Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-07
. BATTLE Fur LIFE
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broken SkyllgntS. IN tne STOKE nOle
the floor plates we're washed up by
the water and we had to put out the
fire in the port furnace. The bilges
in stokehole and engine room were
full to the top with water, ashes and
coal, so that the pumps could not
work, as the suction pipes were
blocked up. With great difficulty
could we keep steam in the starboard
boiler. The ship took a great list to
port, as the cargo shipped consider
ably.
When the iron bar for the steer
ing gear was repaired by the machine
list and the shackle renewed we wore
a four-roped tackle to relieve the
strain and took off the steel hawser
from the quadrant, and we kept the
ship in the sea ut slow speed. The
storm continued and the wind veered
around to the southwest and we
steamed with one boile' southsouth.
west by the compass. The ballast
pump worked. In the tunnel was
three feet of water. To get the ship
a little straight again we started to
trim the coal from port to starboard
with all hands. Towards IL noon OF
the Gath the storm quieted little.
We opened u hatch and trimmed the
cargo from port to starboard. Cargo
On Tween No. 1 was moved to port
Towards o'clock the ship was a lit
tie bit Strengthened, while we only
used the coal in the port bunker.
When we opened No. 1 hatch lit
tie water was coming Into the hold.
Toward s o'clock we opened No. 3
hatch and trimmed the cargo from
lort to starboard. The ship was now
about 40 over to port. The water
in stokehole and engine was being
pumped out very slowly. In Nos.
and bilges there was 3-inch walls.
Through the great rolling and pitch
ing of the ship the decks opened out
and we saw little water in No. 3
tween decks, but the matches, when
taken of, were quite dry. The steer
ing gear again broke down on the
cath; the bar repaired, again break
ing in the same place.
We repaired by 3:30, substituting
a wire hawser for the broken bar.
The same day, $3.50 in the evening,
the steering gear again broke, this
time link in the aft chain parting.
Inis We repaired by 1890 a. IN.
You cannot imagine the terrible
suspense in which we were during
the time we were drifting at the
mercy of the angry sea-an expert
ence I hope never to repeat. Any
moment might have been our last
rhe captain, officers and engineers
showed great courage and GOODNESS
in those trying times, In striking
contrast to the disgraceful cowardice
OF the Chinese crew, and 1t was sim
ply owing to the untiring efforts OF
the former that the ship escaped
with so comparatively slight dam
age.
So terrible was the sel that the
captain ordered oil to be poured on
the waves in the hope of breaking
the force of them, but owing to the
excessive rolling and pitching of the
hip but little effect was noticed
You can imagine how speedily that
Chinaman who was blown over
board was drowned-a matter OF
minutes only!
You may be, no doubt, surprised
to find me a passenger on freight
steamer, but as | have in this ship a
lot of fresh fruit from Oregon and
California for Vladivostok, and as II
Is very cold at that place now, de-
cided to accompany my cargo, SO as
to be able to see to the careful I'M
loading.
| have been by no means idle, as
during those trying times | felt that
the circumstances demanded my CIV
ing any help could, so | on one oc-
oasion helped in trimming the coal to
balance the ship.
Owing to the continued bad wealth
er we were compelled to change our
course from the Northern Route for
the Southern Route, and we are now
round for Honolulu, where we shall
stop few days for coal and for re-
pairs.
| am feeling very unwell and an
very nervous as a result of the awful
experience we went through between
America and here, and feel | can
not prolong my voyage in this steam
err and / shall finish my trip by pas
senger steamer from Honolulu t.
Vladivostok via Japan.
ID. S. YAGDJOGL0U.
First Officers Story
First Officer Escherhaus tells in al
awed voice of how, when a big SCI
lad washed the engine room skylight
open and tons of water were bein
hurled down In the engineroom wit
every plunge Of the vessel, he frs
ordered four Chinese sailors to go u
and close them, and, when they r.
fused to go alone, went with ther
himself. Then 1t was that the mos