Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-07-03
LOOsing The Lines
For Sea Voyage
(By Don Carlos Janes)

our friends in Manchester and made
the short run down to the sea at
Liverpool The Manchester ship
canal brings large freighters up from
the brine, but it seems that the pas
senger boats stop at Liverpool.
When we rolled into that great train
shed, representative of the steam
ship company was on the platform
ready to transfer the baggage for
consideration. / went out and look
ed for a taxi, but found none. Step
ping back presently and again pass
ing a word or two with the police
man, decided to let the ships man
have it and just as he had received
the various pieces, up came a taxi
| whose driver had been sent by the
policeman and he vainly tried to col
lect for having put down" his flag
(before being engaged). After a
call at the company's office, | went
across the street to the American
Express Co. to exchange some OF
John Bulls pounds for Uncle Sam
uel's dollars. When the rate was
quoted, ! remarked: "Ill just walk
up street@where the rate is better"
and a few doors away made the
transaction more adyantageously.
! Now we climb the stairs for the
elevated railway down to the dock
and arrive in time to be told to go
part way back to another stage
where the ship would be some time
later. 1t was just then being NOV
ed away and some were going out
side and around somewhere to catch
her without going back. Why
couldn't we? AS we went over a
small bridge, diver had just
emerged from the water and the at
tendants removed his big helmet.
After walking a good distance along
side the docks and through the
great, sheds where merchandise was
quickly being hoisted into the ships,
Canopic was to lie till enough water
was pumped in to bring her level
with the river Mersey outside. With
great lines out at both stem and
stern and tender of perhaps 800
| tons pushing against her amidships,
| she but slowly moved into position
along the wall where large number
of passengers had gathered. These
were quickly inspected and passed,
but there were about a score of US
/ who had not "seen the Doctor" We
! had the same inspection at the. gang
| plank as the others, look at the
4 hands, perhaps squint in the eye
and our hat raised Il was glad to
have still enough hair to pass mel ,
! and on We went. My vile and
were taken inside for the doctor,
who looked like Woodrow Wilson's S
1 brother, to examine" us. lie want
| ed TO know about our vaccination
and look at my arm answered for
! the family" Our landing cards
were stamped and presently the boat
moved out and went to Princes
| Landing Stage where our trunk and
other baggage coined" US and the
/ final arrangements for sailing were
made. We had not deeply enjoyed
our boarding experiences as the in
structions with the ticket were to go
to Princes Landing Stage at 10:30;
the man at the station said go to
the company offices in James ST. );
/ they said go to Huskisson Docks;
and there they had directed us to
go back to Princes and when we
"took the bit in our teeth" and went
to the tidal basin we were not sure
we would be permitted to embark on
account of not yet being medically
passed.
| Thursday afternoon of April 3
was we'll spent when we loosed the
lines and moved down the Welsh
coast with it's now capped hills, into
the sea. Friday saw-us passing the
Irish coast and no one was heard
expressing desire to stop awhile.
About 20 miles from land, we passed
a few fishing boats, steam trawlers,
but little fellows which were almost
entirely hidden by the waves which
rosa\and fell. These boats stay out
till they catch load Of fish and then
return, even if it takes two weeks to
do it. AS the supply Of fresh water
is not great, it is said they do not
bathe on the voyage.
Those tossing waves became more
agitated as the night came on and
would not be calmed all night 1t
may be interesting to the landsman
who has not yet attended to his sea
voyaging to know that, ship has
several motions, especially in a
storm. 1t is expected that she will
move forward (imperceptibly) if all
goes well and SO she does, but if
there is wind, she may zig-zag lit
tie as it would be difficult or impos-
sible to relate the rudder to the
currents so as to make a perfectly
straight and smooth line. Next
comes the pitching" motion which
is SO common, the rising and falling.
alternately of the PROV and the
stern The average person, l sup