The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22
By REV. Z. ". M'0AskILI.

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Pastor Of the Methodist church nj HAST
inEs and former pastor of Hansc0m Park
Methodist church In Omaha, who IL now
touring Europe.
At Sea, y. =, Steamship President
Van Buren,. Remembering that we
are greenborns, ana that this is our
maiden trip across the ocean, you,
who have sailed oft, VIII pardon my
relating some Of the to us interesting
things along the way, even though
they may be commonplace TO you.
Most interesting Of all IL the ocean
itself. IL Ii glorious beyond words.
The weather has been perfect. Cor
geous snnrises and gorgeous sunsets
have greeted us each day. Even the
captain says IL has been the most
perfect voyage he has ever taken.
The radio station never loses Its
wonder and marvel. Each morning
we receive our radIogram Of news
from the outside world. We know
the latest baseball returns, the prog
ress Of the strike, who won the cup
at the race the preceding day. and
what President Harding had for break
fast, and yet we are ! 300 miles from
land. Passengers send messages home
to their friends or radiograph ahead
TO London for reservations to the
Passion Play.
. Submarine Telephone.
Another interesting instrument
shown ns by the captain is one for
determining the location Of a sub
marine, or In a fog, passing vessel,
"A bell buoy, or some other object Of
danger. II is called a submarine tele.
phone. II liz built on the principle
that sound travels more freely in
water than In the open air. Sound
receivers are placed against the bot.
tom OF the boat, and by phone con-
nected with the captains room. He
IL thus enabled to hear the throb Of
the approaching boat or the clang
Of the bell buoy when II would be i'm.
possible to hear and locate them from
any sounds that would come through
the air.
We note how the old.fashioned COM
pass OF Columbus day with its La
bility to constant deviations owing
to local surroundings Is being supple
mented by the new gyroscope COM
pass with its wonderful mechanism,
making 1t almost perfect proof against
all such errors, and then even this
supplemented by the latest radio com
pass, which gives almost absolutely
- xat.
lutely correct compass located on
shore.
Salt Water EyapOrated.
The system of evaporating salt
water. thus taking from the ocean
day by day all the water necessary
for drinking purposes. for baths and
layatcries and dish washing, for run
ming the engines. and for everything
else whore fresh water Is needed is a
marvel to me. When the boat Is not
fully loaded IL carries in its various
tanks 6,150 tons OF fresh water, OF
which $500 tons are used on q voyage
across the ocean. But we were in.
formed by the captain that on trips
when the cargo is especially heavy,
little or no fresh water Ia carried by
tho boat, all Of IL being evaporated as
they so. The old danger of running
out of water, and passengers suffer.
ing from lack OF water in the midst
of an ocean Of water, Is thing OF the
past insofar as modern boats are con.
cerned,
had heard Of the poor stokers
down in the hold toiling aud sweating
their lives away, shovellng coal amias.
the awful heat and fetld aid u their
ahutln prison Imagine my surprise
when descended into that haaes and
found delightfully."- clean room,
man hopping the little dirt ami OH
that happened 10 ~ an the ii0nf. aud
two either men standing around watch
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