Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-05
For the REFLECTOR.
a KANSAN ABROAD.
VIII
BACK TO DEAR AMERICA.

Ilg there at noon july Z4th. Inc
afternoon was spent in doing" Liver
pool. Next day, the 18th, was the day
on which we were to sail for America,
in the Cunard steamship 'Pavonla. "
At $3.50 p. N. we boarded the tender al
Princess Stage landing, and by i p. III.
were Oh board the PayOnia, one Of the
pest ships Of the Cunard line. And
right here the reader will permit me TO
say something in particular or this hue.
Captain Mckay, commander OF the
| Pavonia, to whose room l had fret ac-
cess, through his kindness permitted
me To copy from ms very interesting
scrap book 1t truly wonderful what
amount Of STUFF is consumed on
| board OF one of these great vessels.
| The following l take from tie captains
scrap book: The following, entitled
something About the Cunard Line, J.
IS taken from Good Word" and con-
Jains some interesting facts With re-
gard 10 the equipment and working Of
ocean steamships. For Il single pass
age 10 the westward, the "Etrurla"
With 547 cabin passengers and crew
Of PSI persons, had, when leaving LlV-
erpo0l on the 2Sth Of August last, the
following quantities Of provisions: -
$50 lbs fresh beef, 80 lbs corned beef,
5.ozO lbs mutton, $50 lbs lamb, 800 lbs
veal, $50 pounds pork, 1000 lbs fresh
isa. 800 fowls, 800 chickens, 100 ducks,
80 geese. 50 turkeys, 200 brace grouse,
10 IONS potatoes, so hampers of vegeta-
Dies, 1900 quarts of milk and ll,5OO
gigs. In groceries alone there were
2UU different articles, including TOR the
round voyage OF % days. $50 lbs tea,
200 lJS'cOtfee, 500 lbs White sugar,
500 lbs moist sugar, $50 lbs puiYeTlZed
sugar; /, 800 lbs cheese, 1900 lbs but
Jlr. !, $50 lbs ham and LOCO lbs bacon.
The foregoing seem enormous guam
,itIes, but very little was left upon the
snip arrival in port. The quantities
If WIRES, spirits. beer, etc, put on
!, board for consumption Oh the round
voyage comprises /, 100 bottles OF cham
sdgn2, 500 bottles OF claret, 5000 bot
les Of ale. > 500 bottles OF porter, 4,5UO
yottieS or mineral waters, 65O bottles ol
various spirits. CrOckery Is broken
very extensively, being at the rate OF
300 plates. 2SG cups. 43S saucers, ,2l5
= tumbierS. 200 wine glasses, q ocean
tiers and 63 water bottles in single
,Uyagc. AS regards tie consumption
"a board The Cunard fleet eleven YES
-eis) Tor one year tie article says: I'VE
:onsune no less than 1866 sheep, ,SO'
mb5, 2,474 oxen. an array Of tlOcks
nd heids surprising iii extent the
.0sseSsIOnS Of many a pastoral pain
7 Nj ~
yuJ % 3,U9l 754 los u meat. We con
same S3I ,GU3 eggs and We drink 2l.OUI
Us OF sea III the year. and I,71O lbs O
unee, sweetentd by 296, 100 lbs OF
sugar; whilst tie following articles alS'
suie largely: - tons OF mustard, /.
.uns III pepper, 1915 bottles OF pickles
= Geo iino of sardineS, 80 tens Of sal
cod and ling, 4, 1872 tOur-pound jars o
lam, ID tons of marmalade, % tCn'
.dSias, curTantS and figs; Is tons spii
peas. 10 lUus pearl barley, IL tons rice
) t;nls oatmeal, $50 tens flour, % t0n
Biscuits. SO tons salt, $500 loayes o
Dread IS lbs EACH, SO tons ham, 20 ton
bacon, ID tons cheese, $50 tons potatoes
4, O75 fowls, /, 430 ducks, , 200 turkeys
100 geese, 3l.2O2 tablets of Pears
soap, 3.4S4 lbs Windsor soap, 10 ton
! Yellow soap. Oar passengers ANNUAL.
| lrinG and smoke 10 the following eX
ga;: $3.50 bottles and 1853 bali bot
les o. champagne, IL, 94l bottles al,
3 $40 half bottles of ciaIet, 8 200 bottle
II other wines, 1855, 344 bottles ale an,
I porter. ia, 92l bottles Of mineral va
q. .erS, 81. 100 bottles of spirits. 81. go 10
: If tobacco, %. $40 cigars, sos SO cigar
ties. The heaviest item Ill cur ali
.ual consumption is, naturally coal, 0
! which we burn 356, .64 tons, or almOs
e 1900 tons for every day in The year
/ Our consumption OF engine oil IS l04,
rs gallons, of burning oils 23,O2 gal
) ons. This must, however, be mod
ied now, as electric lights are used.
, Of paint oil 8 800 gallons, of waste 81
uus, of white lead 81 tons and OF Tee
/ rad Y CONS.
The voyage from Liverpool to Boston
as delightful. No storm nor gale bU
ne continuous calm sea, and this VI ltl
CHOICE company OF passengers OF
Jcard made the voyage as pleasant anC
BE- Iappy rs one might desire. But ther,
vas one on board our ship of whom ",
itsire To make special mention, 1 fete
90 the Hon. i. Mckay. the captain Of
,ur ''PavOuia," one OF God S nUblemen
he very salt of the earth.
have fully resolved that no matte
Ipw frequently may cross the Atlantic
, shall always sail on the ''PavOnia,
while he is her captani. Long live
j captain McKay-boneSt, sober, SOcia
nd pious Mckay.
1t was the writer's custom, and 0
hat pleasure il was, once day IL
he evening, at Z O'Clock, to conduct {
religious meeting On the deck below
ior The benefit Of the intermediate anC
ieerage passengers, as well as for al
others VINO desired to attend. Regu-
.aTly as the hour of service arrived OUI
beloved Captain Mckay might be seen
n the crowd. standing erect singing
nestly, and listening attentI1ely
frequently nOdding his head and thus
| living assent to the truth as preached.
We had the pleasure of frequently
| sitting with him in his pleasant loom
ud chatting with him, and on tht
morning of our departure from him.
how sad it was TO leave him. as We
gave him good bye We said, as we
touched one of the beautiful bright
buttons on his handsome coat, Gap
ain, have a notion tOpick this button
hat L may have it To remember YOU
No sooner were these words spoken.
than the generous man took out his
knife and cut OF the very button and
handed it to me. saying There take it