The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 18, 1906, Image 3
GOES FOR TEDDY.
Senator Tillman Arraigns President
Roosevelt in the Senate.
SENATORS LISTEN
In Breathless Silence, While the Morris
Incident White Mouse Injectment,
the Fitzsimmon's Letter,
Jui-Jitsn are Used in a
Fierce Denunciation.
The recent forcible removal from
the White House of Mrs. Minor Morris
was made the subject of emphatic denunciation
by Mr. Tillman in the senate
Wednesday. Ills remarks called
out remonstrances from Messrs. Hale,
Hopkins and Daniel and led to the
very abrupt closing of the doors and
the sudden adjournment of the senate
in the middle of the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr. TlllI
man's peculiar expressions and was
characterized by many severe aad exceptionally
personal thrusts at the
president. At times ho wept over
what he regarded as the indignities to
Mrs. Morris and his eyes were full of
tears when he declared in the face of
protests from his fellow senators that
he would demand an Investigation of
the White House incident.
The reference to the treatment of
Mrs. Morris constituted the latter half
of a speech based upon the senator's
resolution making inquiry of the president
concerning the status of our relations
with the republic of Santo Domingo,
and was added to illustrate his
theory that the present administration
is tending toward imperialism. In
the first part of the address he characterized
the course of the United States
in Santo Domingo as a great/ extension
of the Monroe Doctrine and said
that if pursued the policy would lead
the country into many serious complications.
lie accused the president of
putting the treaty in1o execution in
the face of tha senate's refusal to act,
Hiknnnnnitr) Hi* o n - r> * a willing ?
V.wuwv4.?wv? V41U pa nuuu^ W
submit subserviently to all that is asked
of it, and Implored senators to
show their independence and thus
teach the executive a lesson and at
the same time serve the country.
TIIK MOUKIS INCIDENT.
With reference to the Morris occurenoe,
he declared that the president
had been derelict in failing to punish
his subordinates for their course and
quoted statements from persons said
to have been witnesses, to show that
the proceeding had been inhuman. lie
Informally presented and said that he
would tomorrow formally present a
resolution for an investigation of the
entire lnoident.
It was the introduction of this resolution
which called out the protest
from Mr. DiJutel, while Mr. Hale objected
to the presentation of the matter
at all except upon proof. Mr. Tillman
declared his determination not
, to be guided by their advice and closed
with the reiteration of his determination
to bring in the resolution
tomorrow. The announcement occasioned
a number of hurried conferences
and it is understood that as a result
Mr. Tillman will be urifed not to carry
out his purpose. Prominent senators
on both sides said that the resolution
would oommand few votes.*
Mr. Tlllmam's reference to the Morris
Incident was preceded by some remarks
on the power of the press in
which he charged that the president
had gradually assumed to direct that
ellorts of the press until White House
news has become colored and doctored
in the Interests of the administration.
''Secretary Loeb Is the apothecary,"
he said, "and pills on Panama, pills
on Roosevelt, pills on railroad rales
and pills on everything pertaining to
public a ITairs are administered in this
way. The newspapers have been the
funnel through which this quack physic
has been sent aoroad and when
some newspaper man refuses to pilnt
thao which the president wants there
Is great wrath at the executive mansion."
Illustrative of some stories which
crop out "over and trough the bars'1
Mr. Tillman said that "the saddest
and most pitiful example of anything
that has ever been associated with the
name cf a president was the recent
outrage on Mrs. Minor Morris at the
White House." He said that because
only of the transgression of some rule
the woman sitting quietly in the office
had been dragged rudely away,
her clothoa torn, an ear ring torn out,
and thrust into a carriage and taken
away.
SENATOR HALE PROTESTS.
At this point Mr. Hale interrupted
Mr. Tillman to protest aga'nst the latter's
representation cencernlng the
Morris incident. "I hope," he said,
deliberately, "that I may never figure
in this body as a general apologist ol
the administration or any one connected
with It," and continuing said:
"Hut I say to the senator from
South Carolina that he Is making
statements and assuming facts foi
which there is no warrant, and that he
is making the most serious and defamatory
charges against the executive oi
this country, the president of all the
United States, having nothing whatever
that he adduces as proof.
"I must say to the senator that 1
do not deem It seemly that here it
the senate he should make this the
occasion of discharging before us the
personal feeling of 111-will he has
against the president of the United
States. It Is not a spectacle that any
of us can look upon either with satisfaction
or toleration."
