he
was in any way connected with heaven.
After touching at the Samoan Islands We were
we'll under way again. bound for Sydney, by way
of Auckland. when 'Lijah and his few selected
faithful caused it to be made known that on
Sunday morning they would hold divine service,
at which a collection would be made for the
cause
Everything seemed to point toward a fun at
tendance in the dining saloon. but when Mister
'Lijah woke up, after about ten hours sleep.
he learned that there hadn't been a Sunday
1t was Monday We had crossed the lsOth
meridian and had gained day.
1T may have been religion, but I always be-
iieved that it was the thought of the dollars
that he was losing that made him act as he
did, for he stamped and few into a great rage
berating the captain rOundly for eliminating
such gr-r-r-and and ga-lorious day from the
calendar.
He finally became SO abusive that the old man
Informed him that if he did not get down Oft that
bridge and keep quiet he would have one OF the
sailors put him in his room and keep him con-
fined there for the balance of the trip. Oh he
was a shine that fellow!'
Were you ever aboard ship with other celebri-
ies2'
Yes; we had Herr Paderewski with us from
Auckland to San Francisco. He agreeaby sur
,rised every one on board. as we had read that |
lie crank. and lots of other foolish stuff |
hat had been written about him.
I'VE noticed that he was out among the other /
almost all the time that he was not |
practising on the piano or sleeping"
did he practice at sea?'
"Yes, indeed; at least seven or eight hours
ally. In the mornings. after coming off watch
t o'clock. would so up by his room and
sten until nearly breakfast time
Didn't he object TO that?"
Not a bit. He seemed to think it was SO
strange to see men in the engineers
apartment. mechanics. who loved music. lie
as anything but the crank of whom we had
cad. One thing is true. and that ia concern
ns his cigarettes never him without one
uring the entire trip
"On his trip through New Zealand several OF
lose who admired both him and his wife had
resented her with a quartet of rare birds
uch resembling cockatoos but which talked as
ell as our yellOw-head Mexican parrots The
lies of the ship compelled the keeping of live
rds down on the main deck, in an area that |
as termed the square The crew had access
this area, but no thought was apparently
ven TO that. Nine. Paderewski visited the ,
rds regularly for the first week. but after {
lat she was not so regular
Ihe birds were very. very quick to learn, and
ter waiting two three days to see their mis- I
L,
me down. cracker in hand, 20 renew her in :
macy with the birds. That the favorits in 4ba .
I ignored her. did not in any way discourage +
me- Paderewski Holding the cracker up in c
II view or them she tried 70 attract their ar {
htlon She said. Polly. ze heesxit beeslSit aa4
s. Polly want re beeskit?' and say. 7 was h
rry for the poor lady when that bird thlpderss
ok, Ah, go to -
She seemed bewildered, but not FOR 1o,S .a | =
3 three others cut in with a regular Bingham, | n
orus and 1t really seemed that they were
Id when they saw the madame beat a pre b
'itous retreat to the upper deck G.
With all speed possible she summoned the e
upper 10 Faderewskfs rooms. and between \
os and tears told him her pets were ruined" =
Well. We're they ever broken of the habit oe -
earing?" the reporter asked h
Why, yes just befors we got IN 'E,5oco g.. | Fl
stopped just as suddenly as thew had etc., d,
How was such a quick reform effected?" u
Easy enough. One of the sailors. at the 20. ~
est of Mime. Paderewssi. wrung the necks of - -
entire quartet" -
Were You in the Orient during any Of the W
le that Japan and Russia were having their
uble?" '''ei' "
Yes was on the Frisco Hong Kong run ~ W
~ sime. me- and we made three or four Japanese w
w What do you think of the Japanese" en-
", w elI' my views may have been prejudice5 hi
my own with the Russians ''O"Ois -
How did IT happen:" Ia
i" ell on another vessel In which 7 sailed A.
charge Of the deck machinar1 TO- sallsu 1 pr
ting into Vadivostok looked ~ tbe e1 Oeroue tir
OF al the wnches and capstans On go bv
= al tne grease cups and anticipated no fur or
trouDie during our short stay in mort NJ. | a.
> however. the chief jumped an oI-ar ~, 80 | IL -
! "@En1s ns tne grease cups and oil reservoirs stu