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The Washington times., 1908-07-18
Amateur Leagues
Yesterdays Res It's.

Departmental I.eague-Agricultu
Z; Commerce and Labor, 8; Post
Office. Is. War, 10. the Ellipse.
Capital City LeagUe-GOvernment
Printing ONCE, 8; Atlantics. 3; Cap
ital City Park.
Sunday School League-Grace, s;
Bethany, Z; Sixth and D streets
northeast
Marquette League-St Joseph's.
10: St Vincent's. Z; Thirteenth and D
streets northeast
c o nm rciaI Leag1Ie-NatiOnal
Electric Supply Company. y. ". 3.
Moses & Sons. o: Eighth street and
Florida avenue northeast.
Independence League-Twining A
C, s; Manhattans, /; McDevitts
field.
Columbia League-MetropOlit g.;
Eckingtons. 4; First and W streets
northwest.
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A League
Union Station, 9. Car Department, 4:
Fifth street and Florida avenue
northeast.
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THE "HOOLIGANS TERROR. +"

Sir John Charles Day, the English
judge who earned the title Of the
'Hooligan's Tefror, died recently at
the age of eighty-tw In the nineteen
years Sir John was a 5aGSe Of the high
courtroom 1852 to 190l-ha was noted
for his gift of solemn hUmor and for
his drastic f1ogging sentences. In four
teen years he sentenced 137 criminals
to 1866 strokes of the cat Once he
said TO a gang Of Liverpool rufflaus:
IT am not going to give you men long
terms Of Imprisonment. but when you
go in you get twenty lsshes of the cat ;
when you have been. IN nine months
you get twenty lashes of the cat; be-
fore you come out you get twenty
lashes of the cat And then you can
show what you have got to your
friends" He was perhaps the only
Judge who has ever done hard labor I"
While on a visit to a prison he tried
the Ireadmill but when he asked to be
set free the guard pretended not to
hear his request The judge was per-
spring freely by the time he was per-
mitted to abandon his experiment.
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COPPEE AND HIS CATS.

Francois Coppee. says the Matin, like
many artists ara actors, was exceed
ingly fond Of cats. and for years he
had In his house in the Rue OudinOt
and in the beautiful rose garden back
of the house a. number Of fine speci-
mems, including several valuable natives
OF Persia. When Coppee died, 10 be
followed soon by his devoted sister, who
was his nurse, the Paris Animal Pro
lection Society felt called upon to look
Tor the cats. which were supposed to
have been left in the deserted Coppee
nome TO starve- Investigation showed,
however, thae the master had antici-
pated the end He had given all his pets
to friends. except two, and these he In
trusted 10 the care Of his nephew. Mon
treuiel, the director OF the Salpetriere,
ana 70 woman servant on the day be-
fore his death.
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Today's Games

Departmental League-No game
sche. luled.
Capital City League-Columbia A.
c. vs. St. Stephens Institute. at
Capital City Park
Sunday School League-No regular
game scheduled: exhibition game,
Ninth VS.. Congress Heights, at Sixth
and D streets northeast.
Marquette League-St. Pauls vs..
Vigilants, at Thirteenth and y
streets northeast
Commercial Leasue-E. J. Murphy
Company vs.. Goldenbergs, at Eighth
street and Florida avenue northeast.
Independence League-Manhattan
Us. Ninth street, at McDevitt's field
Columbia -CQngressionals
VS. washington Heights, at First
and ". streets northwest.
Railroad Y. NJ G. A League
Shopmen rs. B. &. O.. at Fifth street
and Florida avenue northeast.
Commerce and Labor League-No
game scheduled.
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EDWARDS WINE CELLARS.

The supreme head OF the royal cellars
bears the title gentleman Of the cellars.
and IL is his duty 20 attend or TO be rep
resented At al the principal sales and
20 acquire suitable lots The fact that
the King is really the purchaser Is. OF
course. kept secret 10 prevent fancy
prices being run up. The King when the
Prince OF Wales, always made a point
OF taking his OWL wines with him when
he attended public banuuets. and his
custom IS still followed by the present
heir TO the throne The King has his
own wine sent private houses when he
accepts invi atoms 10 dinner, except in
places where he is an old or frequent
visitor
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ERROR IN DIET.

