The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA.
ty CLARA KLENK, AGED "A.


A FEW. years & [ sailed on a
"A MERCHANT vessel from New York
to Australia. We loaded the boat
with 100 barrels of petroleum, twenty
five railroad cars, fifty boxes of to-
bacco, 500 boxes of boots and shoes n
100 pieces of machinery, which we were
to take to Australia. After all the prod
ucts were on the vessel, the coal. water,
eatables n other necessities of the
boat We're put on.
When we were ready we set out on a
bright March morning, going down the
Atlantic Ocean. AS the supplies of the
vessel were giving out we stopped at
Rio Janero for more. We started on
our voyage again around Cape Horn,
where we were delayed for some time,
as we were attacked by pirates. They
were starting to plumber our vessel, but
they said tina we had enough powder
and men to onquo them, SO they left
us at peace.
We had not gone much further when
we saw ahead of us a bright light.
Everyone was on deck trying to find
out what it was, when all at once we
heard the shouts of "Fire!" "Fire!'
We hurried our vessel to the scene and
saw that it was a vessel on fire. we
saved all the crew n the passengers,
and, having a pump and a hose we soon
extinguished the fire a few minutes be-
fore the vessel sank When we were
sailing again we asked the crew VINO
thew were and how the fire started.
They told us that they were people on
their way to Australia, n hat the
Are had started from an overheated
furnace. We were thus engaged when
IL ,Ax. ooI1pd nnt 'llAnu.I
We all looked and found that we were
Moor Australia. which we reached In
safety. After being in the harbor a day
we unloaded the boat with small cars
which took the products to the trains.
Actor. being in the harbor three weeks
ua loaded the boat with 200 bales OF
wool as cans of gum. $50 pounds OF
hides and skins, 100 tons of copper and
1000 tons of coal, besides the Iuei anu
supplies, of the vessel.
1t was toward the end of the April
when we were to leave the port, put
IN the day set for our return a storm
broke out, so we stayed another day
TIL next day the weather was not as
had as 1t had been the day before 50
Il was decided that we should start on
o1r VOYAGE. After we had been on the
water a day the storm grew worse ana
when we reached New Zealand we were
Obliged to stay there two days. inc
storm was entirely when we went
from New Zealand to Cape Horn, ana
from there to Rio De J%aneiro. where
we stopped for eighty bags of coffee.
When we left Rio de Janelro we went
1p the Atlantic Ocean stopping at
Cuba. From here we took fifty boxes OF
tobacco.
It was a very foggy day when we
left Cuba and we a not been on the
water more than a few hours when
the boat felt a shock. All the crew
turned their attention to the front OF
the boat as the sound of voices came
from there. It was found that our
ship had bumped into a small boat
that was on its way to Florida. AS
the crew of the other vessel had failed
to blow its whistle or put up a signal
1t was no wonder our boat ran into 1t.
Neither boat was injured so each kept
on its Way. After this we went to New
York and none of the crew or people
on board were sorry to get to their own
country again.