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U IJ T BITS Ul NAVY ' LIFE
Some Things the Fresh Water Sailor Must
Lcarn in the Service ,
JACK TAR'S QUEER INSTITUTIONS
] Itinstrei Shmvs , innetnsr and fist
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Rome of the "treeh water" aallora of the
nnvol rnIHtln have had to learn a good many
things since they became rnembern of Uncle
Sinn's war navy. Their experiences Nava
been lhoae of every civilian who enters ilia
naval service in acquiring the rent salty
flavor of the Rea. The moment he steps tool
on board ahlp he realizes that he t Indeed n
Rtrnnger In a strange land.
lie discovers that he must Icnrn a new
language unit cut the tenor of his future )
rxleleicc by a different niensure from Bunt
Jo which he has been nccusttunul , The
Very flret thing he noltce8 IR that the cur'
Iilnitl points of tnia 1100)0 ) cotn11nt49 are last
to him , lie no longer goes upstairs , but en
deck. For downstnirs ha goes below and
InRtead of front and rear he fluids thnt In
nnvnl parlance they are fora stud aft.
The aords'lloor nod fall and stairs urn
forhklden hirn , 1Vhero he wniks Is on the
leek. He leans ngnhlat a bulkhead and
ascends or descends n ladder. fly the lime
he Is n nuntth In the serv'ico ho fluids that
he Is supposed to honor with a salute not
only every superior umcer , but two lnaul-
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mate objects as well One of these Is the
flag and the other Is a division of the ship
called the qunrlerdcck. At 8 in the loco-
Ing and at sunset In the evening together
I 'with hls mates , he faces aft and reverently
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, hares his head as Old Glory is raised or
lowered. As a patriotic citizen he likes the
) curenmty , tuid menus it wlien he does honor
to the flag of his country , lie learns In
q , time that thin renson lie must touch his cap
Y whet he slops a1 the quarterdeck Is he-
cause R la the scat of nuthortty , mid that
Its snow-a9mito platlkti represent the foun-
taut-head of all discipline ,
The ( tunrterde.k Court.
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It is here that thin captain holds sway and
the ollicer of the desk , who Is in charge of
'I the entire ship during his watch , Issues hits
orders. Court Is held here near the mainmast -
mast , which Is the forward boundary of the
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A QUIET GAMR 'TIVEEN ' DECKS.
qunrlerdcck , and the long list of puulslI
meals for Infractions of naval laws , are
meted out to the oftciidci.
1 him former years cohmutmlers of naval vessels -
sels howl greater lathude in the matter of
punishments than today. 11'hen flogging and
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keelimmmiing were la vogue a eaptaln could
sentence one of his crew to almost anything ,
but now the rules nnil rrgulatlona Issued
front 1Vnshinglun cover the majority of
cases , It is onlydor minor offenses that limo
commander of a man-of-war can distribute
justice.
Ito generally holds court on the quarterdeck -
deck several thew n week. There , assisted
by the executive o111cer , ) me gives one man
three mouths' restriction to the slip for
smoking out of hours , another a week's
extra bright-work cleaning for being late l
with his hammock , and still another a
month's restriction for being over leave.
To limo casual observer these world seem
snapshot judgments , but , In fact , they have
been detormirlned bcforelialul In an interview
t with time executive ollicer. When a case ie
( grave enough to warrant a more severe pun'
tslanent the nlfender Is placed under arrest
and held for sumnmary or general court-
.
7'w ) captain of n war ship also has
the pnwer to order a man ronflned iii the
"brig ; ' a snmall cell 'twcen decks , for periods
of froth one to Ilv'e days on full diet , or
bread nail water.
As l1 pollee courts ashore , puulshments
differ on different ships. Some captains are
known for tint' ' picturesqueness of their pun-
jslunt'ms nail others are famed , like time Into
Judge Duffy of Nrw Turk , for their Soloman-
hike judgments , Many mt erring sailor has
escaped the prually' of his ) nlsdceds by
laughing discreetly at his cotnnandtng
ottlcer's bad puns.
