The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-11
DR.. BROUCHTON WAS
VERY SEAS|CK

The friends of Rev. l.. G. Broughton,
pastor of the Baptist Ia bernacle church,
of Atlanta will be much pleased to know
that he has reached Gibraltar in safety
and that the condition of his health has
been greatly improved by the sea voyage
DR.. Broughton has written an interesting
letter Of his trip across the ocean. The
voyage was a rough one, but the sea
sickness he experienced resulted in bene-
fling his general health.
Dr. Broughton will from time to time
write to The Constitution of his expert
ences and observations on the continent,
and these letters are sure to be read with
great pleasure by Atlantans. The first
letter. written aboard the ship, follows:
Nearing Gibraltar. on Board the
Trave. April IL. 19o3-We are now
FIVE days out The journey has
been anything else but pleasant Had [
thought Of anything half so bad as this
l would be at home today with my wife
and boy. l sorter wish l had known it,
We left New York last Saturday at l
o clock on the steamer Trave. We had
not gone far before we struck a terrific
noon and Sunday. [ sure l never saw
it snow harder and never felt boat rock
and pitch heavier. / managed to keep
my head steady until / O'Clock lunch L
went to the table and ordered good
meal, but have seen nothing of it as yet.
Talk about sick! | had been sick going
from Norfolk to Boston, but that sick
was nothing compared with this. TWO
summers ago / crossed and never missed
a meal either way. 1t IS certainly not
so this time For four and half days
I've been in bed, the sickest man in the
world. My travelling companion, Mr..
Herbert Wigs of Atlanta, was very
brave. He held on two hours longer, but
went down with q terrible crash. For
hours we never said word. Finally he
said, ooh, Lordy. l feel like five-cents
worth OF dogmeat. How do you feel,
doc?" [ didn't feel. Long ago I'd passed
that point On the third day | managed
to get out OF my staterOom and was
stretched out fiat of my back in the
smoking room listening at the German
band / thought 1t might do me good
After playing a lot of trash, they played
america" That kind of touched the
spot and | tried my best to cheer. but to
save my life | could not get up a grunt.
Then they played something else and sud-
denly jumped into Dixie" l couldn't
do anything else, so ! held up my right
foot and gave it shake. Then what do
you think? Why, they played Home.
Sweet Home" What do you think | did?
Wen. put yourself in my place and see
what you would do. / really think it
ought TO be against the law to play
Home, Sweet Home" under such cir
cumstances
In fact. ii has been fearful. ] am sure
that not one ON board has csca ped. /
understand that the dining room for two
days averaged about six and they kept
their eyes shut and their mouths open
so as to save trouble But it is better
now The storm has passed and most Of
us are out and you would think there had
never been any danger. Here while
write a crowd of foreigners, including a
German count are playing poker They
came over a bit ago ana asked me if |
would Join 'em told EN- J was busted.
Downstairs the youngsters are getting
up q ball for tonight The captain is
fine old German. He has just passed the
word around that he will land in Gibral-
tar in time to take the party across the
straits to a small town in Spain to wit
ness the annual bull fight. That's the
way they celebrate Easter in Spain
Perhaps when I write again III tell YOU
what l think of the difference between
Spanish bun fight and an Atlanta foot
ball game Inn afraid the evidence viii
be III favor of the bull fight
do not know just where we viii go
from Gibraltar our tickets take us u
Naples but we may first take in points
in Africa. visiting some Of the savage
tribes then go on to Naples. What | am
. IN g.. telr n