The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-15
VICTORIA. BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Letter from eS-Nayor Brown-ocean Travel
from san Francisco TO Victoria, vancouv-
er's Isiand-Graphic Description OF
P.elfn Ocean Which is Not Peaceful.


er's Isiand-Graphic Description OF u
Pacific Ocean Which is Not Peaceful
EDITOR REpuBLICAH--To those who have
made sea voyages across the Atlantic or
elsewhere, this letter may appear Ike an
old tale retold, but to those who have never
made sea voyage it may be OF some inter
est to know something of the scenes and IN
cidcnts that occur on shipboard, and espe-
cally during a storm such as occurred
during the trip between San Francisco and
Victoria, British Columbia, on the Pacific
ooein (misnamed Pacific for this trip at
least). The screw steamer George w. Elder,
with about $50 cabin, $50 steerage passen-
gore, and 1900 tons of freight, started
out Of the harbor OF San Francisco
through the Golden Gate at Q O'Clock p. m
under stiff breeze, making with sail and
steam about twelve knots an hour, and
with fair prospects Of n favorable passage.
The passengers busted themselves the re-
mainder OF the afternoon watching our
steamer gaining on hugo China steamer
that had left an hour ahead OF us, In get
ting fixed in state rooms and securing tick
cts for seats at the tablcs--the seats Ofhonor
being nearest the captain; and OF course, as
it wasa young gentleman the young ladies'
had the preference. Poor creatures, they
might have saved themselves the trouble,
Us the hrst evenings meal was the ohly
time they were ~ the liable owuig 10 sea
sickness and the fearful roliing oil the snip.
The steamer mas, as many others nave,
lower and upper cabin, both Of which are
handsomely fitted up. In the upper cabin
ia finn uDfirht pianO well secured to the
deck ana SIDES, OH Which sew erai gentlemen
aud ladies performed ana sang during lhe
eVenlnk
In the meantime, tHe seliors were niahlnh
al secure between ana on decR, ahu, hs IL
seemed TO the writer AT 'ae tine, uhneoes,
sarlly particular put, US al'er eVents
showed, NOT at all too much so. All the
hrst night the WIND blew quite iresh, ana
the SKY looked threatening, put the wlnd
was on her aiter'quar'er, ana though ihe
swells ran high ana the steamer pitched a
good deal lore ana ant inc motion was reg
uiar' ana az hahds passed rather com
Portable night ana inc ilfsl hHu oil the next
day, but about noon OF the
The wind veered aronnd and blew directly
across our course, the SKY took on an angry
look ana ~ coupled OF hours tne sea was
tossing anu Doliihs ike caulufoh, ana
suddenly squall came up. careening the
steamer unlii her ynras nearly toucheu the
water, ana as suddenly was renewed by the
wind tearing the sallS INTO rlpnohs' soon
thereafter the snip began to roll ana tum-
bic IN the trough OF the sea, dipping her
masts, now on one side, then on another,
and III talking win the Officers II began To
leak out That the George w. Elder was the
champion roller on the ocean, u being re-
marked by an officer who came
around Hatteras on her hat he
mad sailed round liatteras hve
times on other vessels, Dut TINS time
no had rolled around u on her,, and
II was evident, II the ,wind kept amidships,
~ u tneh was. we were gong 10 ron INTO
Victoria, II NJ all certainly not very pleas
ant thineto contemplate, as the rolling with
the force ana a't lurchipg was comDlna'
ton altogether TOO much Tor the human
stomach. AZ the supper table only about
fifteen made their appearance, instead
0i l0.
All that night the storm Increased IN VIC,
lence, and my roommate who had claimed
The lower berth very much TO- my disgust,
but niterwird to my great satisfaction, be-
gan TO neave up accounts, aud when Il had
laid awhile and looked down upon him with
lille feeling oil sympathy, got up, dressed
and walked out ON TO tie upper deck in The
olorn, rather than listen to him settling his
accounts win Ola Neptune.
III. a'oTin being too severe to remain
OUTSIDE, } iook my ,pulow ana laid down
on The ilaor OF the cap.n, but found myself
sometimes on one SIDE oil II and then
on tine DINER Win the pillow some