New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18
Departures Yesterday.

No less than four fine steamships left our
por: on Friday evening and Saturday morn
ing ali with fill cargoes and in passengers
and crew numbering nearly thousand souls
The steamships General Meade and George
Washington. of the New York line, had
full list OF passengers. The steamship
Alice, for Liverpool, had fair share, while
the steamship Frankfurt, for Bremen, was
full to a berth The officers rooms were
even given up. In fact. each member OF the
ships company that had an available space
set apart for bis benefit freely gave it up to
those VIII" sought pleasure in the trip across
tue Atlantic.
As one stood upon the quarter deck OF
this noble specimen of marine architecture,
when everything had been put in the best
order possible before the arrival OF the pas
Angers and their friends, he could not help
noticing the self satisfied look of every Off
Ger, seaman and boy on board. All from
the commander down to the ordinary sea-
man seemed to look and feel tina. they
were each entitled to a portion of the credit
OF ali the systematic cleanliness and order
| that reigned supreme on board.
Surely the most nautical eye could not
detect "rOpe yarn out of place. 1t was
| truly twenty days home SO invitinsly
prepared that ever and anon as the eye
r. s.ei upon some newly discovered shinn g
| comfor: the !eaden pang of parting bore
| less heavily down; and were it not for the
cf - ,.n;oo or a;f1,ar 8, !,
brother or sister soon to be left b ,h;nd, tears
| would have been omitted.
But alas. that cruel bell though dumb at
s a. N. embossed its tongue and spoke
more effectively than did the hundreds that
l we:e speaking a second before. A few mo.
ments cleared the deck of all tina: were no,
booked for the voyagraoEmbraees and
kisses were freely bestowed. E:en the less
| intimate Jared we'll on this occasion. the
general disposition being to leave with a
| balance in favor, rather than owe any one
even kiss. Handkerchiets were next in
| order. from the delicate lace of GU: fashion
! ables. to the more modest hem stitched OF
our sterling, the good old reliable bandana
! of our trades people. AL shed the same
| kind of tears. which were as eagerly al
sOrb bed by the enc material as the other.
At this junction the "tiny tug boat
employed tor the purpose Of swinging the
FrAnktlrt's Prov down stream commenced
her wolk. and before many moments. her
mission had been performed. The galaD!
ship showed full broadside. fred two
| pArtin. salutes, the Blue Peere at the fore
was hauled down. and amid the waving OF
the hardkerchiefs the stars and stripes
| were flown TO the breeze in its stead.
! We congratulate those having friends on
this fine ship, rot only in the security o,
the vesse! itself. bat. being personally
! acquainted with her officers. we know them
to be men of the most through ability, and
can guarantee that nothing on the voyage
| will be left undone fer their comfort.
| This is the Frankfurts las. trip thi. sea.
| son, also the last Of the lins. All these
ships have been unusually fortunate, hav'
| ing had no detention a: the bar. We trust
this. the last one. may wind up successful
! season in that respect. thereby giving the
owners and propIIetors no cause for com
plant.
! The Frankfur: carries away seyen'y-iive
first cabin passengers and 100 in the stee:'
/ age. to all Of whom we wish '.Dol VOYAGE