The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-01-14
NUMBER 1880


Every once in a while the public has
evidence OF the vast superiority OF the
Derrick as newspaper over the Lon
don Times, which, We are free To con-
fess, is very gratifying 10 us, and We
have no doubt quite discouraging to
our esteemed contemporary Of London.
We will not say that il was wholly on
the score OF economy that the Times
did not send a commissioner along TO
report the ocean voyage Of the Mar
quis and Princess OF Lorne, but we
have our suspicious. The Derrick was
apprehensive that the Associated Press
would pass over with a word many inn
portant details OF the voyage. and so
had our most reliable and Trustworthy
Young man on board the Starvation
that the movements OF the royal party
might be faithfully recorded. Just as
we feared, the Associated Press was
shamefully derelict in it's duty. While
IL reports the voyage at some length.
and imparts to us the information that
her Royal Highness was at times quite
unwell; that again she was feeling bet
ter; that at another time she appeared
on deck; that again she was worse. and
that two guns we're fired; that the rest
OF the party were well, but much con-
cerned on account of Royal HiRhness.
etc.-while the Associated Press dceI
all this, IL falls much short of report-
ing the voyage as it should he report
ed, as will be apparent to the reader
after he has read the following from
our special ambassadors log book:
Left Moville Friday, Nov. 10, in the
steamship Sarmation, the Marquis OF
Lorne and Princess Louise and party
on board. Heavy weather Sea broke
over the vessel fore and aft. At6p.
m. chicken-coop was washed over
board, and contents lost; contained
seventeen hens and rooster; most of
the hens were fresh and we're produc-
ing from an egg TO two eggs a day
each. Intelligence OF the loss was inn
mediately conveyed to her Royal
Highness. by the cook; the chickens
were the gift Of the Queen, and were
intended to furnish soup for the Prin-
cess during the voyage; the scene can
be better imagined than described
Seven OF the hens we're white, the
others were a dark chestnut: the roos-
ter was dappled gray, with flowing
name and tail; he was the finest bred
chicken In England, and cost her Maj
esty $3.50 IN the shell. Saturday the
ship rolled heavily, and took in large
bodies Of water. Her Royal Highness
complained OF feeling of uneasiness
in the diaphragm. The Marquis was
Immediately at her side, and begged
her to keep stiff upper lip, but it was
no use. With every movement of the
ship the feeling OF uneasiness in the
region OF her ROYAL Highness midriff
increased, and a season OF severe sea-
sickness set in. The physician to the
Royal family did all that skill could
do, but without avail. The seasick-
ness had things altogether its own way.
The rest OF the party well, but great
anxiety is felt for her Royal Highness.
Made 140 miles.
Sunday, sea still on, wind y. n. T..
by n. n. w. p. d. O.; sailing forty
knots an hour; in the afternoon there
were heavy squalls, at intervals, pro-
ceeding from her Royal Highness'
state-room, and the doctor was again
summoned, prescribed shortening OF
the sails and little wine. The rest OF
the party are well.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, no change; Princess still
suffering, and declaring that she will
certainly die inside Of an hour; re-
quested that she be buried alongside
of her grandmother and that her grave
he kept green. The rest of the party
are well, but greatly distressed on ac-
count OF the illness of her Royal High
ness. Averaged 14S miles.
Friday, her Royal Highness better,
but very pale and weak; said she
thought she could partake of little
chicken soup. but the chickens, where
were they? Ask of the winds that far
around with fragments strewed the
sea. Rest OF the party all well.
Saturday, 23d, heavy fog, and wind
gee west and crooked; ship rolled
heavily and seasickness again struck
the Princess below the belt, violently
agitating her Highness where she
lives. The doctor again prescribed a
reef in the mainsail and all hands to
the pumps, including the cook
Twelve o'clock, noon, weathered mod
Grated, and her ROYAL Highness much
improved; o'clock ate a ham-sand-
wich and a pickle; said she never felt
better in her life; rest OF the party
we'll Three o'clock. the Marquis TO
the bat, her Royal Highness on deck,
for the first time. Rest of the party
we'll Arrived of Sambro at 6 p. m,
and anchored below the City of Hall
fax az $50 p. IN. Her Royal Highness
suffered somewhat during the voyage,
but is now convalescing, and il is con-
tidently expected she will speedily re-
cover her accustomed health. The rest
OF the party are well. The Duke of
Edinburg visited the Sarmatian imme-
diately after her arrival and remained
on board. The Duke is hearty as n
buck. The London Times had no
commissioner on board. The Times is
not feeling well.
p. S.-During the illness of the
Princess the doctor prescribed whisky
cocktails, gin-slings, mile and repeat,
Tor the Marquis. The rest Of the par
ty are well.-LOil City Derrick.