Pupils of a distinguished professor OF
zoology noted one day two tidy parcels
lying on their instructors desk as they
passed out at the noon hour. On their
return to the laboratory for the after
noon lecture they saw but one. This
the professor took caref ully. up in his
hand as he opened his scture. In the
study of the vertebrate We have taken the
frog as a type. Let Us row examine the
gastrocnemius muscles this dissected
specimen" SO saying the professor
united the string of his neat parcel and
disclosed to view a lam sandwich and
boiled egg But I have eaten my
lunch" said the learned man. bewilder-
edly.
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KETCHEL, IF WINNER,
TO FIGHT THOMAS

LOS ANGELES. Cal. July B.-Pro-
mOter Jack Gleason last night signed
conditional articles for a twenty-round
fight between Joe Thomas and Stanley
KetcheI. provided Ketchel is declared
the winner in his coming oattle with
Hugo Kelly on the night OF July 81
The battle is 10 be at catchweigt =.
and Joe O'Connor, acting for Ketchel,
has posted a 500 forfeit 70 bind the
match. Gleason will, some time today.
upon the arrival Of Hugo Kelly. draw
a similar agreement with the Eastern
miG1Ieveight- This fight is 10 come or
some time during the latter part OF
August.
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Beaten by Champion;
Spears out Warrant

AUSTIN. Texas. July 1s.-SqueaIing
al every turn, and finally calling for
help. Herman Berneau. the alleged
wrestler. went from the mat last night
and made a complaint charging Frank
Gotch. the champion wrestler OF the
world. with assault and battery
The exhibition took place in Calves
ton. Berneau's home town GOtch had
every advantage of Bearneau from the
start, and let go several good holds on
cries from Berneau that he was being
hurt GOtch was released on a 500 bond
with 100 men ready 10 sign It.
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HACK AND GOTCH
OUT OF THE GAME
Russian" Crippled by an
Unknown Ailment-Amer-
lean Will Retire.

HOUSTON. Tex, July I8-Fra1ik
Gotch, champion wrestler OF the world
announced last night that after the ex-
hibitiOn In Galveston, Friday tight
with Herman Berneau, he will retire
from the mat.
AK LA CHAPELLE. July Is
George Hackenschmidt. the Russian
Lion" will never again V-restle. This
statement was made by bis physician
here today.
Tire great wrestler is 50 crippled as
th+ result OF an ailmeat, the exSct ma
ture OF which his physician viii not
divulge. that he will never regain his
former strength. His trouble, il is said
Is not due 10 the mauiing he got wnan
he lost the championship title TO Frank
Gotch Of Dubuque, Iowa, but 10 a deep
seated complaint.
His knee, upon which il was necessary
10 operate, is still weak. and two OF his
fingers are partially paralzyed. In addi-
tion 70 this the operation for bladder
trouble has left him in q bad way.
thong II IS said the operation was sue
cessEIi. His weak knee. the physician
saws IS what viii keep him of the mat
r. the future.
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INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.

It is easy TO see why Twining A. 9.
has such a large lead in the Independ-
ence race. The team plays ball all the
time, and has developed al system of
teamwork which enables them to win.
Its players use headwork on the bases.
and have the hit and run down to per-
lection. The good playing IS due In a
manager
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Earned rHRs-CleTeland, l. First base
by arrors-Cleveland /; Washington, l.
I,cF- on s-Cleveland. Z: Washing
ton, g First base on balls-Ot John
son, J.; on F'alkenbeTg. l. OF Joss, J.
Innings pitched-By Johnson, / l-3; oy
F.,lkenberg. 7 2-3- Hits made-Om John
son, 4; off Falkenberg, 3. Struck out
Bv Johnson. I: by Falkenberg, 8; by
jess. 4 TwO-base hit-Milan. Sacri-
fee hits-Falkenberg. Unglaub- stolen
base-Perring. wild pitches-Falken-
berg. .. Passed BALM. Clarke UNI
pire-Mr. Egan. Time Of game-1 hour
and 40 minutes
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Buckley pitched an erratic game for
the losers. There was a strong wind
that blew directly across the diamond,
and he had difficulty in locating the
do little with his shoots. He sent nine
back to the bench by the short route
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
SIRE THING.

