The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-29

all feeling in good spirits, and
In a little while we are in our steamer
overcoat and heavy winter suit, with our,
rugs over our laps. As our steamer ma
plows her way through the
waves, ana shoots the foaming waters
with the spray from the salty waters
blowing over onto us, we occasionally
taste the damp, salty spray on our lips,
we now iully realize we are on the
deep blue sea. We pass the first night
with a very good sleep and are called at
1880 In the morning by the blowing OF the
bugie TO get up aud prepare for breakfast,
which is served at eight o'clock, lone can,
however, get coffee and crackers served at
six O'Clock, il they want it, l get up
first, feeling first rate, my wife not so
well, our daughter, Elizabeth, not well ut
all, quite SICK, sea sickness. l insist on
their getting up 10 the promenade deck.
They go up and get seated In their steamer
chairs. The deck steward, whose business
IL Is to wait ON the promenade deck,
brings up their breakfast. My wife eats n
little; Elizabeth, nothing. She IN COM
pletely sea sick. l am able, and 20 int
the dining saloon for breakfast. / find
the tables comparatively empty on
accoun of so many passengers being sea
sick. As IL is far more liable To make one
sea sick by taking their meals In the
dining saloon, IL is u custom that any one
can remain upon the promenade deck In
tuC SteduitE tuIiTs, anu Wucfc tucy arc 4
out IN the fresh air, (and convenient to
the rai.'ng) and the deck steward SCI Yes
them their meals out here, II one chooses
to have them. At nine O'Clock the band
OF music 81 sixteen gives "a CONCERT on the
mani deck, aud 1t Is Interesting 10 my
vile aud 1 tour daughter being too Sea
sick 10 look down on the steeiage pas
seneers and hee them dancing 10 the
music. At ten O'Clock the band OF nine
musicians come on the rear OF the prone
made deck aud give us u concert. Al 1880
hot bullion and crackers is handed
around on the promenade deck. AT
twelve the bugle is blown ~ prepare for
lunch. Lunch is served at 1880, quite AN
elaborate lunch, either on deck, OF dining
saloon. Al two o'clock the band Of six
teen musicians again give US another
concert ON main deck. Al three O'Clock
the band OF nine musicians Come on upper
or promenade deck and concert US again.
Daring this, we are handed all around
lemonade aud cake, aud after dinner at
six, coffee aud iuncn can be had at nine
O'Clock at night. So you can see that
aboard ship We get plenty 10 eat iii we
want it, This your reader will observe Ii
y very important lit" We have now at
this lwriting, June 9TH, at II a. M, been
Out three days. We met the first day, or
rather passed, one sailiug vessel and Two
steamers, all about five miles distant from
US. We could, however, bring each OF
them quite close to US with our field
glasses. Since then we rave not seen @
sail nor q steamer. The steamers of the
different lines Except the French line)
have an agreement by which they all
going east sail on one regular route; the
same on coming back west, only the two
lines or routes are about sixty miles apart.
This Is lone for the reason hat IL q ship
gets disabled, or anything goes wrong on
her trip across, another ship following
after may be signalled for assistance; be-
l aihaa II n0kaa i..sa tiahilifv for cnlIiainua
The French ships go where they please,
and for some reason do not 60 as the other
regular ocean liners. We lind 1t il no
uncommon thing to see many, yes, very
many, seq sick passengers. some OF them
look SO sick. some relieve their stomachs
quickly, 30 as to feed the fishes; while
Others want too, but cannot. My wife
and daughter have had no trouble to New
York 1t. Dur daughter Is getting quite
greedy, she wishes she had he earth, or
as she expresses 1t, at any rate Q small
part Of 1t to stand on just for Q while. l
am more fortunate up to the present time,
three days out on the ocean, and not the
slightest particle Of sea sickness. ! have
gone into the dining saloon TO every meal,
eaten heartily and with Q relish; besides
eating all OF the lunches served between
meals on deck. Verify, l have surprised
myself a the folks. do not say this
Dragging, but as Q fact, for I am afraid Of
what q day may bring forth on this great
water. Tn SEQ is calm today to what 1t
has been, and our sick ones are doing
much better. Elizabeth has smiled two
or three times this morning, and actually
eaten about two %sp0onsful of rice, two
small peices OF candy and . little orange
juice In ice. This Is the first time she has
feel encouraged. When she comes home
ask her IL she wants to 20 to Europef We
have met three ships today, the nearest
about two or three miles away, the others
some ten or twelve miles of. 1t 10 now
late In the evening"; have had . beautiful,
calm day.