The Interruption had not been expected
and It created general Interest
throughout the senate chamber and
In the galleries. The quiet that prevailed
was almost oppressive, and It
was none the less marked when Mr.
Tillman rose to reply. He said:
Mi have such respect for the great
ability, high oharacter and patriotic
services of the senator from Maine,
and have had such intimate association
with him during my service here,
whloh is not half so long as his own,
that he cannot say anything in the
way of reprimand to cause me to lose
my temper. I want to say to you, sir
(addressing Mr. Hale directly), that
I am not defaming Theodore Roosevelt
and I have not allowed my personal
feelings, supposing I have any,
to dictate one utterance of mine today.
1 want to say to you, sir, that
if you will offer a resolution appointing
a committee of this body, composed
of Republicans alone, to examine
Into the facts, I will give you the
names of four witnesses as reputable
as you or I, who will swear to the
statement I have made as to what
actually occurred."
Mr. Ilale?Let the Senator produce
his testimony.
Mr. Tillman?You present your
committee.
Mr. Ilale?And his allidavlt* before
he stands up before the country and
assails In this rude way the president
of the United States.
Mr. Tillman?Ah! Will you then
offer your resolution appointing a
eommlttee to get at the facts?
Mr. Hale?Lst the senator himself
rvffjr If.
Mr. Tillman?It is none of my
business. Ik is your business.
Mr. Hale?It is as much the senator's
business as it is mine.
Mr. Tillman?No, you have just ao
cused me of having personal animosity
and haired lo gratify.
DISCREDITS THE PRESS.
Mr. Hale?I do not credit the exaggerated
statements of the newspaper
pre.ss about this incident. I believe
they are all extravagent, swollen and
not justified by the facts, but whenever
any Senator uponhis responsibility
declares that there should be an investigation
so that we may have, not
statements, not virulence, not denunciation
but facts, nobody on this side
will ob)ect to that resolution.
Mr. Tillman?I will oiler it and put
you to the test.
Mr. Tillman then quoted the official
statement concerning the Morris
Incident and said that and said that
in ignoring the matter the president
had practically endorsed it. He added
that he had bsen told that another
lady had been treated at the White
House very muoh as Mrs. Morris had
been.
Mr. nale again remonstrated with
Mr Tlllm?n fnr molrln.. " ? ?
UJ. 1.. xmuiau IU1 luanill^ ILIC
tbc arena for the display of bis personal
prejudices. lie declared that It is
not true that tbe senate is inclined to
bend the pregnant binges of tbe knee
to the president and that tbe president
bad already learned that the
senate is an independent body. He
added that senators consult most freely
with illm.
"None of us hesitate to tell bim If
we do not agree with him," he added.
"The senator Is wrong in undertaking
to create tbe Impression 4tbat the
Heiiau; in surrendering its rights.
I will not submit to this arrangement.
Mr. Tillman said In reply that he
thought Mr. Flale should not, In view
of his own disavowal, had repeated
the statement that he had spoken as
he had because of personal feeling.
Mr. Hale replied that the senator
must be his own judge as to that and
Mr. Tillman answered that the state
meat w?s unjusstitied.
DENIED PERSONAL KEELING.
"I say before Almighty God, it Is
not true, he exclaimed with feeling.
Mr. Tillman then read n typewritten
statement from a newspaper reporter
who he said was an eyewitness of the
> While House Incident in which the
i reporter stated that he had seen Mrs.
t Morris carried otf like a sack of salt
with a negro at her heels and her
hanging dress from her knees.
> "Give us the name of the witness,"
i Mr. Galllnger suggested, but Mr.
Tillman declined saying that he preferred
to hold it for the proposed investigation.
He added that he had
1 names of four men who would testily
? to these facts as stated.
; Here Mr. Tillman stopped abruptly
to move the appointment of a committwe
of investigation. He suggesi
ted that live senators be named for
> the purpose of inquiring into the in>
cldeut.
Mr. Hale suggested that as the
motion should he withdrawn and
brought in proper shape tomorrow
i and Mr. Tillman consented.
Here Mr. Hopkins interposed an objection
to the entire proceeding saying
that he saw "no more reason why
the senate should investigate the affairs
of the president's household than
1 that the president should Investigate
the personal affairs of the senator
from South Carolina."
Mr. Hale said that he had not pretended
to bind any senator by assenting
to such a resolution, but that so
1 far as he was concerned he would not
oppose the resolution,
SENATOR DANIEL'S PLEA.
Mr. Daniel then took the floor and
> entered a most earnest plea with Mr.
) Tillman not to present the resolution.