''You used to say you would die for
me and now you refuse TO NOW the
lawn
ANY man would rather die than
push lawn mower"
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
Today's Games
Standing Of the Clubs
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.

sheaffer had an odd but good record
yesterday The first two times Up he
famed. and on the third and fourth
occasions he hit safely. each time steal
ing second and third He was on third
in the final inning. with two out. ana
the score standing s to in favor OF
Grace. and he tried 10 piIfer home, but
was called out on close decision
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

A picked team OF members OF other
clubs in the league was gotten together,
and in a fve-inning contest defeated
Union Station by to T. Flynn. the
arbiter Of the regular league games,
held down the third station for the
picked team. and proved that he is a
player as well as an umpire Pat
clouted the ball for a triple and fielded
well
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R. R. Y. M. c. A. LEAGUE.

Car Department was shy several play
ers yesterday, and the game was award
ed to Union Station. The tail enders
were minus two men in Tuesdays game.
but they picked up two Coachyard re-
cruits.
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Mondays game between Union Station
contest. Station defeated Shops on
Wednesday, and they are very sanguine
about Mondays game. If they win. the
race for first place will be more interest
ing. as Trainmen are now quite a dis
lance IN front
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.

Treasury. who was last years cham
pions, has a firm grip on the pennant
this year, and stands the Leagues
representatives in the post-season
series.
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Ruak, a side-wheeler, and a new
conner, also did classy twirling. Haislip
was the only Manhattan who could do
anything at all with his shoots, and he
connected for a triple and a single.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Commerce and Labor attempted 10
carry of the game with q whirlwind
finish. and almost turned the trick n
tie ninth. The Farmers pulled out of
danger in their half Of the tenth by
scoring Jour runs.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
TERMS DE ENDEARMENT.

Here, duke, is the wedding check.
'.Ah, my little lump OF gold q"
''Also some securities"
All my little 4 per cent hond!"
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Bryan. who plays left for the Farm
ers. IS one of the sure batters Of the
league. Yesterday, when a hit meant
runs. he swatted the ball FOR the cir
cult and scored three
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

II Treasury loses two games, and In
terstate is defeated by Postoffice, Com
merce and Labor viii figure in a three
cornered tie, provided. of course. the
Laborites get out OF their slump and
win the remaining games.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Al Handiboe played a goo- game at
first, for the leaders, Yesterday He
ScOOped one out OF the ground. a throw
rom Babson, that was real classy.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

All Of che teams have taken esPe-
Cial delight IN cunning for the Labor
ties. even the tailenders put one over
on them yesterday
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Weber temporarily saved the day for
Manhattans yesterday, when he cap
tured Wares line drive TO right with
three on bases. The wind was strong,
and the bail seemed lost in a cloud of
dust, but Weber managed to get under
IL after a hard run.
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A neat little double play was made
N the first inning. Callahan threw to
first, cutting OF Camalier. and Nc
Mahan threw TO third putting out
Schmidt
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Camalier pitched a good game for the
Metropolitans, striking out ten men and
only letting four men walk
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Several balls were knocked into cen
ter yesterday, that on any other day
would have gone for home runs II
would have taken q terrific ciout 70
send a ball through that heavy wind
that was sweeping over the grounds
from left center
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

1t took Station four innings to find
Mcdonald, but IL landed on him in the
18th, and drove four runs across the
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

widmeyer also distinguished himself
by catching two difficult fouls way of
the third base line.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Meister had an off day yesterday. and
the Letter Carriers slaughtered his de-
livery numerically
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Evans, the former Central High
School infelder, and Howard. who per
formed at Western. hold down third and
short, respectively, for the Twining ag-
gregatiOn- They are sure delders and
good hitters, and complete an infield
that is very fast. They can also hit
some, four bingies being their portion
in yesterdays fray.
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War looked like a winner in the early
part Of the game, but the Mail Singers
after the third made them look Ike
sandlOtters.
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Callahan started the game for the
EckinStons, but was hit six times in the
first two innings and was replaced by
NcManan.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

smith and Street for washington and
Rhodes and Bemis are the probable
Cleveland selections for today. Berger
or Turner is expected to play center
for Cleveland today. as Birmingham is
feeling bad George Stoval is carded
90 return 70 first base on Monday and
relieve Charley Hickman, who IS alarm
ing the neighbOrs with his whoopiEg
cough whoops.
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Bethany secured seven ssfeties of OF
the one big Buscher in six innings yes
terday, and I'VE OF these went for two
bases
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COLUMBIA LEAGUE.

