Telegram-herald., 1890-09-07


tussle with the heaying Atlantis : nome
again. Here is his story OF his iflp /
across the Atlantic.
August 28d Was 4 bright sAd eeaah-
ful day, and the docks q llFefpooi
were jam full of life and Cd dmnotion.
Ocean greyhounds and ocean sortoises
iostled each other along the MASSIVE
quays. some loading orunloadlpgcafgo'
aud some with decks thronged with
passengers, and cOlors Tying AT the
masthead, indicating that they were
about 10 sail. The ser1a, OF the Gun
ard line, and the Nevada. OF the 0eion
line, were among the latter, and the
TELEGRAM HERALD man was on board
the last Hundreds OF people on board
wave farwells TO friends on shore as the
lines are east oil. and the huge steel
monsters swing out into the Mefsey'
/ The docks are as full of crooks aud
turns As the Cretan Labyrinth, and
there is a tremendous amount OF push
ING and pulling OF tugs, and shifting OF
tow lines. before the vessel Is clear, out
at last the way Is free and she is gwen
her head. The pilot Is on the bridge,
/ the gong sounds, the screw reNplNes,
the vessel feels the thrill OF life along
her keel, !" and We are away, not TO the
\ Spanish main, but TO the irish sea
II Everybody on board is lubilant, some
with the thought of soon seeing their
1 native land, and others are INSPIRED
with fond hopes and dream Of the Tor
tunes they hope 20 win M the sunny
land across the sea.
Side by side 20 the Servia and the
Nevada, the former gradually forging
ahead, and a number OF tramp steamers
lfall rapidly astern. Night clo-es IN
and tine moon lights up the water, mat
Is Just stirred 10y gentle breeze. A
band OF musicians, belonging To ihe
Howard Athenaeum Company, were
on board, and they charmed all their
fellow travellers with the melody OF
their mandolns and guitars.
Everybody was on deck at sunrise 10
see the wild beauty OF the Irish coast.
I The rocky promontOrles and the par.
rem hlll tops were clothed with royal
purple-the heather is IN full bloom
The valleys were dotted with fields oil
: grain and potatoes. At . o'clock We
steamed into the harbor at Queenstown
and while the vessel Is stlll bOwilbt
along at the rate of ten or twelve mice
an nour, little bumboats swarm around
|. | her sides like flies around horse,
The occupants are tawny back eyed
, women, who look lake Spanish gypsies
They are rowed by sturdy irish lad
who throw lines aboard, and they ar:
. made fast TO stanchlons. Wnlle tn
little boat is dancing and whZNni
through the water the sailors throw
= over a line and the women make
moose of il about their waists and swim:
: off against the steamer. They brac'
, their feet against the side Of the snip
Y and as the sailors above haul IN tn
I line they literally walk up the side o
= the vessel. Then there IS "A clamor o
. tongues. and the passengers ale bai
:, neved into purchasing bog oak cane
= and black thorn sticks that they hav'
= no use for, and fruits and flowers ar
y forced INTO unwilling hands at al
- exhorbitant price. The anchor plunge
= into the green water OF the bay, an
- we wait for the noon tram 10 arriv
with the late mail. The TELEGRAs
!, HERALD man jumped into lightt
" and went ashore Tor a short ride IN
iaunting-car and visit TO the vi
- finished cathedral. 4 swarm OF ragge
: women pounced upon him with sprE
of shamrock, heather and wild Hover
d, An old crone, with powerful Volt
p" and a xxx breath, wound one skinn
- arm about his neck and thrust han'
- | full of flowers N ms face.
- :, "Och. darlin'l darlln! buy a Howe
~ for the love o. God, and III bless
I forcvern
Her breath prevailed. Two hou
or after we were again at sea, with
- strong northwest wind and a head Sc
" The breeze became a gale, and q
10 gay and festive young men WI
-, had been doing some fani
er clog dancing on the after de-
"a found their legs gtowlng as lmpscy
-, rags. One by one they went below
| hold sweet communion with tin c.
-, in the privacy OF Their apartments.
-. dinner the scene was ludicTous, but n
III anpetizing. Every moment some o
weuld sfOp with a morsel bali way
"a his or her mouth. swallow two or thr
=" o. times convuIsively, and then make
- sudden rush. Sometimes tbe rush V
'is too late. and the consequences we
80 undressing to al beholders. For sl1
- hours the gale blew strong and steaf
tho wind whlsbed through the corlal
"a and a tremendous head sea beat up
tr the ship.
NJ The Nevada is one Of tho hands
- boats on the ocean In bad wealth
Sometimes she would be lifted high
- TIE crest of mighty wave. and "a
plungiuc with fearful velocity he
-. foremost into another one. liut her b
.1-' would r.se out Of u ike sc0fs, and
water would come rushing asi'
-. ike = cataract. and gradually ron
n. at the sides. About an hour before
Gale broke. and whIe q limited ce
,f-' many we're as dinner. the snip gave
tremendous roll ~ leeWard. tne :
slag under the crest OF ~ aity vi
'''' ans \ hundred tons II water crasi
49, Ike thunder cn the forward BE-
Fverv article ou the tai'ss sact !
fbe Ar and for a minute she ai0H
fHrd erfn fwug -oup. 6sh. Crol :
..,a r.earle. Tie brave sh = lgeh8ed
res s9f.l,na iat the passengers and 81
s.4 ards 4 "A NOT. Ilot soup ln lhe haa
- down tso meek j. not conducive g. 3
- rsress ~ roa4foIf snd tie exter8al
81 hat coffee IA attended nlta unFt
aotness.
Srfav nsght We we're across
~ f,aeks u5iaoat me tng e1ftg fogs
W. -slf.e-gs. Ile AT Nss fot ard -
aeg lehfataz was fsshne aii arcs
sf.0nf 81 q cock t1e ran came E8f
t--rsrts srf naru thst eesssf the
Ft4 tan saw te nsercnry gong doHe
sas - tsrasaesss a. i i hs8 kas res
Al tka hnf Every man SIS cailed
y. 49, ~.