Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-02

] of great beauty bad been lost there,
! The coughing and sundry noises which
I reached our oais rom other parts Of the
! ship informed us tDat we were net
| alone, but that tue swcc. uluen-c Of
| the rolling water was spreading rom
| cabin to cabin, cnlisting IN tue labor Of
/ scasickness many earnest workers, And
once a person enters upon that labor all
! the little troubles ut life vanish imme.
| diately. For % hours we slept IN beds
/ that we're saturated with sea water aud
| listened 10 the music OF water dropping
| from bunk to bunk, aud the sound ul
our shoe, and grips sliding round the
! floor OF our cabiu-but we were not m
! the least disturbed
Next morning the steward looked IN
to know Of We were ready Tor breakfast.
| In spite OF the TACT that we had been
working very hard Tor the seven hours
previous, we do not locl at all hungry
/ aud snake OF the head was the reply.
| We laid d out all that day and part Ut
! the next. hut suddenly determined to
| throw Il oil. Consequently we took an
hour to dress and staggered ON deck,
feeling pretty weak and sick
ID is somewhat amusing TO watch a
convalescgut passenger on deck Tor the
FIRST time during stormy weather. II
seems almost Ike going back 10 first
principles. lie cannot anticipate the
SNIP motion properly. When she DIPS
he lifts his loot highly aud vice versa.
ani When she rolls he very often hnds
himself thrown against the bulWarks
with no gentle hand. When the dinner.
bell rang on the second day, though we
did not feel hungry, we took our place
at the table. It % interesting 10 watch
the conyaiescents getting 10 the table
Tor the .irst time. they dOh't do Do be-
cause they are hungry-O, dear, mol II
Is merely because they feel they ought
to be getting around. Generally tncy
come up In kind Of Insulating, aWk.
ward way aud drop into their seats IN
an atsented-minded manner. Some OF
them may then be seen 10 glance
quickly around the dining room and
move as II about TO rise, but they do no.
always do so, Sometimes they will play
with the table napkin IN nervous say,
as II In DOUBT whether to take Il ION
the ring, and seemingly little uncer.
tain whether they will need IL. An ex.
preston OF impotence may then be
seen to oversp cad their lean faces,
which is only incfeiscl when something
Is placed on the table. Very often one
taste Is sufficient and they will tall over
the stewards in their haste to get
outside. Once there, they heaye Tor
awhile and tnen tell everybody else In a
very pleased way that they have au'
swered the dinner call. Sometimes D. Is
several days before some passengers
can sit q meal out, but It IS well known
that II rs better to struggle againsi sea
sickness than TO give way to II, which |
accounts for the sharp struggle that IS
made to answer the calls.
For six days out the log would show
nothing but heavy sea. high wind aud
small runs. Very often the ship was |
running but halt eed aud waves were !
washing over the bows coutinu lily. II |
was splendid sight sometimes to see |
the vessel Dip down into a big wave, |
when tons OF water would rush down |
the decks and the spray would be thrown /.
July twenty feet high. At times there
would be no water come over Tor an
hour or more and then a gigantic wave
would break over without any warning
and wet every one who happened 90 he /.
IN exposed places, In one OF those |
Gains when the decks have become |
quite dry passenger had the haTdhood |
to 20 right up in the bows, where he /
leaned over meditating p rhaps ON the /,
beauty Of the storm tossed sea, when a
wave washed overheard, completely GOV.
ering him, Had he not clung on tightly
nothing would have saved him from
going overheard. As IL was, when the
water had run oil he staggered back
amid the laughter OF his fellow passcn.
gers, Wettur but a wiser man.
rs we neared Honolulu the water
grew calmer aud ilying fish were seen
very often. Everybody began to look
more cheerful and to be more talkative.
The ships run was talked OF necessarily
aud much mental power was exhausted
m profound calculations to find out
whether we would get IN at the next port
early OF late Ia the day We sighted
land early in the morning but d was
noon before Oahu appeared IN sight
After a run Of about four hours we ionnd
ourselves In the bay waiting To take up
/ the pilot and In twenty minutes more we
| had safely passed down the narrow
/ channel and were alongside the wharf
/ The inevitable boys who dive for CONS
/ we're waiting the ships ARRIVAL. and
| many OF them went away with a mouth
! iul OF coins. As soon as possible we
| made our way to the mission house and
me, Brothers lolley and Thompson, with
| whom we walked around awhile aud
/ looked ut the city, which to me appeared
prettier than ever. We had the pleas
/ ure OF witnessing two native blptsms
/ and got back to our ship a little before
| She started, after investing in two
bulchcs OF bananas, some pineapples,
/ lines, etc.
! After stay OF seven hours we we're
soon cutting through the water at the
rate OF fourteen knots an hour on our
way to Suya. The water was very calm
/ an the way The usual heat OF the trop-
/ les was moderated 10y refreshing shower
every morning aud cool lreezes an the
time. The very pleasant weather al
lowed Us % read and to think OF enjoy.
In. ourselves, And It was at this part
OF our journey that We were asked to
show our views Of Utah. which were
very much admired. Many questions
we're asked but many OF them were In
reference TO Statehood and the mani,
icsto. etc. Some interest seemed to be
/ taken in the mines and agricultural re-.
sources OF Utah and a iew seemed really
desiruu, OF hearing something about the
| religious belief OF the people who COM
/ prise the majority Of the population.
Several Islands beautiful green spots
| we've passed before We got TO Suya
The island seemed to be quite extensive,
/ The hills lowered away up mo the
clouds, which hung over tn mike pail,
| and were covered with green forest
growth 10 the top, The white corrugated
IRON OF which all the roofs and many Of
the houses of Suya are built glsteued