Show The necessity which sailors understand understand under under- stand so well of makl making g everything last fast on shipboard was Illustrated d by a I r recent cent neglect of the precaution on the tha steamship Persian The vessel was I coming up the coast from Philadelphia a to Boston Doston when a heavy steel safe broke loose from its chocks and for tor foran toran foran I an hour fought a battle with the sailors sail sail- sailors ors like that which Hugo In the famous far fa fa- r chapter 0 of three Ninety describes de dp- scribes as taking place on on the French man of The safe first dashed from the capt captains captain's ln's cabin and plunging through the tho door started down across the deck Fore and aft art and from side to side it lurched and plunged smashIng smash smash- Ing or carrying away everything In Its path and threatening the lives JIves of the themen themen men at every rush Finally by the aid aid of ot ropes furniture and capstans capstan capstan- s bars ars it was checked lassoed and made fast fast Those who had a part In the ther thea r Battle battle a tle will read Ninety y withY with I Y t new Insight hereafter |