The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-22
ON THE OCEAN.
Mr.. E. J. stones Log.Book Across
the Atlantic.
A Natural and Interesting Every
Day Letter.

We have already published two letters
from Mr.. E. J. Stone, Of this city-nOw in
Europe. The following letter is adj
dressed to his family, and includes part
Of his correspondents that has not ap-
peared in print. It begins with his de-
parture from Wheeling in July and
takes US with him across the ocean:
MIp-OcEAN, on BOARD STEAMSHIP
Pennsylvania, July Is, 1876. !
My DEAR WIFE AND CHrLDREN-I
have been keeping a log.book since left
home, and from it will copy, that you
may journey with us on our wild goose
chase to Sod only knows where"
Wheeling, July 4. At a little after
noon bought oLr tickets for Philadel-
phia and England of John Bailie. As
soon as possible after getting home, we
were on the wing, having taken hasty
farewell Of all, Tom and Louie accom-
panying US to the cars. Left without my
medicine or glasses, or books, or even
newspapers. Our companions were Mr..
Lewis Jones, his wife, Lizzie and Eddie,
Mr.. Henry Thomas and his wife, and
"Uncle Charley" Nichols, and one John
Thomas, q Welshman, Of Steubenville-
the Welshman bound for Wales, Uncle
Charley for England, and Gus & Co." for
any where We choose to go, unless we stop
before we get there. :.
At Pittsburgh, got sleeping car for cell,
boys and Uncle Charley, and while going
into another car to tell Mr.. Jones that he
could get good sleeper with us, the train
containing the sleeper left without me,
carrying the boys, without tickets Of pas
sage or berths, and we followed on at an
interval Of ten minutes with no means Of
conveying information by even telegraph
to them. At Altoona overlook the run
aways and Joined them. AT Philadel-
phia, stopped at the Merchants.
July 5. During the day visited the
vessel, exchanged the intermediate tick
cts for cabin, hunted up many little
necessary things, got our exchanges, and
were tired enough when night came.
July 6. Arose at 81; wrote home 10
Tom, giving him sundry directions, and
to my dear wife, for the last time on the
side Of the ocean that gave me birth;
then wrote my will, hastily it is true, and
yet II ! go, not TO return, it may be bet
ter than TO go without il.
These various writings made it neces-
sary for 10 take out my blank book, in
which were my letters OF credit, and be-
fore I had we'll got through writing ! was
aroused by Willie and Sumner and Mr..
Jones with the cry: Hurry up Mr..
Stone |" "Hurry Pap" "Father il is
after 7, and you will be late" and sealing
the letters and directing them and hastily
paying my bill, We were of for the foot
Of Christian street, where the steamer
lay. After. getting aboard, l found ! had
left my book and letters Of credit behind.
Oh, how sad To go back was to risk
the loss Of my passage, and TO go to Eu'
rope without my money was y trouble
some matter. tried to hire carriage
TO take me back to the hotel, but not one
would undertake to 60 and return, IS II
was then near 8. l then resolved not TO
part with my children, but as ! had my
tickets to Europe and return and twenty
soyereigns in my purse, 10 60, and tele-
kERpu IEUm G4ukAhuA ASA AAOAS A4SAS{s
Within about fifteen minutes Willie
brought me word that he had found a
colored boy inquiring for me, who said he
had been sent by the landlord with my
missing book and papers.
On account OF the extreme low tide, we
did not get of until 10 4. NJ. Oh, how
sad and affecting the parting scene with
the many who came to see their friends
of, and how the separating link was
narrowed down as all but one plank was
drawn in, and the word was given to let
no one come aboard only those going, and
for all not going TO stop ashore. The
plank Is drawn, the lines cast oil. Now
We are Of, tug assisting the steamer in
getting out Of the slip. 49,.
At i2 passed Old Chester; at 9 M.
passed Wilmington, Del, which appears
we'll from the water.
The ride down the river and bay was
very pleasant, sky clear, bay very calm.
The breeze mostly made by the steamer.
A small steamboat on an excursion
with crowd Of soldiers, ! should judge
who were very merry, and who appear
10 DO drinking lager, or something else,
accompanied our steamer for thirty or
forty miles.
At 7:SO-Passed' Cape Henlopen when
the last signal gun was fired, and We steer
cd out into the Atlantic for Europe. BY
the pilots, I again wrote home. Near