The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06

rom the sails constantly and the
Stats become unhesrahle. Besides.
II Is mighty hard on sails We have
some torn places now from leaving
the sails up too long after the slat.
tins began.
Yesterday Ne passed - properly.
they passed us-two ships. We
were becalmed as usual. Getting
quite crowded.
! dislocsted my sacrum-iliac the
day before We left Socorro and was
unable to stand my watches for
about three weeks. After a week or
so | was able TO get around and got
the meals; in fact. during the gale
I was the only one who could cook.
Tim Is sick whenever things get
boisterous. lie manages 10 stand his
watches. but can not eat with his
customary vigor and spends every
other moment in his bunk. Eating
Is his chief pleasure in life although
why can not see as he doesn't stop
to taste his food lie Is interested
in bulk. Right now he Is standing
Al the galley and just had a couple
Of spoonsful Of peanut butter
straight and Is now in the raisins.
Every day brings something of
.fnfaraaf l., ~. ,...a o. A.. "a
was. sea turtles: big ones about
three feet in diameter. asleep on
the surface, Another day IL will be
white discs. all sizes from a dime
TO a dollar. floating by the millions
Some kind Of jellyfish. I think.
Then there are whales. dolphin,
porpoises. sharks. mantas. big fish
that jump clear Of the water time
after time and a following Of fish
that we have under the boat all the
time.
My watch ended at 6 a. m. About
a mile off l could see at least a
thousand PROPOSES jumping and
cavorting in great style. OF TO the
left a tuna clipper was coming
toward us at full speed Thousands
of men-o'-war birds were circling
over the furious turmoil in the
water.
The PROPOSES came toward US In
a great line that stretched out over
a mile. They were jumping clear
Of the water. one after another. 40
that always there were one or more
silhouetted against the sky. There
was a great school of tuna coming
with the porpoises following. The
birds were following the porpoisea,
and the tuna clipper following all.
Everything converged on our ship
They passed under and around the
boat. I have never seen or heard
of anything like 1.-THE swirllng
torment and all this taking place
within a few feet of US. II was a
sight never TO be forgottenl
Now came the tuna clipper. the
Navigator Of San Diego. circling
TO get ahead Of the fish. She
passed rs yards across our bow
and made a big circle completely
about US. her racks down and lined
with fishermen feverishiy whip.
ping the water with their short
lines, another man above them or
the halt tank hurriedly shoveling
live bait into the water. We could
see the tuna being snapped out and
without loss OF moment un.
hooked and the hook and line slap.
ped back into the water. II /,
wildly exciting work while the
run IL on; the men she :. savagely
as they beat the water 70 a froth
and jerk the Hopping tuna onto the
boat.
While this circus took place we
were in the seat Of honor. in ths
vortex Of the fish. PROPOSES. birds
and oircling clipper.
The fish and the tuna swept of
toward the west taking the por.
poises, birds and the clipper with
them. Since that day all the fish
seem 10 have deserted US Excep,
for a big hammerhead shark thls
morning there IL not much doing
Dawn this morning disclosed q
yacht mile off our port quarter
They powered past us a bit and
put over boat and two Of ths
men came over to us. II was ths
British yacht WiBdward from Lon.
don. They had left England In May
crossed the Atlantic and just cams
through the Canal bound for Pun.
tarenas. We all went aboard n.
Windward and all five o. the boy,
on her came aboard the Oregor
Webfoot We spent about foui
hours together. visiting.
IL was quite an exciting morn.
Ing a. we had not seen a new fac.
for two months. nor directly con.
taetsd a boat for - days The,
gave as some potatoes ard onions
Our radio has been a great com.
fort 70 Va. We hear ali the goo<
programs from home Lately ",
have been getting all our new
from Paris. London or Berlin. ~,
get our broadcssts now from sar
Antonio. Shreveport. Louisiana d
Cincinnati They are the best sta
tons although we can get New
York, Chicago. Denver or most am
place but californfs. Toxic come
IN like a load Of brick but the prop
aganda IL TOO obvious. OF cOurs.
Mexican stations are a nuiaane'
a. their music IL terrible and ",
cannot understand what the con
yersation IL about.
Could make pgJufarenas tonaor