Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-01
IN NEr TUNES "a 534M.
How the Alleged Man tvaIa "Lancas-
ter" Crossed telLiIob.
Co1regDondence BaltIoret wa.

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eio" oH ACCOUNT u HsI' 014'
eFa2lhS Two miles an nov %leaIh was
raised again, and the shls gOurse di-
rectpd for GabOon riyer!Eheke we ar
i..1 c.,4,,,.av- Anil - ILL., loborad 81
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tue own u Al'i iiie'tt l.
Coailng ship was slow w = t1ere, as u
took three DAYS to take II Il ton1 OF patent
fuel. After staying therel Iarl1 a week,
anchor was hove up aSll ON Frlday,
April %. The south pQl on Gaooon
rlNer Is but y loiIes uofth ! lhe equator,
so 1t was ponslole lot the LANCASTER 70
cross IL III q lew houts alteIt g3rtElhg' AZ
80 P. 10. the same uay NHtuhP halled
the ship from over tpe poWsknQ was an
sWered by Lieut. otlef2 tmcer OF Tue
deck, lro9 on Tug W USe' fen HepSune
presented hihseii On Tue qVtIeroech 10
Lieut.. Potter an Aands MHe cRiiea 70
muster, %hen Neptune IN he4t Httle
speech announced ms ln{enIon Up come
ON BOARD tie peNe NY " notI court AZ
Ter lhe eNcite'heit. nav s.tosl IVY mas
ter-at-arms dlstfipuleo fpe pans thaI IS
cer0hcates rom &eptunus Tx aug pol 5
phinus, nus GERS 70 az ln3se VINO nag
crossed thR fA4ll9t Delote, Wifcu exc ueeu
them trom9 &aei ceremony 70 D9 gone
through WIZ ~ r'ie iloV yes n poefU Cte
next cay. q coitS,oo iisO ~ I h "no
had crossed eue eiualoI ~, ndt. peSm pre-
parea soihe eilue uSloic, 1e % %
copy OF one gwen 70 IN :, oi1 salloI WHooV
Years aSo sa1teq LII OeIS u '"l'iAnoi0 'No
DARK maTEt -- ~ ILL ~ sS =,
NE l'E M 1deeIlNS w. 49, az soo ~
sailors aIVuiiu ell9 "oitu' n ~ CO, W.
nave 9eeh pletee9 - t.'No ln.f ~ -, a.
CONSIDERATION any u4FS cause4 l5nqutEy 70
oe Inaug On Do,s. az te. 100
steamer l14ledsIt 'tll ha le"tiieu
uuao lYoI Ao1zgD"G A"1 "a 80 M ~
QaI ~" al uo1ii"in ~ 90 SuS z0oN sup OlU
hic I9 y, n Wy ca 80, A,..i.. ~
We, oIeLeloIe; ~ o"sS % loslls ne S
heau anu la1ttHg " q oS"l u, eSs'n'llG Hu az
shafks, uoipuIIs, Nhales' u @os' e5'9 auu
poollyWogs uhQeI out co,u ~ " a'9 ID "a
from eatihg' paying WIN VI uehei wise
maltfeaVlhg ms p9Isou' " = lui 0uel ~
rect all sailors, soi'lIeFs' marines, pOlltl-
clans ana lahu-luppeIs' "no u"fe to-
crossed our royal uoiuaiIl W Len nllh
WITH proper respect uue 70 ohe WV LEAs
visited US. bibopcy uHueA peh"lVy VI OuI
royal dlspleasare'
rGlveh al our court on Ihe Equator,
this 24th day OIL April, 1862 according 70
Jne computation o1 Auunuane seheI d
lions"
Inc ceruHcates were neatly PIIhteil'
with border ana porfdlUs Oh NepIuhus
ana Dolpnlnus.
At9:3o q. m. the day after our departure
Neptune came on BOARD Wltn reIihue VI
thirty attendants his guaru was oISs9ef 2
in tantastical costumes, ana maTcheo iorP
ana ait on the starDOafd slde OF Jhe geek,
the band IN the meantime playlng IlVeIy
air. All hands were again calied tq
muster. The next performance was inc
dragging Of the 'dead morse Dy Nep-
tunes guard, VINO sang songs WnlIe tney
pulled II ABOUT from forward 70 tne gang
way, where IL was move oFerpoaIu, slsHl-
tying that the advance money mad been
PAID ana money put on lhe DooAs' Inc
dead morse hau De5h ILlpEoNlseu oug u
br9ac-Dags cttJ ID the shape ol tue aul-
MAPS head. IL was stuned Win straw,
and the necks OF TWO Dottles served lor
eyes. The whole was nalied TO an eu4pty
barrel, also covered with pagstull' aug SO
forming the p0dy OF morse. 10y tnis Tune
Neptune ana MS WlIe haa sehUea thehA-
selves on tnelF car, constructed Oh Two
ballard RACKS iashed t0gether ana cover
ed with blue nag. Inc car was draw \
by bareiooted naiads dressed IN oagsJln'
who hauled the car 10 the QuafSeIueek,
where the royal persQna&es presented
themselves 70 Admlfal Ehgllsh ana capt
Potter. from the quarleIqeck tfeey as
cended the bridge ana TOOK thelr pace q
a throne and held court
The most amusing characters IN the re;
tinuA were Dr. u.s. armed with syringe
and box OF pills, ana Two aques' me lat1
ter were dressed IN oiue cloth swallow
tailed coats WIN brass Duttohs' red col
lars, GUNS ana laclugs, ana swung canes.
The on1cers VINO had not before passed tne
line had 10 appear before Neptune aho nus
wife hrst. Before the ihdulgenU hing
would sign their certlhoates each olheer
had to pay " ana SIX bottles Oh Deer An
awning had been swung low from the
bridge to the port gangway. Beneath
about waist deep, into which a hose led.
On the Drluge was luolul u i6tner
made of soapsuds, molasses and -four.
-Four ngures dressed as clowns $1,000 ny
two with WhlteWash brushes ana TWO
| with wooden razors ABOUT Two leet long.
The apprentice boys were calieu up hrst 10
| pairs. Ihey were seated on camp STOOLS.
Or. llls felt tnelr pulses ana gave lhem al
vice about their diet which was to avoid
eating roast turkey on duck, ana con
/ Guided by asking II Lney iIlSed roast Deer.
A $ soon as they opened their mouths 10 say
Yes" or mo-" brush full Of latber
was thrown into thef laces. Ahen they
were shaVen WIN the WOODEN fa1ors' the
/ camp-st00ls We're upset aAu thelr occu-
pants fell INTO the arms oi TWO stal Wart
nalads, who duly soused them In tne TANK
OF water, and then they iad paid the ira
/ d1tional tribute 70 Neptu ~ WIN one eN-
/ hpndampn yVfTa let of nv each