Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-03
LoRNE AND LOUISE AT SEA.
The Latest and Truest Account of the
Sarmatian's Voyage.
OIL City Derrick.

Oil City Derrick.
Every once and a while the public
has evidence of the vast superiority of
the Derrick as a newspaper over the
London Times, which, we are free to
confess, is very gratifying to us, and
we have no doubt quite discouraging
to our esteemed contemporary of Lon
don. We will not say that it was
wholly on the score Of economy that
the Times did not send a commissioner
along to report the ocean voyage of.
the Marquis and Princess of Lorne,
but We have our suspicious. The
Derrick was apprehensive that the
Associated Press would pass over with
a word many important details of the
voyage, and so had our most reliable
and trustworthy young nan on board
the Sarmatian that the movements of
the royal party might be faithfully
recorded. just as we feared, the AS
soeiated Press was shamefully derelict
in its duty. While it reports the voy-
age at some length, and imparts to us
the information that her royal high
ness was at times quite unwell that
again she was feeling better; that at
another time she appeared on deck !;
hat again she was worse, and sails
we're shortened in consequence that
two guns were fired that the rest of
the party we're well, but much con-
cerned on account of her royal high
ness, etc. While the Associated Press
does all this, it falls much short of re-
porting the voyage as it should be re-
ported, as will be apparent TO the
reader after he has read the following
from our special ambassadors log
book:
Left Neville Friday, November -,
in the steamship Sarmatian, the Mar
quis of Lorne and Princess Louise
and party on board. Heavy weather.
Sea broke over the vessel fore and aft.
Att pm. c~hicken-coop wa washed
overheard and contents lost contain
ed seventeen hens and a rooster: most
Of the hens were fresh, and were pro-
ducing from an egg to two eggs a day
each. Intelligence Of the loss was
Immediately conveyed TO her royal
highness, by the cook; the chickens
were a gift Of the queen, and were in
tended to furnish soup for the princess
during the voyage the scene can be
better imagined than described. Sever
Of the hens were white, the others
J were a dark chestnut the rooster wal
, a dappled gray, with flowing name anC
| tail ; he was the finest bred CHECKER
| in England, and cost her majesty two
, dollars and a half in the she'll. Satur
/ day the ship rolled heavily and tool
t in large bodies of water. Her roya
| highness complained of q feeling o.
uneasiness in the region Of the dia
= phragm. Themarquis was immediate
/ ly at her side and begged Of her t
keep a stiff upper lip, but it was N
/ use. With every movement Of TIL
t ship the feeling of upeasiness in tn
region of her royal hlghness midriI
s increased, and a season Of severe sea
/ sickness set in. The physician to TIL
royal family did all that skill could dc
4 but without avail. The seasicknes
S had things altogether it, own way
The rest Of the party we'll, but grea
S anxiety felt for her royal highness
Made l40 miles.
Sunday, sea still on, wind N. N.
j. by N. N. w. p. d. q; sailing fort
j. knots an hour in the afternoon Their
G were heavy squalls, at intervals, pro
ceeding from her royal highness' state
# room, and the doctor was again sum
Q moned prescribed shortening of tn
y sails anda little wine. The rest Q
Is the party are we'll.
n Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday an
II Thursday, no changes; princess stl
~ suffering, and declaring that she wi
h certainly die inside Of an hour; n
h quested that she be buried alongsid
her grandmother and that her era,
1t be kept green. The rest Of the part
are we'll, but greatly distressed OH az
h count of the illness of her royal higl
ID ness, Averaged LAG miles,