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

that as they had to die sometime, they
were willing to do it then if necessary,
In the midst of the shouting, leaping.
clapping and rolling, the Captain came
clown, and by a few words of quiet assu-
RANGES stilled the excitement which
seemed becoming wilder every moment.
On Friday morning the sun shone out
genially, and everybody cheered up and
euieted down. At noon the log showed
ZIG miles run-total, 1,S95-still ahead
of the average. The wind kept up brisk
ly, though not too much so to allow the
setting of all sail. Then there was a
great comparing of experiences, thoughts
and feelings during the blow of the pre-
vious two days. One man said that
what he feared was that "the boat would
turn over" while another had appre-
hended that if "she kept rocking so
much she'd burst open." Of course
many funny things could be told of the
sayings of the passengers, but such
things lose their flavor without repro
duction of the negro dialect, and that
has always seemed to me in bad taste.
The second Saturday out passed off
without any particular incident. The
fore deck was enlivened during the
morning by q fight between the cook and
all emigrant, during which the former
doused the latter with hot water. This
was the second affair of the kind that
the chief cook had been engaged in, and
both parties were severely reprimanded
by the captain. Nobody was hurt. Az
usual, several craft were sighted at
greater or less distances. 1t may be
mentioned here, that throughout the
voyage the Azor never failed to pass any
craft steering in her course, thus demon
stl.ating that her sailing capacities are at
least considerably above the average.
Al IL o'clock on Saturday the log regis
tered 200 miles. Total 2,095 in the
thirteen days, an average of 161 miles
and fraction per diem. Sunday seemed
10 be
A FATED DAY.
On this third Sunday died Anna Maria
Sigler, an unmarried daughter of Boat
swain Sigler, of Edgefeld. She was
another of George Curtis's patients. He
attributed her death to cold caught
while suffering from measles. Tie un-
fortunate woman had certainly been i'm
prudent, having gone on deck few days
before her death with what was appa-
rently a case of measles on her. On the
morning of her death she was admins
tered coffee with an infusion of ginger,
a Dover's powder, and Friar's Balsam.
What before, it is hard to say. Of course,
there is no telling how far the three
deaths are attributable to malpractice. 1
know that after this affair, Capt. Holmes
put his veto on any further Independent
practice by this physician" and refused
to allow him to dispense any more medi-
cines except under his supervision.
President B. F. Porter wilfully and
DELIBERATELY hsLED THE COLLECTOR
by assuring him he 'knew" that George
Curtis was capable of acting as ships
physician, and he also wilfully and de-
liberately sent the Azor to sea with the
health of her three hundred passengers
in the keeping of man of whose COM
potency he either knew nothing, or knew
enough to doubt. The same person and
some of his assistants sent the Azor to
sea having reason to believe that she had
measles aboard of her, and they assidu-
ously sought to conceal, and did conceal,
that matter from the Customhouse au-
thorities. I have said nothing, and, in
any charges or statements that may
make hereafter, will say nothing, except
what can establish in court of justice
if need be.
The dead woman was buried with the
usual ceremonies on the day of her death,
her young infant being taken charge of
by lis grand parents. This Sunday was
the first that the existence of
MEASLES ABOARD
was definitely known, although there
had come rumors of it from the steerage
on previous occasions. Indeed it had
been suspected before we left Charleston,
but the matter was promptly hushed up.
The intelligence caused no panic, every
one seemed to realize Immediately that
there was no escape, and to resign them
selves to whatever might come. The log
Sunday showed 1876 miles. Total 2,231.
The weather was now beautiful, and
EVERYBODY WAS RECOVERING
from sickness and dependency. The
emigrants became more cheerful and ac-
tive as they felt better and had grown
more accustomed to their new surround
ings. Appetites also improved, and, ar
rangements for assisting the cook being
perfected, the cooking became more tol-
erable, and the issue of rations better
regulated. 1t was now source of
pleasure and amusement to 60 to the gal
ley and watch the distribution of food.
The bread, if made of black -four, was
now thoroughly cooked and sweet, a lit
tie molasses was mixed with the corn
bread rendering it quite dessert, and
every means was taken to crafty the
varying tastes of those who respectively
preferred "fat" or "lean," and beef or
pork. The mate, Mr.. Horn, would sit at
the galley door and call out his list, the
mess system being abolished, and each
head of q family would come up with a
pan, plate or bucket, and having his al
Iottetl portion rapidly served to him as it
wss passed out. First would come into
the utensil large portion of boiled rice,
from the big iron pots; on top of that
great chunks" of meat as specified, and
then the appropriate quantities of corn
and wheat breads and molasses cake,
with occasionally taste of molasses for
everybody in separate cup, and always
potful of coffee Of varying strength. A
perfect jewel of mate this was too,
with a pleasant word of badinage for
everybody, producing many broad grins
and outlaws, and casting a CHEEKY in
fluence over the whole performance.
There is no doubt that the almost uni
form good humor which.prevailed through
all the discomfort was largely due to the
never failing pleasantly and inexhausti-
BILE good temper and spirits of this officer.
FROM this time cheerfulness was the pre-
vailing order of things. After their
meals were completed the emigrants
generally dispersed
ABOUT THE DECKS
in The sun. Probably one-half could