Complex sentence: The arduous voyage to Pictou took 11 weeks, with a gale off Newfoundland causing a 14 day delay; dysentry and smallpox claimed 18 children among the passengers.
Split into simpler sentences: The arduous voyage to Pictou took 11 weeks, with a gale off Newfoundland causing a 14 day delay. Dysentry and smallpox claimed 18 children among the passengers.