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

| times every Qay ana nlSnC, ana preScfl0-
ing, as far as he safely could. Geor 70
Curtis had about relinquished the prs C.
tice of medicine. His last exploit was a
somewhat peculiar one. Amblirg
around the deck one day, as usual, with
both hands full of villanous compounos, s,
he met a steerage passengers wife WHO
was coming on deck for the first time
after long spell of sea-sickness. Ire
promptly administered to her dose ,f
something, subsequently tersely describd d
as id pison," which speedily mat e
her terribly sick again. He stumbled
around for awhile and then ambled bac,,
coolly announcing that he had given IL 9
woman a dose intended for somebocy y
else. Whatever it was, it kept the viz
tim sick for several days with nausea ard
pain, "looseuing her teeth" and making
her mouth sore.
On Wednesday we made 220 mile.
This was the twenty-fourth day ou.
Sickness was rather on the increase, the
sore throats and slight fever becoming
apparently more of an epidemic. t. 9
captain continued night and day 10 =
tend the wants of the sick, which wei ,
as numerous and varied as they we |
could be. These emigrants are certainly =
the most extraordinary peoplel 1t wai
the general habit to send the sick soup !,
puddings, &C., from our table. This day
as great treat, we had soup made tf
canned fresh meat, which we enjoye |
hugely. A portion being sent into thp
steerage it was rejected scorntully, wit
the remark that they couldn't eat tho!
stuff"
Thursday was the 25th day out, ant
the one on which we had hoped to hav :
concluded our journey. The log showel,
213 miles, total run of 3,735 miles, ant
an average of 149 1925 miles per day
with several calms and almost CONSTANT,
unfavorable winds. Had it not been TO-
that unfortunate three days of south
westerly gales, the Azor would havl
made Monrovia in the time promised
On Friday the wind was somewhat slack
but we made 100 miles. That evening
the Cape Verde light was sighted, about
ten miles distant, and the bow was point
ed out little for the run down the coast.
The light was the first indication of land
seen since the departure from Charleston,
and it infused new cheerfulness into
everybody. On Saturday
THE SEVENTH DEATH
occurred, being that of Presley Hood,
aged 10, son of Alfred Hood, of Mecklen.
burg County, NC. He died at 8 o'clock
in the morning, and wss buried at 8.
He had fever of some sort, but its exact
nature could not be defined, there being,
as before stated, no one on board possess.
ing any medical skill worth speaking of.
On this day the sailors were removed
into tent erected on the roof of the fore
castle, and the forecastle was converted
into hospital, in which all the sick were
placed. A large tent was erected on the
poop, in which two or three families of
the steerage passengers were moved, they
being thereby made greatly more COM
Portable, and more room being obtained
below. Awnings were also spread over
the fore and quarter decks, affording
shelter from the sun, which was becom-
ing very hot. Under these awnings the
passengers were generally gathered, al
though a few would still persist in re-
naming below. On Saturday we made
1O1 miles. During the night occurred
THE EIGHTH DEATH,
being that of Matte Tyler, aged 80
months, daughter of Howell Tyler of
Barnwell County, South Carolina. Her
disease was attributed to the measles,
being probably another illustration of
the beauties of the economical policy of
the managers of the L. E. A. ]. S. s. S.
Co. Another instance of this same thing
was furnished by the food provided for
the cabin which by this time had settled
down to br mess basis. The bill OF
fare was about like this:
Breakfast.
Baked beans, Goldfish,
Meal cakes, Bread,
Hash.
Bean soup, Goldfish,
Boiled beans, Rice cakes,
Cold beans, Boiled rice,
Rice pudding, Hash.
I think ate a billion of beans during
the trip. I never "hankered" much after
beans either. On Sunday morning Ty-
ler's child was buried.
Phew-w-w! how hot it was that Sum
day! There was heat everywhere; heat,
scorching, burning heat, in the SUMS
rays; heat in the mirror-like, flashing
expanse of water; heat rising in luiver-
ing clouds from the decks; heat glared
from the white sails which tapped to aud
fro like the wings of some great bird, too
utterly prostrated with heat to move;
heat, heat, heat, expressed in every OBJ.
ject in the great oven on the bottom of
which are rested, and the arched cover
of which seemed to shut out every breath
of air, and slowly to be roasting US. 1t
was q day compared with which the
memorable 28th of June, 1876, in
Charleston vas cool and refreshing.
Monday, Nay 2O.--I have written up
the account of this voyage, so far, in
narrative form. Intelligence received
this morning, however, casts a general
shadow of doubt over the termination of
the present picnic, and l shall therefore
unfold the remainder Of the tale in jour
nal form. This day affairs assume Sc
rious phase. The captain informs me
that ship fever is certainly aboard.
Though in mild form, SO far, it is liable
to break out into the virulent one at any
time. One of its unpleasant character
istics is, that it removes its victim on
short notice, and gives him little time to
complete unfinished letters in. We are
good four days from Monrovia, partially
becalmed, beneath a tropical sun, living
on salt meat, beans and rice, provisions
are getting bad, and ship fever and mea-
sles are spreading. All of which is
pleasant. This morning we buried two
persons who died during the night, max
ing total, thus far, of
TEN DEATHS.
They were Grant Williams, aged 8
years, son of Bran Williams, of Burke
County, Ca, and Simpson Matthews,
aged 16 months, son of Matthieson Mat
theWs. of Edgefeld County, S. G. Both