Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-22


will not be that bad.
l will not describe the scene among the
Storage passengers; it is simply terrible;
men, women and children all hudd,ed up |
together on deck, and there they will lie |
the greater part of the night l expect, |
like go many sheep. Some are sorry |
they have taken passage that way; others
say they don't care; they lie around on
ths dirty deck from the time they ,
aboard until they land, never even un-
dre6sing.
Hark there goes that dinner ball.
How sickentnR is the sound
To my stomach In dire distress,
And everything going round,
says the sick man. There, th.ps enough
of that. Scarcely any one seems to be
going to the table, but we must wait. We
shall not have to wait long. sure enough
There goes that bell again,
How swsst the joyful sound
To suen an empty stomach as mine.
For. tell you, Pm as hungry as a hound.
Hold on; no more of that l tell you.
Well, wont, for my own sake, for fear
that If evolve any more of that material
my brain may collapse.
We'll, here we are on decS eSain, full
as lords, but not as lor6s get full though
there ia plenty of tina. kind OF filling on
board; all you have 10 do is to ask for it,
you'll DO sure TO get it-when you can
pay for 1t OF course. You don't get any
thing free here except sea-sickness and
that is free for everybody, in fact ia
forced on some people. The wind is sstiii
blowing galo and nearly ev"ry one on
board is sick, and the sight and the
noises are enough to make even me sick.
l half believe am getting siok-I an 60
ing to bed--0h that hot state-room--gooa
night.
Friday-A delightful morning; the sun
sufficiently obscurad to make it pleasant.
The decks are much better fillsd with
people and they look much better, though
there are many sick yet, some Of them
very sick. The table is better filled and
things have moro cheerful look. The
sea ia running pretty high; the ship
pitches and rolls about great deal,
much more than had any idea she
would. think we are going to have
change in the weather and that soon.
1t is raining now and every body is
seeking shelter. Some haye on water.
proofs and don't care, some are playing
cards, some one thing and SONS another,
and ths most beautiful thing of all to look
on is the ocean, SO blue that it is almost
black. We have few beautiful ladies
on board who condeseend TO let us look
at them once in while; specially gotten
up for the occasion, too.
Hers comss the sun-there he goes
again-more rain-now more sunshina-
passengers all going out again-aun dis
appears again and the rain mss down
ABOUT right, while there is rush for
shelter. II only lasts a rev minutes,
however, and the sun reappears in oil
his glory. A good stiff breeze is blowing
all the time; the ship is plunging till you
would think she was going TO bury her
nose in the briny dsep; but up she comes
again and down goes the stern, and
so it goes, while the rolling from
side to side ia delightful. /, with
others have made very many narrow
escapes from being thrown out of our
chairs; some have been sent sprawling
with chairs on top OF them. Generally
speaking, everybody seoms happy. There
is no excitement or sensation OF any
kind; in fact it seems to me kind of dull.
There are groups OF people here and
there, but nothing going on for the
amusement of the crowd. The
| grandeur of the sea surrounding
us perhaps occupies their thoughts,
for it is grand sight; to
me tits all 1 want TO sit on my chair
under the lee rail, with my feet braoed
against it to keep from tipping over, and
look out on that vast sh-tt OF deep blue
snd snow white for % miles in any direo-
| ton chose to look-the SAME and yet
ever changing, every moment you move
/ your eye yen see change-how wish l
could describe it to You, but cannot;
! don't believe any one can, it simply beg
/ gars description. 1t is what 10 known as
cboppy see, the waves are legion and
are dancing all manner of figures up and
i down, in and out, aud every wave hes a
beautiful white cap on which appears
and disappears and yet another takes its
place and you cAnnot sea how it wes
done.
| saturdayG-After tolerably good night
the morning opers up bright and clear,
with q smooth sea; passengers pretty
much all able 20 be on deck looking
bright and happy; wind getting up again
and the general appearance ebout the
same asNgAtetdsy. A remarkable featurs
Of the voyage 80 far is the scarcity OF
vessels, having sighted bat four since we
left New York harbor; rather poor
|
it?
After dinner-No change to note; clear
weather; decks slrewn with people; some
standing looking over the rail; some sit
ting down; snd great many lying down
on their blankets; some sleeping; all
breathing in the inrigorating ssa air;
conversation growing more general;
people getting better acquainted.
AnnIauA unn1 hra,.ya oil r,snhk bI,i
calmsd down early this morning and has
remained so all day. Haven't sighted
any vessel to-day and don't think there
has been fish seen on the voyage thus
far; not even o whale. We have gomt
Jonahs on board though. About 4 o'cloci
this morning they turied one of tha fire
men. We had services in the cabin Rat
a collection wa5 tRken up, think 1t was
for the family or friends OF the deceased
could not understand exactly but it Was
good substantial collection anyway.
1t is now about ii p. In. The deck
are being deserted; IN fact the Ia3ies arr
requested to go below st that hour
Gentlemen can remain II they wish,
suppose; in fact tried that one right.
bad fixed myself nicely on bench 10
tho nignt C,o / thonghtl and was jast
about to surrender TO tue arms of "Mur
ply" when taere was great racket nea
by and just had time to tear mysel
loose VIXEN stream Of water from
hslf-iuch hose was right on me. Yot
bst, scattered.
Monday-Stole o march on the steward
ami slept in the dining room on one o
the benches last night. Was awakened
this morning by most hideous sount
ard fouud it was the fog horn. rushet