Show BATTLE BATTLESHIPS SHIPS IN A TYPHOON The particulars of that thirty thirty-si thirty six typhoon that the battleship fleet rode out in Chinese waters is graphically raP told in the New York Tork Sun It was a tremendous ous storm It grew in intensity for thirty thirty- ho hours rs until the wind was blowing sixty five miles an anh h hour r. r The Kearsarge a lost a foremast three of the ships lost t two o life boats each High as they were the waves broke over th thaw tham m. m The sea did not come in regular waves but from the account we surmise it was a tumbler tumble The letter says H The fleet was making making mak mak- ing heavy going great splashes of sea came over oyer the bows raced along tho forecastle decks struck winches ap and turrets turret then splashed up the sloping sides clear dear to the upper bridges thing Everything hing was fed ed in spra spray Solid masses of water leaped over o the forward orward turret of the Louisiana danced a highland highland highland high high- land fling on the lower bridge and when the ship careened came bounding into the which is sixty five feet in the air One man was lost overboard from the Rhode Island The ship was stopped and nothing could be seen of the man Then a man went overboard from the Minnesota 1 This mans man's name was Gladden who had harl enlisted at Seattle and was not much experienced with the waves of the sea He had stepped on the quarter deck to look at the storm and the sea reached up and seized him and then snorted at the ship The account says he be was a beautiful swimmer he lie never er lost his nerve The life buoy was thrown over and when he saw it he made for it and rind got it He floated down toward the Vermont and the account says the Vermont did a beautiful piece of work Those in charge caught sight of Gladden headed the how bow for him let him slip by on the port side and swung swing the ship around to port furnishing him aDother another another an an- other lee They planned to lower a life boat but to the su surprise ris of those on the Vermont Gladden let go his life buoy QUoy and started to swim to the Vermont Tho The sea was carrying him away The Vermont officers with hands to their mouths shouted to hi hi- hito to stay with the life buoy They feared the youngster had lost his head Gladden thought he knew best With a glance of confidence that those on the Vermont could see he struck out Every man on on the Vermont who cot could d see the swimmer was in a quiver A boatswains boatswain's mate seized a stout line and threw it overboard The Vermont lee altho although gh the ship was rolling heavily made comparatively smooth water Gladden had his wits about him saw the line swam to it caught it tied it about his waist and willing hands gave a long pull and a strong pull and Gladden found himself on the deck of the Vermont with ith dozens of of- men dancing and cheering around him like mad He was nearly e ex exhausted hausted but he smiled and never weakened as he lie 1 came caple from the jaws of death The account closes by b- saying The American navy is all right in a storm And one thing more going going going go go- ing to sea on an American battleship when it is work all allday day and some times far into the night and when frightful storms rage rage is not pleasure yachting There are tre witnesses on the fleet to prove it I |