The Eckingtons were badly beaten
yesterday by the Metropolitzns- Il to &
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

After giving the O'Clock scheme n
trial. the Washington maaagement has
decided TO go back TO the 40 D. II
start Of the ball games. beginning pcxt
Monday and continuing until the team
leaves town. Game today starts at 800
p. m.
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Treasury % Interstate Monday - then
comes the tug of war.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Bob Unglaub turned up late yesterday
afternoon and was at the park in uni
form. he batted for FallIenberg in the
ninth inning ana made a pretty sacri-
fee He saws his differences with the
club have been patched up and that
he is ready for business.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

DOnnelly, a Business High man. was
out with Bethany yesterday He did
not have the opportunity 10 show his
worth In the field, but he put one over
the right field hill for two bases BE
has a good position at the ri2te and IS
fast on his feet
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The Eckingtons didn't get a look in
until the seventh inning.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
Another Game Thro1on AqUay
By Calling in Falkenberg
Cantllons Mania for Sending His Most Unreliable
Pitcher to Mound in Emergency Produces Usual
ReSult-Three Remarkable Plays
By THOMAS S. RICE.

play does not fan into the category
specified, TO wit. that the man at the
bat should recognize the wild pitch, re
member he has two strikes, swing at the
ball when he knows he could not reach
IL, and deliberately take that method
OF getting a life. even at the expense of
ms batting average, for he would, OF
course be charged with time at bat
Under the strict rulings and by much
good reasoning Freeman should not
have had a hit for his clean drive to left
in the fourth inning. on which Warner
was forced at second, yet he was gwen
hit by three OF the four scorers. The
ground for this was that Freeman GER
tainly did all that a batter could rea-
sOnably be expected TO do. His blow
was an untarnished. mans size safety
into medium deep left, and with any
other runner on bases except Jack War
ner there would have been TO trouble,
but Jack was so slow Of foot that when
he pulled up to avoid n double play
in case josh Clarke should catch the
ball. he was suppressed by Clarke.
very good throw TO LajOie at second.
Scoring rules have but one single OBJ
ject-to show a mans comparative
worth as ball player, and when they
are applied in a manner which becloEds
this jeCJ they become absolutely
worthless. The fault in this particular
case was entirely Warmers, just as Il
would have been had Warner overrun
second and then been nabbed before
he could get back. To deprive Freeman
of n hit would, II that extent have
created the impression that he was not
able to get to JOss' brand OF pitching
yesterday enough to get two safe clouts.
when, as a matter Of fact, he was
II is not likely that Washington base
f1
saw so many PECULIAR Iiu-s "a HiCk-
mans getting first on the wild pitcn,
McBride's life in the third inning be-
cause his third strike was a passed ball,
and Warner being thrown out az sec
ond on a clean single IN the fourth in
ming
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Gus Zanelh made a pretty catch when
he pulled down Walters liner in the
fifth
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Wurra, wurra, wurral Two wild
pitches and base on balls to onct!
Charley Hickman was supposed TO
have pulled of a most unusual stunt IN
the second inning. when he got first
because he hit at 2 wild pitch for his
third strike, but the consensus Of opin-
ion was that Charles was fooled by
the shoot, 1T least to start with. and
If he kept his bat going until it became
a strike the play was the result Of an
afterthought. Down in Houston this
spring It was thought that Jack Barry
Of the st. Louis Cardinals. in a game
against Washington, had deliberately
and knowingly hit at a wild pitch for
his third strike in order 70 get to first.
That started the discussion whether
such a thing had ever been seen in the
major leagues. although it is a daily
occurrence among amateurs
a long investigation among players
and baseball writer's brought 10 light.
but t.. o cases. Jim Crusinberry, now Of
St. Louis Post Dispatch, said he saw
Modecai Browne work the gag against
the New York Giants in Chicago, and
win a game thereby. BOZeman Bulger.
OF the New York Evening World, was
pretty sure he saw one Of the New
York Giants work il against Boston FL
Iner Bates, Of the Cleveland Press, who
has been writing baseball ever since
most Of the present generation of chrOu-
iclers of the national pastime were get
ting spanked for arriving late at the
kindergarten class, said he never saw
IL. Lajoie last night could not think OF
an instance. and CautillOn gave II up
long ago. These are only a few Of the
many who have been asked about It,
yet on first blush the average fan would
imagine il was not so unusual.
Hickman got 10 arSt all right, but his
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

