The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 1, 1929, Page 7

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1929. (Now a strapping 3ailor, Fried faces his first big storm. Eight | days his vessel fought it, whip- ped and tossed in mountainous seas. Given up for lost, the boat's position after the storm was 1,000 miles off its course, steering gear damaged, funnels broken and twisted. How did she rcach port?) By CAPT. GEORGE FRIED Copyright, 1929, Associated Press) | Chapter IIL As T look back over my sea ca- eer which is now approaching 20| years, there is one storm which I ‘entountered while aboard the de- stroyer Roe that stands vividly in iy memory. That was the first Ireal storm that I experienced. For- ftunately, I have never had to go fthrough ‘another one like it. N When we met this storm the Roe, iwhich was one of the first oil-burn- ng destroyers built for the Navy, fwas bound for Guantanamo for fleet maneuvers. As I recall, T was 11 years at sea when this ex- perience. same along. Of course T had been in other storms before, and I had also been seasick, but they were so small in comparison at Sea” CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED [ Occasionally, the seamen experi- ence violent storms off the Atlantic coast, and it was one of this type that the destroyer encountered that winter in 1911. The barome- |ter had been falling steadily; the was getting rougher. Finally, the destroyers spread out for safe- ty. Wireless was then in its in- | fancy, but we managed to main- tain communication with various ships when we lost sight of each other as we were proceeding through heavy seas. A destroyer rolis violently in ¢ heavy sea, but our men were al experienced, and none became sea- sick. The first night the greer seas were coming aboard fore anc aft. We were compelled to leavt our usual bunks and went below tc the engine room to keep warm. About the third day, as we werc being driven by the wind fron our course out into the Atlantic jone of the three funnels was ber over like a match stick by a bi wave. Late that night another se bent the second funnel at its bas The lone stack remained in posi tion for several hours but finally |it, too, gave way and the three were on the deck hanging partly lover the side. with this hurricane that the others were erased from my mind. The Roe was in a squadron of @estroyers ‘find ‘we’ had' planfied an “attack” on the fleet. The: ship ih spic and span condition, all héinds were looking forward for a sleasant time, when the blow hit Ug off Delaware. It might be in- tefesting ‘to state right here ' that mhny people have an exaggerated tdéa of heavy seas. .The fact of the matter is that 4'sea whipped by a hurricane with 4 wind velocity of 80 to 100 miles #@h hour, never makes a comber ldtger than 20 or 30 feet at the ‘#iast from the trough to the crest. length of this wave between - crests is from 100 to 150 feet. ¢ waves on the surface travel oximately 25 to 30 miles with direction of the wind. Storms that usually create the greatest dis- trbance are the West Indian hur- ficanes, the Chinese typhoons, the Méxican northers and the upheav- dls in the Straits of Magellan. “..The ctorm left our ship looking like a knock-oui pugilist..” We were living on coffee, soup and hard tack, as cooking was im- possible, except in & kettle in the engine room. The 150" Membats"of jthe crew were huddled together hour after hour in the lower part of the ship. We were getting ra- tails but they were sufficient to let us know that our sister ships were Some headed for Norfolk and the formation was completely broken up. That night there was an in- dication that the first respite was approaching. The seventh day the fury of the storm subsided. Our steering gear had been damag- ed and we were virtually helpless. We eventually got in communi- cation with the batileship Vermont. On the eighth day the seas had moderated considerably and' the Vermont appeared on the horizon When we took our position we found that we had been driven ap- proximately 1,000 miles from our original course. dio flashes giving only meager de»i -I B E RT Y faring as badly as we, or worse.