New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-09
LETTER FROM NEW YORK..
From New Orleans TO New York BY sea.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,

From New Orleans TO New York BY sea
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
NEW YORK, June 3, 1872
Saturday morning, May 25, OIL the steam
ship Emily B. Souder, Of the Merchanti
line, stood your correspondent, surveyingtht
preparations for departure with that calm
peculiarly majestic manner and placidity O.
countenance so natural to him, but SO diff
fcult to imitatesby Others At eight O'Clock
precisely the steam whistle gave evidence
that the time of departure had arrived, and
casting off the lines the steamer gracefully
swung out into the stream and started
down the river This was the signal to
wave final adieu to the many friends con
gregated on the wharf to wish US bon roy
age. So, gracefully lifting our hat, we
waved touching farewell, our handker-
chief sought our eyes for a moment, and
then-we went down to breakfast.
Here at the table we made the acquain-
lance Of our feIlow-passengers, the captain
of the ship and the steward. 1t is hardly
necessary to state that we were decidedly
particular in putting ourself Immediately in
the good graces Of the latter gentleman.
Among the passengers, numbering about
dozen, there were several characters that
need little description. First, there was
the enthusiastic young man who had been
to sea before, perhaps several times, if not
more frequently, and to judge from his
lingo" had spent more time among the
"billows of the deep" than the oldest in
habitant. He was the envy of all the male
occupants of the cabin. He could name
every rope and spar from the anchor to the
rudder, and took observations from the sun
land something else from black bottle)
continually. In fact, he was an out and out
sea dog.
Then there was the young gentleman who
had made one very long voyage on the
ocean, and who also could use several sea
going expressions, but whose memory Of
the points Of the compass was somewhat
.obscured. He would, when sail appeared
on the horizon, rush for the telescope, and
Immediately sing out, There she blows;
two points to the northeast by south off the
weather quarter" For the first few days
we all thought this was remarkable, and
this young man held a high place in our
esteem as perfect pattern Of an amateur
sailor but owing to a revelation made one
day by the mate of the steamer, to the
effect that chat ere Iubber didn't know
the difference between a chunk Of salt pork
and hawser hole" we lost faith in his
seamanship.
Then there was the gentleman who, on
every fine day, when there was neither
wind blowing nor a sea running, would make
his appearance, very pale, and say in a
rather feeble voice. "This is charming;
what a lovely day; but I've got bad head |
ache, so Ill 60 to bed again" Owing, how
ever, to sundry noises which occasionally !
proceeded from his stateroom, we thought |
his complaint rather too low down for a
headache
Another young man on board, who had !
decidedly bilious appearance, and whom !
everybody thought would be very sick the
whole voyage, proved himself very fair
sailor and most regular attendant at the
dinner table. He, too, had "been there be-
lore" and was liberal in the use Ofseafaring
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for he only knew one, but made up tor his
want of knowledge Of others by continually
using the one he did know, which was
s.abaft the pinnacle All the ships we
saw, all the winds we had, all the light
houses that we're passed were all, according
to this Diogenes Of the sea, Just abaft the
pinnacle" This did well enough for the
passengers, but grew rather tiresome to the
officers Of the ship, one Of whom expressed
a decided wish to use a ropes end 'just
abaft the pinnacle" on this young man.
The ladies on board, with one or two ex-
ceptions, proved excellent sailors, and those
who were inclined to be i'll the first day or
two rapidly recovered, owing to the care and
attention bestowed upon them by the ex-
cellent stewardess Of the vessel.
Few people who have not attempted it,
little know Of the real pleasure Of a sail TO
New York. The pure sea air, the beautiful
ocean, the many points Of interest that are
passed within easy sight, all serve to rem
der the voyage immeasurably superior to
any other route between the two great
cities.
The Emily B. souder is, perhaps, one Of
the most comfortable and pleasant ships
sailing on the ocean. The cabin being on
deck, instead Of below, as in most vessels,
renders it unusually pleasant for the pas
sengers, both as regards light and air. Cap
tain Burdick, the commander of the ship,
is an able officer, and seaman OF long
standing and excellent judgment besides
being one Of the most gentlemanly and