Thu captain of thlo old Kearsarge , during
0110 of its early crplses , laid great stress on
ridirulu as a penally. Ito spent a part of
his tune un'eitlng new mud hovel puneh- !
hlOnt9 for his crew , sonic of u hiclm proved
useful , while others only brought ridicule
to hits own door. Ono of his most successful
was the calling out of the puulshrncnt and
time crime at every bull by time culprit.
For Instance , a sailor named Jack lirown ,
w'ho had beet brought to look for fighting ,
would be romupelled to take his stand or the
break of the forecastle during the evening
hours , and , al each bell , shout lustily :
'Seven bells , and here stands Jack Brown ,
first. loafer of the forward pivot , been a
$ mnshblg of 11111 Jones In the nose , "Seven
bells , "
Shlphuttrd hit 'rrNlonll ,
in time of peace the monotony of ship'
hoard life ii felt to a considerable extent by
the 400 or 600 met crowded i1 the conflned
spare representing thin modern battleship er
cruiser , Thu nmauy hours between 630 ; It
the morning and Ja30 al nigh ( are not nil
taken up with work and drills , and the men
are lord pushed to And amusehiet.
Chtss and checkers , backgauanon and
dominoea are in demand , and seine even gut
up i1 little gone of ball In the superstructure ,
Card41 are tabooed oa board the majorlly ut
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vessels but there and i
, are ways means by
which many a quiet game of poker can be
played. Empty coal bunkers are utilised , t
and in these foul , confined compartments
sailors , martnes and firemen gather long
after taps to risk their monthly money In 1
the elusive Jackpot.
Poker Is not the only game played ,
flanker , faro , 011(1 In fact almost any gamb
flag game can he found in progress deep
down In the lower regions of the hull. Cases
have been known where complete roulette
and keno outfits have been smuggled on
board to find a resting place Ih one of lho
empty coal bunkers , Then it Is that the
executive officer , who always has a paternal
regard for the members of his crew , sets to
wondering why John Sullivan , the fireman ,
is so extremely flush with money , while
divers other firemen , coal heavers and deckhands -
hands are short
Among the legitimate amusements indulged -
dulged in by Uncle Satn's sailors arc the
giving of minstrel and other thealrjcal performances -
formances on board ship , A surprising
amount of local talent can he found in al-
moat every crew , and It Is not an uncommon
thing to discover that one of the marine
guard has been a real actor in his time.
Unnppreciattvo audiences and the decline of
time stage have driven him to enMat and he
finds ale dally bread In carrying a musket
for his government.
It is in the matter of stage and stage
properties that the sailor minstrels find
Ithemselves handicapped , Thin modems war
ishli Is so cut up with steel bulkhends that
is lmard to find a compartment large
enough for the purpose. The gun or berth
deck is generally selected , and ono cud is
divided otT for the stage , pressing rooms
are provided on each side by stretching canvas -
vas walls. Thin curtain is a part of the
main deci ( nsvnltmg fixed by the ship's car-
penter so it rut be raised or lowered like a
sail. It Ii ; an easy task for the electrician
to eoilrtve footlights from his store of 1)ort-
able electric lamps ,
ht seatlug the audience the omcers are
plneed ht the front rows , and the enlisted
portion of the crew left to find resting places
On the muss benches arranged in time rear.
1Vhnt the improvised theater lacks in regulation -
lation fittings is made up by the picturesque
draping of many colored flags avhich trans-
forltis the compartment line a veritable
bower of beauty.
In the selection of plays preference is
given to the comic , and the broader the
snbjeet the better Jackie likes it. The
jokes used In the minstrel performances are
usually home made and they consist mainly
or hits at local officers and favorite members -
bers of the crews. It Is sometimes neecs-
sary for the executive omccr to exercise
n censorship over the list of jokes to prevent ,
the jolly utnstrels from dwelling too severely -
verely on the shortcomings of the officers.
] t is hardly conducive to strict discipline to
hear the end man , a marina in his first'
enlistment , ask Mr. "Jehnsing" the differ-I
unco between the navigator and a deep sea
sponge , and then add that the sponge nb
sorbs voten ; or to ask why the paymaster
Is like a poor dummy maker , and give as
the reason because he is generally wrong
in his figures ,
The ' 'Fen-b ' oo'r Ilnntl.
