The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
Graphic. Entertaining and inslrnciieV
Descriptions Of life on One
Of The Monster Palace
steamers Of the
Anchor Lilac, NJ Detailed Wy a Uiu-
zen Of Dallas en- Route to
Scotland.
The Glorles and Beauties OF the
Deep Blue Sea in Stern
or Calm.
The Macy Devices to While Away
the Hours.
The Approach to the Rugged lrisil
Coast.
Landed at Last in GreenOck'
The Approach to the Rugged lrisl
Coast.
Landed at Last in GreenOck'


Metropolitan that our steamer would sail
Mt 5a. m. instead of p. IL. on November
18th, ard in consequence we preferred 10 go
aboard that night. A supper with some
friends at the Gilsy house, and an hour or
more spent in gazing at Mrs. Langtry IN
the "Unequal Match" filled in the evening
pleasantly enough. What perfection OF
face and form does this most beautiful
woman possess! do not wonder at the
admiration bestowed upon her. She IS as
intelligent as she is pretty, aud renders her
character with delicate grace and sweet
ness which is admirable. ,c
II WAS Y o'clock before
we drove down to the steamer and
turned in to sleep. Not much sleep, how
ever, for the continuous rumble OF ma
chinery hosting into the hold her heavy
FREIGHT rendered sleep well nigh impossioi
At ) O'Clock / heard the order of "all
ashore" and dressing, vas soon upan deck.
The .reaE vessel, seen in the carly dawn,
was. us YOU may ina CINE, quite interesting
| TO me. Her towering masts OF IRON ana
nearly three feet in diameter al tne oecK,
her great furnaces, splendid engines ana
| incompatible equipments would nave AZ
| tracted an older Traveller than l. Tue
''Furnessid," for that IS our snip nd ipa1
| is $50 feet III length, built IN 1851,
| has a tonnage of COCO, and, barring the
Great Eastern, is one OF the largest anu
staunchest ships afloat. We steam past
tugs, steamers, brigs, barks and prood OF
white winged sloops and soho0ners down
the Narrows and out TO sea almost III the
wake OF the "Germanlc, which pears oach
to Europe that great philosopher anu nnoS'
wonderful man, Herbert Spencer,
We have only some seventy saloon pas
sepgers, and thus far they seem to stand the
pleasant roll of the ship quite
we'll. At least nearly all
appeared to be down to breakfast and en-
loving it too, after promenade IN str0hg
pilot has been dismissed and the snip
placed upon her courseacross the oroaa
THE FARE ON THE ATLANTIC STEAMERS
is excellent, and, as we might well expect
from the ship being differed by Scotchmen /,
porridge and oat meal cakes are standard
dishes We have four meals day, break
fast st Commencing at s, luncheon at 1:30,
dinner at and tea at s p. m, Inc men,
many of whom are old sea voyagers, mani
| fest as vet no disposition to slight
the table, but the ladies are
quite shaken up, and the stewardess seems
in great demand. ,.
We passed at 10 o'clock this morning, on
our starboard, q splendid ship, bending I'M
der her weight of canvas, bound apparently
for New York. AT 1 O'Clock we passed, on
our larboard an ocean steamer ploWing ner
wav for the same point. The wind having
changed from our port to our starDoard
quarter, all hands were ordered aloit ana
az the capstaus to unfurl the sails, ana IN a
iiffy we had given our great "n1te t W onIy
increase the speed, but. steady
the the Ship. This ship is man
aged largely by machinery moved by
steam. The heavy sails are turled and un,
furled by it, and the pilot guides the vessel
entirely by steam. 1t once required Jour
men TO handle the rudder OF such snip as
this, now one does it with Infinite ease.
. i Word is passed that divine service
is about to be held in thesalooD, and we re-
pair below. A gray-haired negro preacher
a missionary to the western African coast
olficiates and we listen with some interest
and curiosity to his remarks. he describes
his work of six years among the savage ana
cannibal tribes of the coast, and sums up
NV God to Thee" and "Rock OF Ages
are sung and q sensible benediction
closes the service. The preachers vile, Q
pleasant and elderly woman, has sue
cumbed to the heaying and surging OF the
ship and is experiencing the
| INEVITABLE sEA-sIcKNEss,
which, | am delighted to say, has not as YET
visited its effects upon me.
| A comparatively clear night fails upon
he sea, and in the north flashes and SHOOTS
athwart the heavens the aurora Dorealls
TO southern eyes it is q novel and interest
| ing sight In the starlight we look down
! Ia Lho wake OF the vessel anu mhrh tur
phosporescent scintillations OF 'he sen, 7
SIGHT. also, quite as novel as 1t is beautiful
. From the music in the cabin 10,
night il is manifest that we have decided
/ culture in th9t line aboard. Every otnei
scotchman seems to possess good voice.
Lone or two are exceptionally hne-Whlle
there is no limit 10 performers on the organ
and piano, both of which instruments we
have on hoard. understand that both Glas.
cow and Edinburgh are centres oil musical
Culture. Would that we had more oil 1t IN
On deck at DO clock this
morning watching the norwester thun.
dering along bearing oil the snowy
scalps of the tortured DllloWs an
crushing down the mountainous ridges INTO
well-nieh one vast plain Of water All the
dense fog of the pre- yious night is dissipatcd
~ a winteris snow and this most piercing
wind. one must face IL on deck, however
for an hour or so of exercise, and for the
health il brings. The. stewards evidently
think il is growing rougher, Ior tne ny, no
dIes. . long lateral strips of wood, are last
| ened for the first time 20 the dinner tables
10 nreyent the sliding off Of the dishes and
nlates Another Sabbath viii
serviceg in TIE saloon and some hne old
songs. wherein many good voices JON ir
the chorus. Our organ is good one, and
adds very much to the effect. Tomorrow
we expect TO sight the
and nv evening will have rounded the
north OF Ireland, making direct Tor Gren-
ock The voyage thus far has been
nleasant one. not the slightest touch oil
seasickness even in the heaviest surges o.
the ship, and not even sensation
Of dizziness iss ,br 2. Depths seas Chat tsai
follow the onward roll Of mountainous biz
logs. j suppose / shall ieel ike i vas
waking 10 bill. ard can Sc the GLASGOW
osveruerJts rising and falling before ne our
| ing the first day ashore. The ship has
good library; there are checker and cness
| boards. cards and various games played on
| 5srk N ID which have and do contribute 20
sweep aside the tedium Of ten-oays
VOYAGE. In addition there has been thecom-
uani1nshfp Of genial gentlemen rom Al over
Rrifain- and frierdships formed that. i Il
hoped. may last for years-
The nor wcster OF yes
terday turned lulo rttrIr -. -
rIieff came on last evening, and the rolling
snd surginR OF The sea was something ev-
fni- Tbere were grave faces among The
men and nervous crying among The women
a. Ire night darkened and The winds m
creased. / ventured
OrT OF DEcE
sfout 10 O'Clock and wstchsd, f1r lev no
ueufs. TIE rushing, careering seip aDa ne
- - rsves thnf shot sthrnrt her
&c.. Tbe MIGHT VS. dark and rainy and
- .l.-isfirIr and bowling 81 TIE Wind amid
- $500 a-r~ffIire but sweet fnuslcln m y