The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-03-31
langley BARELY
SAVES HIS life
Narrowly Escapes Death
in Sea.
Leaves Perilous Place on Ship
Only Moment Before Rush
Of Water Comes.

NdsHlHSUOn, MdncI, zt-H.du Repre-
sentative John W. Langley, of Ken
lucky ard Representative Frank w.
Mondsll, of Wyoming, remained on the
forward deck of the steamer Colon" a
momant longer last Friday, the ..R,apub
lican minority in the House would
have been SHY two more members. The
vessel was the same one which on its
way to Panama a few weeks ago,
bearing Senator Bradley, Representa-
tlves, Langley, Thomas and Rouse and
a party of Kentucky women, nosed in
to heavy seas and for twenty-four
hours was in danger. The peril mar
rowly escaped by Langley and MondeH
was met on the return trip from the
Isthmus.
The vessel was round Cape Hatteras,
on the return trip, the same coast
where the norther caught the ship go
ing down and gave the passengers
such scare. When another nogther
blew up Langley and Mondall made
their way to the forward dscll to
watch the rolling seas. AS their fury
increased, however, the CongreSSmen
decided to make for the gangway.
They had hardly relinquished their
hold on an iron rail when the seas
crashed against the bar and snapped
1t apart, hurting everything about it
into the sea. Langley and Mondell
had escaped by only a few seconds
The round trip is reported to have
been One of the toughest ever expert
enced by vessel of the Panama Ca
nal steamship company line Three
storms were weathered by the ship,
which was delayed twenty-four hours
in its schedule at both ends. Senator
Bradley on, the trip down was thrown
to the deck by the lurch of the ship,
but WITS only bruised trifle.
Reports of birthday dinner given
Senator Bradley by Gov, NJ. H. That
cher. of Panama, ON the siXty-fourth
anniversary of the sOlon's birth Were
brought back from Panama to-day by
Miss Rella Lane, one of the Senator's
secretaries. The interesting occasion
was on March Is and at the subse-
quent reception which all the promi.
nant citizens were present. LATER in
the week the President of Panama
gave the party a dinner.
Miss Lane says that Thatcher met
Senator Bradley at the pier, and the
Kentucky party were guests at his pal
ace. Senator Bradley did not fail to
secure, of which the Governor of Pa
mama had been doubtful. The only
real accident OF the "trip, according to
Miss Lane, happened to Mrs. Langley
wife of thu Representative, who sprain
ed her ankle on the lsthmus, and had
to be carried to and from the ship on
the return voyage.
THE RETURN passage was the worst
said Miss Lane, but Senator Bradley
was the only one in the party who
was not sick going or coming. No
one was really unconscious as was
reported of Mrs. Graham Vreeland.
but ALL the ladies wene pretty sick"
The KentuclSians of the Isthmus
are all doing well and Gov, Thatch-
er in particular is really growing
stout.
"He is getting humorous, too; he
told me If I'd stay there two months
he'd find me a husband. but thu SEN
ator would not give me leave of alb
sence.'
Miss Lane believes that Raprasen-
tatiye r. y. Thomas. Jr., OF the Third
district, was more scared than every
one else.
After this the Green River is enough
for me-" he said Mr. Thomas did not
return on the Colon, but waited for
the Cristobal, which sailed last sat
urday