The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-28

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h&fdQNgS L-.rf#HrW I|..lUa XIV. I.tt..I#I.
The Rev. T. F. Clark, who circumnayi
gated the globe with a SAT- and knspsack
told An audience filing The Brown Memo
rIsl church last night, how ho crossed III,
Pacific ocean. On arrival at Japan BIZ
scanty store Of money WIS 90 depleted tia
be was Obliged to chip Tor San Francisco or
4 Fac nc Mail steamer as 4 eteerags psssen,
yer. With him In q dungeon below vers
several hundred ChlDtss immigrants
ruey looked upon the intrepid prracht,
with wonder 10 he picked out . bunk Ii
tho dark rec'isea Of tho ships hold. Thit
was the beginning OF A experience which
lew men would hsys survived. Only . M.
lure 40 desperately courageous ~ that oil
the American traveller would have en-.
coun,ered The snbs, qnent hardshirs and
priyAtions without breaking. Tbs
voyage was extremely rough, tor
days and days the vpasel being OF
the mercy OF the e!emsnts IS she
tossed In the tempos! OF tho billowy deep.
Al a mstter OF safety 1t became necessary
to listen the hstchte over the steersgs. Mi,
Clark thus became q Ir.soner in the bowels
Of lhs ship, . prb oner in q pit reekipg with
the filth OF q small army. The ncisome
character oil the horrible place was rend.
cred moro and more uncomfortable BY the
shocking habits Of the Otieo,als and thu
continuance Of their confinement. sea.
= c4u.ss ~~s gen. rally prevalent su,o,g
them. This alone would have oou,aui
mated the air beyond a possibility OF health.
iulness. WHAT was worse. q type Of va,io.
loid broke ou. among tue h.athen, who
Suffered the tortures Of tho damned III the
agonies Of the disease. There was no relief
whatever, the Office 70 OF the ship seeming
10 bs poweIleas 10 better The condition Of
things.
Aware Of the danger to which ho WA
exposed. Mr.. CLARK spilled to be removed
to another part Of ths vessel, of, r.pg IS
9 ,curity for thu ultimate payment OF ais
passage more than its value In 8 gold watch
and enaiu and a collection OF curios1Qes
and trlnkets picked up during the tour.
Seven dollars was the extent Of his ready
money. The officers Of the ship, however,
refused to allow Nun to cons forth on any
consideration. He begged, prayed, plead.
ed, Tor his RELEASE from the horror OF lila
situation. There was, however, nc hope Of
escape. The storm .ssed uusos,ed III The
sea. Darkness rrIgued below-the over.
powerlnH oppretslvrne 8 Of The place be.
log broken in upon by The shzi.k s Of the
,nlzed passengers, which never re- I'd
BY dsy or n'gnt. H,ll curid not be cro .d.
ed with sceuss muru horrible. One o, thu
poor fellows lny dying in his buck
near Mr.. Clark Tor several DAYS.
Ii tor,nres hs lived through wsro
pltiiul. No attention WIS PAID u him by
his fellows, who weie either too stupid
with opium or too SICK themselves to care
tor their best friend. One murnipg Mr..
C.srk found the unfortunale hesihsn daI .
.,pg out Of his berth, q corpse, his cyl "a
q; atlDg In seml.da1kness win leatiul sgJ.
ny, SLOWING what his end mnst have been.
Word wss got to the dtck OF the death.
Three or iour hulkiDg seamen came below
to remove tie body. IL n@ pulled down
uy tho nalr OF ths head, falling 10 the d.
flied dJor with q thud. It was preserved
IN o refrigerator until land was reached.
Tue BItaurhlp Company, uuaer the con.
,Iact allowing 1t 10 land In Oriental ports,
guarantees burial on land 10 all Onlnese.
OnlDE to thu iact ceiug nolred aoout
that an American wIB 10 the B.eulnye,
enough Of b protest waB raised smuDx tne
passengers to have Mr. Clark brought up.
He had been in the chamoer OF norrors
three days. Another day would have TO-
sul,ed IN death. Il was.ssyerai ds5s ueture
be was oole to stand upon his l.gs. A com.
passionate pW ssnger c0nsented 70 take MIR.
U!Alk into his berth at the ccs.cf iorieiunv
his own right 10 10 into the saloon. The
prevalence VI varloloid in the hold necessl.
lated thus prtc.utlou. The remainder OF
the 70, aye was msds with more Comfort.