Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-01

aboard ship. to Interfere with tho fore
man. Among that gang OF human
wrecks and cut-throats 1t was every
man Tor himself and the survival Of
the httcst. l had TWO beautiful black
eyes. and my nose felt like u football.
went up on deck. The moon and
stars were out and tho twnkling lights
or New York harbor were gradually
FADING into tho distance. Leaning over
the rail were the foreman and the
veterinarian. Doe" Casey. by name
me foreman was talking. Snatchcs OF
ms conversation reached my ears:
Load horses? why, that bunch OF
scum they wished on me couldn't load
lump sugar. one lump at time. How
BroWh expects me TO deliver 1900
horses into Bordeaux with this scuryy
outnt. don't know. We're lucky, I'm
thinhin', il 800 O. them don't die. WHY
'heres not one o the bl!ghtcrs knows
which end of Il horse eats hay. tell
YOU Dog your work is cut out for
you. III. IN a few days. you don't have
a couple OF hundred cases Of collie on
your hands. then I'm bloomin' liar"
Toughest Bunch OF All.
Doc" Casey answered.:
wen. I'll tell you. Mr.. Goortv, this
10 my third trip over. and / have seen
some tough punches, but this one is
the limit, and | sure have "A Job on nv
Aands. It's too bad that Pinero let out
on that young fellow, because. in my
NINA, that was Il pretty cowardIy
blow. lie seemed to know how to han
die horses. What do you say If give
MN the job %? assistant veterinarian?
lie S mad six years cavalry experience"
The foreman answered.:
Throw him over the side. n van
want don't care. But guess you.ll
need some one to help you out, so 70
to it,
was orcrioyed. Just then Pinero
came art The horse doctor turned to
nm and said: Look here, Pinero. Two
seen lots of dirty work in my life. but
that exhibition of yours on the dock Is
about the hlthiest I've seen in q long
time. Now. just take tip from me.
nat young Fellow from nov on il
Morhhs ior me. and you lay your
lIands off CT him. II find YOU med.
ding with him. I'll push that silly
grin OF yours down your throat until
1t chokes You. Now, that's all got
TO say; lay off OF him. DO you under
Stand?"
iihero started to humble excuses.
but the doctor shut him up with 81
doht want 10 hear any more. I'm off
o you for life. but remember what
~'' ~ ''eSSi 'itdl from inc TWO o
us. sabe?'
guess the second foreman "sabied."
all right. because he vouchsafed no an
S"er. NY heart warmed to DOC"
casey, and l slipped away unobserved.
Inc next morning the doctor fixed
me up with court plaster. and I was
Installed as assistant veterinarian at
S3o ior the trip. ! was to sleep in
Doc Casey'S stateroom where he had
a ~ l.
the room Doc" told me. Take this
bucket Of water; put few drops Of
creosote in IT. and go aft on the hatch
ana take good bath. and throw your
underwear away."
asked him what for. He answored:
When YOU take your shirt off. take a
good look at 1t and you'll see why"
began TO feel itchy all over, but
'nlnuteiy followed his instructions.
Upon taking my shirt off. one lool,
was enough. 1t was alive, and over
me rail- 1t went. Doc loaned me n
white suit and took charge of my outer
clothing. What ne did with them
ooht know, but that afternoon he re-
turned them 10 me. They were shrunls
size smaller. but were clean. 1 was
satisfied SO was Doc
rive days out we ran into a squan.
ana our work was cut out for us we
even had horses on the decks in
wooden stalls. The ship was lurchinc
and pitching. and huge seas would
burst over the Eunwales.
Several of the wooden stalls raye
way! and the horses were loose on tho
deck With every lurch OF the shin n
couple of horses would fall. and. kick.
ing and snoring. would slide down the
inclined deck, hitting against winchcs
and the hatchway. scraping their hide
II
into that mess
Cuts Thronts with Dagger.
Then had more or less respect for
the foreman and second foreman. Into
the midst Of that struggling and kick
ing bunch of horses they went. assisted
by Doc Casey. Four of the horses rc.
ceived broken legs, and Pinero, instead
VI shooting them. cut their throats
with sharp dagger he carried.
one of the negroes from the lower
mold staggered to the upper deck with
his face blanched almost white and bis
eyes popping out of his head Between
easps he Informed us that whole sec
tlon OF stalls, twenty-four in all had
carried away between decks, and that
the horses were loose. He said three
negroes of his gang were caught I'm
this stampede.
The foreman mustered most of the
''S'i' Niit' u'N iiiHS lueTn INTO three
groups, in charge of himself. the sec
ond foreman and Doc Casey, they went
below. followed. An awful sight
met my eyes.
The shin was lurching in a horrible
manner All could see was one minute
pile OF kicking horses. smashed-up
planks and the three negroes piled IN
in one corner Of the compartment, and
then. with lurch of the ship. they
would slide into the other Nothing
could be done by us 1t was madness
to attempt anything The three negroes
were dead.
That night and The following day
was perfect hell on the ship for men
and horses. The ship rode through
the sruall and when it became calm
we all got busy. out OF the twenty
four horses between decks we had to
shoot seventeen on account of inju-
ssaszEzNGezNSsNNssezGHAAgH1yXNNs
(. f,reofest.SIo,yo