The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-10
WHEELING VOYAGERS.
Their Trip ON The City of Rich
mond-sea sickness and Other
Amusements-Liie on the Ocean
Wave.
C1TY OF RICHMOND,
ATLAHIc OCEAN,
MAY 9th. 1878.

May 18th, 1875
Correspondence o, the Daily IntSllIsencsr.
To make good my promise TO write to
the IsrKILIoEscER soon after l deter.
mined TO take this summers trip, / take
advantage Of this day Of ocean calm to
mt down something about our trip thus
lar over the sea. I shall not presume 10
compete with the many European letter
writer's who will be heard from this sum.
msr. l write because you wished me to,
and because some friends who had read
my last summers letters added their re-
quest to your own that ! should resume
my letters.
After q short ride over our P. W. Ky.
Road, and 3 night on the Pennsylvania
Central, and a days lettering in New
York, / found myself snugly fixed in a
c~ommodious state room, and although
Among the last in choosing could not
have been better suited had l been first.
won't repeat the old story Of these yes-
,sls: size and length and depth and tom
uage; imagine that for yourself. But
aIter depositing my satchel in my state
roomI took myself out
AMONG THE srEERAoE PASSENGERS
Where there is not quite so much
,tyle az YOU see In the cabin. The num-
Der going out in this way seemed large.
Ishould say three or four hundred, mostly
women, and they were well dressed COM
Portable people all with two and some
three trunks apparently we'll filed, but
/ was told by the officer that the Storage
does not indicate by any means the con-
dition Of the purse, and in fact, said he,
many Of these have more In money than
some in the cabin. The inconvenience
Of eight or nine days Is considered trt-
ding compared with the saving OF about
one.half, twenty.six dollars being about
the steerage passage. tits very amusing 70
hear The bargaining with the Irish
N on the pier and the traveller, each
having to supply themselves Will
their own dishes and bedding needed or
the trip, and these women during the sell
ling are no mere pigmies, but stout
large Amszonian ones Just such as would
lead the commune. Hear this one: "And
now sir, stop, sure you are not going
aboard and lay that body on the bare
plank when you can get such n mattresl
40 this for the trias Of fifty cents. Now
know by the blink Of your eye; Ills toe
much you say-take Il man for 40,and say
no more; but sure you want this cup FOL
your coffee, there noW-l0 cents will give
q that and the pan-but murther, man
and where is your knife and fork; don'
make a haste Of yourself ating with your
6ngers-take these, now, spoon, kettle aad
ali for seyenty.iye cents, and no more
grumblipg; and here, Jack TO q younG
lad close BY carry them all in and swape
spot clean for the gintleman TO dramt
on. And thus they hail each conner, tol
there are dozens OF them supplying the
Storage wants, and do 4 thriving business
In tinware and bedding. the mattress be-
ing good and stout, stuffed with soft hay
and q little pillow Of the same. The far.
is good, If you would Judge from what
see: Coffee, bread, butter and bacon toI
breakfast; dinner-soup, boiled beei, Pc,
tatoes, beans, hominy, cabbage and bread
supper-coffee, bread, cheese, and molas
ses; fish on Friday, and good dessert o
pudding on Sunday. It costs Just 20 cent
each a day to feed the storage.
LEAVING FORT.
But the bell is ringing 4 warning, ant
the Pier Master orders all but passenger
of the ship. l do not remember OF eyel
seeing 30 many beautiful bouquets as wer'
sent on board for the passeugers-baskets
crosses, crowns, pillows and wreath
shapes. I 20 aboard bidding farewell tc
the Wheeling friends who had come OF
board to say goodbye, and At o'clock We
are of and under the English dag, but
our own banner waving from the pier
The glorious stars and stripes never
seemed to wave more beautiful nor fall in
more graceful and lovely forms than "a ]
steamed away from 1t. The moment q
steamer Is about leaving Is an exciting
one. The warm grasp Of the hand, the
unbidden tear, the convulsive sob, a faith.
era blessing on departing children, the
merry laugh, the good wishes, the pleas
ant and safe voyage desired, the h@ty
parting, casting of the lines, the waving
handkerchiels, the straining on tiptoe Of
one thousand friends ashore to get a last
glimpse Of loved faces, the last exclama.
ton Of there she or he is, as your vessel
slowly glides away, so 70 make up .
striking scene, even to al idle and indif'
ferent spectator. thought, a year since
Il could hardly be that | would ever agair
leave my own loved land and home, ever
for a summers wandering, and yet here
1 am again going through the same feel
ings and on u similar "Trip. Well, so II
IL, we know not our wi intentions.
tTis 9 o'clock before we are fairly of,
and then We pass Sandy Hook lighthouse,
The day has been charming, sun bright
and clear, and the evening shadows fall
upon 4 sea as smooth and calm as the
waters Of the Ohio.
FIRST KxPERIENcEs BELOW DECK.
We have wiped away the tears, recon.
ciled ourselves to tho partings, gathered
up stray shawls aud wrappings, and go
below 10 dine. The saloon is large and
commodious, seating perhaps 200. The
room Ia redolent with perfume Of null
titude Of flowers, which adorn the tables
even to c~rowdipg, whilst gay baskets
hang around In rich protuston. Our
Wheeling party are at q table, at the
head OF which ia our worthy Commits.
sioner Col. Robert Delaplain, with one or
two Baltimore friends. Facing the Col.
onel, at the opposite, Is Captain VeItch
10 charge Of the vessel, and scattered
along you will see several prominent per.
aonagep, such rs Gov. Hoffman, Of New
York, and wife; Mr.. Theo. Tilton,. a 6ne
looking man and quite a genial one aud
whom you all know; Judge Fullerton, Of
New York, bis late attorney; Mr.. Kin
Zabro Yaye and Mr.. Zimmerli, Commits.
sioners from Japan, with many other
pleasant and agreeable persons from all
parts Of our land, even far away Califof
nians. The dinner Is q good one, no
apology for any other kind when Just
leaving New York, and all seem to en-
Joy II, and especially as most every one
has forebodings that 1t may be the only
one they will be able 10 enjoy for several
days, for no one knows what 4 day on
board 4 vessel will bring forth.
Sunday morning was not very encour.
aging 10 the weak and timid, and al
though perhaps one-half were at break.
fast, still fewer at dinner. The day was
cloudy and continued so, and by night
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