The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-17
AT THE HOTELS

al the National Press Club. The vicious
choppiness Of the British Channel the
ice-tipped waves Of the North Atlantic.
the non-Pacihc typhoons Of the Pacific.
the monsoons Of the Indian oceans. and
the hurricanes OF the Caribbean seas
were subjects for thrilling tales OF salt
soused adventure. Then up spake Louis
Brownlow. the newes5 and youngest emu
iator Of Cook and Magellan. after this
fashion,
Last March I enjoyed q fourteen-day
voyage from Port Said 10 Colombo in
the North German Lloyd ship zleten. tt
was perfect weather when we LETT the
Arabian port OF Alden and set out over
the treacherous waters OF the Indian
Ocean. That night according 10 custom.
the deck steward served lemonade al 10
O'Clock. was standing az the ran IN
conversation with a young lady We
drank the lemonade and set the glasses
on the rail-the ordinary narrow rail
not more than FIVE inches in width. Next
/ morning / found the glasses stiIl there.
/ The passengers persuaded the officers 70
direct the crew 20 leave them undlsturb-
ed For seven days those TWO tumblers
/ remained on that rail while the ship
\ plowed on through a CLASSY sea, and the
/ wind was merely gentle zephyr The
/ ship was as steady as a cathedral"
/ There were no more stories OF the ter
rors Of tie deep.
The sensation OF being shaken IN an
earthquake IS absolutely impossible &c
/ describe" said r. I WakeIv. OF Oak
/ land. Cal. at the New Willard last -nighr
/ Mr.. Wakely was in bed in his home in
/ Oakland when the big quake hit that city
and San Francisco. April i. 1906.
IT cannot give any sort Of description
Of re feeling had when I was awaken
ed 7- about $50 o'clock in the morning.
Whe'ler the jolts were long and even. or
short and jerky. don't know. The frs,
thing 1 thought Of was my two chiIdra,
! IN another room. and leaped out OF bel
10 go 20 them. This talk about GOODNESS
IN time of danger is an right. and I NAV
be unusually given 10 tie opposite %
coolnessi but I can say this. that II there
was any man in San Francisco OF oak
land VINO was entirely COO. that morn
Ing, ] have not heard his name mentioned
yet
'As I started from the room I heard
2 scream. and looked around 90 ind nv
wife. who had remained I'm bed. pinned
down by heavy mirror that had been
Jared loose from the wall I lifted the
thing CT her and made down the hall 10
the room IN which my children were
sleeping They had not yet awakened.
student there was a roar. the ike OF
which had never been heard outside OF
Hades. There was a house abou. eighty
feet from ours and above rs on q gentle
slope Two Chlmneys on the ro1f Of u
had been thrown up into the aI--how
high I haven't any idea-aud had landed
Oh the roof Of our house The bricks
came IN an almost compact mass. be-
cause there were none distributed along
the Intervening ground They came
through our roof, through the floor be-
low, through the second floor. thrr--.
the first floor and landed IN the base
ment Immediately got my family or.
Of the house. We did not stop 20 dres=.
Nobody did and K didn't make a biz o.
difference.
THE loyalty and public spirit shown
when the extent Of the disaster became
known 20 some degree were magnificent
Men who had lost thousands OF dollars.
how many thousands they could not -aU
gave the little they had LEFT GO those who
were worse of. Every man in the CITY
seemed 10 feel that he had a definite part
10 perform IN the rescue work, and he
set about doing II with sublime forget
fulness OF his own loss II IS such IN
cidents as that which give US confidence.
that when the need arises We shall have
plenty Of Washingtons and Linc0.us and
aTTaSIts and Grants 10 keep the nation
safe from any danger that threatens it
zone OF the most picturesque figures
In Chile is Admiral Montt the admiral
81 the Chilean navy" said r. r. Chere-
a mining engineer Of Santiago. at the
Arlington yesterday. In the course OF a
revolution some years ago. Admiral
NontJ at the request OF the better eI7-
ment OF the population Of the republic.
took Up the reins Of goJernmeur and
acted as dictator until order was -s-
stored When peace again reiened IN The
land, he returned uroste1tat!ous'y m rfs
flagship. just as CIncirnatus returned 20
his p.ow, renOUncing all thoughts Of no.
Llcai prefe-mer- Admiral Months
daughter is one Of the most charr-t7.-
women OF Chile. and q woman of m
usual accomplishments
j. L. Almon, Of Birmingham. Ala. who
Is at the National. doesn't think r7urh
or the chances OF the Republican partv
II his State. although ne himself IS a
Republican candidate. and thinks the best
thing thai could happen is q victory for
his party in the State elections
Il can't see any signs Of a change in
the politics Of Alabama" he said yester-
day The efforts 10 break the solid
South are making Roadway in other
states, but not where I come from. so
Tar as can see When they nominate
q Democratic governor he might as well
start right of with the business OF rba
Office, because there is no chance in
the world that he won't get IT, Every
Representative We have in the lower
House Of Congress now is a Democrat"
According to F. N. Chritzman. a COM
mercial traveller, stopping at the St
James. Harrisburg. Pa. his home port.
has Just across the river the largest
freight yards in the world.
The place over there IS called FnoIa. "
he said yesterday. Between II and Ha--
risburg flows the beautiful Susouehan-a
River. Harrisburg is, OF course. the june
ton point Of the two branches Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, running 70 New
York and 70 Washington. Its strategic
position IN this regard has been OF i'm
mense benefit TO IL in commercial way.
and this benefit has been taken advantage
Of. 1 don't think there is any city in the
country that has shown a more progress
sive spirit
We have several things 20 be proud
r. In the first place. we have the $1,000
900 capitol, which. in spite Of the ugly
'eports Of graft in fits construction, is a
ruly beautiful building Our city could
hardly be cleaner in a sanitary way. We
Jay particular attention 70 the condition
f our streets and parks. As an example