The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-22

takes on more settled character. Card
parties, story telling parties, musicales, the
atrical impromptus and devices Of a similar
cast I'LL up the hours Of the passage. The
members OF the smaller group Of passengers
become more intimate than those of
the larger and more unmanageable crowd ST
July. Even at the coolest season the most
formal people manage to thaw good deal
on shipboard, though it is a delusion that
acquaintance thus formed mean ANYTHING
on dry land. Many an ambitious beginner
In the social world, who has made a lucky
stroke on shipboard, hobnobbing with great
success at table and elsewhere has been
startled at later day TO find that he or she
was ruthleSsly dropped as If the ship ac-
quaintance had never been.
The preponderance Of male travellers be-
ing so great in winter, woman is more
certain of having a good time that IL she
were crossing at season when the average
was slightly the other way. This will be es-
pecially so II she Is a woman of an amenahle
kind, If she knows how to let herself have a
good time. If she gets Ill, why there ia an
end Of it. She simply doesn't count after
that. Nobody sees much II anything OF
her. She is only heard whimpering TO one
OF the incorrigible stewards. One consola,
ton in winter Is that the stewards are a
shade less incorrigible than in summer.
Though there are fewer of them, they are
, not worked 80 hard. aud settle down to
business in q reasonable way. 10 is a relief
to them not to be compelled to travel so
often to and from the deck.
In the forward quarters of the ship il is
another story. II winter is an adventurous
season for the cabin it is much more so for
the Storage. On the passage toward Eu-
rope there are few Storage passengers in
winter, a mere handful on the biggest
liners. These passengers represent various
classes. Many people rot Of especially
humble social position, but of an eoonomi-
col turn, buy their bed and equipment of
utensils at the wharf, and go to Europe In
the fo'casle-like hunks under the forward
hatch. IL is roughing It, but it is no more
like hardship than the soaman's lot. and has
flavor OF adventure that for some people
might be compensation. Storage regula>
tions are much relaxed Ia winter, especially
in the trip toward Europe.
On the trip home come the emigrants at
all times Of year. Naturally the winter re-
presentation is much smaller than IN sum
mer, but occasionally the barge office is sur
prised by a small army from Ger ain parts
OF Europe. The emigrants, especially those
from Southern Europe, often board ship
with very insufficient clothing, and when
the vessel gets to sea are staggered
by the cold and sleet. The result
is that most of them keep below
huddie ABOUT the stoves or steam pipes, or,
what is more likely, swathed with every
available rag in the narrow quarters Of
their hunks. In summer the steerage pas
senger who yield sufficiently to conven-
tionalities to wash In the morning are
compelled to come on deck to do so, or at
least to get their basin Of water. In winter,
OF course, this would be hsroic business,
and the arrangements have to be consider
ably modified when the weather Is very
heavy. In the stormiest time the steerage
companionway, generally provided with a
very steep flight of steps, more OF less like
a ladder, is tightly closed until such times
as the weather moderates enough TO render
1t safe to permit anybody to come on deck
In the mild weather of summer
400 or 500 Storage passengers are
once day called on dech-all hands save
those who cannot get out of their berths--
and one Of the officers makes the rounds of
the one or more decks occupied by the emil
grants. This Is a precaution made neces-
sary by the possibility Of disease, and par
ticularly to facilitate the airing of the
rooms. In wiuter this is programme that
cannot generally be carried out. and the
Storage gets pretty stuffy before the voyage
is over.
Considering the rough weather often en-
counUered by the liners in winter, 1t is mar
velous to find the sum of damage 80 small,
and to be reminded that ocean travel, taken
altogether. is actually safer than travel on
laud. VICTOR SIMS.