Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13

which was provoked at first by the d.
lemma soon gave way to more serious
thought when IL became apparent that
the vessel was hopelessly stuck, with
the wind rising. 1t was some miles TO
land, and there were no life boats, RATS
or buoys on the ship. There was a
fog horn. however, and this saved the
day eventually After blowing this
horn for some three hours, the officers
on the British cruiser, 'Cornwen," an
chored mile away, were attracted BY
the noise. They could see nothing, SO
they brought the ships powerfui
search light into use.
The light skirted the horizon slowly
and finally it rested upon the ship
wrecked mariners" as the British sea-
caption called the newspaper folk. And
there t. light rested for quite a space
and nothing happened--seeminngly :
Meanwhile the wind Increased and the
water roughened. Then out Of the dark
ness there appeared three life boats
each manned by eighteen sturdy sailors,
and almost simultaneously there came
a steam launch, all from the Corn
wall" There coud have been nothing
prettier than the sight these craft pre-
sented, skirting the treacherous coral
reefs. The launch pulled the sailing
sloop off the reef, and took the passen-
gers aboard their, thence to the British
cruiser, where refreshments soon re-
vived all hands,
1t was a fine experience all right ana
every one enjoyed it immensely after
the picturesque rescue. But the news
that the sloop had been wrecked was
net so pleasing tO those in Hamilton
who learned of il and could learn moth
u hn ma TfnarQ' made
port that night about IL o'clock,
SOME CABLE TROUBLES.
The management OF the Halifax-Ber-
muda cable office In Hamilton has
been a source of as much surprise and
amusement to Governor Wilson as it
has been annoying to the correspond
ents. Superintendent Greet-he has
three initials-conducts the office on
the theory of making it just as diff
cult as he can for persons to transact
business with the company. He is
there with bells on. too, when IL comes
to throwing obstacles in ones way.
The cable broke one day last week.
1t went out of commission entirely.
There was nothing doing between the
United States and the island of Ber-
muda via the Halifax Bermuda cable
There was, however, communication be-
tween the places via Jamaica and the
West Indies cable and Key West, Fla.
But Superintendent Greet after reluc-
family admitting that his line was down,
refused to accept any cable for the
states via the other 1.-The, that conveyed
to the American people the news that
the Halifax-Be Bermuda cable was out of
commission. He established a censor
ship of HIS own, and little could get, by
him that said anything about the Hall
fax cable trouble.
The correspondents regarded it Inn
portant that their offices should know
that the Halifax cable was down, and
finahy superintendent Greet agreed to
accept messages saying that "the Hall
fax cable was temporarily interrupt
ed" One of the correspondents got
around this by inserting after tempo
rarily" the code word "lengthily,"
which let mis- office know the truth.
The cable rate to New York via the
West Indies route from Bermuda is
just eight times as much as it is via
Halifax, and it was on this account
that the correspondents were so anxious
to let their papers know the truth.
Superintendent Greet found a brand
new obstacle to check the newspaper
men when they sought to file via the
West Indies route. Although he had
ben accepting all Of their messages via
Halifax collect, he demanded payment
in advance for all messages moving the
cents a word via the Indies, the cor
respondents funds were soon exhausted
or nearly so, and they sought the aid