Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
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From California to Japan.
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From California to Japan.
lxTRAcTs FRoH DR.. TuAYER 5 JJURNAL.
Continued from first page
SATURDAY, Jan. IL, 1879.
When wrote you lew days ago about
cur steamship, | made no mention OF It's
intarior arrangement for the comfort and
convenience Of passengers, or vi the elegant
style Of its finish and furniture throughout.
The state rooms arc Of ample siz', PROVIDED
with two berths, lounge, washstand, two
camp stoo.s and lie preservers, Each has
bulls eye" window. The dining saloon
has ten tables, with upholstered revolving
chairs along their sides, swinging lamps.
and racks for glass ware, castors. etc.
above them, two side boards, twelve win
dows and a skylight. The social hail Is
very pleasant room, overlooking the ocean,
furnished with easy chairs and lounges, and
contains the library and piano. The fin-
ish Of these rooms is of native woods, anc
their arched ceilings are very tast.iuily
irescoed. The officers rooms are COM
modous, neatly furnished and ornamented
with pictures and statuettcs. The kitchen,
sculleries, psntries, store rooms and closets
are well furnished and generously supplied,
The bathing rooms, laundry and other apart
nents have all the modern improvements
Sunday, January 18th, 1879: Course
west, run 273 miles This day has proved
the warmest and mot pleasant one We have
experienced since we left Minnesota. The
day, however, has passed slowly and VIC
have ttlt the want Of some religious exer-
cises beyond our own resources. We have
spent the day thus far in reading and walk
ing the deck
Monday. January 18th. 1879 Latitude
80 deg, 30 min - longitude, l67 deg. 50
min. Course west, run 2.U miles. Slight
rain last night, less woald have been suff-
cent - "lay the dust As a change
/: was acceptable to Us, for with 1t were
changes in the direction Of the wind, in
the position of sails Gnd awnings.
and in the appearance OF tho ship.
can give you nothing 0! interest Il day,
the same hours for taking our mcaIs, the
same kinds of fucd (oi the very best quality
and the same styles OF cooking as have
been provided for us for ten days. | hear
the piano accompanied by voices from the
social hall; see partiss amusing them
| selves, some by reading. others in small
squads here and there playing at cards,
dominoes, backgammon AMI chess. No
change Ia the sky, water. wind, or the
| Of ha
and ten preceding days.
Tuesday, January l4th, 1879 Latitude
80 deg 81 min; longitude l72 deg. So
min. course, south SO deg. 80 min west:
| distance run, 255 miles. We have Just
passed the Imaginary line which marks
hall the distance between San Francisco
| and Yckahama, and look forward feeling
that every mile is taking US nearer land in-
stead OF going farther from it as We have
| been for the past ten days.
Wednesday. January 18th, 1879: Dis
| tance run 263 miles The greatest event
on ship board to-day is the loss OF
tooth by pet pup whose mistress up to
a late hour this evening had not received
expressions Of sympathy from her fellow
| passengers In terms sufficiently expressive of
grief to afford her the consolation she sought
| from them individually. Such a pretty
tooth from such darling little creature in
It's infancy, is too serious for anything"
During the night OF Wednesday the 18th,
We crossed the meridian of longitude. Ii
was a rainy night in the old OF the moon
and very dsrK; VIC could not with comfort
remain on deck to catch view OF the
ethereal boy who rides the lS0th me-
ridian Of longitude in robes peary
white by day and phosphorently illuni-
mated by night, to welcome each sailor and
passenger who IN sailing from east to west,
| Tor the first time crosses the liIe DIVIDING
| the two hemisphere OF the earth into the
eastern and western ; therefore We failed to
receive personally the good wishes and
guarantees tor "a quick and safe voyage
westward, from the custodian OF the winds
of heaven and the waves OF the sud.
Friday, Jan. II. 1873: Latitude 20 deg.