Theo naval regulations state that each
fiagsbulp shall carry n band of a certain
number of pieces , but uoth'ng ' is said , f
the bands to be found on almost every other
ship in the service. These latter hands nre
neither mnlformed nor led by a dlsliugutehcd
baton-wielder. They are , In fact , lnadu up
of nurstcally Inclined nwuubera of the crew ,
svho get together , collect .t suns of money' '
tluough voluntary contrlbntioms , and form
want has long been known as a "Foo foo"
hand ,
In the service , and they are generally played
by Scandinavian members of the crew , if
( hero is anything more doleful or annoying
than a Danish air played on a German nQ-
cordlon it Is yet to be found. There is a
tradition in the service that many years ago
a marine attached to one of our war ships
was foolhardy enough to practice do a flute
one evening , lie never got beyond the sec'
and note.
to music ns a means of/amusement
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Is dam Ing. Sailors are naturally nlmbte
footed , anti it does not lake long for them
to acqulro the art. After the smoking lamp
is lighted in the evening on board the flagship -
ship the band , using stringed instruments ,
plays popular airs anti the port gangway
Is given over to the members of the crew
who wish to dance. Stag parties only are
allowed except when the officers gyve a
dance and reception to their fair friends
usltore , In quadrilles anti all square dances
the "woman" is designated by n piece of
spun yarn fastened about the left arm.
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It fa a far cry front 'music Anti dancing
to time inspection of bean soup an salt
horse , but In treating of the oddities of
naval life a certain ceremony tthily enacted
on board Uncle Sam's war ships must not
be passed over. In 'these litter days lid
United States government looks well after
tlla comulissary department of time navy.
Contractors are required to furnish good ;
food and the naval cooks are compelled to
cook It in n palatable manner. In the old
reglnlo mouldy biscuit , rancid soup anti salt
horse with an odor like a Chinese war uhls '
silo were supposed to be good enough for
the man forward , lie got what the nulhori-
ties wished to give him , and If he grumbled ,
an extra doss of the "cat" wns ndded to
his portion.
In thcae times time naval menu Is good ,
nil to see that It is perfect it is required
of the officer of the vntch that a sample of
the crew's dinner be olllelnlly tasted by him
exactly at seven bells , 1130 ; o'clock.
This duty must not be pcrftuictorlly per'
formed , but the spoon lutist be dipped In to
the pot of soup mad the contents carried
thence to that open mouth of the officer ,
lie hoist eat a generous portion of the
beef amid theti announce to tine ship's cook ,
who Is the bearer of the sample , that the
dinner is all right or otherwise. Thls duty
is not a hardship when the proviois hours of
the watcht have bean spent by the officer in
an appetite.-pralucing walk along n breezy
deck , but it is seldom the kid containing tire
sample Is m.tteriall lightened of Its load.
It tit : cerenlouy answers 1o other ] ntr-
pose It certainly forms a picturesque scene
to see a nattily-uniformed officer eating
bean soup out of a tin pan in full view of
chance visitors , who are generally of the
fair sex , It Is spectacles and incidents of
this kind that serve to lend an' air of
originality to life hr the United States
naval service , mid to make the ollicers amid
sailors a class apart.
A Co l.l.tL'SI :10 110011.
ItnrngeM or 1lroulh and ItnMImiMM Ir-
rl't'NMlul l1 .tIISI ml Iii.
The few Items of news that appeared at
intervals about the great drought in Austra-
h a during the last summer conveyed but a
faint idea of the reality , either of the sulfe-
ing ! t caused or the commercial Injury it
inflicted , relates flue New York Sun. 'fhe
fact that no less than about S,000,000 sheep
perished of hunger anti thirst in New South
Wales alone gives perhaps the best measurement -
ment of the effects of the parching wlutls
aid the scorching suns of the Australasian
skies : The other colonies suffered in the
same usny , with the result that the stock
of sheep has been steadily diuitfshing and
Is now esthnated at 104,000,000 , against
1124 500,000 in 1891 and 1:0,000,000 In 18J3.
