Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02
LIKE SEA TALE !
OF OLDEN TIMES
Many Adventures Encountered
on Nlne-Month Sail From \
( Manila. I.
CARRIES MAHOGANY CARGO


On Green teV'ce
New York Bringing 0 tale OF many
v,cissitudes, the four masted auxis
iary schooner A. J. West recently AZ
rived here from Manila and completes
an interesting nine months voyage
which snacks Of the eighteenth cen
tury. .s...
The Filipino steersman waa cnae-
,.r,ng ma the ship came up the bay.
for he had only been In cold weather
the last three days Of the voyase
Such an effect did New Yorks climate
have on the F1lipinos that II was NO
cessary to work them for fifteen m'~
ute shifts only.
with a valuable cargo OF mahogany
! the A. !. West. q rakish looking crart
havan ia voyage May last and has
travelled nearly $4,000 milee. She 10
the first ship Of Philippine registry
ever entered OF this port. III
, From July II to July 2D che went
through three typhoons. 1.-THE scnoon'
, or had not possessed submersibie quar-
. t,es nearly equaling those OF u-boa,
. she might not have survived. About'
/. half OF tho mahogany was IN the noiu'
and the rest was ln1hed TO the DECK
: which itself was only nine incnee
above the water. but the lumber was
aat and lashed with chains, 90 that u
y became virtually part OF the nuii.
el aSa,rg N the schconer's power TO
come mn TO the surface after noun
ta,na Of water had broken over Il
Pump Night and Day.
10 From July g.. when the last typhoon
ended. until August 8. when tna
sohooner arrived In Honolulu. tns
= pumps we're manned night and day,
10 Repairs and controversy with the
NJ customs officials as to whether snip
:. Of philippine registry had right 70
~ fv the American Gag kept the ship at
* Honolulu. She made her way against
j.. unfayorable winds until October. WHOM
i, near the Socorro Island. OF Mexico.
;" ahe struck q dead calm which lasted
AZ DAYS, during which time the snip 9
only progress was mado BY lis aux
iliary power.
In The calm was succeeded by q fur.
,r ous sale. Water got below decks and
spoiled ail the remaining provisions.
ks with the exception Of rice, which dies
[r. soon began to pail. but the ship va
no In green turtle zone
=. During this period Capt =. v, Chap
lis mans two small children were en-
ed cient aide Of the commissary depart
M ment Charles, the younger. who %
wear and q half old. was too young Y
LOT stand on his feet et ell when N
zee schooner left Manila. He had grow
.ad a areat deal. however, before the sni
reached the green turtle zone and ha'
ai' developed remarkable pair OF 20
ee. legs. He and his brother. Ira. Just
his year older, kept watch on the forwar
mart Of the schooner and could detef
VI turtles at O great distance .
vas Whenever the shout Of turtse
all would 20 up the forward watch,
~ email boat would be put over to cate
W.T. the floating food. One turtle made
two meal for ell hands, Captain Chapmal
Mrs.. Chapman and their children. To-
ofacers. nine Filipino sailors, JAP
one ness engineer and q japanese COO
!. For fear Of running short. Capta'
the Chapman kept stock Of six or sevs
In i've turtles on board most Of the tim
und Tots canS Walk on Land.
.cksl The ship reached Punta Arenas
November 2S and remained there ma
Aso, ing repairs and taking on provisic
Ieph untsl December "a. and for Q whl
owe. Captain Chapman had his fam'
ashore here. The younger boy nes
chs' had walked on land and the elder b
p o forgotten how. and at every step !
,av- youngsters would lift their iega
high and lurch to the side. They
uer not remain in port long enough
ter master the technique OF walking %
,llow stationary surface
.,u. There were more bad winds n
piio Punta Arenas 70 Balboa. where
nilar schooner arrived on January l.
af;n. the Canal zone the A. J. West had
,,,-.. first piece Of good luck. Because
its' the ships light draft It was able
hiers ret through the canal. but u vaa
L to IN time.
- Tho ship was IN such had eeu0i
Il was nscsasary to discharge the
the 10 at Colon and 60 into dry dock
n nor reuairs. and not until February
could the schooner leave Colon. 9
'"s' which she fought galea ell the