Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-03
BL0ODED HORSES
DIRECT FROJH ENGLAND
The Gray Stables Receive Sixteen
Head of Hackneys and Draft
Horses, Shipped from Eng
land July 18th.


mails came via New York, making
probably one of the longest continuous
trips ever made by band of horses in
the United States, to date. F. Fresh
ney and his brother, w. Freshney,
were in charge of the bunch all the
way. They left England July 13,
coming over the Atlantic on the steam
er Minnetonka.
The shipment comprises Hackney
stations, Shire stations, and Shire
mares. The Hackneys were bred by
Sir Walter Gilbert, sired by Danegalt.
out of Wildfre mares, the best possi-
BILE breeding to produce in the Hack
ney strain, while the Shire stations
are sired by the Royal Champion winn-
er, Markeaton-Ro Herald, out of
Maidstone mares. making the best com
bination of Shire blood ever brought to
America. The bunch of eight regis
tered Shire mares are equally we'll
bred, and are individually the best lot
of mares ever shipped to the Pacific
Northwest.
M. C. Gray. the proprietor, has
spared neither pains nor expense to
make this shipment of horses that
can be looked up to as a standard by
others. and will leave its impress upon
the breeding interests of this section
in a vor,y ootisfootor1, y,oonoor Tho
expense involved in bringing horses
from foreign countries is a consider
able item. while the risk involved
might we'll daunt an ordinary breeder
of thoroughbreds. Great credit is due
F. Freshney for bringing the horses
across an ocean and continent wit'l
out loss in fact, the horses werel J
the best of condition when they arrived
last Sunday night.
The animals came across on the
| Minnetonka on the same trip that this
steamer struck the steel bark Sterling
about 300 miles off the Irish coast July
Is. in which accident the entire crew
of SO on the sailing ship were lost.
According to the account given by
Freshney the accident occurred about
six in the morning, in a dense fog,
with Captain Leyland and two officers
on the bridge, where they had been
stationed during the previous 80 hours.
The bark loomed up very suddenly in
the dense mist, and though the Mimi
etonka tried to wear away and lessen
the impact of the collision, the Sterl-
ing was struck in the bow, the force
of the blow tearing away the bow-sprit
and the entire fore part of the vessel.
The passengers of the Minnetonka
rushed ON deck in every conceivable at
tire. Cries were heard from the
doomed ship but the thick fog pre-
vented rescue. and after cruising
around the spot nearly all day the ship
steamed for New York Wireless
messages telling of the accident were
sent to England.
Mark Twain. the famous American
humorist. was returning from his Eu-
ropean tour on this boat, and Fresh
ney relates a story, told by Mr.. Twain
on the occasion of the concert given
aboard the Minnetonka, that dealt with
experiences at European hostelries. 1t
is believed that this story on the hum
orist has never before appeared in
print.
In Heidelberg. Mark Twain was as
signed a room with two beds in it,
the beds being at opposite sides of the
room. The occupant of the other bed
was German clergyman. The apart
ment was square, contained large
heavy table, half-dozen chairs
weighty in construction, and, as Twain
put it, "loafng around the room. of
service to no one, but very easy to To-
cate," and handsome mirror hanging
on the wall near the center of the
room. Near the hotel was a church
with steeple chimes that tolled the
hour. half, and quarter, and when the
bells began ringing two angels stepped
out on the platform.
Tired out after strenuous day, Mr..
Twain retired for good rest, but the
chimes broke in so frequently that he
despaired of ever falling to sleep. He
finally became accustomed to the half
and quarter-hour bells, but when the
hour rolled around the two angels evil
IDENTIFY made up for lost time by bang
ing the bells for further orders.
About the time he thought he might
drop into slumber before another hour
bell came to torture him, mouse be-
gan gnawing wood, making noise
enough to quell any desire for sleep,