The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-09

How the TriD Was Made.-Greot Suf-
lcrtng Among the Erligrants Gross
Ml"management--The Death Roll,
Etc.
The Nears u1td Courier Of Satur-
day contains tho first letter of Mr..
Williams, its reporter who went
along with tho Liborian ship -1zor.
The letter covers nine columns Of
solid matter, and is full of interest.
ing details. The Nescs anG Eouricr'
publishes an editorial summary Of
what tho letter contains, which VIC
reproduce, as follows:
To-day we publish the first letter
received from Mr. Alfred B. Will
llAms, who sHilcd fl Charleston,
on the bark IGor, bound for
Liberia. This letter gives prticu-
lars of the strange and sad events
briefly mentioned in the cable
telegram from Madeira, and brings
before the public, with strong yet
tender touches, the light and dark
sides, the ning!el tragedy and
comedy, Of the -lzor's terrible
voyage. Reading this letter, SO
fresh and lacy while SO thoughtful
and discriminating, wo congratulate
ourselves upon the success which
has SO far attended the boldcst
adventure in the history Of South>
crn journalism, success largely due
TO the conStanry, courage and
ability Of the gentleman who, with
photographic accuracy, rcproduces
every noteworthy event in the
novel experiences of tho African
cmiSrants from Charleston.
There was IN error in the trans
mission Of the date OF the Madeira
telegram. Sailing from Charleston
on April y, the -lszor put in at
Sierra Leone on May Is, and
reached Alonrovia at midnight on
June 2. The bark proved herself
to be II last Sailor, rs VIC anticipated,
but the winds were battling and,
with the long Gains, protracted the
voyage.
When the >f=or was only two
days out, it WAS discovered that the
provisions generally were bad and
unfit for use. There Was Il super.
abundance Of meal, flour and rice,
and Il good quantity Of pork and
salt beef, but the flour WAS coarse
and black, and tho meal only fit
for hogs to cat" There was meat
enough, but it WAS not meat SUP
Phea by the Exodus Association
with the exception of five barrels,
the meat belonged to the stores of
the cnligrants, intended for their
support in Liberia uuril their first
crop should be made. This is a
bad beginning, as it is mentioned
by Mr. Williams that tho omigrants
arc entirely without money. How
they will live in strange land,
pcnni'ess us almost all of them are
and helpless as are too many of
them, we shall hope to learn in
subsequent letters.
The emigrants proved to be
doc. le and obedient, but it was
iimpractcablo to make them sparipg
in consuming food and water, and
Impossible to make them tidy and
cIean]y i'll their habits. They
would take no exercise Some OF
them did not venture on dock
duling The whole voyage. Cold
water they regarded with holy
horror Between docks, in the
morning, there was as much dirt
and confusion as Gun be found in
any crowded negro hovcl on the
Carolina coast. Capt. Holmes and
his officers caused the whole ship
to be regularly swept and scraped,
and required the bedding and
clothing to be aired and dried
frequently Serious sickness might
have been avoided but for two
facts. One is, that there were
eases of measles aboard when the
A@or left Charleston, and the other
is, that George Curtis, who was
represented to be competent
physician, proved himself IN arrant
lgnoramus, as conceited as stupid.
Mr.. Williams says that the Rev.
=. L. Porter, the President of the
Exodus Association, assured Col
lector Baldwin at Charleston that
he ''knew" Curtis was Dual fed to
act as ships physician. This agrees