Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1919 — Hoodoo Ship Redeems Herself. [ARTICLE]

Hoodoo Ship Redeems Herself.

The American transport Sierra, which steamed' into harbor recently carrying more than 1,:>00 wounded uddiers, is a ship that “came back.” 4i(•'!•<>rdiifg- 1 <> stlu’ies to!<1 by ol<l-timers , who follow the sea. A dozen years ago .she rammed a coral reef in the south seas am! was. apparently, wrecked beyond hope of salvage. If the stories told about her are correct, crashed into vessels anchored in harbor, but she has sailed serenely .through .the .mint'd waters .of the Eng-J lish channel and evaded the German ‘ submarines on the high sea's as she carried the troops to France. So she has evened Hie score and lilted the spell. Incidentally, despite her misfortunes, sjie is a comfortable ship and | a good—s?a-AM>at. Once she was regarded as unlucky and it was almost impossible for her owners to get a crew. When the wtir broke but the -454erra broke- her spell of misfortune , -ami performed her share in driving i autocracy and .militarism into exile, j Any sailor will tell you that ships have a personality. The Sierra just -cascades personality and temperament. Having shown the xvorld xvhat she could do in the line of tantrums, she Reformed.- She has made money for lier owners, despite her accidents, and has an excellent record in the service of her country.