Tire effect on the value of thin wool output
has been serious. For the season of 1893
the total value reached over $111,500,000 , and
in 1890 , 5115,815,000 ; but time total for the
current year is estimated to be the lowest
slice 1889 anti there has been a decIne ! in
the quantity produced every year since 1S94.
The prospect opened up by the retrogression
thus manifested in the naln article of Australian -
tralian trade is causing those British dnnn-
ciers interested in Australian investor , nts
a good deal of anxiety. The other articles
of Australian export , such as cheese , butler , ,
dead meats and horses anti cattle , have ( o
tweet the competition of other countries , and ,
taken together with time exports of gold
and coal , are about the only lhlugs they
have to meet their liabilities ,
The cry , as everywhere else , is for a
( larger market and better prices. The home
market expands very slowly and is not increasing -
creasing in purchnsing capacity , while ha-
migration has almost ceased. Time two great
troubles of Australia are its renmtphess
from the European and American markets
and the colossal iudebledncss that has beca
piled up by all the colonies , nggregating
51,137,332,000 for barely 5,000,000 of populn
tion. Railways and other public workafor
a populatlon far beyond thosg JISurgsavvere
constructed with these borrowed millions
and now there 1R leksenitlg"use for the
former and the burden of the latter iy beyond -
yond the means bf endurance. In other
words , the country has been artificially developed -
veloped anti is 1 ow suffering thin penalty of
Improvtdeuce.
llucklee's trnlea .
Time best salve in the void for cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , salt -rheum , fever
sores , tetter , chapped hoods , chilblains ,
corns , and all skin erujdietts , and'posilively
cures piles , or no pay required. It is guaranteed -
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded , I'rice 25 cents per box. For sale
by Kuhn & Co.
( 'unlldwu'r ( luurc on Iht Troy ,
Chicago Tribune : Mr. Tucker-Totnmy ,
you know I generally give you a dollar'to
spend for firecrackers anti torpedoes on the
Fourth , Suppose , now , tads year you i10 =
wotu half of it to Um relief fend fur the
families of time soldiers who have gone to
the war , ! t will do n grent denl store oed i
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INSPECTING TIIE CREW'S IINNER ( A DAILY 7.11ELLS CEItEM01Y ,
To those who have Lad expcrlnca thr
solo ntsslou of these 'mF'oo too' batrds
aeons to be the murder of all peace amid
quiet. The band , consisting generally of a
couple of gullurs , a ha da , totnborine , snare
drum , several brass horns and a triangle
or two , assenibl s on the forecastle after
supper and plays a useuC collection of airs
to time satisfaction of the tiwrut rs and the
great nuumacnenl of neiga'1t ll'g ships , It
is really a harmless dlcrsloa , and the
souudhig of laps at 930 ; 1eeps it from be-
condos u burden ,
Thu music "F'oo foo"
of the band is
cbarniiug compared to that rendered by the
accordion players found on every ship , Ac-
curdiuus are knowu as "la and out jiggers"
Iii that wny than to spend it for same-
lhming that merely makes a noise , "
Tonnny ( with some reluctance-AIL ) right.
I'll let half of it go for that.
Mr. Tucker-You're a good boy , Totmirny ,
and 1 shall not let you outdo mo in this
glorious work , I'll devote the 'other half
to the ankle purpose ,
Morfulily Slnllsties.
Tina following births and deaths were
rcportell to time heattiu conntssioner during
the tweuly-four hours ending at noon yesterday -
day :
Ihlrlhs-John hi. hi , Orton , 4508 Sherman
avenue , boy ,
Deallms-Fred W. Pickens , honey Creek ,
In. . 37 years , suicide ; Milton l'aui Nixon ,
3028 Charles , 18 days ,
G CTTIIU IIICI I 'DGF TII 1C ' ARMY
Sutlers and Others Ooining Money at the
Ohickamaao Jlrfiitiry Oamt )
A KIONDIKE FOR ( PUSHING PEDDLERS
( low the Thrlfty Nake Advnntnge of
the ( inldcu Olgi n'Iunlty-"The
rttkgest Snap tithe Suutlu
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Although the festive 'sutlers of civil wn'r
fame-the vultures who follow In the wake
of armies-have been excluded from line
army 1n Cuba and from military camps , they
have swarmed on the edges of the reser-
vatlon and are doing the fabled land olnce
business. A correspondent of the Baltimore -
more American , who has made the'rounds
of the camps of the sutlers , gives an ma-
tcresling account of their methods anti their
prosperity.
