New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1929, Page 4

Now a strapping sailor, Fried faces his first big storm. Eight days his vessel fought it, whipped and tossed in mountainous seas. Given up for lost, the boat's posi- tion after the storm was 1,000 miles off its courss ateering gear damaged, funnels Dbroken and twisted. How did he reach port? By CAPT. GEORGE FRIED (Copyright, 1929, Associated Press) CHAPTER 111 As T look back over my sea ca- reer, which is now approaching 30 &y CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED hurricanes, the Chinese typhoons. the Mexican northers and the up- heavals in the Straits of Magellan. Occasionally, the scamen experi- ence violent storms off the Atlan- tic coast, and it was one of this type that the destroyer squadron encountered that winter in 1911. The barometer had been falling steadily; the sca was getting rougher. Finally, the destroyers spread out for safety. Wireless was then in its infancy, but we communica- managed to maintain “..The storm left our ship looking like a knocked-out pugili years, there is one storm which I|tion with various ships encountered while aboard the de- stroyer Roe that stands vividly in my memory. That was the first real storm that 1 experienced. For- tunately, I have never had to go through another one like it. When we met this storm the Roe, which was one of the first oil burning destroyers built for the Navy, was bound for Guantanamo for fleet maneuvers. As I recail, T was 11 years at sea when this ex- perience came along. Of course I had been in other storms bofore, and I had also been seasick, but they were so small in comparison with this hurricane that the oth- ers were erased from my mind. The Roe was in a squadron of destroyers and we had planned an “attack” on the fleet. The ship ‘was in spick and span condition, all hands were looking forward for a pleasant time, when the blow hit us off Delaware. 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We were living on coffee, soup and hard tack, as cooking was im. possible, except in a kettle in the engine room. The 150 members of the crew were huddled together hour after hour in the lower part Harry L. the o ve committes is head. | Sasoline m, by the Auto Supply Hnm of Claremont, N. H. chairman and includes | 10 condemn land on the Swanson es. Louis W. Dean of Waltham, Horace | tat® Was postponed untll an inspece A. Mosss, Mittineague; 8. u,u.,, tion could be made. Buckingham, Watertown, Conn.; A. It was decided to postpone action A. Dunklee, South Vernon, Vt.; :I':l:r:,bm‘lu ‘d"" '°;;‘":='u‘:‘: ('.v..; L. Davis, Hartford, VL.; Dan- iy " omoval of trees insefer as those iel Howland, East Greenwich, R. I.; J. D. Reynolds. Middistown, Del. | T°m°yed, bave not been replaced by and R. E. Atkinson, Wrightstown, Pa. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Members of the office and fleld force gave an entertalnment thia evening. %% il SAYS BARBER SHOPS INCITY ARE GLEAN State Commissioner Opposes Ap- pointment of Depaty Inspector Joseph Arena, a member of the state barber commission, declared yesterday afternoon while in this city, that there was no need of a he said, to note the observance or lack of observance of sanitary rules. Barber shops which maintain high standards are not inspected so fre- quently because their owners do not need watching, he said. “You oan say that New Britain barber shops rate 100 per cent as to kesping up to sanitary rules,” he sald. *I would be willing to take any member of the board of health or any news- paperman on a tour of the barber OF FARMERS' EXCHANGE Walter Wood Elected President as B v th a- Glo'Tiasnen”iving. only eager de. | deDuty Inapector "of barber shops (shops to prove that my statement ls| 369 Fastern Furmers Conclode SNEEZE! talls, but they were sufficient to| Which ~was recommended fto tho ooRechl . L oo o0 L. Annual Meeting. Public Works Board is Natwre's warsing board of hesith by James Bordiere, st iy wa wer | recording secretary of the New Brit. |ed an uttempted usurpation of au-| gpringfeld, Mass, Feb. 27 UP — Discusses PePtitions | thst you heve s osld worse. Some headed for Norfolk |ain Master Barbers organization re- | thority on the part of Bordiers. He|yyqiter C. Wood of New Canaan,| Ata meeting of the board of pub- coming eu. Side step 3 cently. pointed out that the appointment of lic works held last evening at 7:30 #t, or theow it off with and the formation was completely broken up. That night there was an indication thit the first reapite was approaching. The seventh day the fury of the storm subsided. Our steering gear had been damaged and we were virtually helpless. We eventually got in communi- cation with the battleship Ver- mont., On the eighth day the seas had moderated considerably and the Vermont appeared on the hori- zon. When we took our position we found that we had been driven from our original course approxi- mately 1,000 miles. 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 affection- ately, and I saw somc of them ac- tually embracing, kissing and danc- ing in circles. We were the last to arrive and many had despaired of us ever reaching port again. Our ship looked like the battered form of a knocked-out pugilist. Some of the extent of the damage can be gain- ed by the fact that we were in port six months for repairs. The maneuvers had to be conducted Conn., last night was elected presi- dent of the Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, bringing to a close the annual meeting attended by 500 farmers from néarly a dozen eastern states. Mr. Wood“has been a mem- ber of the board of directors. Other officers elected are: Vice presidents, Fred L. Davis of Hart. ford, Vt., and Daniel Howland of East Greenwich, R. I.; clerk and a deputy inspector here would be a useless gesture as the statutes com- pletely back up the state commis- sion and do not provide for a dele- gation of power to any other indi- viduals. Coscina constradicted a statement made in Bordiere's letter to Chair- man John J. McBride that the mas- ter barbers association had lost members because the association in- Bodiere's letter claimed that bar- ber shops on the outskirts are not kept in a sanitary condition and his letter said that the master barbers wanted an inspector appointed for this city. Nick Coscina, correspond- ing and financial tecretary of the master barbers association, flatly contradicted this statement yester- day, adding that Bordiere had no authority to communicate with the in the city hall, several petitions were presented. A petition for the | repair of Hillcrest avenue was laid on the table until the next meeting of the board. A petition to have Daly avenue paved and repaired will be given a hearing. 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