. He evidently regarded the matter as
of very great moment and scarcely
r raised his voice above a conversationj
tone. He referred to his feel.ng of
, attachment for Mr. Tillman and said:
"This is very fouQJftmatter and
I hope the senator .^fr:refrain entirely
from presenting such a resolution
as he has indicated. It is to be presumed
he went on, "tnat the president
will do what is right In his own
house, the house of the first citizen of
the country, and regard such a resolutlon
as an invasion of the oomity cf
government."
Noto^ly did he reprobate the presentation,
but he expressed regret
that any allusion had been made to
the Morris affair and hoped that nothing
more would be heard about it on
the fix>r of the senate. "This is not
a tribunal whloh ought to take Jurisdiction
iu such a matter," he added,
and after expressing his own attitude
of respeot for the female sex repeated
bis request to Mr. Tillman to let the
matter drop.
Mr. Tillman deollned to accede to
the request, declaring that his resentment
of the mistreatment of a| lady
was suoh that he oould not reoonclle
silence and inaction with his idea of
propriety. Referring again to the
testimony of witnesses his eyes filled
with tears and his voice was. almost
choked with emotiou when he quoted
one of the newspaper men who had
been present as saying that "he had
since upbraided himself with tears in
ills eyes, even at the risk of personal
injury, V>U%V> bo did not rush to the
rescue of Mrs. Morris." "And what
are you going to do about It?" he
asked In a vole;> now attuned to a
high key. "Let these Imperialistic
practices coutloue? Nothing! Then,
Indeed, will the senate sink Into contempt,
Into a contempt that will be
deserved, the contempt of every good
man and woman In the country. I
cannot be a party to such a course,
but I will take the consequences. 1
will offer the resolution and the sonate
can do as It pleases with It." |
the fit/Simmon's letter.
Continuing his remarks he said that
"these poor, pitiful liars, the newspapers,"
had reported that about tho
time the Morris ejection occurred the
president had written a letter to
Prize Fighter Fltz*lmmons, showing
that his dignity had not been so great
as had been represented. Nor had he
been too dignified to engage in a trial
of the jlu jltau system or to put on
the boxing gloves. In view of
these reports he had waited in the
hope that "the president would take
some action apropos of the brutal
treatment of Mrs. Morris that would
do credit to him as a gentleman, and
It was only after he had shown suoh
besotted Indifference to nnhllp. nninu?n
that I felt called upon to present a
true statement of the Incident and
ask fo: an Investigation to disprove
the falsehoods and garbled statements
given out by Mr. Barnes."
Mr. Tillman olosed with a declaration
of his high regard for womanhood,
taught him by his association
with his mother and wife, and said
that they had "taught him to love
woman, and when 1 see a man Ignore
his plain duty to right a wrong to
the sex I would be false to my nature
If 1 remained silent."
The South Carolina senator closed
abruptly and was evidently deeply affected
as he took his seat.
It was understood that Mr. Spooner
and Mr. Lodge were to make reply.
But neither rose. Instead Mr. Hale
again addressed the chair.
The chair was askiDg "what shall
be done with the resolution," when,
ignoring the query, the Maine senator
moved an executive session. The motion
prevailed and in less than two
minutes the donr? WPTA nlnapH an*
..WAV V1V/OVV4 WUVt VJ11U
of the tensest days In the recent history
of the senate came to an end.
TILLMAN8 8PJEKCH.
The Nownptpor Men Are tilad He
Went tor ItooBCvelt.
A dispatch from Washington to
The Charleston Post says never in the
history of legislation has anything
I stirred the people to such a high
pitch of expectation and astonishment
as the speech of Senator Tillman. The
speech came as such a surprise that
the people are dumfounded and amazed
that he had courage to handle Roosevelt
as he did.
General sentiment Is divided, some
holding the opinion that the President
should not have been marie t.hu unh.
jcct of such a bitter attack. Others
hold the opinion that he failed In his
duty In not ordering an Immediate Investigation
concerning the Morris case
and that by so doing it became necessary
for some one to take action.
The speech has developed the fact
that outside of Ssnator Hale and
Lodge the President has weak backing
in the Senate and that he has lost
weight on account of his attitude In
making himself of too much importance
In public matters generally of
late.
The speech also shows that outside
of Ilale and Lodge, the President has
few strong friends in the Senate to
help him out in an emergency. Newspaper
men are with Tillman and say
that he has made them all his friends
on account of the stand taken for
them in the press censorship matter.
