The New York herald., 1878-07-06
Want of Proper Supplies and an Incom-
petent Physician.
PICTURESQUE SCENES ON BOARD.
Special Petition for The Reporter During
Prayer Meeting.
[eY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

will be published tomorrow. The letter gives
particulars OF the strange and sad events
briefly mentioned in the cable telegram
from Madeira, and brings before tho public with
strong, yet tender touches, the light and dark sides,
the mingled tragedy and comedy OF the Azor's ter.
rible voyage. When vessel only two days out
It discovered that the provisions generally
bad and unit for use. There was superabundance
Of meal -four and rice, and good quantity OF pork and
salt beef; but the -four and black and the
meal only 1t ''ior hogs to eat." There meat
enough, but 1t was no, meat supplied by tho Exodus
Association. With the exception OF five barrels the
meat belonged 10 the stores of the emIgrants, In
tended for their support in Lboria until their first
crop should be made This Is a bad beginning,
as It Is mentioned by Mr. Williams that the
emigrants are entirely without money. How they
wn i've In a strange land penniless, almost all OF
them are and helpless, are too many OF them, It
remains To be seen. The eEgrans proved to be doce
and obsdent, but II was impracticable to mako them
sparing In consuming food and water, and i'm
possible to mako them tidy and cleanly in
their haDits They would take exercise Some
OF them did not venture on deck during the whole
voyage Cold water they regarded with holy horror
Between decks In the morning there much
dirt and confusion be found In any crowded
negro howell the Carolina coast. Captain Holmes
and his officers caused the whole ship be regularly
clothing to be aired and dried frequently.
AN INCOMPETENT PHYSICIAN.
still sickness might have been avoided but for
facts One that there Of measles aboard
wnsn the Azor left Charleston and the is that
the individual who represented be u competent
physician proved himself an arrant ignoramus, as
conceited as stupid. He administered medicines
Of the nature and probable effects Of which
he knew nothing To one poor creature who had
morning coffee with infusion Of ginger, Dover
powder and iriar's balsam. She died the same day
Calomel and jalap the favorite prescriptions,
and It soon became necessary for Captain Holmes to
prohibit any further exper by the DOCTOR The
emigrants had been assured BY the ayers OF the
association that q physician from Washington " ould
accompany the Azor. Upon this they relied Not
only was there no physician, but there no such
medical stores as good spirits and wines, sago and
arrowrooL Wnen stimuants were neeied for the
sick tho slender private stores OF Captain Holmes
aud Mr.. Williams were resortod 10.
THK LARGE DRArH RATE.
With short allowance OF water, with food of Door
quality and without physician, It is not strange
that the death rate should have so large There
were TWO births during the passage For the deaths
that took place aboard OF the Azor the
Liberian Exodus Association are In the main
responsible Their decepuon, their bad faith,
their misms nagement, their faIsshoods and evasions
led to the long delays In Charleston, to the
Gus condition OF the emigrants ana with sickness
death OF moro than score OF the ignorant ana
thoughtless people who hoped find IN Africa more
tresdom and ease than they knew In tho South.
PicTrRRsQUE SCENES
Nearly every night there were strange but earnest
prayer meetings between decks The long, low apart
ment, with its crowded bunxs, was dimly lighted
About each OF the three lamps, placed against
the two hatches AMI the foot of the foremast.
vas clustered group Of mon bonding over tattercd
hymn books and singing with full strength. From
the semi-darkpess around voices OF all varie-
ties, Joining in the camp meeting refrain, while the
half dressed forms OF and were
d,mly to be seen leaning forward, listening and
participating. The benches were crowded with
others similarly engaged, and the children slept
soundiy through ALL bundled up In wonderful d.
vsrsisy Of why's In bed Tho ladder and doors and
windows OF the main hatch house we're crowded with
other faces and iorms at the foot Of former
stood the preacher. When tho hymn was flo.
lshed all heads were generally bent 10 prayer, the
devotions being led either by tho mister or
some prominent man. The preaching was launched
into the darkness when tho time came, most OF the
preachers audience being Invisible TO him. On almost
all OF these occasions was icrvsntly prayed for ono
brother revealing by little extra plain language the
tones Of passionate pleading :'Bless the reporter
Oh help him not TO write any lies TO Thy glory and
Advancement Of Thy work 4"
Though the grammatical construction OF this son.
tsnoe rendered It somewhat dubious II was easy to
discern its meaning.
pIoHryo FILTH.
The selection OF officers for the Azor really seems
providentlal for not one sailor In n hundred
would have taken the unceasing pains to
cure health and cleanliness that Captain Holmes
aud bis mates, Messrs. Horne and Thatcher
d. Que Of the greatest obstacles that
they had to contend against was the wonderful IN.
difference displayed by tho passengers themselves
The subject II was only by the most unremittng ocg-
sng and driving that they could be induced coan up
around their own berhs, and many instances even
those means failcd. SO IL was throughout the pus-
sage They were not rebcous III naturcd but their
inaction appeared to result solely and simply from
prsound indifference and aversion to trouble. Early
on tho trip The steerage had begun assume the up.
psarancs OF the plantation quarters SO familiar 10 all
southsrnerA Scraps OF rags. bonos, pieces Of bread
aud ''chunks" Of rios lying about; dirt and grease
about the floors; 'piccan ,nes crawling about over 1t
oil, ana the old man or woman sitting MUNICH.
ing, smoking aud Jawing Against all Of these things
did tho oficers perpetualIy war
AT sIKRRA LEoxE.
The arrival at Sierra Leone occurred May 2s. Mr..
Williams says
"rhe hills about Sierra Leone came In sight at nine
O'clock, and now, at two o'clock y. NJ, thoy are
plainly 10 be seen with the naked eve. Everybody
Is singing, dancing and shouting. and people
are constantly running to my cabin win
dow or door announcing that they can see
houses and trees Some seem almost villa with
Joyous excitement at seeing something besides sky
and water. Al four o'clock the town tFrestowp) was
In plain sgnt and several nsning sailed past
us, one or Two coming quite close. Those aboard OF
thsm must have supposed that she Azor
tained the inmates OF a Iunatic asylum out
ior an airing, from the scrsmbling. rushing, |
of