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STEAMER EURoPr, Jan. II, 1886. d
Diam MoruEa :-As wrote you from New
York should do, / left there on themorning
Of Friday, January 9th, In the French steamer
Europe, for Havrs; and now propose giving
you nv impressions of life on the sea and
some Of the few incidents which haye occurred
on the+rip, worthy Of note.
The great event of the voyage to myself has
been The fact that haze not beel sea pick.
I had apeculiar sensation about the head
for several days; but it was very slight, and
could sometimes drive it away BY brisk walk
on deck. It was not SO much dizziness as .
feeling that the head was was too full, and
apparently ssswelling" little. Some others
complained Of being affected in the same way.
Reading, playing cards, or, in fact, giving the
attention either the mind or eyes steadily to
00V one 0D1eCts 1c6Wcu w luCIOdSCs EVu1C "a
Of the passengers have been very sick, butafe
all now out oftheir state rooms but one, IN old
Frenchman. VINO, the Doctor ,says, eats too
much ever TO get well.
We left The New York dock Friday morning
about eight o'clock, with clear sky, and
cold frosty atmosphere with but little wind.
There was u waving Of handkerchiefs from
the shore, gun was fired frsm one vessel,
and we steamed down in the clear bright
morning by the battery and Jersey City, Gov
ernor . Ia1and, Forts Hamilton and lafayette,
Staten Island, Sandy Hook, and finally left the
York, and the hills ofNeversink behind us in
the west
moderate breeze from the south west, sail
was hoisted, and away We went on our course
at the rate Of about twelve knots an hour. "A
knot is q nautical mile, the cord OF an arc Of
the earth's surface, which is measured BY
one degree, or in plain English about mile
and q sixth.
Friday and Saturday the wind was mild
and favorable. Sunday it was dead al cad,
with considerable snow, reducing our speed
to about ten knots per hour. Monday and
Tuesday it was almost gale from the south,
which being almost 1t right angles to our
course, made the ship roll . great deal, and
| was COmV6fIcu " Tcu8Iu Ou ucCk " 0SU1u
beng sea sick or rather claim that stayed
on deck to see the storm The great won.
der to me was. that when the ship started
down some of the waves, she did not keep on
to the bottom, as it looked as though she
would do. She was pitched around like 4
chip would be on the Mississippi.
Swans say, that the waves are but about
twenty eight feet high-l4 feet for the wave,
and IA for the trough. l am free TO con.
fess, that some of the waves We lad looked
to nv eyes, to be q. least Fifty or sixty fee.
high. !.
| The first ten DAYS out were constantly
cloudv and ra,nv after the first half day.
Fortunately. by the advice of nv guide
book. had furnished myself with a water
] proof coat. and consequently went on deck
as much a. | pleased though. Il several times
cot INV feet and ,eps vet fhronch hy waya,
That broke over the shin. and once or twice
vould have heen ,horou.I !, drenched ~
i NOT hern for INV water nroof When
r.,nrr nronosa h.;,o xs,er.nroof from
head ~ font
I.r arodra,,v ,e.rn;,, tho sailors art NJ
, s..,a,ns -, =. TIC sb;r rolls .nd ,,;,.hos
: One rsinr,fly. nj srst. spresds his fee, "a q,
: $500 as ross;hla hnt The trno w.v seams -
!, he IN teep vonr feet moderately near tooetbe
= and nreserye your eou,librium by preseryins
= vonr nerpendicular: That Is. leaning To TN
|. miner side 81 the deck. This IS sometime,
: ;mnoss;ble. wben the deck "a wet and sin
merry have had tvo falls. with INV usua
: Or I'D luck IN that line. In the frst was OF
the nnrar s,da or tho shin and ~han Oh,
8 timed SO far | could not stand any longer.
;nyolun,ar;lv started for the skyl;oht. ant
!, With much accuracy struck i with INV Lne,
!. 40 hard as to knock the skin ofT-not me. Q
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