The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
GAEYEND K"ARKTELNkTSEA
THE WABBLE SETS OUT 10 TOIT
THE KANAWHA IN,
nut Admiral IHeinio IIassenDfeneF Can't
Come 10 Terms With Admiral C1emens
n indignantly 0teanhS hack "a the
HIppOdrOme Tank and Literature,

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II. II. RoEer9's steam yachE Kanawha, which
has bad Mark Twain at Old Point Comfort
fogbOund. got In hero lhAt night.--Nawt
item. Thursdays Sun.
Until q tremendously late hour last night
Samuel Clemens eat on the roof Of his home
at the corner Of Fifth avenue and Ninth
street gazing ynorthward through his bin
oculars for the first Official Bsws-to b
haShOd from the coming tower Of tho tlhl-
est building In Times Square THAT Mark
Twain had been rescued from n watery
grave at sea. For when Mfr. Clemens arose
yesterday morning he learned from read
ing q Special 10 The NcW York Times that
Mark was houndering around hopelessly
I. In the 9th column. first page. aboard H.. II.
Rogers'S yacht Knnawha somewhere out
on the broad Atlantic. The only thing left
for Mr.. Clemens 10 do after recovering from
the shock of this marine intelligence, OF
course. was TO wigwag tho Peapaok. N. j.,
life saving station 10 keep a sharp lookout
for the good ship Wabble and the instant
they sighted her 10 find out whether q per-
con named Mark Twain was aboard, and
u 90. 70 wigYag the glad lows 10 the Tinss
ship Jews expert forthwith.
Everybody remembers the story dated
Norfolk, Va. which was printed hsre on
Wednesday to the effect that MIR. Clemens
was fogbound aboard the Ranawha at Old
Point. Tho yacht twas all ready 10 start
hack for New York when the fog hit tho
water with u thud and prevented her from
getting under way. MIR. Rogers and his son
Immediately returned to New York by rail,
but Mr. Clemens said none Of hat In his.
He would wait for the fog 10 Lift and return
on the yacht. There were further details
from The Virginia correspondents and some
even went 30 far as 10 Ray that MIR. Rogers
Is . millionaire and that his yachts palatial.
Also everybody knows that the fog lifted
soon after this and that the yacht liz out for
New York. a news hungry public that fol-
lowed the doings Of MIR. Clemens TO the hitter
end will also recall that on last Thursday
morning the news was handed out with
absolutely unrestricted freedom that MIR.
Clemens had landed the night before.
Wherefore the exclusive telegraph story
yesterday morning about Mark Twain being
overdue and perhaps lost and that MIR.
Rogers had appealed ito the wireless station
and the Weather Bureau at Cape Henry
and Hatteras' TO try to flnd nc least tho
palatial y~aoht--and II it were not asking too
much also to return Mark Twain with the
palatial yacht to the millionaire I. o, b..
New York and no questions asked-straight-
way the narrowing story put a cTimp into
erstwhile happy breakfast tables all over
town. No one took the news harder than
Mr.. Clemens when he heard that the Weather
bureau was looking for Mark.
Heaven help the poor men at sea on a
night like this" he said while he wept Bit
terly into his whipped cream and fraSzled
,rkAAN ST. hAtr me- ~ aA.~ &c. -rtek
all on board" and he ratified the andirons
TO make a noise like a storm.
Don't cry, Sam, you are breaking our
hearts, replied the only member Of the
household who said anything. Perhaps
it amt true, Sam. And anyway. maybe
member how the steamer Ponce was over
due eleven days or something and how the
German tramp steamer Nabble towed the
p moe into port at last miles ahead OF every \
other paper in town."
THAT is indeed true" answered Mr.. |
Clemens, wiping his eyes and cheering up !
a bit. @But the Mabble is the only hope
that poor. old Mark has left. In the mean
time send up rockets every now and then.
to nail the Wabble 4 she's sighted and signal
the Fifth avenue stages TO get in wireless
communication with Harper's TO tell the
gang ! shan't be down there for luncheon
to-day. Keep these messages Of mine
lQblQO Ol ten NOIub uHu COpJTlkuI tucHI,
We can't throw words away even at a time
like this.
sMy respects to Michael and tell him
TO get the furnace under forced draught.
Stand, by. to go about: What's the code
agents9' Thanks. Fly 'er from the main, |
t'gallant chimney. Pipe the Times and
EveniHg Nal buildings for an answer,
Wireless from the Weather BureauS Good.
We're getting warm and expect to find
1 4ine wa SoSsr pr0m Royter s this s=f SsRfIs a.!
Make a noise like a lightning flash and
jangle the andirons."
: Mr.. Clemens before starting for the roof
tackled around the neighborhood to borrow
E es .ele SsSieii 2 si Ell o. S Sitss IiS. Se on 9 he SS oaansr
opposite, pulled a watch charm compass
from his fob. From Club A. further down
the avenue. was obtained a boatswain's
whistle. Then Mr.. Clemens scrambled
Y Ss.r the Siste wBits u r,isfsaqs q r a ms full n oUps.
rlGhted admiral and crying. Aye; aye.
sir +Heave no. my heartiesi' and singing
the old nautical chanty about Fifteen
editors or a dead man chest as he
climbed.
The instant Mr.. Clemens reached the
roof signals greeted him from the seven
teenth or ship Jews deck Of the Times build
ing and from the roof Of the Evening Mail In
the other direction.
sNOiCOIuC W OuI CITY may VIC put VOuT |
name up In the american newspaper humor-
association" said the signals. But
this was no time for fraternal greetings.
what news from the weather bureau
have Z been found?" signalled Admiral
Clemens.
Nothing doing up 10 now answered
the Evening Muii building, while the Times
building was arranging a longer answer
more slowly and more painfully. IAN calm
far signalled Times Square at last, but
take It from the telegraph editor there
will be hell or the wabash soon.'
For several hours after this there was a
Iull except for the rockets. But at 2.20
In the afternoon there was a gust
Of excitement around Times Square. From
after window bits Of roll top desks,
and pieces Of typeyriterp exploded
amid steady d~etonations. For q minute II
az II s~omsthing alarming had hap
oened inside the building, but this notion
dispeiled because OF the loud peals OF
merriment coming from the Evening Nail
far 10 the southwark. And as the
dust that now clouded all Times Square
Eradually rose skyWnrd and hoated away
] casey, Joyous slgnal ioated from the
floor:
sWabble just backing out OF ~hippodrome
.Ank on way to jamostowne exposition naval
admiral h~Assenpfeher Ieports he
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