The only case on record we know of
that equals the bad judgment of the
English athletic authorities in handling
the Olympic games is Cantillon's per-
sistencs in sending Falkenberg in TO
pitch when the game Is on the ragged
edge. We have applied to calculus.
psychology. and the usual fortune teller
in a dirty wrapper for the answer, and
II cometh not. Hence we are under the
impression there is no answer, except
it be he has reached the stage where
he will shortly be going 10 the White
House to ask the President TO protect
him from his enemies. or to buy a per-
petuaI motion machine.
Cantillon is entirely aware Of the fact
that Falkenberg is possibly the most
unreliable OF all the pitchers in the
American League, IN a pinch. despite
what he can do when there is no
emergency. yet he persists in sending
him in as a relief committee at critical
moments or in keeping him on the job
when he should be removed. AS a re-
lance in such cases as arose in the
second inning yesterday. when there were
men on second and third. with one out
and johnson had TO be removed. FAX
enberg would make a broken reed look
like a pillar of Hercules. That he
should throw the game away was no
surprise either to the fans or to the
Washington team. In fact, some of them
would probably have died Of shock II
ne had done the right thing and pull
ed out of the hole.
FaIkenberg's contributions in that one
round were two wild pitches and a ba-e
on balls. all Of which added two runs
TO the one Cleveland already had. and
lost Washington a game for which it
had an excellent fighting chance 1t is
perfectly true that after this furry
which was sure to come Falken-
berg pitched excellent ball, and allowed
Cleveland only three hits in seven in
nings for no more runs. but that does
not in the least excuse the raw break
in sending him to the slab when that
delicate situation arose in the second
Inning
The talk that Washington lost because
II could not hit Joss is all in your eve.
Washington got nine hits off him by
some -reckonings and eight by others.
In either case the hits were cleaner
and more numerous than those CIeve-
land got, and with a proper pitcher to
relieve Johnson there was no reason
why the Nationals should not have won
or at least have tied I'D the game. As
II was. the other eight men on the team
to say nothing OF the unfortunate Fall
kenberg himself. saw their good work
completely nullified by the lack Of dis
elimination on the part OF the manager.
We have been consistent supporter
or Cantillon and still think he knows
a lot about baseball, but he Is certainly
grabbing a lot Of good stun until he
gets over his mania for chucking Falk-
enberg into a doubtful game as long
as there are six other pitchers on the
bench
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Hence" Waple was there again yes
terday. with his batting lamps Out OF
four trips. two runs, two doubles. and
a single, and one stolen base is his
record
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widmeyer carried of the batting hon.
ors Of the day with two singles, a
double and home run.
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Standing OF the Clubs.
National League.
Yesterdays ResuitA

Yesterdays ResultA
Boston. (: Pittsburg, O.
Chicago, I: New York, O.
Cincinnati. 2: Brooklyn, 0.
Philadelphia, 8; St. Louis, O.
Today's Games.
Boston al Pittsburg-
New York al Chicago
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia a. St Louis.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

Taggarr gave away 20 Davis yester-
day after the fourth inning. when hs
saw himself weakening. The leaders
were unable 70 sore on Ok the little
fellow, and could only secure one
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American League.
Yesterdays Results.

~--~-.--J ? ----1IlI1-
Cleveland. 3; Washington, L
Boston, 4; Chicago, 9.
New York, 3; St Louis, 3.
Detroit, q; PHILADELPHIA, 2
TOday's Cameo
Cleveland at u Washington.
Chicago at Boston.
St Louis az New York.
Detroit at Philadelphia
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Wurra, wurra, wurral Two wild
pitches and a base on balls to onctI
, 1908-10-17

The Alliance. from Colon. came In WIFI
a tale of woe from the effects Of the hurrS
cane. Leaving Colon on September 8. the
ship ran into the hurricane Friday a week
ago and put into Guantanamo, Cuba. far
safety. Feeling assured that his sbihn
would be safe, Captain Sukeforth put out
on Saturday and ran into the full force 81
the gale. Again putting back to Guam
tanamo, the ship lay there until the height
of the storm had passed, when she came
on to New York, arriving here forty-eipht
hours late. She brought in ITO passengers
For a day and a half after leaving Kings-
ton the Orinoco lay to in the hurricane.
which began with them on Sunday afternoon
near Turks Island. Captain G. P. Lang
maid made her one hundred cabin passen-
gers as comfortable as possible, while the
hurricane lasted for fully four days. The
Orinoco should have arrived last Monday
Beyond having her decks continually swept
by the heavy seas the ship was unchanged.
The big White Star liner Celtic was
slowed down during the gale and, except
for the discomfort of the storm, the pas-
sengers suffered but little.