Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-18

"a, phenomenon very common in these re-
gions.) The two outer jibs went as an attempt
was being made to haul them in, q rope part
ing. A large piece of one of the sails (now
becoming literally "Aying" jibJ went flying
away. This sight being witnessed by one or
two of the steerage passengers who had come
on deck, they rushed down stairs and gave
the alarm to their comrades, who awakened
by the uproar, were gathered there in the
darkness, that the sailors had lost control of
the vessel, that the sails were all going to
pieces, and that inevitable destruction await
ed the entire party. Then to the other noises
we're added those Of praying and wailing and
shouting. The sailors, however, with won
derfu selfdenial, calmed the excitement, and
that much of the trouble was done away with
In few minutes everything was snug, and
the Azor was running by the wind under bare
poles. The sail arranged to catch the water
had been torn loose and was lodged up in the
rigging, and no entreaties or commands could
get the passengers to 90 out and catch the gal
Ions of the precious fluid pouring from the
roof of the poop. So we got no more than
two or three bucketsful. This may partly be
accounted for by the experience Of one Of
them. In the beginning of the storm, after
catching a large bucketful on the quarter
deck. discovered that it was still slightly
brackish and threw it out in the companion
way. As I did 80 l heard faint "whoo"
like the catching of breath after q sudden
submersion, and caught seconds glimpse of
dark figure. A few minutes afterwards l
found thoroughly saturated emigrant in the
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the quarter deck, the rain struck him in q
sheet "like twas poured out of bucket"
Put this and that together.
The wind really did elbow great guns"
while it lasted, which was about three quar-
ters of an hour, it being genuine tornado.
So quickly was the ship handled, however,
that she lost nothing except the two jibs
When the violence of the gale had absted, it
gave place to steady breeze, which allowed
the setting of all sail except the royals, the
weather being too unsettled to allow their use
| We made 68 miles by dead reckoning to noon
to-day, putting us within 245 miles of Mon
rovia.
TWO DEATHS AND BIRTH
marked today The former we're those of
Mitchell Williams, aged 81, of Burke county,
Ca, who died of the fever, and Cicero Dan.
iel, aged l6 months, son Of Scott Daniel. Of
Barnwell county, S. c., who died of diarrhea.
This brings the total number Of deaths to l8.
The birth, the second one on this voyage, was
that of son to the wife of Aleck Clark, of
Clarendon county, S. G..
May IA succession Of light tantalizing
breezes and dead calms has lasted twenty -four
hours, during which we have gained but Two
miles, being sailing across the current which
drifts US to the north and west. We have
only water to last for ten days on half allow
ancer;' the fever is likely to break out violent
ly at any time and there is an epidemic Of
sore throats and colds, somewhat resembling
diphtheria, who nobody aboard understands
or can cope with. Fresh provisions all gone,
and others becoming bad. This unprecedent.
ed calm may last month and the current is
steadily losing US ground Cor water) cheer.
| full outlook. To-day's event was the catching
of q shark, which was cooked and generously
divided out as far as it would 60. go
ater.-The captain has decided to
PUT INTO SIERRA LEONE,
which is only 81 miles from US now, for wa
ter, fresh provisions and medical attendance.
The announcement gives general satisfaction,
and the people are gathered on the bow sing.
ing joyfulIy. This seems most wise meas.
ure, for it would be running fearful risk to
pass the port and take the chance of being be.
calmed without water, and pestilence raging.
May 28.-This morning
THE NINETEENTH DEATH
occurred, being that of an infant son of Scott
Bailey, of -, aged fifteen months. Death
is attributed to the fever. 1t seems as if we
we're getting in just in time. Two more per-
sons sickened with the fever this morning.
The hills about Sierra Leone came in sight at
9 o'clock. and now at P. M. they are plain.
ly to be seen with the naked eye. Everybody
is singing, dancing and shouting, and people
are constantly running to my cabin window
or door, announcing that they can see houses
and trees. Some seem almost wild with JOY
GUS excitement at seeing something besides
sky and water. At 4 o'clock the town (Free.
town. was in plain sight dead ahead.
The land, as seen from shipboard, consisted
of long, irregular range of hills, backed up
by other and higher irregular hills. On one
side, to the northeast, or on the left side going
in, the range terminates in steep incline,
from which the coast runs low and fiat, as far
as the eye can reach. On the right, away off,
there is break in the bill chain, after which
there are several abrupt bills (what in East
Tennessee they call "knobs, ") which appa-
rently decrease in height as they run to the
southwest. This is the general outline of the
horizon. The town proper is apparently clus-
tered in picturesque confusion on the side of
the last hill to the left, just in the bend which
the cape forms at its junction with the main.
land. .. ..sl.. ...:I
AS We slowly sailed in, a British mail
steamer was made out following us. The
shore became more and more distinct as we
approached, until we could plainly see the
white lighthouse situate on the cape, built
close to the waters edge and surrounded by
deep green foliage. The hills looked like
any other hills, with patches of red clay peep.
ing out here and there, through the trees and
grass, with the little water courses, or gullies,
furrowing their face. Their appearance was
very familiar to eyes accustomed to South
western and Northern landscapes. Many of
the trees, however, we're palms and cocoas,
and all the others were strange to US. Sever.
al fishing boats, precisely similar in build,
rigging and crew, to those plying in Charles
ton harbor, sailed out past US, one or two
coming quite close. Those aboard of them
must have surmised that the Azor contained
the inmates of lunatic asylum out for an
airing, from the scrambling, rushing, shout
ing and vociferous laughing of the passengers,
as we'll as from the variety of aprons, skirts,
hats, rags and handkerchiefs waved at them.
We couldn't make out much of the town, as