Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-09

oodlu, 81 lOI CHiu5e let us take
trip down in the steerage. 1t is
dinner time and about three hun
dred persons with cups, tin pans,
wash dishes, ETC., are waiting for
their repast. Great cans of soup,
great tubs of meat, great kettles of ro-
tatoes are dealt out without the least
observance of table etiquette. Long
racks, with capacity for holding
fifty or one hundred persons are used
for dormitories. Now Imagine, kind
reader, three hundred people, Dutch
men, Englishmen, Italians, Yankees
and others chucked in, one above
another like mail in L. S. post
Office to sleep, and in a room with
little air and less light. DO you
wonder that passengers are scasick
L believe two-Ounce bottle full of
this atmosphere would make any re-
spectacle American sick fifty miles
from salt water. L am growing
weaker now and I must hasten upon
deck. Night comes on and the
third day comes to close. Another
day is gone.
Sunday is bright and beautiful.
We attend church services in the
saloon and had the pleasure of
hearing a sermon from the Right
Rev. The Lord Bishop of Carl
isle. This was the event of the
day. All quiet at evening. We lie
down and wait anxiously for the
morrow. 1t comes, but dark and
gloomy. Our spirits are heavy and
We are getting tired of sea life. We
have counted the hours before land
ing over and over again. Wo look
at the water and imagine we arc
making better time, but the sailors
warrant lis that we will not sec land
before Wednesday night and that we
will not reach Liverpool before
Thursday night. We console each
other and lie down to sleep.
Tuesday morning cold nnd cloudy.
Passed vessel of the Cunard Line
bound for New York thirty-eight
hours out Of Queenstown. We take
courage and are jubilant and happy.
The day is quiet. At evening con-
cert was held in the grand saloon.
It was brilliant affair but space
will not permit of commenting upon
it and will merely mention the names
of those who participated, Herr +.
Sinzig, Miss Jessie Alsop, Mr. Harry
Paulton, Signor Carlo Diamond,
Mr.. J. G. Hill, the Wood family,
Signor A. Tornasi, Nat. C. Good
win, Mr.. T. j. Vivian, A. j. Vickers.
The entertainment was to close with
the "S.ar Spangled Banner" and
God Save the Queen" What few
Americans were present hadn't the
courage to sing the former. The
latter met with hearty response.
A collection for the benefit of aged
seamen was taken and twenty.six and
one-half pounds sterling were the re-
ceipts.
Wednesday morning cold and
rainy, the sea heavier, and the sail
ors are lashing down everything
loose about the decks. We have di-
gested our last square meal, I sup
pose, for they say that this is sure
sign of storm, and that the fortu-
nate must soon share the fate of the
unfortunate. We are ready " Blow
ye your trumpet" Morning: we are
still alive, kind Providence in his
mercy changed the course OF the
winds, and the storm has passed
around.
"Land! LandI' is echoed along
the decks; we hasten up, and the
rocks of Old Ireland loom up in the
distance. None but they who have
passed over the great waters can put
true estimate on the value of lit.
tie real estate. Wearrive at Queens.
town. Two small boats called ten
ders meet US some distance from
land, and take off mail, passengers
and baggage bound for the Emerald
Isle. We wave good by as our
vessel steams majestically up the
Channel. We pass Fukor Light
House at 11:2O, Holly Head. Sker-
ries Rocks, beautiful spots on the
sea, and reach harbor at Liverpool at
II Pm. VAN DE VENTER.
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