The resolution by Tillman to investigate
the Morris case, just introduced,
was voted down on mothion of
Daniel of Virginia.
Were Exeoated.
Six Jews, members of the Poland
anarchists oommlttee, convicted by
court, were today exeouted in the
oourt yard of Warsaw Oltadel. They
were arrested a fortnight ago, charged
with engaging In the revolutionary
propaganda, manufacturing bombs
.md extorting mon?y.
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THE DISPENSARY.
i
A Bill Will Be Passed by the
Legislature to
(
CUT OUT ALL GRAFT.
?
Senator Tillman Says He Expects Brice \
Law to be Repealed New Year
and That the Dispensary *
I
Will Return to the Favor
of the People. 1
H
The Washington oorres pondent of a
the Charleston Post says It has been a
learned there that Senator Tillman t
had several important conferences t
when in Columbia with the support 1
era of the dispensary in the Leglsla- t
lure and that when he left them it i
was with a mighty Rood understand- I
Ing that a bill will be agreed upon by I
the dispensary people and pushed at 1
the present session. The bill will soek
to remedy defeots of the existing law, 1
the especial object being to place the
leading otllcers of the lustjtutlou be
yond the temptation of corruption, i
Your correspondent is In position to
state that the main features of the i
proposed bill will be these:
First?The purchase of rye, corn
and bourbon under yearly contract, ;
bids to be advertised for an opened
during the sessions of the Legislature, i
, the State to buy everything from the 1
lowest bidder.
Second?No bid will be received from i
any tlrm that has not put up with the i
treasurer of the States oertitied cheok
for a large sura as an evidence of good
faith. The firm receiv ng the bid to
be required to put up wltn the State
treasurer 5 per cent of the gross sales
of the State dispensary for the pro
vious year. This will be a guarantee
of faithful and honest performance of
contract.
Third?The State to get the whiskey
direct from the bonded warehous
es of the government, before there has
been mixing or blending and when the
product is as pure as the government
can guarantee it.
Fourth?The State to do Its own
blending and mixing, thereby guaranteeing
an absolutely pure article, there
being no chance for doctoring, unless
the otllcials of the State do so themselves,
which would be made pualshable
by a heavy sentence.
Fifth?Every bid, and Senator Till- i
man is understood to regard this Is
about the most important feature, to i
be submitted In triplfcite, one bid to \
the Governor, another to the Speaker
of the House and a third to the treas- 1
uici, iuwc omoiais co noirt the bids
until the day of their opening, when (
all are to be presented at once. In the
opinion of Senator Tillman, this would
abaolutely prevent collusion and the
altering of bids, as the law would provide
that all bids received should remain
sealed until opened at a certain
time and in a certain cilice.
Senator Tillman believes that the
only way collusion would be possible
would be for the dispensary otliclals to
connive with the bidders to deliver a
poorer grade of proof whisker, but
this could be avoided because the specifications
would cail for goods of a certain
proof, direct from the government
bonded warehouses and the proof of
whiskey is easily ascertained. Still
another important feature will be
changing the personnel of the State
board of control so as to give the people
of the State confidence in the
management. This is understood 10
be now under consideration.
Mln m> opinion, the people of the
State are overwhelmingly for the din
pensary," saici senator Tillman, "even
in the counties where It has been voted
out. The Bystem In all right, but
the people are tried of the bad odor
and want to see a change in the law.
The advocates of the dispensary will,
in my opinion, amend the law at the
present sessions) as to prevent corruption
and insure the sale of pure
whiskey. If the enemies of the law
prevent the Legislature doing anything
In that direction they will have
to be accountable to the people. We
will see to that, but unless the Legislature
attempts to do something, there
is grave danger of the death of the
law. I am sure, though, that the
friends of the dispensary will make
every < IT >rt at this session of the Leg
islature to purify conditions and to
again establish the system In the confldence
of the people. If they fail It
will be because the enemies of the law
unite against them.
"No, there is no danger of the law
being knocked out at this sessions, as
I see it. The Legislature knows the
people prefer the law to anything else
and will not knife it. Then when wo
go ueiore tae people mis Hummer and
put out candidates for Senate and
members of the House we will line up 1
things so as to show the hands of
everybody. Tnere will be much difference
then, and this vote that has
been remaining at home will show up 1
for the dispensary." 1
Senator Tillman expressed the opinion
that if counties that have recently
voted out the dispensary under the
Hrloe law should elect Senators and ,
representatives this summer commit- ,
ted to the dispensary those elected on ,
the dispensary platform would have a ,
perfect right to put the dispensary
back In the counties that are now enjoying
blind tigers in large doses.