Sutlers among the numerous camps at
Cldckamauga , he writes , have struck a rich
little Klondike without going to the expense -
pense of rigging themselves out with frigid
zone pnntphernulla. An arnu camp of tiny
size without a sutler , with itla well-stocked
store on wheels , 'would not be nn up-to-date
afialr ; hence , not a success front one point
of view. Many a retired merclmaht today
owes iris fortune to the handsome little start
he rechived during time strife back in the
sixties , as he raked in the uickles mud
ditties train the hungry and thirsty 'soldiers ,
to whom n stltier's wagon was n most w'cl-
conlc guest.
During time first week of time voltmntecr
army's slay tt Chickamauga one sutler
alone took it enough money to pay for ills
outfit , including the horse anti wagon , anti
was something like 550 ahead , Ile uvas a
traveling salesmnu for n New York house ,
and quito well known la Uailimore. Ile
followed an Indiana regiment of volunteers
to Chlckmnaugn with limo lulcntimt of m1-
listing at the first opportuuity. lie etmnged
Ids iii tmid at meeting n busy lemonnde vender -
der in a shady nook on the roadside. The
next day he bargnlmed for nu outfit , mud
today lre is doubtless worth $3,000 or St,000 ,
it not more , l1 hard cash.
Shut ( tut al 'I'nuipa.
At Tampa time sutler hasn't time oppoe-
tunny to make money as rapidly as at
. Thu camps at 'rtunpa are
near the city , wldle the comps at Chick-
mmnuga are miles distant from Chattanooga ,
time nearest city. Through tut uuforutlmta
eircutnslmtce , life soldier at Chickummtgn
is not allowed outside the park , except by
Special permissimt , nod then only for n thumu
sullcleut to visit Chattanooga , make htls
purchnses , return straightway and report
to his cumutnldiug officer. This rigid rule m
Is the result of a Neu' York soldier's insult
i to a young lady In a Chattanooga store. The
soldier vas arrested 'by the civil aullioritiea
I pod toned over to Goteral Brooke The
city was upset over the occnrrenee , and mt l
Frren' ; petitiua scat to camp. Pi'oumiscuous
visiting was slopped tortihaitli.
' 1'hc sutler reaped the benefits , while the
city merchants suueled. As one stmt-r
: ably coined money , ammothcr one got in
the gatne , and the visitor wet a aul.po.e
the trade ov'eruii , but it Isn't. hl wagon ,
no matter ] mow' numerous , has its patrons ,
anti long before the wheels come to a mead
51.01) the vehicle is completely surrounded
witht soldiers clamorItg for fruits , candles.
sandwiches amt cool drlttits.
I The Aumerican's correspondent , who ac-
j conpauicd the Fifth Maryland regiment ,
was iIcked , up along time dusty amid hot roadside -
side by a : ' sutler o1 the way to camp time
day the reglnent arrived. Thu eorresboud-
cnt was ass.trc4 by the "Intowing ones" in
Baltimore that Chlcknnmauga Park was three
I miles from Chattanooga , anti reached by
breezy trolley cars , 1Vhen the train bear-
lug the regimcht pulled in at a busy place
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called Cilico , Colonel Coale was told that
a wreck at Itossville , tlmrce miles distant ,
had blocked the tiny to Chlcknmatga , and
that the Fifth would probably have to spend
the day abeaud time trafu , ! t was hot
enough to cook eggs on the cross-lies and
water was conspicuous by its absence. The
two days' ratlous , dealt out at I'Imilico , had
about become exhausted nod food was the
cryAfter
After walking an hour or co I was told
that the park was about ten miles di taut.
