The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29

pitching irS not think be or q G ,P
lowed By couple more from the trough
). For S.. said the steward ia. low voice
can 5 T." and Gnr Of us inflsddnR fhs
' and a half later the steward camo to us in the
\ engIne.room Gangway and said
r We ioowed him to. the pantry. On ton oil
: the lockers whore l had observed only On
, china. with silver knives forks, and spoons.
and vinegar: there was great platter q hot
rIoast chicken and another Of hot roast bee.
hd platter az RaI eoTned beef Dcsp dishes
and tlroens were heaped up Win hot
md beans, Therc was ",S' great dish iT Of DO.
,Ieioas GakSd macarGni nnd cheese nhere
Following these came cranberry Pie and rice
pudding. with tea md coffee. served with
] nu Of I'll cayns sSH from the cabin
table. hut every dish was hot and clean from
The service was faulty. Of course. and tho
quarters in tho pantry "a LITTLE cramped for four
mon. but II my one would like to experience
the discomforts and mlscrios OF n storage
try eating his meals in the pantry a. s. extra
ple OF what we had three times n dav all the
way down; though wo had. OF course. fish.
in place Of tho ronsts.
Among the nossihitics Of y Storage pas
ances among the crew; The cabin passengers
see the sailors engaged chiefly as scrub women
paint work and cleaning the brass and other
fittings. The storage passenger secs the
fresh mcat. and pickles three times n day.
ana n nmn once lot very Tar from his own feed,
into their conqience during the, SMOKE that
fSSioTs a meal II so. they will tell him that
nna fa the s. shns In E
lime ULCERS being nickname for British
cause tho pay Is dolbe on the average IT, e.
$50 month. and the food is "out of sight
| one sees. too. whit he often hears. that the
| hremen outnumher the sailors three to one.
| and that the sailors are mere deck hands and
day said to a fireman an engineer passed
the trough while tho bremen ate dinner:
kicked and thnmped by tho engineers
Mha nit BY the iSss Of him :" asked the Are;
would yous believe It. looking at US two2'
me manner man, OF the man was sufficient an
more than once. Tho Firemon's benevolent
Labor Trust r Il believe that il mo- exactly the
has doe son Pbf mat IS w1 o @
member nena Of the union, 1t has taught men to
snr the seq e psrs s
The portion Of the crew that would be likely |
70 interest the passenger most was the corps
on the City Of Para Their duty ty' was to steer
tho ship stand lookout. and do such other
the Mary schoosRip IN from
four years training. The hardest WORK we
have with EN- j. to get the fool notions out Of
said one Of the mates. The lads get So a
month tho first year. S25 the second. and $50
=, For two days the air remained raw and cold.
we had td passed miles OF field Ice outside OF
uuenCe OF that Ice right along with until We |
we're were well south 81 Cape H , But on the
1n5d meniS 1 out # was IKE waxing
radiant with curls Of foam. while the Portu-
passed on every hand and flying fish began to
s seurry away from the ships bows as Though
was not only no longer any need Of seeking
the tn. engine room gsnGway for a lqatlng place:
their extra underwear and put.on flannel shirts
suitable for warmer climate. 1t was time to
INCIDENT to stesrage passage in the tropics.
A. the foreoasts end Of the main deck was
a promenade was broad. while a wide hatch. u
o. Vare aaa
ample f9r any y steerage taste It seemed IN
sign on the plot house. however told us thas
tForwS S s cabin passengers are not allowed
The proud spirits Of some Of the roaming
Americans n at once rebelled at the thought OF
being restricted at to any part o. the ship
found in the forward cabin on my, first visit.
Went tt to the he sign AfteE reading it twice he
fanely about the aristocrats and capitalfstic
classes. His remarks set some OF the rest of the
felt badly over being restricted the feeling was
soon removed because the arstocrats and ,
their easy steamer chairs on the t
quarterback to come forward and watch the r
catch, the refreshing, breeze that came on I
board there untainted by the smells OF engine
ed aft. These cabin passengers began to talk y
of the space forward being much more pleas g
made fairly content with our lot but to Ser me il
was quite dlscouraEing. had been looking
the sort had Slipped away from me. -
went to the metal worker: and, TAX Ing a seat h
'rety well to b windward OF him. asked what
ao "SSnt If is the worst feature Of
'ur W journey IN the Storage z" sail
es ss fI s We S sIa RE- 1s
to tss S0T Inc Of sh the 81 shP on this
ss NV 81
Fnow hat but sSfs ses AZ h s%y them aft
here won't look at you" a.
HIs sSs The cabin
uite relief to have ones attention called to e
t. and Tor some hours had a real discomfort | "
0 think about.
However. there were three Catholic priests
n board bound to Panama on a vacation and OF
hey did not seem to know anything about q,
ocal distinctions They were as courteous a,
nd friendly when talking to the swab. who 81
'ashed the paint work as they were when fu
ilking to the richest or most learned man on Ir
GARD. 1t Ia a way with priests often oh =,
crved by travellers. They made the acquaint- ~
nee OF the Storage pRssengers as soon as the m
arm climate brought everybody on deck and tn
cry soon other cabin passengers began talk a,
~ to some Of those from he 1T eeraGt. Then e e
about $50 o'clock on Thursday night I'VE W
ad sailed on Monday we sighted the white
ash light on San Salvador Island. and in the -,
lterest which was excited by seeing the land u
hch Columbus first discovered everybody Sc
liked and asked questions OF every body else. II,
nj before we knew what was going on we H'
ere all on such friendly relations that the pc
lst hope 81 finding misery Of a steerags su
assage In the tropics was gone 30 far as the he
lip from New York TO Colon was concerned lie
owever. made further search later on when av
q the vast cor st Of the Continent and haI | III