Senator Tillman believes the Brloe
law will be repealed when the Loglsla- 1
ture elected this summer meets next 1
January. i
RJBMAKKABLK CASE.
YDWAKif'OF TWKNTY.KIUUT llfCHKH
IN HK1UHT
Jives Birth te a Six Pound Infant
in the City of Green,
ville.
A dispatch from Greenville to the
Itate Rayti Wednoaday afternoon at
he Greenville sanitarium, there w&h
K)ra to Mr. and lire Charles Boykln
k daughter. There attaches more
>han the usual amount of Interest to
ihe birth of this child.
Mr. and Mrs. Boykln aro dwarfs
ind are said to be the smallest porous
in America. They have been
i?80clated with the Barkoot Carnival
tompany for some time liavlug come
o this oity with this aggregation
,hree months ago. Mrs Boy kin Is
amillary known as Dolletta, and was
ihe leading figure in one of ttie shows
with this amusement company. Since
Lhe tlrsl two or three persormances in
this oity she has been at the Greenville
sanitarium.
Mrs. Boykln Is exactly 28 Inches In
height and her baby is is inches,
weighing six pounds. Mrs. Boykln is
the daughter of parents of normal si/.e
and is the only dwarf known in her
family traced back for many generILtinnil
Hftr huul??r?H *-u
uunuaiiM ucmn lilio NtlUiU
unique record of being the only dwarf
lu his family, his parents also being
normal In size. The physicians state
this accounts for tho offspring of the
diminutive parents being well developed
and of normal size.
Mrs. Itoykiu Is so small she cannot
get Into a oommon chair without assistance.
She cannot get Into bed
without a footstool or some other oontrivanoo
upon which to climb. When
seated In a ohalr her feet are 11 inches
from tho tloor. Her body is well developed,
however her shoulders being
broad and muscular. She Is Intellectual
to a remarkable dogree and her
head Is crowned with a wealth of
wavy, nut-brown hair. She was educated
along with her sisters at their
home in Ohio.
Not until she was married tJ Mr.
lioykln did she Join a theatrical troupe
but she says her life on the road has
been one of pleasure and profit. She
Is partlculary fond of the latest books
and during her spare moments she
iindsa great deal of pleasure lu reading
the latest novels.
Mr. Boykln has been with his little
wife almost constantly since sho has
t*en In Greenville, although he did
not give up hie engagement with the
Barkoot people. They will now return
to their home, in Ohio for a
time.
Mr?. B >ykln is 23 years of age and
has been married about one year.
Probably the only persons who would
compare with her and her hutbtnd
known to the people of this section
were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb, all
though Mrs. Boy kin is said to he
much amaller than Mrs. Tom
Thumb.
KILLED HERSELF.
A Young Lady Hhoots iiornolf While
Away at Hohool.
A special dispatch to The State
from Darlington says Miss Salile
nam, a young lady about 18 years of
age, killed herself Thursday afternoon
by shooting herself in the breast
with a pistol. The deceased was a
daughter of Mrs. J. K. Ilam, of Timmonsvllloand
a cousin of Mr. J. K.
Doyle of Darlington with whom she
was living at the time of the tragedy.
She had been in Darlington only a
tihorb while, having gone there last
fall to enter the graded school. She
was quiet and reticent of manner and
given somewhat to melancholia.
This, however, was not the reason
assigned for this rash act. It Is stated
by those who knew that dissapointment
in a loveatialr caused her to become
despondent and determine to
end hor life. It seems that she was
in lovs with a young man at her home
at Tlmmon8vllle and had been sent to
Darlington by her family, who objected
to the marriage, which they supposed
would occur if she remained at
home.
On her return to Darlington after
the holidays she had shown a distaste
for school and absented herself from it
recently. She was hard of hearing
and had keenly sensitive feelings, but
showed no signs of a demented condition
at anv time nrenediny the trai/
edy. Her mother and brother visited
her in Darlington Thursday and insisted
that she attend school regulary.
It was soon after they left that she
shot herself.
The shot was fired while the rest of
the family was at dinner, at which
time she was in a room alone. The
coroner's Jury brought in a verdict
that the deceased came to her death
by a gunshot wound lntlloted by a
weapon in her own hands. The jury
attempted to assign no cause for the
act,
Ilroke Her Kkk>.
Mrs. Stainford of Reading, Kansas,
has brought claim against the Atchison,
Topeka So Santa Fe railroad for
11.40 damages for breaking a dozen
setting eggs that were being shipped
bo her. ________
Mail Hetuvo.
