The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24
listed LAND OF
THE FIGHTINGBOERS
m Kept by Mr.. R. V. White on His Recent
Trip to South Africa.

'eesei headed south. All hands
are out OF tobacco, and as the Steward
mas no more, we are compelled to wait
until we reach port to replenish our
stock. l am nearly famished for a
smoke, and can't but help, wishing |
was hanging around ''McClure's" Cigar
Store, with all the balance of the
"Rounders,' who, | can almost see at
This moment, each and every one OF
them with a cofin.nail," or cigar
stuck between their teeth, sitting be-
tween the fans, enjoying themselves,
with nothing on their minds but hair.
Wednesday, May 22nd. Clear and
cold, with calm sea and light wind from
N. w. The weather up around here,
is beginning to feel somewhat wintry,
and more-so when the north wind
strikes you. The water changing from
deep blue to dark green. Il noon
squall strikes us on the starboard side,
lasting only twenty-five minutes, when
1t clears off, leaving the sea little
rough. We sight the large "S. S"
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse" steering
almost due east.
Thursday, May 23rd. Clear and cold,
with calm sea. At 7:a0 a. m. Sighted
three large steamers, at once, all
caapo a1 m La baadad ~, ~, . ao,,,o 5;uoo
tion, and passed across our stern, about
hundred yards distant One of them
was mule transport, on her way to
Cape Town, s. A. The weather is
growing colder every day. Today COM
pletes two months aboard the S. S.
"Monteagle," A good many of the
boys are down with dysentery, while
am just receovering from 1T. Think
we are going to have hard blow to-
night.
Friday, May Gath. Dense fog, high
wind and heavy seas. Ship rolling like
a barrel, aud think we are getting the
rough weather we expected last night
The 'fog-siren" blowing every few
seconds, with doleful,sound. We are
near the "Grand Banks" of Newfound
land, hence the bad weather. The
"ghost" was seen again last night, late
Think we will be at Sydney tomorrow
morning, being 26th days out OF Por
Elizabeth. Running under half speed
on account of fog. Up. m. the fog lifts
when we are going ahead at full speed
Very cold.
Sydney, Cape Breton, N. S. Can. Sat
urday, May 25th. Clear and cold. Ar
rived here at 6 q. M, and anchored ou
the bay. a. n. the shore Doctor
comes aboard, and found all well
Think we will dock about l p. M, t.
coal. when we will go ashore to have
clark" The sailors are getting tn
ships rigg up to take on coal. Fron
the harbor, the town seems TO pc
busy little place. The population
said to be in the neighborhood, OF De
tween five and six thousand. In
country hereabouts is not so mountain
ous. as that of South Africa. or tn
Cape de'Verde Islands, though 1t Is II
clined to be somewhat mountalnou'
There are not many vessels in por
The main industries here, seem to b
Cod-Gshing, and coal and iron mining
AS we were coming in this morning
we met a great number OF hsnh
smacks, going out to their grounu'
Weather changing off warmer aoou
noon. There are several steel rollln
, mills here, which are running III
, blast. Up. M, the harbour tug Dou'
las H. Thomas, of Sydney, G. b. come
alongside, and is now towing us IN
the coal shuses. To my surprise So
the British S. S. "Pola," at anch'
! near us, the vessel came near goil
on TO Rotterdam Holland, last Marc
from New Orleans. The British 5.
: clone" passed, outward bound on NJ
way to Montreal, Can, also Just oac
from Cape Town. The British s.
, Whitefield, with cargo OF lumber
ready for sea, bound for some porS
ENGLAND. A Norwegian steamer le
, for sea an hour ago. The Norwegla
lis s. "Fortuna," of Bergen, is conn
next to the "Monteagle." The coanl
station is the best 1 have ever seen
, fore for loading ship with coal 1t
strictly up-to-date. in every de'a
We took on six hundred tons In Il
II hours.
ITO be continued.)