Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-06

some change. / overheard one of
them say we would have rain. But
/ am content to watch and await de-
velopments. for il is exceedingly in
teresting to observe. \ few minutes
ago | was walking on deck, and sud
denly took a long step, just because
/ discovered | was about TO step into
Some poor victims breakfast. l went
a little farther and ran acros one
Just in theact of losing his. Several
have been unable to go to the dining
room for meals, and stewards are
kept busy carrying food TO rooms,
where they eat and lie on their backs
to retain it. We are now rolling
more and the number OF sick will De
increased accordingly Yesterday
as we left noon luncheon a toss of
the vessel almost caused me to
fall, but fortunately | staggered
against the staunch form of Benjamin
Johnson, and together we contrived
to ecover equilibrium. He pro-
ceeded without delay to say hat he
would report me at home for such
staggering as that, when just at the
right instant to increase u amuSe-
ment the vessel lurched. sending him
staggering along even worse than |
had done, and our steps out OF the
dining room were Zigzag. As this is
a suggestive subject, | take this Oc-
casion to say that since the first
night, when | saw the lady with her
beer as described in a former letter.
| have not seen a drop Of intoxicants
in use by anv. One of the crew said
he thought this a poor time for the
bar to make sales.
Among the stories that / hear
yesterday was n nv T. b. Hus~e7
in which an E~nglishman is the vic
tim. He had come from his native
home to New York, and at once tried
to engage a cabman to drive him to
the Yellowstone park. This is a lit
tie world in itself on the vessel and
within the allotted time we will be
unable to thoroughly know it, so time
does not drag heavily. | have been
able to do about as much work as
usual, besides having splendid OPP
portunity for recreation, social in
tercourse and observation. The fol-
lowing articles are advertised as lost:
a diamond shaped fraternity pin; two
pairs of eye glasses, n with chain
attached; large canvass telescope;
seal collar and cape; pair black open
work mittens. Far worse than these
losses, the baggage of some lady is
all in her room in good shape, but
she herself failed to get aboard, and
she is now doubtless bewailing her
fate without the possibility OF help
ing herself. Her baggage is taking
the trip, but she is not. She will
have to do without it till its return.
One can easily imagine there must
be something inconvenient about all
this. Were | a preacher just now |
might moralize, but | will pass it oy,
saying only this, that it is very sug-
gestive of something said in litera-
ture of certain persons 'too late for
admission.
/ mentioned in a former letter that
there tifty-three preachers
aboard. This is now verified and is
on variously. Some say
it insures the safety of the boat
others just the contrary, because so
many are prepared to die. This
morning it is asserted that sixty doc
tors are on aboard, but this cannot be
verified bv the fists, and vel prob
ably be unable to learn whether it be
true.
A spontaneous prayer meeting
broke out last night. A number col
in the dining saloon and began
religious hymns. After a
while it was proposed that a prayer
meeting be held. This was done and
it was arranged that every night
next week similar meetings be held.
Tonight we are to have our first lee
ture on Madeira and Gibraltar.
ELLwOoD O. ELLIS.