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

| manner. (Dy Cne way, DelIeVe neaIly e'e[y
man aboard the Azor lost head gear at some
stage of the voyage, and collector of curiosi,
ties in the way Of ancient and dilapidated
tiles, might have reaped rich harvest had he
been in our wake.) Towards night, however,
when the vessel careened so much as to dip
up water through her lee scuppers, and the
wind still freshened, many of the passengers
became first anxious, then timid, and finally
thoroughly frightened. The doors of the
hatch houses were closed and everybody sent be-
low. A driving rain had set in, and neither
in the lowering sky above nor in the rushing
water beneath, was there any comfort.
I took walk through the steerage on
Wednesday night and found everybody ner-
vous and disposed to be sick. The nervous.
ness and sickness both increased, and on
Thursday morning they had become almost
universal. We scored 213 miles Thursday at
noon with what sail we carried, bringing the
total run to 1879 miles. Daylight brought
some comfort, but the wind still blew freshly,
with occasional light squalls, which brought
rain and kept everybody indoors. Thursday
night the blow had reached its height, and
there was
GENERAL DARK FOREBODING
and dismay. The minister organized a
prayer meeting tween decks, and anoth-
er scene was presented which beggars descrip-
ton. While the wind whistled and howled
through the rigging, and the water surged
against the sides, and waves now and then
came down on the decks with "swish-h.h, !"
the people sat in the dim light below, listen.
ing and shivering. They evidently supposed
that they were going through great storm,
and asked many questions based on that be-
lief, greatly to the amusement Of the sailors.
When service was begun, fear gave place to
or combined with religious enthusiasm, and
some persons in the congregation became per-
fectly frantic, rolling about the floor, Shrek
ing, calling out hoarsely that they were pre-
pared for death, and professed their willing.
ness to be taken at once, calculating over and
over, "Jesus, come now come right now +
A few really displayed courage of high or
der, for they were firmly persuaded that they
we're menaced by great danger. They took
matters very coolly, saying that as they had to
die sometime, they were willing to do it then if
necessary. In the midst of shouting, leaping,
clapping and rolling, the Captain came down,
and by q few words of quiet assurances stiled
the excitement which seemed becoming wild
er every moment. During the night squall
blew the jib from the bolt ropes, tearing it to
tatters. ..Ess..... f..t
On Friday morning the sun shone out &C.
nially, and everybody cheered up and quieted
down. At noon the log Showed ZIG miles
run-total, 1,895-still ahead Of the average.
The wind kept up briskly, though not too
much so to ALLOW the setting of all sail.
Then there was great comparing of expert
ences, thoughts and feelings during the blow
of the previous two days. One man said
that what he feared was that "tbe boat would
turn over" while another had apprehended
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 favor without re-
production Of the negro dialect, and that has
always seemed to me in bad taste. While on
rtts sutIecr THINK mrnure: suppose nuyof
you had, intentionally or unintentionally,
broken mans spine, wouldn't it be horri-
BILE thing to vince and laugh at the unfortu-
nate cripple's contortions and gestures? We
white people are certainly responsible in
great measure for the deprivation of the ne
gro of his educational backbone, and, aside
from the general broad rule that it is not a
genteel thing to rdicule the misfortunes and
deformities Of others, this mimicry of the dar-
key seems to come with especially bad grace
from US. l know that this aside is sort of
cross between sub-editorial and a Sunday
School story, but it's true nevertheless.
The second Saturday out passed off without
any particular incident. The fore deck was
enivened during the morning by fight be-
tween the cook and an emigrant, during
which the former doused the latter with hot
water. This was the second affair of the kind
that the chef de CUISINE had been engaged in.
and both parties were severely reprimanded
by the captain. Nobody was hurt. As 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
demonstrating that her sailing capacities are
at least considerably above the average. At
IL o'clock on Saturday, the log registered 200
miles. Total 2,095 in the thirteen days, an
average of 161 miles and fraction per diem.
Sunday seemed to be
FATED DAY.
On the third Sunday died Anna Maria
Sigler, an unmarried daughter of Boatswain
Sigler, of Edgefeld. She was another of
George Curtis patients. He attributed her
death to cold caught while suffering from
measles. The unfortunate woman had cer-
tainly been very imprudent, having gone
on deck few days before her death with
what was apparently case of measles on
her. On the morning Of her death she was
administered coffee with an infusion of gin.
ger, Dover's powder, and Friars Baisam.
What before, it is hard to say. After her
death, it was ascertained that she had been
confined only day or two before coming
aboard, and had exposed herself to the dan
gers and discomforts of the embarkation while
in that delicate condition. This with the mea-
sles, probably formed complication of disor-
ders with which Curtis coped about as intelli.
gently and effectively as could have done. OF
course there is no telling how far the three
deaths are attributable to his malpractice.
I know that after this affair, Capt. Holmes
put his veto on any further independent prac.
tice by this physician" and refused to allow
him to dispense any more medicines except
under his supervision. The Neus and COuri-
er has always given this scheme perfectly
fair showing before the community. | hope
therefore that the colored people will heed
what ia said now, and believe that it is dicta'
ted by no prejudice, but by knowledge of
facts. B. F. Porter willfully and
DELIBERATELY MIsLED THE COLLECTOR
by assuring him he "knew" that George Cur
tis was capable of acting as ships physician,
and he also wilfully and deliberately sent the