The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
BARK has EvfNTful TRIP,
CUANO SHIP FIRED AT By BRIT.
ISH MAN OF WAR.
Warned OF Iiostilitics, Sailing Vessel
Manages to Eaude Karlsruhe In
Passage Around the Horn-if5
Nights Without Lights.
Charleston Post.

Shot at oy u British cruiser. hound
cd by the German cruiser Karlsruhe.
travelling with her lights doused for
1l5 days the British bark Harold,
Capt J. Jenkins. entered at the Char
lesion custom house this morning and
lies an anchor off the works OF the
Planters Fertilizer Company, where
she Is to discharge her cargo OF some
5000 tons Of Peruvian guano, con-
signed to the Nitrate Agencies Com
pany.
The bark sailed from the pesca-
dores Islands on the other side of the
world On juno 80. q month before the
European cataclysm commenced. Out
from the very shadow Of Chinese wa
ters. the exponent Of rapidly disap-
pearing type Of sailing craft beat
around the Horn. bringing her cargo
safely to- Charleston after q singularly
thrilling and narrowing voyage. Capt.
Jenkins says that he would not go
through the same experiences again IL
the Harold were presented to him.
IL was just before the rounding of
the Horn that notification Of the out
break OF war was had. The Chinese
cook sat on watch one night. bitterly
mourning the fate Of the ships cat.
Wang. which tried to do a slack wire
stunt once too often In the rigging
OF ths ship. and phophecying evil to
come. when he was startled, and the
crew were awakened by the screams
OF . shell across the very bows of the
vessel The screech Of the shell was
accompanied by nearby and hoarse
command to heave to. The Harold
hove to and small boat came along
side from a British cruiser. which no
tined them that war had been declar-
cd between Great Britain and Ger
many. In reply to Capt. Jenkins in
dignant query as TO their right to fire
upon his vessel. The Harold was
warned by the man-of-wars men that
they had better douse all lights. as
the Karlsruhe was lying on the other
side, OF the Straits Of Magellan and
had sent a number Of British mer-
chantmen to the bottom. Forthwith
the lights Of the bark were put out
and she proceeded on her windjam-
ming expedition In darkness. after her
papers had been examined by q Brit
ish officer.
A sharp lookout was kept for men,
of-war. after rounding the Horn. In
rounding that point very heavy wealth
or was encountered. and desperate
cold was the portion Of the Harold.
as she passed through the height OF
the winter season under the presence
OF the Antarctic Circle. Heavy seas
broke over the ship from time to
time, and the crew had to free the
lines from Ice by climbing up on the
main chain and going at the ice with
hatchets.
Keeping out Of tho usual lanes of
travel the Harold laid Northwestern
ly course until after crossing the
Equator. and then she began to come
In toward the shores Of the United
States. Dodging back and forth when
ever any tunnels hove i'm sight, trav-
cling In the pitchy darkness OF the
tropical night. Capt Jenkins brought
his craft to the Barbados on October
20. where she took on provisions and
water. This was the first stop since
leaving the Descadores.
Passing Charleston light ON SUNDAY,
the crew had not had sight of land
with the exception OF the Barbadoes
for almost 80 days.
The fea. Of navigation performed
by the captain and crew OF the Harold
almost beggar's the tales of the old
windJa miners that beat around the
Horn ih the 4o's and SOS through
squadrons of piratical craft.
Though the German fleets OF the
Pacific and Atlantic that have over
taken and captured so many speedy
steam merchantmen since the out
break Of hostllities. the staunch bark
has come to her harbor after being on
the deep ocean for almost five months
Tho Pescadores Islands are leased
by the Peruvian government to large
fertilizer interests. Another bark
with fertilizer from those distant
shores. the Pcriclcs. is on her way
to Charleston. and will arrive here
DUNG tho next month. barring acci-
dent frora German shot or the ele-
ments.
The trip OF the Harold rivals the
startling voyage Of the German full
rugged Indra. Capt. Karstadt. which
came to anchor I'm n safe haven. off
Staten Island 15t DAYS out from Ttal-