The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
board told of the shores whence they

came.
Another delight of this week was q
drive through Central park. Here, a,
in Washington, when ] saw so mucI
loyeliness and grandeur, for momen,
heart hunger was created by the it'll
taste of that which | knew was not tG
be part OF my l:te, but. that feeling
soon lett me when | remembered thai
the "glory and honor of the nation
shall be brought into the New Jcrusa
lem;" and where Is the glory and
honor of our nation more splendidly
shown than in our magnificent capitol
and our great metropolis.
The first OF July we went on board
our steamer, which was to sail the mex
morning. Our party consisting of Mrs.
Wardlaw, and her mother, Mrs. IiOge,
her three little girls. and their Brazilian
nurse, and myself, were the only pas
sen2ers. BY going on the day before
sailing we avoided all rush, had time
to become dOmesticated in our stat.
rooms while the ship was still, and had
the enjoyment OF an evening in New
York harbOr. where there are alwa,s
80 many interesting and beautiful sights
We could sec over on BedlOe's Isls nd
the great BarthOldi statue; and across
the NarrOws from this, Governors Is
land where stands the old gray fort sur.
mounted byits formidable looking guns
and spanning the river above us, tho
stupendous Brooklyn bridge, which is
so beautiful at night when brilliantly
illuminated with the many coIoredl
lights whose reflections play and culver
in the waters beneath. We could see
many great ships at anchor in the bay,
their tall masts and their yards clearly
defined In the moonlight, and we
could see schooners, sloops, yachts,
excursion steamers, and putting little
tugs going hither and thither over the
lighted waters.
The morning for our departure
Gawned, not bright and clear, but
cloudy. There are so many prelimina.
ries attending a vessels departure, but
at last everything was arranged; the
whistle sounded; the bell rang; the
anchor was lifted; the cables were
united; the gun was fired; and, like
an ant seizing burden so many times
its own weight, a comical little tug
took possession of us and carried us
out of the harbor down past "Liberty,' -
then dropped us. 1t was raining when
we started, but not 30 hard as to pre-
vent US from enjoying the view of
Coney leland, Staten Island and the
New Jersey coast as we sailed down
through the Narrows. At five O'Clock
that evening the last trace of our dear
native land faded from sight, and we
ielt that we were indeed out upon the
great sea.
For the sake of my young friendls
who are interested in geography and
navigation, / will give the daily bear
ings. by which they can exactly map
our voyage. July 3rd, longitude II
degrees, 30 minutes, west, latitude SO
deg. rs min. north; July 4th. long. 6s
deg. 40 min. w., lat 36 deg. 20 min. H.;
July 9Th, long. 66 deg. W., lat. 33 deg.
55 min. n; july 9th, long. 63 deg. 80
min. W., lat. 81 deg. 55 min. N July
9TH, long. 6l deg. 40 min W, LAT. 29
deg. 80 min. H.; July Sih, SO deg
min. W., lat. q deg. H.. July 9th, long.
56 deg, 30 min. W., lat. "a deg. 16 min.
H.; July 10Th, long So deg. 55 min. W.,
lat. 2l deg. l6 min. H.; July 11th. long.
52 deg. IL min W. lat. II deg. 80 min.
H.; July 18th, long. 81 deg. 81 min.
w., lat IA deg. 90 min. H.; July 18th,
long. so deg. 81 min. W., lat. 10 deg.
56 min. H.; July 18th, long. ~ deg.
"a min. W., lat. deg. 6 min. H.; July
10Th. long. 4S deg. 40 min. W. ,lat. 4 deg.
g min. H.; July 10th at midnight, an
chOred outside the river Amazon; July
18th, 4 p. m, arrived at Para; July
goth, 10 q. tn, sailed from Para; July
2lst, long As deg. % min. W lat. Sc
deg. 8; July 22nd, a. M, anchored
off Maranham; July Goth. noon, sailed
from Maranham; July 9th, long. fl
deg. IL min. W., lat. 2 deg. IL mii.. g..
July 2sth, arrived at Ceara, 80 p IN.
Some OF you ask about my seasick.
ness as il II were q great joke, and are
laughing in anticipation over ihe reply
which you seem TO think OF course viii
be tale of woe. 1t ia too bad to dis
appoint you, but wasn't really sick
at all, even in the toughest weather.
The first three or four days | was
somewhat uncomfortable, and lOaihed
the sight OF food, but that didn't keen
me from enjoying every minute that [
could stay on deck and watch the sea,
to me SO new and strange.
ARy storms? Yes. The first three
days saw neither sun. moon, nor stars.
The wind was blowing 3 little when
we started, and continued TO Increase
until the night of July 4th, when il
reached the elimination of its fury.
All, that memorable Fourth II was
the tull of the moon, we were rounding
Cape Hatteras, and we were in the
gulf stream, all OF which made against
favorable weather. The ship had 1.-TWO
seas" to contend with, and they rolled
and tossed her numerically. Friday
morning couldn't stay on deck with
comfort or safety until the captain last
ened me in my deck. chair and lashed
it securely to the brass rods OF the ven.
tilator. Thus | was left alone TO enjoy
the wild magni1cence OF the storm.
This did tor sometime, unmoved by
the wind, but not secure from The
waves, found. when q tremendous one
took me by surprise aud came right
over me. A gasp-a hearty lapg!i al
my own deplorable situation, a Olsen
tsnglement from my ropes, a hastl
retreat to my staterOOm. learned
afterwards 10 take the wettings when :
ever came in contact with the waves
and 10 go on my way rs Ii nothing had
happened. Salt water doesn't give
colds. However, ! took care never
again to be swallowed up SO complete
ly as was that first time. Friday
night when the storm was at its wOrs {
the water swept over the deck, rushing
even into our staterOOms, where all
night long we could hear it washing
around US, and could dip our hand.
into the pool underneath us. AS the
stern was lifted out of the water VIZ
could hear the dismal whir.r-r of the
screw, which tells of wasted engin ,
force. As the sailors passed back and
forth at their duties we caught such
words rs "dirty weather." "squall,' =
"beavy gale," "a wild night" 80 we
know our Fourth of July storm was NJ
little thing, though it brought 10 im
mediate danger, nor any cause for
terror. Little Eloise described our
situation that night when she said :,
"Mudder, dis is what | call ba AL
fix
Saturday morning, though somew hat
calmer than during the night, it yaa
still very rough, and sea sickness con
tinuei It's hold upon the victims. Feel
ing the need Ot some fresh air, iound
a dry spot al the stern ami WAS look kin;:
out over the railing. when heard un-
usual sounds behind NE. Turning, |
saw a poor man with a terrible gas,
on his head, from which the blood was
over his ghasily face. 1t
was one OF tho stOkers who had been
hurt by a falling ash hod. The CAP.
tain WAS by his side, giving him tho
attention. AT that minurn
the steward came rushing from H.,