June sth-Last night we saw the moon
'tcome. up from out OF the ocean" in all its
beauty and glory; it was q most beautiful
sight. All our passengers went to theiI
rooms last night after having had q dane
on deck, and with the smooth waters, fell
joyous and happy; but alas. the ocean ID
so treacherou and uncertain, for this
nearly is sea sick. am quite disturbed
myself today, June Sth. Very many pas.
seugera are sea sick. The old ocean II
trying to zee how ugly she can act, how.
ever. we cannot always expect to have
smooth sailing.
Sunday, June 81 had to knock unde,
last evening about $3.50. l was quite ses
sick, went to my room aud went to bed
could not even venture Into the diuius
saloon TO dinner; this being my first meal
I have missed. This morning we wer,
awakened by the band up ID the saloon al
seven o'clock playing sacred music. W,
are NIL up and feeling well. The ocean |,
calm and doing better after cutting suct
capers as she did yesterday. Al lO:45 b.,
our time (now 7:l5 q. m. by yours, as W,
: have set our watches up three hours ant
n half sincs We left home) we are notified
. we will have divine exercises Ia the mai,
dining saloon. We attend, our band o
nine musicians lead of with sacred music
r and as We have three Episcopal minister,
4 aboard 1.-TWO OF them at our tablet the ser,
! vice is thoroughly Episcopal. We ar
y |, impressivsly reminded that "God IL UpoI
! the ocean rs we'll as on the land" Nov
, three p. m, the ocean Is calm, We ar
@ feeling fine. We have on board on
: : steamer about 100 first cabin passengers
q ninety second cabin, and 800 Storage pas
; sengers; besides q crew of 200 sailors
. officers. cabin crew, stOkers, ETC., aud JUS
: not suppose any one Is sick. While l an
: writing the band OF sixteen musicians o.
! lower deck Is playing, and all seem happy
r This NOR ming We saw q large school o
|. Porpoise right close along side of our ship
They were gracefully jumping up out o
4 doing so for our entertainment. We hav
: also seen whale spopting at q distauc
. from vs.. The day has passed and al
! enjoyed the calm ocean.
o Monday, June 10-The night passe
L quietly, the old ocean seemed to try itsel
9 on it's good behavior. 1he bugle sounds
o we are all up and out on deck. We sigh
o a steamer, soon We catch up with II, an,
In passing they raise their signal flags
: After q signal talk between our steame
4 and theirs we are OF, and soou out O
q sight of them. Soo some one raises tn
r alarm of whales. We all run over to tn
b other side OF our ship and see two whale
t blowing and showing themselves to III
Today the seq has been calm. no one Is Sc
d sick. Now three p. m.-we sight anothe
o steamer ahead of us some ten miles away
3:40-we pass her, she is about Two mile
y and q half away from us. We take q prom
u euade around and over our ship; go dow
u into the steerage; see the many pecuiiari
u ties OF the many foreigners; into tn
engine rooms, see the massive engines
n take q "lOOk only" down into the plac
6 where The stOkers are wheeling aud SHOW
o cling coal info the fiery furnace, it look
il like we can imagine the bottolniess, hu
tiery PIT to be, and as we do not care to b
Il In such q place, we pass on to the secon
Ir cabin and upon to the aft end Of our ship
It then forward after night on to the fore
castle end all see the beautiful green IN
,e red signal lights. and up on to the mai
,r mast; we see two sailors in the crow
10 nest, and just above them the main ma,
= signalnight;i live go on to the bow aud loo
down oyer the railing at the surgins
foaming waters az We plOW through then
q As we are now pretty Thoroughly az
n quaiuted with " ship we go back tn on
" deck. About nine o'clock tonight we Z
% down into our main saloon to listen to
h talk from q young Frenchinan, who IL tn,
N md xuaa hA (thtna and Inra, N,..