Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-02-23
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sure of your backing In a situation like that
wireless is fine thing to have, too. but 1t ad
the responsibilities of the man on the bridge.
instance, here are few messages
PausIng, Captain Abbott dug n sheaf OF
out Of his dispatch box and handed over
Of wireless messages picked up at the heig
the storm.
"Abbott, West Wind-Are you standing BY
firing rockets? Answer forthwith. request
Admiral Australian navy PARKE
"Parkes is agent of the U. S. & A. line In
ney. He was busy with the wireless that
Here's another:
"Abbott, West Wind: Radio nt hand. ca
get tugs to you Dalgetty, Newcastle, Id
munication with navigation department SEE
aid. Know you will do all possible to hang
Good Iuck. ..... pARKES
"Also the executive officer OF the AAstralap
stroyer squadron wanted specific .inforlpatti!ee!
witness!
".Abbott, West Wind: Are you in need Of
sistance Destroyer Can boats live in .pEe!a
sen? Are your anchors holding? Send yoas
sitIon. '--- EXECUTIVE FLEET
"These are merely the official iness'ises c!i
from ships In our area asking us to staas
when we were driving ashore at top speed ana
ing, which they d-ned we'll weren't, added .
thing to the tang of life on the West Winds son
that night. :.
about midnight there was a lull. and tnoa1
the worst was over. but in those cyclonic stot
the hardest blow Is toward the end. iialf an
later 1t was worse than ever, and everything
deck that could be Jared loose went away
"Above the roar Of the wind. the screaming
the screw when she lifted her stern ~ teeI'
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we could hear the surf crashing on those pe'py
dicular rocks. That was notice enough We
too darned close for any good use. -.
"Under such conditions one doesn't reiisn cs
ing on a radio conversation with every shox |
fcial who feels like asking few questions. v
interested me Just then was how we could save i
ship and our own lives rather than IN ahswet1
questions such as Are you standing byf WeM1
stunding wherever we could get holu anu Una. N
mighty precarious. -. .,
"For about an hour I thought we might ~
turtle any minute. You see, we hadht ea'!
enough aboard to hold her down and sue; y
bouncing like a rubber ball. had pumps ~
forward and began shooting oil over tie ~
That had much to do with our coming 'l,o4 III,
safe. It kept the seas from breaking aDoaiu :
gave us a chance to get about on deck: we y.
lucky to have the oil.
"When dawn broke the storm died we ". W.
close on the rocks. With the wind modeiau
we sneaked up on our anchors, got EN- DON aHys
and crawled in over the bar. 1t was cer4nniIs ni!
treat to feel a level deck under our feet asau.
1--WE took on cargo and made for sydney ins
where Sinbad came aboard acting MS l1hIo.,SS ~.
as though he owned the boat. Our last car ::
at Brisbane, where we finished loading anu ~ ~.
ed for home. We Just missed n buhnhn 'p.e
quarantine order at Brisbane. If we -. W.
hour later the West Wind would nave ofc'''
ing there yet. -. .-,.s..... 80. ..cnh -. /,
"From the minute we left Brlsbane our t!ea9 Toy
were over. We made better time tnah AZ W. I
the outward voyage, although we VERY very o as,,
ging six to seven knots, but It's stenu. q, ;n:
and so long as she kept plugging ao1ls ""s ,s,s
isf,ed We hove to for an hour off Pitcairn is'' ,
and the traders tried to swap two rihs'''
monkeys for Slnbad. ;siond, i. ID
"Pve heard a lot about these Pitcairn !aEa'ss;
descended from the mutineers ofthe boo'ii sitsrn
people say they're all half crazy IRON ~: ~;
riage and too little contact with tne "y .nstr
side but from what I've seen OF mem a,or6t n
smart lot Of folk, mighty religious an" S'''.t
erB. .... .rr ..rs.. - , r,or .
.rhe Pitcairners are short of cats and pas :,
for them because of the rat plague. onr nrsas ~
gang heaved clnkers at the boat crews ~ ths m 70
Ing the ships mascot The remainder o. 90 T. Il
home from Panama was uneyentfu!. n
Roston on November 8 and later cailigi ~ ~ s.
home. The West Wind Is LAID up :.,:-'
when she'll 70 to sea again.. ...so+.N
Over at the Port of CalL.in Jahe s'..rsss-A
gathered last night council ZOE se s7,,,a the 80
on providing for proper care. of sinpso dseitpr I
ship again Present were seotty Mac, de roea aes i
and Lyons Of the West Winds hEei,9sat I,,iv cat y
forming a fund to supply the taht.I Hynfer.. ::
chopped liver and grade milk ti''s red
Meanwhile. slnbad, recumDen. ~ ,ic;e:: -ssftffett
,..n.eu,,9 su.n,so sofs,Ssss' sssess n
warmth warn % and biinked and .biinked and "'"N'