| Wattle | ico.é"; EE | The Vermont, after considerable difficulty, took us in tow and pro- ceeded to Norfolk. When we ar- rived we found five or six other vessels already’ in the safe haven.| When our officers and men met| the other crews and officers, every one greeted each other affectionate- ly, and I saw some of them actusl- ! ly embracing, kissing and dancing in circles. We were the last to arrive and many had despaired of us ever reaching port again. Our ship look >d like the battered form of a knocked out pugilist. Some of the extent of the Biamage can be gain- ed by the fact that we were in port six months for repairs. Th: maneuvers had to be conductr‘d‘» without us. I had hbeen through storms of short duration with similar inten-| sity, but this by far was one of the most monotonous experiences in my career. In spite of tho“ pounding of the seas. not one of| us ever had any fears, and I do not think that we really appre- ciated the real danger of the situa- |s tion until we were once again safe in port and lcoked over the damag: that had been done. 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TO ENTERTA! -CLUB FROM | | JUD A joint meeting of the Douglas Island Women's Club and the Ju- neau Woman's Club will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening in the League rooms of the Congrega- tional church. Both organiza- tions are working together on the probate code and while neau women are guests of the local club, they will plan on certain measures to be presented to the Legislature. ., GIRLS TO SELL CANDY The Junior Sunday school girls have been granted a concession to dy at the Liberty theatre ning and have prepared a nice assortment of the home-made sweets for the occasion. — i P el e 5 - “80’S YOUR OLD MAN” | AT LIBERTY TONIGHT Thae C. Henry Mewmorial Prize Short Story of 1925, Julian Street's “Mr. Bisbee's Princess,” Paramount comedy star. For screen purposes, has been changed and “So’s Your Old Man.” It traces the life of Samuel Bis- bee from the day he invents an unbreakable windshield, through the title now— the Ju-| provides ' ja fine vehicle for W. C. 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Charles Rogers, one of the Para- ety % mount Junior Stars: and Kittens (;mm.’ur. »hz\ve dox?.. much pio- Reichert, the strife between the neer work in the development of aerial transporttaion in various South American republics. In the first ten months of 1928, 10 German machines were shipped to Brazil, where the Condor Syndicate main- tains a regular service from Rio Janerio to Rio Grande do Sul, with planned extension to Montevideo and Buenos Aires, while a German group in Peru has secured a con- cession for establishing air serv- ices with neighboring countries. In Bolivia the Aero Lloyd Voli- tiano, a German enterprise operat- ing with a German staff and Ger- |man machines, conducts that coun- try’s air services. In Colombia five air lines totaling two social factors of the village,| and the continual hen-pecking | which Fields receives from his harassed wife, Marcia Harris. “So’s Your Old Man,” is at the| Liberty tonight. e — SELLS AT 915 AND 6 Seven thousand pounds of halibut were sold at the Juneau Cold Stor- age plant today at 9% and 5 cents. The lot selling was the catch of the Yellowstone, which arrived fr(’)m the banks last. evening. oV 1,000 miles are operated by (The boats Hazel and Nebreska|i,, gooieqad Colombo Alemana de | discharged at the plant this morn- | Aeros, a company i ver 40 It . | Transportes ng over 400 barrels of NerTing |, ,qeq under German auspices in HALIBUT amounts of bait are being used bY |{ions into Eeuador and pays 12 per the fleet and the herring coming in | cent dividends on its capital. iis welcome | Prospects of further develop- | The Explorer and the Arrow, ments of German interests in the both of which discharged fish yes- |South American air services are | terday, took bait and ice and left|(said to be extremely bright. for the grounds about noon toduy.i e S T (GLACIER HIGHWAY IN WORST CONDITION IN Old papers at the Empire. fih R T Van Camp