The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24
45,472 MILES
ONONEVOYAGE
OF BIG THRILLS

and supplies the President Grant
steamed out on the Pacific crossing.
She swung out nOrthward toward
colder climes on the northern great |
circle route. Before she sighted. land |
she encountered three very heavy gales |
during which from ships all about |
her she heard profane radio comments |
ON the weather which was forcing
them to lie to or steam OF their
coursee. The President Grant. how
ever, was a liner and she kept right
ahead on her eleven knot speed re-
gardless of the big swells of the mis-
named Pacific. Twice she halted for
short periods for Chief Engineer
Brooks men to make repairs In the
engine room.
While far from land fire, one Of
those mysterious CONGREGATIONS which
break out occasionally at sea, devel-
oped In hold No. l, forward. There
was only a quantity Of life preservers
In this hold, but the dense smoke that
billowed out made things look bad. In
fighting this fire Boson's Mate Edison
was suffocated in the hold. Ordinary
Seaman Ray went down through the
choking fumes in a gallant effort to
save him. Both men were stified to
death. The hold was flooded and the
voyage resumed.
Chance to See Strange Cities.
| On March II the President Grant
dropped anchor In Yokohama roads.
after crossing the Pacific IN seventeen
days, nine hours. There the liner lay
twenty-One days discharging cargo and
here the crew received generous shore
leave, as they did everywhere else
throughout the voyage, enabling then
to visit many cities and localities rare
ly seen by seamen.
More cargo was discharged at Kobe
!. the next Japanese port Of call. where
the ship stayed eight days. After pass
ing through Tsugara Straits in fogg!
weather the ship came safely to vladi
vostok. arriving April -.
Here the President Grant took Of
board 6,437 troops and sailed TO
Trieste, psoughing through toy an
/, rain to Hongkong. where stop wa
made for coal and supplies. Singapor
!. was reached May II. and after skirt
ing Sumatra and entering the India
:. ocean, the President Grant stopped a
!, Colombo on the island of CeylOn.
!, stay of five days was made here.
- MI. Rs,n and ole q
:, seas on the trip across the India
! ocean, but in the Red sea the tempers
:. ture rose to 1902 degrees and the un
= form of the day In the fire room wa
" one pair of light sandals.
4 A Ride on the cameis.
!. At 1925 a. m. ON June 4, the shl
. entered the Suez Canal and reache
10 Port Said on the Mediterranean sc
- the next day. While in this part I
% the globe members of the crew ha
~ an opportunity to try out the cam
as a means Of locomotion. In Ce
II. Ion they had tried elephants. and
!. China rickshaws. and at Venice, WIKI
y. they visited after the ship reach'
h Trieste, they tried sondolas. The a
:. rival at Trieste was on June II, mo
Z. than four months after the start
ID the voyage.
At Trieste orders were waiting Z
70 another shipment of Czech soldiers.
M after twelve days in port. the trar
y port steamed on the back trail.
n. Port Said she caught the Unit
or States army transport Crook, just sa
ad ing for Trieste, and hastily transferr
of to her Ave stowaways who had ere
On on board at the Adriatic port.
mo- Colombo was reached July 16, aft
passing through southwest monsoo
It. and heavy seas in the Indian oces
20 On July p. after five days at Colo
a. DO for repairs to be made and 81
!, niles taken on. the ship steamed ca
- ward, and FIVE days later anchor
,es on a very dark night at the entran
M 70 the narrow and crooked Singape
nd straits. Next morning the ship p
IA ceeded toward Manila, hugging
ha coasts of Borneo and Palawan
ost avoid typhoons. Manila was reach
Ive August 1, with the crew all very bu
lon painting and cleaning the ship
no. preparation for her next load OF p
sengers. On August the ship stea
nal ed for Karatsu, Japan. for GO