So min: longitude I76 deg. AZ min. east
course south So deg. west distance run
| PA miles. There was no Thursday Of this
week, no sixteenth day of January of this
| wear Tor US who crossed the meridian (lS0o
| longitude) last night. In sailing from east
to west We lose four minutes Tor each
degree of longitude We Cross. which from
! London, England, to this point amounts to
twelve hours, and from this place to Lor-
don another twelve hours /; therefore to
| have our days OF the week and monthly
| dates correspond with those Of the eastern
and western world it becomes necessary to
| drop day In going from east to west
| and take up 8 Jay in journeying In tho OPP
poste direction. By the unlyersal consent
| of navigators and scientific men, the ls0.h
decrec Of west longitude has been selected
and Is observed for that purpose; occurring
| as 1t does i'll mid-ocean where II cannot en-
| barrass the reckoning of time b. the inhab
! itsnts OF the earth.
The discussion among the Passengers on
the subject OF dropping anu tc.in. Up a day
in crossing the ls0Lh degree meridian has
not only relieved the monotony OF the day,
but has excited much merriment.
Our fellow passenger, CJl. j. 5 MIsby.
of guerilla fame, now on his way TO the
consulate Of Hong-Kong, did not par
ricipate with much earueltncss IN the
discussion. lie is at all times IN
cliued to retirement. lie IL far from
being the kind OF man | supposed him to
be when he used to cut up capers with the
officers and soldiers OF the Union army dur
ing the late unpleassntness' between the
North and South. lie is a man OF moderate
SIZE, hgh complexion, light hair, blue eyes,
with lace smoothly shayen and OF q mild
expression OF countenanoo. lie las Tccely.
ed a collegiate education and was bred to
the law before theIwar lie is native of
Virginia, possessing all the peculiarIties
in views and dialect caaractistlc OF the +.
Z. Us. Ills whole lite having been spent
IN and south oi y eshnston CITY, ho APP
pears quite unsophlsticatet IN 'knoY!edse
of the world" 50 muGh 30 that cannot
bu, entertain feelings Of sympathy Tor him
in his new field OF labor, with ITS social re-
auirements and official duties and
perplexitles The course Col Mosby has
pursued since the close Of the war has been
such that il would be quite presumptuous
in me. even il ielt 50 disposed: TO Question
the Colonel sincerity IN accepting the sltus
ton OF the South, or the depth and extent
OF his fidelity TO the Republican cause.
Many of W, from personal experiences dur
ing The war, d. know that he spared neither
the lie nor property OF Union soldiers, W no
sacrificed both in their support OF the gov
ernE.ent he Was trying to overthrow, and
that he and his ASSOCIATES. i not the. mediate
were the Immediate cause OF mourning
around many u Preside. and of empty coat
sleeves and wooden legs Of many men Who
now barely subsist upon pittance from
the government, though qualified to fill with
bcnOE - themselves and to the government
any consulate ~ the world. IL may DO
NAUTICAL policy, 1t IL certainly o Christian
yirtue, to receive tho eleventh hour servants
to remunerative places.
saturday. Jan. IS, 1870: Latitude 30
deg. O4 min; longitude III deg. IS min
rat cUurse north SO deg. 80 min. west
distance run l74 mi es. proposition was
made this morning thai lots sho4lG be cast
among the passengers to determine which
of us should be cast into the sea to give
the sharks breakfast and create a ltd,
excitement Tor u change on board OF the
ship. Each one was willing TO DO the
sacrifice IN 50 good cause. bat differing 30
mach in Op,n.Gn az 10 who would contrlbut,
most to the good OF the oOuntsy. ti.at Il was
agreed to postpone the further consideration
of the subject until We were all On terra
tirma.
January 10, 1879. Sunday Run PSI
miles. This morning at quarter to
ele.en. c. III to tne number OF thirteen we
assembled in lhS "9opial hall TO participate
in the religious services OF tEe day. T.,Ioh
were conducted IN u very Impressive manner