The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-04

about a pound Of tobacco but IL was
wet, Have you ever tried to light and,
smoke wet tobaccof We did but /.
We managed to keep our matches dry,
Say, this is oil some aifferent from
good old Trenton, New Jersey, \, j.,
"And say, here 3 another from the
United States. We had a lot of fights
on board, but Just stick around in .,
little old boat ike this for fourteen
days and you II want to lick everybody,
in sight, but I was too weak TO lick him,
good. And another thing, ] never want
TO SEGA salmon tin again" ~. =.
Mate Speaks for All d l. a.. -
Mate, Rolf Anderson, short and spare
of build, but sinewy, was still the
leader in every way. His eye was
clear, and despite his bearded cheeks,
he seemed the man to be at their head.
He spoke English so, well that blue.
/, Jackets IS watching the newcomers
thought he was a Britisher.- He said
be had only joined the ship ut San
Francisco. His story were terse aud
matter-Of.f fact. He told of the break
ing up of the steamer, of the provision.
ing of the boats and launching them,
and the condition of the steamer as
they left--broken and about TO 20 to
Davy Jones' locker; of his little chart; :,
of the boarding of the water supply,
and his anxiety and sleepless days and
nights watching and waiting for sue,
cor, Of the, sighting Of land and tho
near fatality in the breakers and the
meeting with the Japanese sampan. n
To Consul vetleson, whom all the
Norwegians were glad to meet and to
hear the sound of their native tongue,
the mate spoke In the language of the
North. 1t was brief story. He want
! ed comforts for his men,--warm beds
g, and bath. The consul told them he
was arranging for THERE comfort and
to have no anxiety on that account.
He spoke TO each one. who understood
Morse and English to the others. Then
came DR.. Trotter who looked them over
and gave a health permit for all to
land. II was explained to him that
the condition Of feet and hands was
due entirely TO sea water. IL was then
arranged that the men go 10 the inn
migration station where the comforts
they longed for for two weeks would
be theirs. DIR. Trotter win give them
the hest medical attention possible,
while II. l.. Halsey chief immigration
inspector, will make them comfortable
4 with living quarters y IT, ara
| They came ashore and stood upon
the concrete landing, aud then It was
that the condition Of the men became
apparent. Some could walk only with
difficulty. They wobbled weakly and
two or three threw their coats down
and slowly knelt upon them unable
TO stand. They swayed with the weak
ness of exposure aud cramped mus
Giles. Even the mess boy, clipper as be-
was, wobbled from side to side US be
n went over to the little boat to get hi.
old overcoat. II was sodden.
Ready for, Service O. ,.,,a b. 49,.
There was one, short and spare, who
stood erect, hollow checked and .ey ed
whiskered with an old gray sweate,
next his torso and over that a piece OF
canvas with arm holes, and old WEI
trousers rolled to the knees. He wa,
Albert Nelso", freight clerk, an Amer
lean, who became a member of tn,
Naval Reserve at San Diego. He re
Geived permission to go 70 sea whil'
waiting for orders, aud as soon as h,
is recovered from his two weeks jour
= ncy will go to the Pearl Harbor Nava
' Station to report. He is a yeoman.
TO the naval officers he said tn,
? Thor was loaded with structural steel
. sheet steel and large amount o.
! Brazilian coffee, aud was bound fO
: Ilongkong. '..' d.. 80
b The freight clerk will get in toucI
? With the local Pacific Nah agent an,
1 give particulars rs TO cargo aboard tn
e Thor, for the vessel had been handle,
] through this agency at San Francisco