The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-18

They took mattera very coolly, saying
that as they had to die sometime, they
were willing TO do it then il necessary.
In the midst of the shouting. leaping,
clapping and rolling, the Captain came
down, and by q few words of quiet assu-
RANGES stilled the excitement which
seemed becoming wilder every moment.
On Friday morning the sun shone out
gon:sHY,, and everybody oiieered up and
9uieted down. At noon the log showed
of the average. The wind kept up brisk.
setting of al! sail. Thee there was q
and feelings during the blow Of the pre-
what he feared was that "the boat would
turn over" while another had appre-
hended that if "she kept rocking so
much she'd burst open.h OF course
many funny things could be told of the
sayings of the passengers, but such
things lose their flavor without. repro
duction of the negro dialect, and that
has always seemed to me in bad taste.
The second Saturday out passed of
without any particular incident. The
fore deck was euliveued during the
morning by tight between the cook and
all einigIant, during whicn the former
doused the latter with hot water. This
was the second affair of the kind that
she chief cook had been engaged in, and
both parties were severely reprimanded
by the captain. Nobody waa hurt. As
usual, several craft were sighted at
greater or less distances. It may be
mentioned here, that throughout the
voyage the Azor never failed to pass any
craft steering in her course, thus demon
strating chat her sailing capacities are at
least considerably above the average.
AT IL o'clock on Saturday the log regis.
tered 200 miles. Total 2,095 In the
thirteen days, an average OF 161 miles
and fraction per diem. Sunday seemed
10 be
A FATED DAY.
On this third Sunday died Anna Maria
Sigler, an unmarried daughter Of Boat
swain Sigler, of Edgefeld. She was
another of George Curtis's patients. He
attributed her death to o cold caught
while suffering from measles. The un.
fortunate woman had certainly been i'm
prudent, having gone on deck few days
before her death with what was apph.
rently cese of measles on her. On the
morning of her death she was admins.
tered coIIee with an infusion of ginger,
Dover's powder, and Friar's Balsam.
What before, it is hard to say. Of fcourse,
there is no telling how far the three
deaths are attributable to malpractice.
know that after this affair, Capt. Holmes
put his veto on any further independent
practice by this physician" and refused
to allow him to dispense any moro medi-
cines except under his supervision,
President B. F. Porter wilfully and
DELIBERATELY MIsLED THE COLLECTOR
by assuring him he "knew" that George
Curtis was capable of acting as ships
physician, and he also wilfnliy and de-
liberately sent the Azor to sea with the
health of her three hundred passengers
in the Eee::sisg of Csan os whose S0Rs-
potency he either knew nothing, or knew
enough to doubt. The same person and
some OF his assistants sent the Azor to
sea having reason to believe that she had
measles aboard of her, and they assidu-
ously sought to conceal, and did conceal,
that matter from the Customhouee au.
ahofitie5. nave said nothing, and, in
any charges or statements that I NAV
mako hereafter, will say nothing, except
what can establish in court Of ,stice
If need be. 81
The dead woman was buried with the
usual ceremonies on th' lay of her death,
her young infant being taken charge of
by its grand parents. This Sunday was
the first that the existence of
MEASLES ABOARD
was definitely known. although there
nad come rumnra nf it from the steerage
on previous occasions. Indeed it had
been suspected before we left Charleston,
bns the matter was promptly hushed up.
The intelligence caused no panic, every
one seemed 10 realize immediately tiat
there was no escape, and to resign them
selves to whatever might come. The log
Sunday showed 1876 miles. Total 2,a3i.
Tbs weather was now beautiful, and
EVERYBODY WAS RECOVERING
from sickness and dependency. The
emigrants became moro cheerful and &C.
tive as they felt better and had grown
moro accustomed TO their new surround
ings. Appetites also improved, and, ar
rahgements for as3iating the cook being
perfected, the cooking became moro toll
cradle, and the Issue Of rations better
regulated. II was now source of
pleasure and amusement to s.. to the gal
ley and watch the distribution of food.
= AO DtStsAb a. Aiduo Va ultCk lOuf, WAS
now thoroughly cooked and sweet, 3 lit
Gle moIasses was mixed with the corn
bread rendering il quito desaert, end
every means was taken TO crafty the
varying tastes Of those who respectively
preferred 'fasn or ttlean, % and beef or
pork. The mgte, Mr. Horn, would cit ct
the galley door and call Gnt his list the
mesa eyGtem being abol;Bhed, and each
head OF o family would come up with o
pan, plato or bucket, and having his al
iottsd portion rapidly servei to him as il
was passed odt. First would come into
the htenail ailarge portion Of boiled rice,
from the big iron pots; on top of that
great nhunks" OF meat as specified, and
then the appropriate quantities of corn
and wheat breads and molasseS cske,
with occasionally q taste of molabses for
everybody in Q separate cup, and always
8 p0tsui uf Utieoyf varying strength. a
perfect jewel of a, mate this was too,
with 6 pleasant word of badinage for
everybody, producing many broad grins
and guffaWs, and casting o CHEEKY In
huence oyer the whole performance.
There 10 no doubt that the almost uni
form good humor rWhich.prevailed through
oil the discomfort was largely due to the
never failing pleasantly and inexhausti-
bic good temper and spirits of this officer.
From this time cheerfulness was the pre-
Willing 0T115T Uff Uf ttihihhgJ. Aftsr their
meals were completed the emigranta
generally dispersed
ABOUT THE DECKS
in the sun. Probably one-half could
n a I q - n "a frNf- L.