The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-03
|TED LAND OF
HE HEFIGHTINGBOERS
Ispt by Mr.. R. v. White on His Recent
Trip to South Africa.
of a great silver lake

pea-ance of great silver lake.
Monday, April 1st. Clear and hot.
Sea getting rough and ship rolling and
pitching heavily. Two horses die to-
day. Great quantities of seaweed pass
ing us on all sides. Mack and fix a
kind of four-pronged hook and catch
some OF the weed which we bottle up
in salt water to take back with us.
Today completes one week on blue wa
ter. Sea is getting rougher and clouds
are gathering from all points of the
compass, while the wind is rising from
the s. w. 1t looks as though we are
going to have blow. 10 p. IN. The
storm passed as rapidly as it came and
the moon is peeping from behind
light silvery edged cloud, Sea calm
ing down.
Tuesday, April I'd. Clear and warm.
Sea still slightly rough. Ten horses
went to the hospital this morning and
three died. While looking over the
rail this morning saw a large shark
which seemed to be about ten or twelve
feet in length, it coming quite close to
the ship, swimming alongside for about
thirty minutes, when it dived beneath
the waves and was seen no more. Hard
wind coming from S. w. and clouding
up. The sea is being lashed into foam.
10 p. m. Raining hard and getting
stormy and the ship is on her beam
ends third of the time things begin
to look lively and rough. Some Of the
younger boys are speechless with awe
aud fear. Sailors making ship snug.
Every time headsea hits us on the
nose the bow goes down with crash and
roar while the stern Is lifted high out
OF the water, bringing the propellers
almost clear of the surface of the water
when, upon having no more resistance
they whirl around like an electric fan
which shakes the ship from stem to
stern midnight the storm is break
ing.
Wednesday, April Sd. Cloudy and
hot. Wind blowing from S.-W. Sea
rough and ship rolling heavily. We
lose two horses today. Spaniard hav-
ing fuss with foreman about some hay
he threw overheard. We have quiet
little quartet on deck until late into
the night. Sea calming down some-
what.
Thursday, April 4th. Clearing of,
but still very hot, sea getting calmer.
We are making about thirteen knots
per hour. The Spaniard gets hit in the
head by a murphy" Irish potato)
thrown by one Of the boys, whereupon
he turned loose his Spanish lingo in a
very vehement tone; Mack turning blue
in the face from laughing. Three
horses died today. We are all becom-
ing dissatisfied again, on account OF the
poor food we are getting, while there
is some talk of raising mutiny among
us. Mack got drink from the head
foreman, and when he told me, l
thought he was going crazy, asa drink
here is equal to ten dollars. Weatner
is becoming warmer every day as we
near the Equator. We are preparing
to give an entertainment in honor OF
crossing the cline" (Equatorl which
we expect to reach and cross about
! Sunday night. John Ryan ana anoOn-
er lad had a fight on deck about p M
over pipe which Ryan wanted 10
smoke and which the other lad owned
and did not want to lend out, where
upon Ryan took the pipe and gave the
other boy sound thrashing.
Friday, April 5th. Cloudy warm
and windy. We are about the middle
II the Atlantic. Sea is rough, causing
the ship to roll very much. Nothing
Of much interest transpiring today
ship making about twelve knots per
hour. Larry comes down to our quar-
ters after all have turned in, and De-
gins running from one bunk to an
other which he keeps up for about an
hour and half, having us all IN an
unroar of laughter until we drive MIN
out. .d
Saturday, April 9th. Cloudy anu
windy with rough seas. Two norSe'
die today, The officers are rigging up
the lifeboats, suppose in case OF any
disaster that might oVertake us. Inc
ship has eight life boats, four OF which
have a carrying capacity Of sixty sous
a.cb while the other four carry forty
Zach. There is some talk OF senolng
Is home BY way Of Liverpool to New
work. then by either the CromWell o.
Moroao lines to New Orleans. Dom
IthinR there is any foundation TO tn'
snmor Mack and 1 are enjoying INT
trip, hugely, our only regret Is 'na' W
have no kodak with u.s.
RIO be continued next week.
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