The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
BARK DRIVEN BACK.
ITO PORT AFTER los
DAYS IN CHINA SEA
u. s. Craft, Battered by
Gales, Forced to Seek
Food.
Cspsrasi Cabs 70 Ths vsshinftea HssK
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and Chicago Tribuns.)
MANILA. May fs.-Outside Of the
south sea romsnces and other &c
zion one seldom hears Of a nova
days. but the combination of the
square rtgger and contrary winds
stfl exists. Take Il from Capt. H.
wood. skipper of the four-masted
steel bark Monongahels, the Chint
sea is some body Of water TO get out
Of. even when the northeast mon
soon is blowing and the typhoon is
out Of season
sci of 2.54srtons. one of the shipping
board boats. was sent out of Manila
Nov. 20 last. bound for San Fran
cisco. and since has been taken over
by the Admiral line. in whose service
she will ply. IL she ever gets to San
Francisco. But Capt. Elwood and
his crew Of nifty are optimistic. ana
wien they left here for a second
time in the latter part Of March all
declared they would get out of the
Jonah waters or know the reason
why.
buueted BY storms
The square rigger hit bad weather
soon after passing Corregidor last
November. but managed 70 buck the
gales until on the north coast ~
~uzon- Then the wind began 10
blow great guns and the Mononsa-
hela was driven dangerously. near
the Formosan coast. But Skipper
El~ood stuck TO IL. only TO be car
ried within view Of HonEkong. Then
another storm hit them and thevs
were driven southvsrd and bsck
across the China sea to Mindor.
Again they beat in north TO the
Eastern ocean. but again a storm
broke, and this time they were
driven south of Formosa and almost
to Honskong again.
Driven Back 10 Manila.
Bit by bit the sails wore 10 rib
Dons, and finally. after iOs dsvs
reduced 10 scanty provisions, the
Aonongahela again found herself
not far OF the mouth Of Manila bs.
Observers at Fort Mills. Corregidor.
saw the bare poles Of a huII-down
vessel lying well out at sea ana an
parently motionless. but they could
not make her out. though she had
some sort Of a signal flying. Finally
the coast guard cutter Basilsn came
along and read from the nRgs that
the Monongahela was without sails
and nearly without provisions. and
sought a tow into Manila The Basi-
Ian tried to tow her, but was unable
10 do so. The next day the L. S.
navy tug Barcelo was sent to the
aid Of the square rigger and brought
her into Manila.
Lived on short RatIons.
Would you believe it," said skin
per Elwood. as he made his wav
ashore in Manila. in all the los days
days We were out not a drop Of rain
fell. yet we had one succession os
windstorms after another. We had
been on short rations for some days
before the tug put out TO US. with
fresh food. and the men were begin
ming TO suffer from a diet Of hard
tack. No. the romance isn't all out
Of the lime -juicer yet. but III be
jolly elsd to get back to Frisco.
once let me get out Of the China sea
and I'll show a pretty pair OF heels
to some of the steamers. Tell Live
Wire Luiz and those other birds that
can rustic a cargo when other yes
sells are tying up that before long
I'll oe passing in the Golden Gaze.
hope Peter Kype and Csppy Kicks
will meet me at the water front.
I've got a couple OF new ones for
them"
Coopyritht, isai.l