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Show OLD SAILORS WKKE SEASICK. Veteran Tars Have a Somewhat Strange Experience. In connection with tho lato hurricane, hurri-cane, which wrought such havoc and loss of life along; tho Atlantic coast, It has becomo :t matter of curiosity In sh'ppliiR circles how It cntno to pass that boiuo of tho oldest pilots lit tho scnlco on tho Delaware rlvcr and bn became violently 111. They are men of experience nnd heavy sens nnd tempests mo every day events! with them. Dcsldcs, all had fortified themselves against such un emergency by Increasing their store list with n Ilbernl supply of loniuns. It Is n matter ot record thnt Pilot ThoSias Vlrden, Harry Mattll, Fred Iltirton, lottls Ucrtiantl nnd John AVest, tho latter ono of the oldest men In tho scrvlco fell victims to seasick-Hess seasick-Hess In Its worst stages. Jcro L. El-dredge, El-dredge, Alphuno llonnett nnd William Wil-liam Poj liter wero tho ouly three to escape. |