Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-18
THE Az0R'S TERRIBLE TRIP.
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State to avail themselves of the homestead
exemption laws, that the laborer had no Sc
curity for his earnings, and, therefore, no in
ducement to work. To other persons with
whom they talked, the emigrants ground the
"Outrage milr' much more freely. One of
them, while in Charleston, implored Captain
Holmes to give up contemplated trip to
Columbia, assuring him that if he went there
the white men would find out who he was,
and certainly murder him. I have often
thought that these people tell such lies so fire.
quently that they get to believe them them
selves, and this instance helps to confirm me
in that belief I have heard them tell what
I knew to be most infamous falsehoods in a
matter.offact, simple manner that would al.
most convince man against the evidence of
his senses. I never wondered that Northern
correspondents and visitors were deceived.
The fact is, I think, the "Outrage" has taken
the place of the gruesome "Spook" or "Big
snake" story of the olden time, each darkey
trying to raise his listeners hair the highest
with the most horrible story, and allowing bis
imagination to run away with him. During
the campaign of 1876 heard an honest look
ing colored man in Columbia tell to knot
of listeners that he had seen, about week
before, FIVE colored women tied to trees and
disembowelled with bowie knives by Demo
Gratis just above the city, and really think
he had repeated the story so much that he
had begun to believe it. By constant repeti-
ton of and addition to these tales of horror,
they get to put implicit confidence in them,
and such groundless fears have probably real
" something to do with this movement. 1t
seems though that in the main various and
widely differing opinions and views brought
the emigrants to Charleston. Once there
they were soon rallied under the general
watchwords of political persecution" and
"Social equality" On this day (Tuesday)'
THE SIXTH DEATH
occurred, being that of Stephen johnson, of
Ninety-Six, aged 81 years. He died quite
suddenly in the evening, few moments after
having eaten dinner and declared himself
better. He, too, had been ailing ever since
coming aboard. His death was attributed to
congestion of the lungs, as he had been suf'
fering from cold and hoarseness. There was,
thanks to the managers, no one on board Ca
pable of deciding what the old mans death
really was caused by. He was buried about
dark with the usual ceremonies. There had
been developed by this time large number
of cases of sore throat, pain in the lungs, &C.,
which seemed almost an epidemic. The cap
tain was unremitting in his attentions to the
sick, going regularly through the steerage
several times every day and night, and pre-
scribing as far as he safely could. George
Curtis had about relinquished the practice Of
medicine. His last exploit was somewhat
peculiar one Ambling around the deck one
day, as usual, with both hands full of villain
Gus compounds, be met steerage passengers
wife who was coming on decksfor the first
time after long spell of sea sickness. He
promptly administered to her dose of some
thing, subsequently tersely described as
I'D pison," which speedily made her ter
ribly sick again. He stumbled around for
awhile and then ambled back, coolly an.
nouncing that he had given the woman
dose intended for somebody else Whatever
it was, it kept the victim sick for several days
with nausea and pain, "loosening her teeth
and making her mouth sore.
On Wednesday we made 220 miles. This
was the twenty.fourth day out. Sickness was
rather on the increase, the sore throats and
slight fevers becoming apparently more OF an
day to attend the wants of the sick, which
we're as numerous and varied as they we'll
could be. THESE emigtante are certainly
most extraordinary people, 1t was the gener-
al habit to send the sick soups, puddings, &c,
from our table This day, as great treat,
we had soup made Of canned fresh meat, which
we enjoyed hugely. A portion being sent
into the steerage, it was rejected scornfully,
with the remark that they "couldnt eat that
stuff"
Thursday was the 25th day out, and the day
on which we had hoped to have concluded our
Journey. The log showed 2l3 miles, total
run of 1885 miles, and an average of 149
1925 miles per day, with several calms and
almost constantly unfavorable winds. Had
it not been for that unfortunate three days of
southwesterly gales, the Azor would have
made Monrova 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 dis
tant, and the bow was pointed out little for
the run down the coast. The light was the
first indication of land seen since the depart
ure from Charleston, and it infused new cheer
fulness into everybody. On Saturday
THE SEVENTH DEATH
occurred, being that of Presley Hood, aged
10. son of Alfred Hood, of Mecklenburg
county, N. G.. He died at 8 o'clock in the
morning, and was 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 possessing any medical skill
worth speaking of. On this day the sailors
,roro rouoyod info q font erected on the roof
of the forecastle, and the forecastle was con-
verted 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 comfortable, and
more room being obtained below. Awnings
were also spread over the fore and quarter
decks, affording shelter from the sun, which
was becoming very hot. Under these avn
ings the passengers were generally gathered,
although few would still persist in remaining
below. Or Saturday we made 1Ol miles.
During the night occurred
THE EIGHTH DEATH,
being that of Matte Tyler, aged 80 months,
daughter of Howell Tyler, of Barnwell coun-
tv, South Carolina. Her disease was attrib-
uted to the measles, being probably another
illustration of the beauties of the economical
policy of the managers of the L. E. A. j. S.
SIS. Co. Another instance of this same thing
was furnished by the food provided for the
cabin which, by this time, had settled down
to business basis. The bill of fare was about
like this:
Breakfast