Frank Bernosky of Wllkesbarre,
Pa., withdrew a suit for divorce
against his wife on Saturday upon her
signing an agreement to behave herself
for the next 99 yeart.
1 NEARLY LOST."
Ensign Hugh Walker Graphical*
ly Describes His
AWFUL EXPERIENCE
On the III Fated Steamship Cherokee,
Which Went Ashore In a Stoitn.
The Captain Finally Told Th; m
That It Was Too Late to
Save the Ship.
The following graphic description
of the wreck of the Steamhhlp Cherokee
wan given the Augusta Herald by
Kpalgn Hugh Walkor of Augusta. Kn lgn
Walker is one of the passengers
who were on the Ill-fated steamship
Cherokee who were rescued on last
Sunday. The Cherokee was one of
the crack boats of the Clyde line and
foundered otT Atlantic City on Friday.
The passengers and crew of the
steamer were rescued by a volunteer
orew under command of Capt. Mark
Casto. A raong the passengers waa
I U'nal..n 11 J 1 -
i itvioi^u I? oirui . iiu nan noon statloned
on the government supply boat
Yankee in the West Indies and was
on his way home on the Cherokee.
When asked directly as to the three
days privation Ensign Walker told a
graphic and olear-out story. He said
that on Friday and Friday night,
although the Cherokee was hard
aground on the Hrigantlne Shoals off
Atlantic City there was little alarm
among the passengers. They had
been assured that the situation was
no cause for worry. Friday night
there was given In the cabin a vaudeville
entertainment In which every
one took part and although there was
a little uneasiness there was no real
fear manifested. ,
As the night wore on the seas com- ,
menoed to run heavier and the gale
Increased. The water was washed
over the deck In such a manner that
all of the hatches had to be closed.
It was a sleepless night. As the gale
increased the woman commenced to
cry and there was a fear aroused In
the men. "Saturday some of the passengers
appealed to the captain to do
something for us, and he was forced
to admit it was too late, and that
unless the storm abated there was little
chance of our ever reaching shore
again," said Ensign Walker.
This to many was a death knell and
the fear and grief among fchn nn*M?i?
gers wttH evident from this time onward.
The Hhlp was taking water
fast and the pounding of the heavy
seas had torn loose the engines. Every
effort was made by the engineers to
put the engines into condition but the
hold was tilled with water and all attempts
in this direction had to be
abandoned and during the last 24
hours the engines were absolutely
US^ImS.
Ensign Walker then went on to
tell of the harrowing and exciting
times that followed. Being a man
of the sea and therefore one who can
well tell tales of the sea his account
of the disaster sounded like one of the
famous tales of Cooper. Ensign
Walker then went on with his narrative
which is given in his own language:
"The last night was one of terror.
We tried to keep up courage by playing
a phonograph and singing, but
about 10 o'clock we gave up all hope.
The ship rose high in the air and
came down tirst on her bow and then
her stern. We expected that every
plunge would be the last aod that she
would brake in two on the next wave.
"There was a territlo noise which
could be heard above the wind and
sea. I felt that the end had come
at last, and for the tirst time I lost
my nerve. Every man dropped to
ids knees and muttered a prayer, and
ilie women lay moaning on the lloor.
Tnere was not a light burning, and
the water poured in through the
hatches which had been burst open
by the crash.
"We hade good bye to each other
and all prepared to die. We waited
iq silence and almost hoped that the
suspense soon would be over. After
a Ion# while the tirst mate came into
the cabin and told us that Beveral
plates had been ripped off the steam*
er's hull, and that she was sinking.
We could feel her settle and felt that
It would not be long until the sea
would close over us forever.
"It was the cook who came to our
rescue, lie took us up Into the galley,
where we would be away from
the hungry waves a little longer.
There was a tire there and he spread
blankets on the Uqor for the women,
and there we remained until morning.
The galley boy tried to sing to cheer
us up, but he tln&lly gave up the
effort and burBt into tears
"The water ran In Blower then we
expected, and when we were taken
off by C&pt&ln Casto the water had
just begun to cover the cabin floor. , ^
We had no food or water all day, Mid"*
1 don't thiDk we could have Ikved
through the night."
The steamer Cherokee la a total
loss and the Clyde line is minua one
of its best ships. From Mr. Walker's
account it will be seen that the days
of adventure and excitement are not
ever but that they are at tood adventures
on the sea as there were in the
I olden times.