A carriage was not to be had for love or
money. Eo far us the tioiley car was concerned -
cerned , time tracks were not even laid , An
approachtng sutler pitted me , made room for
mo l1 his wagon amid in that way i finally
rcaclied camp. There appeared to be hundreds -
dreds of shuilnr uvagone about the grounds ,
i but that fact didn't trouble my rescuer , lie
had been doers before. In lees than five
minutes alter our arrival the wagon was
empty and the sutler had time money in hia
pocket.
All flit' iClondikr They 'Viutt.
"This is the biggest snap we people of
the south ever struck , " salmi my sutler
friend , with a smile almost as broad as his
homu mnde straw ( mat , that looked as though
it had seen Imnrd service iii the late war.
At every turn In lw road there was u ver-
Ideatlon of the renmark. Every noun , worm a
or child wino could beg , borrow or buy a
torso amid tap , or a mimic , for that matter ,
Lad a load of salenbles nnmong the soldiers
before the tiny was many nnnutes old , lIe-
sides , there were enterprising young root
front time far north amid west , who had tetn-
porary sheds put imp along the roadsfdo in
a ecol spot al tin foot of a rugged hill ,
within a stone's throw of the park limits.
These hero numerous amid the business they
did in one day seenuvl equal to a w'eek's
sales in a dry goods store around holiday
time.
But time most unique business of all was
the house wagon , There were hundreds of
them and they contained everylllitmg , frohi
a button or a row of pins to time half of a
beef , coal oil , candles , clothing , pies , cakes ,
bread , candles , writing paper , pens , pencils ,
envelnpes nod stamps , . + Every natural want
% as supplied at prices "varying from those
charged by the shoestrlug vender to the big ,
rlrh city rnerclmant , tvimo caters to Charles
street shoppers , These , vagoms were in one
camp one tiny and inlanother the next. The
money the owners mantle was simply nsten-
islhing , and yet time soldiers did not sees to
spend much , tor casb'xvas mighty scarce ,
even among many of the officers ,
Ivt'ryhody : ' fiikrs alone } ' .
Thrifty people make nrnuey al Chickamauga -
mauga in all sorts of ( ways. The sutler no
sooner arrived and began raklug in plies of
loose change mnong'time ' thousands of sot.
tilers than another clots Imegnn putllmg up
temporary frame lmousestaud supplying themim
with cols and otherdrheap hotel paraplmer-
nalla , including mess tables , the stragglers
and money-makers put sup over tight , and
here also thieves mad htmltmiglil prowlers got
in their work for awhile ,
The hackman is making a fortune out of
the camp at Cldekarnauga. Every man whia
owns any kind of a rig presses it into service -
ice , and has all he can do. Thu rates vary
according to the size of the vehicle , For
tustance , the majority of time drivers will
haul a load of not less than ten out to cmunp
from Chattanooga for 60 cents a heath lie
will not , however , drive over tlmu camp , lie
stops at a certain point , A buggy costs $4
on week days and $5 on a Sunday. Two
persons can make the trip in a two-seated
phaeton for from $3 to $4. If they want to
drive over time camp , So the hackmen had
pretty much lhelr awn way , and soon became -
came thmo most independent class in the
whole section.
A steadfast growth of half a century tells
what Cook's itupurlal Champagne , extra
dry , ! s. Gold medal , World' Falr ,
IN AAVAL.1 ? Clit. .
A 1'eni rlennin I'Urtrlm Tells Isla 17x.
perlenrr nl t ltllkrrrlt.
Aflllon Dlsck , who 11veu near this town ,
returned home last week from a Journey to
llte gold Aeltis of Alaska , relates the
1'unxulagney ( Pit. ) Spirit , lie was caught ,
with 200 others , l1 the grtal snow slide in
Chllkdot Pass , Aprll S , in wLlch Mrs. Max'
son of that place , lost her life , and had
a thrilling experience amid an nuuost miraculous -
ulous escape from death. Ile was burled
under twenty-live feel of snow for eight
hours , nnti was finally dug out alive , but
so much the the worse for time accit1enttimat
lie found ft uupossible to proceed on his
journey , the long interment uoder the snow
having so Injuucd his lungs as to produce
violent hemorrhages.
