Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-30
JAP VESSEL HAS
STORMY VOYAGE
ACROSS PAC|F |C
Steamer Carrying Delega-
ton to Washington Con-
ference Encounters a Cy-
clone, Then a Strong Gale
(By The Associated Press.)

Aboard Steamship Kashima Maru,
Victoria, b. c., Oct. 20 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press. 1.-The gorgeous au-
tumnal day on which the delega-
ton to the Washington conference
sailed from Yokohama to the gay
notes of music and the "banzaf' OF
thousands of friends was not SYM
bolic, as 1t later appeared. OF what
was to be, for the voyage across
the Pacific on the Kashima Maru
which touched today at Victoria
was marked by a terrific encounter
with a cyclone. On Monday Octo-
her "a, when the cyclone mad spent
itself, the ship was again struck
by a strong westerly gale which
sent her Keeling.
Forty years ago Admiral Iomo-
saburo Kato, the ranking member
of the official delegation to
the conference on armament Inn
itations, coming on an officers
training ship, set foot for the first
time on the shores of North Amer
lea, visiting Victoria, as he did lat
err San Francisco. Not during that
long period from midshinman ia
architect of Japan's great navy did
his sailings across the seven seas
bring him such a storm as fell Ia
the lot of the Kashima Maru. The
ship was badly shaken in the
storm but 1t emerged practically
intact.
Distinctly a Mans Party.
Only three women were aboard
the first cabin--two Japanese and
one American. It was distinctly a
mans party. Prince Tokugawa. q
member of the conference delega-
ton, who, but for the restoration
of the imperial dynasty, would to-
day rule Japan as the sixteenth
shotgun; the Kashima bore the
most representative gathering of
people that ever visited a foreign
land. Almost every sphere of ma
tional activity and distinction was
reflected--the business world by
leaders who are visiting the United
States, Canada, and Europe to in
vestigate social and Industrial con-
ditiops.
The prince bore himself coolly
during the storm and moved about
among the passengers collecting
autographs, which is his fad, In
the autograph book Of a newspa-
per correspondent he wrote his
name and added the words: II de-.
termine to do my very best for our
country and for the peace of the
world"
The Kashima Maru was south
west OF the Aleutian islands and
her course was east. The cyclone
struck the ship from behind and
the vessel quivered from the blow.
Then she turned and faced the
hurricane.
Passengers Struggled.
Passengers struggled to the din
ing salon. which was reached with
great difficulty. Dishes and bot
ties clattered to the floor Ex-
Representative Tainake of the
Seiyku party, who goes to Wash
ington as as party observer ana
who weighs 100 pounds. was seen
flying across the salon. His steel
attached chair was wrenched from
its fastenings.
Captain 1tsuko communicated
with other vessels in an attempt
to find the center OF the cyclone.
so that he could steer to the outer
rim of the storm. He kept the ves-
Sc. pointed almost directly in the
wind. The cyclone reached its
height at IN n. M, October 81.
There was ADMITTEDLY danger Of
the vessel being borne down by
walls of water. The water swirled
everywhere on the deck. After the
storm had abated, Captain Itsuko
gave a brief talk on the cyclone.
He estimated the height of the seas
at 100 feet, the velocity of the
wind at eighty miles an hour.