The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-24
BRAVE TARS SBASICK
Missouri Naval Militia Are
Routed by Mexican Gulf.
TWICE DRIVEN TO SHELTER
After Desperate Struggle Land
Marines Bring GunbOnt from PEN
sacOIa 10 smooth Waters of Mis-
sissippi-HOmecomi of Daring
ArgOnauts VIII BE Gala Event.

There will be Joy IN Saint Looey before
this week passes into history, or Jack Tar
is no sailor
The gunbOat Huntress has appeared in
the ofiing, having on board the gallant
saiicr lads Of the Missouri naval militia.
There We're fears in Missouri that the
pride OF the State might have gone down
TO watery graves. But now all appre-
hension has been allayed The sailor
lads Of Missouri are brave sailor lads,
even if they did become affected with
NAL de mer when a big wave struck the
Huntress, and she rolled from side to
side in the trough Of the Gulf Of Mexico.
They wanted 10 make q reputation. and
they made IT, They wanted 70 prove 10
the world that cid Missouri produces
sailors as well as mud. mules. and Demo-
Gratis and they have succeeded. although
their trials in bringing the good ship
Huntress from Pensacola up the Mis-
sissippi have been many
Proud Crew Sets Out for the Deep.
When the Huntress was turned over 10
the Missouri naval militia for training
purposes she was at the League Island
yard. The Navy Department agreed TO
send her as far as Pensacola and there
70 turn her over TO the navigators from
Missouri II was a proud crew which
manned the old ship as she steamed out
Of the Florida port for New Orleans. The
trip should be made by a vessel Of the
Huntress type in a little over twenty
four hours. but the Missouri boys believed
in going slow. Navigating on the Miss
issippi they could reach out and touch
the banks on either side, and so il was
little wonder that when the shore faded
away in the east as they steamed toward
New Orleans, some Of the lads became
seasick
Put Back Into Port Seasick.
The second day out the Huntress en-
countered a squat. and every man on
board. from the captain down 10 the
cabin boy, believed that all was lost.
sull they stuck 20 the ship, and sue
ceeded IN getting safely back 10 Pensa-
cola.
BY that time the sea was as calm and
placid as an inland lake and again the
prov Of the Huntress was pointed to-
ward New Orleans. That night "a real
storm was encountered, and all night
long the ship rolled and tossed. and the
Missouri sailor lads had visions Of ship
wrecks, and there we're longings for
home and mother. Fortunately. the ship
weathered the storm, and Ga the morn
ing passing tramp steamer pi!0ted the
Huntress into the port Of Scranton. Miss.
The editor OF the Scranton paper wrote
up the story and SAINT a copy OF his pa
per 10 the commandment Of the Psnag-
cola Navy Yard, who forwarded II 20 the
Navy Department for its information Il
was the first news that the department
had from the missing ship.
At Last They Reach smooth Water.
Next day the Huntress again put out
for New Orleans, this time, with pleas
ant weather; bur it was decided e take
no chances, and run slow. so that the
Huntress was nearly three days in max
ing the voyage. Sunday morning she
steamed along the levees at New Orleans
and reported ali well on board. This in
formation was wired TO the Navy De-
partment by the commandment or the New
Orleans naval station yesterday.
Barring accidents and dodglng mud
banks, the Huntress. with her gallant
Missouri crew, should reach Saint Looey
Ia day or two. and Il beer does not flow
as freely as the Mississippi when tie
sailor boys arrive. then Saint LOoav will
lose her reputation for hospitality