Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-10
Smooth Sea and Serene stomachs

FRtpAY. May -.
Still no one is sick, that is, badly so.
Some have had severe headaches, but none
nausea. For the past two days it has been
rougher than the first of the voyage, and the
rack. have been placed on the dining tables
10 keep the dishes from sliding off. Expert
euce with fog has not been extended, al
though twice it ha. been with few hours
at time. With double crew on the look
out the steamer is kept on the move at about
the same rate, much reliance being placed
On the ponderous whistle which is sounded
every few minutes. But there is always
feeling Of excitement in binding INST a
thousand miles from land. and officers and
passengers are alike relieved when it lifts
Three steamers have so far been sighted
and two sailing vessels. The steamer seen
Yesterday afternoon excited the most atten-
ton. her flag salute being returned from our
deck. She was a German steamship and
signalled something which was probably re-
corded on the bridge. This morning every
body eagt rly watched large bark pass
about mile away. She asked to be report
ed, probably having been long on the voyage,
and ives" was returned in answer. Sig
mailing is done by flags displayed in the rig
ving and sailors say that almost any message
can he communicated
word about the ship which is taking us
over NAV here be written. She is 400 feet
in lenth aud rsteC at SIX thousand tons her
.nead averaging three hundred miles a day.
This is rather slow, and We mean to return
on faster steamer If possible. The fur
naces consume about ninety tons of coal per
dSv and thrty-four men are employed IN
handling it. An ocean steamer is village
in itself when on the wafer, no less than five
hundred people being on board with US now
while on return passages with many emf
grants there are always over a thousand peo
( pie on a ship
our party are now extremely anxious TO
/ SOP land. for the monotouy of the ocean is
rreyiug on US dreadfully We cannot con-
/ ceiye of the courage which supported Co
/ lumbus and those other gallant ssilsrs of
old. nor can we wonder that the crews some
times lost hope How the commanders had
faith to believe is oar surprise II Is very
certain there will be mPny thankful hearts
when land is sighted, and l am not sure but
what a little cheer viii! arise
We had an informal gathering IN the
smoking room the other evening, and smons
other things selected veil. A COOL one hs'
been chosen, being euphonious spelling
and shouting of America 1t viii be bou
distinctive and patriotic.
We are quite different looking crow
from a week ago, our faces being burne'
and noses baked to the color of BALDWIN
aDple. But when We imagine this voyage II
ali exceeding pleasure, we now realize tina
there is some delusion in such thoughts l
ia all eIegan, for few days, but the en,lr'
sameness makes it wesrisome. True. pleas
ant scquaintances have been formed an
socially everything is agreeable, but sfte
/. all the voyage has not proved so rspturous
imagination endeavored to picture 1t mish
, be. Yet everyone is trying to persuade hlm
self he is having an elegant time, and rear
that is halt the battle.