Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-03-07

farthest back on the coal 10 eat II,
and those who we're helped last got
less. because the dlviders got more
careful toward the end and gave
smaller portions.
But we did not get macaroni very
long. A cook from the Voltaire was
cleaning n copper dixie that the n
aronl had been cooked in, and he was
holding II over the side when the yes
gel rolled heavily. and dropped the
dixie into the brlny. A sentry who
saw him drop II forced him up to
Badewitz, who began maullng him be-
fore the sentry even had told his
story. After a while Bndewitz quit
pounding the cook, and listened to the
sentry. Then Bndewitz said the cook
had put a note In the dixie before he
dropped II, so they beat him up agnin
and put him In irons. After that they
sent the rest of the cooks back, and
would not let them on deck again.
They had plenty OF canned goods and
meat aboard. but they would not give
us any.
Five OF the men we're buried at sea
that day. More men were going mad
every minute. and II was n terrible
place; pitch dark, 'grlmy, loose coal
underfoot, ~coal-dusty air 20 breathe.
body-Hlth everywhere. Some Of the
crazy men howled like dogs. But we
were not as much afraid Of these as
we were of the others who kept still,
but slipped around in the dark with
Jumps Of coal In their hands. We
got so we would not 20 near each
other for fear we were running into n
crazy man. Those OF us who we're
sane collected as near the lddley as
we could, and we would not let the
others get lea us, but showed them
back or SHE'D Jumps Of coal at them.
And every once In q while some one
OF us would begin to act queer. May
be he would let out n howl suddenly,
without any warning. Or he would
Just quit talking and begin TO sneak
around. or he would squat down and
begin TO humble. We could not tell
just when n man had begun TO lose
his mind. He would seem Just like
the rest OF us, because none OF us was
hAhNh btNANA hlhh u btuoNs
We could not take turns sleeping
and standing watch against the crazy
men, because when VIC talked asnut
II, we agreed that none OF us could
tell whether or not the sentries would
20 crazy while OH watch and have the
rest Of us Mt their mercy. II was aw-
full TO talk about going crazy In this
UNIV ou1 % nUr,ro thoe vo., ..ouraaIf
might be the next, and that Il was al
most sure to happen II you did not
get some sleep oon But II was worse
to find n man near You going, and have
to boot him out with tho other insane
men.
The days passed like that, with
nothing 20 do but suffer, and stnrve
and freeze. Il got colder anc colder
and all we could wrap ourselves In
was the coal. We began 10 speculate
on where we were. Il was not TIL
later than an old skipper IN our bunch
told US that we had rounded the north
ern coast OF Iceland.
Finally, n day, n lad yelled down
Land !" and we all dove for the nd
dley like Wild men. and those who
could get neat enough looked out, aud
sure enough there was the const of
Norway. very rugged aud rocky and
covered with snow. We thought II
was all over then. and that we would
be landed NJ Bergen sure. Then there
was the usual running around and
yelling on deck. and we were not no
sure we would be landed, and very
suddenly II got colder than ever.
l was In the hddley, aching 10 get
out. and ready for anything that
might happen, when the door opened
suddenly and Badewitz grabbed me,
and asked me In English II / was n
quartermaster. l said yes, aEd he
pulled me by the arm to Il cabin. l
did not know what was going Ia hap
pen, but he took an ollskln from the
wall and told me TO put II on.
There were two sailors there also,
and they put life belts on, and then
! was more puzzled than ever, and
scnred, too, because | thought maybe
they were going to throw me over
board. though what that had TO do
with being "A quartermaster l could
nCt see.
But they drilled me up onto the
bridge and tea me TO take the wheel.
What their idea was | do not know.
Possibly they wanted n nOncombatant
at the wheel In ease they were over