It is interesting to hear Mr. Black tell
of his cvperteuce and of the wickedness of
the average Kloudtkor , "As soon as you
get on lime trail , " he says , "Sunday school
1s out , There's no furtFicr use for hymn
hooks and prpycr nlettlug ( arc hot In It. "
There were about 200 people in time patty
vIIh whom Mr. Itlnck enlero. Chilkoot
] 'ass , They had , pitched tlmeir tents to rest
and' recuperate , wlrcn , a snow'siimjo came
1llowu upon them , coveting timeir tents , After
considerable labor they alt mnnnged to get
out. They concluded to get through the
pass as quickly as possible and for that 1)ur
pose all took hold of a lomig rope , with the
guide in front , Mrs , t1axson , who had been
covered up with salty once , wits discouraged
and hysterical. She said she would go no
furllmer. She would lie right down tltero
and die rather than attempt to go tiurough
the pass. She was urged to tnlme held of the
rope , but would not. Two or lhreo atal-
tvart mien offered to carry her , saying they
would not ga and leave n vomman to tile. She
uvould not be carried , While they parleyed
for ten minutes the second slide comae ,
w'lrich they would , have escaped had there
been no delay , About a tumdred of them
were caught beneath twenty-five or thirty
feet of snow' .
Those \lm m were not caught by time lido
wont to work tit mace to tik ! the others out.
! t was n slow and arduous Invc : and out of
milhely-one persons thus buried only seven
were tnkcn out alive , One of thcau was
Milton Block. .
Time slde ! occurred at 9 o'clock in tlm '
morning amid he remnlued burled mull 5
o'clock in the evullnk , 'Joe peculiarity of
lids at tuatlon wham covered up with ( lie
shop , Mr. Black rays , was that lie could
hear just as well as dough he had teem in
the open air. Time groans , prayers , hnmen
pilots amid curses of those beneath time
avalanche were Ph iiial ) ' mldIhia. Some
prayed fervently , bade goodby to their near
frleimds and gave up. Others cursed their
fate and used their last breath to utter
profanity.
"l nmdu ill illy mind , " said Black , "that
I would die as [ hind lived and that it was
tie usu to pray at that stage of the game ,
It seemed to lime that I got n Lrcnth nimout
every live ntlutmtes. 1 lmd little hope of es-
ciqmc , but resolved to live as long as I
cotiml. Time snow was packed so tightly
about mime that I could hot move a traction
of au Inch , i thought every lime I got a
breatlm of air that that was Amy last one ,
lint 1 never became unconscious and 1t
seencd to nmc that 1 hall been there at least
a week when a slmvel struck nay almoulmier
and 1 heard a velcc saying :
" ' 1 ! nave struck a mama.
" 'Is lie dead or alive ? ' said another voice.
" ' 1 don't know , ' nuswcred the nman ssith
the shovel , and he soon and my lmemmd uncovered -
covered , 11'hen I got n good breath of air I
felt that I was all right anti I said : 'Thera
is a weaan right in front of me. Dig her
alit 1 lave air now anti can wait. ' They
then proceeded to liilcorer Mrs. Maxson.
But she was dead , You can form some
idea of how solidly tmo ! snow was packed , "
continued Mr. flinch , 'when I tell you that
when they' 11nd tae nil uncovered but one
leg imp to the hip I could not get out until
I the snow was all shoveled away from it. I
would tat go through that experience again
for all time gold on time Klondihe. "
r
"Isaf "eredhotorturesof toe dnuumed
with protrudlog piles hrouglit at by constipation -
tion with abieh I , vas afflicted for twenty
years. I ran across your CASCARI.TS In the
town of Newell , 1a , anti never feuod anything
to dual them. Today I am entirely free from
pries and ( eel like n new man. "
C. B. Ketrz,1411 Jones St. , Sioux Ctty , Ia.
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