Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-17
ocean Correspondence.
On BOARD Steamer CO,or0tlo, or alta, |
california; Coast, "Sf. Potick's
DOY,N 1869.

DEAR TRANSCRIPT:
4 few jottings on the highway to
California may not be unintcrcsting to
your readers. Our party of II left St.
Adams on Monday, Washington s
Day." February Odd, and arrived at
New York at II o'clock i'm the evening,
where we took lodgings at Earl's Hotel.
There we remained, with tip top ="
accon. modations until "Wednesday noon
the hour for the departure of our
steamer, the Henry Chauncey. The
ship is new, built in 1855 of three
tho sund tons uurthcn, with an engine
of 2,l00 horse power, commanded by
Capt. II. p. Conner. On account of the
great amount of baggage, freight and
mail matter, the ship did MT leave the
wharf until pm, when friends aboard
and SITUATIONS, with the waving of
handicrchicfs kisses thrown and boz
quots without number. This was the
most lively scene and impressive occa-
sion that | ever witnessed.
There was the belle and the beau-
the millionaire and the mendicant-the
old and young, and all kinds of people
mingled together; some laughing, 9th
ers singing or whistling, and great
many crying; such is faint reprcscn-
tation of the scene as our noble ship,
with her five hundr,d souls on board
steamed up and off down the Bay.
Cheer upon cheer went up from the
thousands upon ship and shore, and
after little time we began to realize
that we were the sad and sOrrowful
tenants of a ship at sea. As we sailed
off Sandy Hook, the dead swells of the
Atlantic pitched and tossed US about
promiscuously, which stirred up the
passengers, and away from the piercing
winds they retired to their state rooms
generally, to least up JONAH" Such
getting up and down stairs, and bobbina
about was extremely ludicrous, if not
ridiculous. One would have been re.
minded OF Fourth of July celebra.
ton, only little more so, with the
bubbling and boisterous accompani-
ments.
Night came, and we turned into oul
"bunSs,' or, more properly, prison
ce Us, in the Second cabin. Fora faith.
full description of that temporary home
in the Henry Chauncey's second cabin
! will quote from the Book of Revela
tions "For without the city ed cabin,
are dogs and sorcerers and whoremong
ers, and murderers, and adulters, ant
thieves, and liars, and prostitutes, ant
drunk ards, and whoever loveth ant
maketh a lie" This is the best anC
most truthful description of the sccont
cabin Gil the Henry Chauncey, thi.
trip, that could possibly be found writ
ten and were it not that there were /;
few righteous persons therein, regular
~ sold by purchasing second cabir
tickcts-a few more than Lot found il
Sodom,-w believe there would have
been meeted out to us in the "hcl
hole" the same burning fate.
1t was our first ride on the Chauncey
and we intend it shall be our last. Sucf
shameful conduct, unchecked by officer
or crew-the meaneSt women on cart /
were Toasted and toasted, compliment
ed, allowed the freedom of the ship
and treated far better than the virluOu
wives, mothers and daughters aOoard-
should call down righteous retributiol
upon the guilty officers and parties. /
such conduct is to go on unchecked, TIN
travelling public should shun this shil
and her present officers (the purser ex
cepteD as they would the small poX o
the Asiatic cholera.
Our fare and accommodations wer
prison ones, which we endured fer owe
seven days; and when we reached AS
pinwall, the officers unceremoniousl,
,, sent us ashore without our breakfast
but we were heartily glad to part will
their company forever, even AS well OF
as this. We crossed the Isthmus, 4
miles, by railroad, in three hours, ant
t came Oh board the ship Colorado, Capt
VIM. III. Parker. Here we enjoy goo
! fare and civil treatment The prosti
+ tutes are obliged to behave then selves
but more anon.
+ Yours, II. Nj. :.