The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
|SITED LAND OF
|THE FIGHTINGBOERS
Kept by Mr.. R. Y. White on His Recent
Trip to South Africa.

,,n IN this issue the publica-
Dss w. diary kept by Mr.. h. y
~ ~ recent trip to South Afri-
~ Ain from the day he lett
|INyyille~March until he goes tes
.he steamship Monteag'e zen
i |a,sr' ar As space is limited the
silI @ be printed in instalmen's !.
.,ahlished. .-EDIToR.l
g'sasy. pu March 23d. On board
IN Monteagle, New Orleans,
suip "a in midstream. Rain ana
I'M. ,ss Arose about 8 a. M, go'
ssIS ". stast, then go around to ship
es,ce where we each Harry NC
.ssDrs sssvt1 our applications, and go to
.,ssnl. who signs US up in due FORM
IN ! lenient physical examlna-
rh;cb we all pass, we are men
board the ship, which is to sail
fsarroon. When we got aboard
'sre each and every one Of us
|ssd for any weapons we might
-. n
4 our possession, but only a 1eW y,
anything in that line. We a al
u Il ssSorsemen (horse-tender). we
nave on cargo Of 1900 horses,
head Of cattle for ship use ana
Mad of sheep, also for ship use'
/ ,hat we are sixty-nine strong
Es;nc Mack and |. All Of the boys
koung fellows like ourselves lus'
N the trip merely for love q az,
,.e and nothing more. We are 70
slS ,or the run to South Africa, !,
A sree passage back to any United
y port, without work, and should
'snt 10 work coming back we are
paid SOC per day for each das
ked. Mack and secure two strings
|ehteen horses apiece right %
"A, on the top deck. and give then
! tirst feed about 4 p. m, We ms !,
York light and easy, it only toot
minutes to feed and, water them
a ali the meals are the same !
N only about an hour and ten min
work day. We made our suppe
bread, butter and tea. we ieaV
wharf about 8 p. M and start dow
liver at about half sped, as ther
heavy fog gathering, and think v
have to anchor in midstream 10
night.
]. m. We drop anchor about tweiV
q below the city in a dense 1oe
iog siren is blowing every tnlr.
|nds to warn any vessel that Nigh
approaching as TO our whereabon'
% keep clear OF us. We are .
Until late, when becoming .e
In IN hold ont any longer, we retlI
the night.
linday, March oath. On way
II on board steamship Monteagl'
fse 8 p. M, feed and water u
ses, finishing about 6:25 & take
$llon deck until 8 o'clock, when "
our breakfast, which is vel
m, 7 consisting of wet hash, poor
ked, hard tack and extremely Wes
ae. Fog still on and we are at a
b vet and will be until fog lifts. q
boys around the deck cutting
ls of capers and having q good tlr
eneral. Fog lifting rapidly. y
Weigh anchor, and head doi
am once more, under full heao
m. 3p. m. Fog gathering aga
\ thick and fast. The engln
wing down to quarter speed, 9
Rlly stopping entirely, about S:SV
At anchor again, this time OPT
the famous forts jackson and !
Rllip. We are still about twef
es from the mouth of the riV
1 bum dinner of boiled irish
pes, salt horse tsalt beef hard "a
soup that was not fit to eat. All
are becoming dissatisfied and pro
hg all sorts of trouble for the CO
py. Still at anchor when we ret
put II p. m.
Monday, March ,25th. On BOZ
amship Monteagle in Mississi
er Cold and foggy. Still at
NJ. Mack and / are trying to mi
{ best of it, as there is no use to K
= Fog lifting. Weighed anc
put IL a. m. and head for the g
British steamship Rosetta II
Pc Town passed US on her way
osiced that she was light and In
with a crowd OF New Orleans .
turning, who looked happy as tho
ey were happy enough to go
teaven.n We passed quite close
rh other, and as we did we v
Apping cheers and salutes. As
one Of the boys on the Ros
lled to US that we would be coml
. join the English army wheI
g Cape Town. / don't put N
oek in that rumor. 2;40 p. m.
nih pass lighthouse and the Gul
skleo Is now in plainvie The