L L | No 2 size Each A | ush Saturday Specials Beans - HISTORY, MAY CLOSE | Glacier Highway was today re- |ported to be practically impassable VB k. its closure except to absolutely SEOHTA b} = Rz cessary business traffic was being 1 6743 templated by the United States eau mede Di or of Public Roads, it was known by M. D. William: istrict Enginear. The conditions n the highway were saild to be c worst sinceits construction. Frost has disappeared from the roadway but is still holding to some cxtent in the shoulders. The road {is badly rutted and many holes !h:wc appeared in the surface, some | penetrating entirely through the | gravel, Mr. Willlams said. | As long as the present weather |conditions prevail, owing to the sl wetness of the ground, it is im- possible for the Bureau to make any repairs or do any maintenance ork, it was added. If the rains cease and as much as three days of |continuous dry weather is"“éxpef- ionced, a crew and machines will (be put on and temporary repairs made. If the wet weather does continue to prevail, declared Mr. Williams, the Bureau will be forced to close the route to every vehicle ’s Pork and Py Ll | a8l Pl «f T3 No. 2 can— i 3 eans ... 10 bars for b Tancy Sl;ga}' Corn Crystal fi’}hi;e_goap Iu!m |except such as have to operate for | business reasons. He has appealed to local autoists to stay off the highway for the present. P I :?3 Sl = R 2 % ST C H@S 1 | AR MAIL BRINGS ——————— o | LETTER FROM MAYO ny i | Tiustrative of the effect aviation |is having in cutting the tremend- |ous distances in Alaska to a mini- .mum, is the fact that Karl Theile, Secretary of the Territory, received |a letter brought by the Margnita last evening which was mailed at ) N L windiih 4 == == == Mayo on February 25. In the days a letter from Mayo would take from fifteen - to twenty days to Ui g i caught in nearby waters. Large|igop which has extended its opera- | | before aviation came to ‘the North, | | THE BEST COIL SPRING ON THE MARKET For Sale By ‘Thomas H;H:dware Co. Juneau, Alaska TURKEY ORDERS NORMAN COOK RETURNS; MRS. COOK WILL VISIT ) 1 Norman B. Cook, of the United |States District Clerk's office, re- turned on the Alameda from Ket- chikan where he has been since the opening of the present term of court there. Mrs. Cook, who ae- EXAMINATIONS | FOR MUSICIANS {companied him to the First. City, will remain there to visit for an- STAMBOUL March 1—The Siam- | °ther week. boul Musicians Union, bent on re-! forming the music of Turkey, has| J::;AXGdED Y"'":‘ :}SS;\!;I];T persuaded the municipality to ,‘;up-! s o .erson e 2 yge- 2. a1) NGRS utlehs they hold son, who were arrested and taken cortificates of their ability. |fo Petersburg where they wete The Turkish, police have been charged with assault on the com- thorough enough in executing uw‘f,",ifé‘ °‘h ""“'l‘,k D:f)"“m' Game order, holding up concerts when $1 obomr])l:m?w ,EC?O “nid o;;er 9 they are in full swing, to demand 5 70 PIRE 2ach to amall the Be- certificates from members of the o %o l& :;an lu:r};' ac,uor e ‘orrhcslm. Those who fall o pro-| 0 1R R - — e, {duce such passports into the realm | % ¥ {of art are immediately ejected. ‘c :N:;;;u‘: ‘:Si?rt;’c:: m;‘d;:hifi’ ::‘:; 1. M i re even demandi 2 v S 20, ROLAT I YA MG AIng days), but when one was lucky | certificates oz proficiency from the it gypsy tambourine shakers and the ®PCUSH to get a pair of silk stock- ings she mnever preferred getting reed players who haunt the lower ro h {cabarets and who do their streets ?('.“(v:?u?’:‘ 4 }:)e‘r Lk:rt rrsnl;ddv L begging to the music of their prim-| 708 i PR o T }invc instruments. . This lowly and| “Corg them. jwild progeny of Pan of course, have | | Rever heard of the Union of Musi- | cians or of certificates of proficien- | cy. Their music is stilled and!/ drab new Turkey is that much the | drabber. | e ! MARSHAL WHITE } Albert White, United States Mar- | !shal, rettrned today on the Ala-| meda from Ketchikan where he has | been on official business in connec- tion with the present term of court, being held in that city. \ Judge Justin W. 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