The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-21

at the main was Lonuohs pTiNht
signal, n big white 80" on a crimson
ground.
The deck was 20 Uttered with ropes
spars, cans OF provisions, sacks Of pota
toes and other impedimenta of Ions
cruise. as to be almost impassable
Here, lay a coil Of fshlinc with metal
lure attached; there, were piled sealed
cases of rations for lifeboat use. The
deck was as dirty as a sealer's.
THOSE ABOARD.
Captain Eames extended a hearty
welcome. He is patriarchal looking
man with snowy hair and beard and
eve as keen as n hawks. Eames is an
amateur ynchtsman and is making his
first really long voyage.
stolz was born on Kauai and his
father was shot and killed by leper,
whom he was helping to capture. years
ago He is an athlete of renown and
declares that the trip from Frisco was
the best fun OF his life. He Will prop
ably remain in the islands.
Martin Johnson, the cook. Joined the
Sharks company by accident, as 1t
were. In faraway Kansas he read OF
London's projected cruise and the
glamor Of the thing caught him. He
wrote to the author, offering his SER
vices in any capacity, and to his In
tense surprise and delight received
letter from London telling him to Join
the Shark in san Francisco. He is an
engraver by trade.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
We've come 1900 miles in twenty
seven days" said the captain, land
while not tired of the trip must say
that land looks mighty good to me.
We went south in order to fall in with
the dolphins and flying fish and lat
terly bore southwest for the wind as
far as the nineteenth longitudinal. We
loafed along the whole way, with more
wind the first four days out than we
had all the rest of the trip. The voy-
age was singularly devoid of incident.
Three days out a full-rigged ship was
sighted, after which nothing was seen
till sunday. when we saw a steamer
hull down.
A DEAD SEA.
ct, ,,.s daaa sea as far as life
,,,t tho aoadeet ever sailed in We
saw no dolphins and very few flying
80. Ian chart came nosing
anu o,e t1,aa ,,,,,h h,r, mas
arouhu' nooh -. ,,n,,a,,t
put oVerpoaiu' ou' VIC sn ,,so,,aa
loucii IT, uas y, 81 90 ,o,.
goney ana proush. 'he oiru on un
and photographed IT, aiter "i.eh We
let 1t go. Aithough we had a iihe ou'
all the time, we caught no hsh'
we got 'he wihu an tne way l o
.no ao. aol. 80 ~ a,,a davs but the
.ne niss ~. ,,,,,,t ns at t,,,es
pieeH1 "ae 20, A., o,r
We u''i' 'oe ~ s,.,,o,, No
power was ou' VI ', n,
couio 90 hothihs pul san
iary easoiihe engine "en' wlohs oeioi
we started ana we VIII nave II hNeu
mere e, ,,ppcrrD
-, ,,, -,
ihe vessel s'ei nus
,he way i"is can pe uone VII on.
,hihs from on 'ie Wiiu ~ ,our po,'s
on the quarter an iuiiy sa'iaheu
with the Shark she couion De pe'-
ter. She Is fine sea-poat' as strong
as could be built, and right up TO
Lloyds requirements.
300 gallons were used and there was no
stint at that.
The yacht leaked little as might
have been expected of new vessel;
not much but enough, as sailors say, to
keep her sweet.
There is library of nearly thous-
and books aboard, principally works
on travel, the art of writing and the
facts and romance OF the sea.
WORK AND PLAY.
Reading and card-playing helped
while away the crews leisure hours
A phonograph aboard was not uncased
during the trip.
London wrote on sea as he has been
in the habit of doing on land, that is
from a. m till noon every day His
wife typewrote while Jack dictated
LONDONS LOCATED.
Mr.. and Mrs. London were located at
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