Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-08

A pilot went out with US from New
York about ten miles, to keep US in the
right way as we were going out into
the deep sea. There are quite num-
Der Of these men whose business 1t is
to bring vessels in as they come into
New York from other countries and
to guide them out as they leave. Each
pilot has a small steamer Of his own
and he gets a certain fee for bringing
a ship in and for taking. her out. The
pilot that sights vessel first Is enti-
tied to the job Of bringing her in. I
suppose from this that these pilots
spend most Of their time in their ves-
sells ten or twelve miles out from New
York. 1t was an interesting sight to
see the pilot leave our vessel. A rope
ladder was lowered from the deck. A
small skiff driven by two men came
close to our vessel and the pilot went
down the ladder and stepped into the
little skiff which took him to his own
vessel. He carried with him a pack
age Of letters which the passengers had
written back to their friends. We felt
then like the last link In the chain
which bound us to America was bro
ken. And so 1t was. We were moving
out into the big, apparently boundless
sea.
We spent two Sundays on the ves-
sci. Divine services were held on both
of these days, and sermon was
ministers on board. We had about
dozen ministers with US; so we were
not short on preaching material. Most
Of them were going to the council IN
Liverpool. The delegates to this coun-
ell held several very pleasant meet
ings of prayer and sweet fellowship.
There Is solemnity connected with
these services which does not appertain
you will find some out at sea who care
not for these things. In fact, the sail
or's life is not one that is very conduc-
i've to piety.
We had not gone very far till the
thermometer commenced to drop. 1t
continued to fall till it came into the
neighborhood Of the freezing point.
1t was very cold all through the voy-
age. On June 18th, we sighted very
large iceberg in the distance. 1t was
in sight. for one hour or more. At
the nearest point, we were, according
to the best testimony, about four or
five miles from the berg. 1t seemed
to be about three or four hundred feet
long and about seventy-five feet above
the water. It was a grand sight even
though It was so far away. I wished
very much that We could have gotten
nearer, but not too near; for these Ice
bergs constitute one Of the perils that
confront the seamen, and they do not
like to- get close to them as they can
not see what they are beneath theN@a-
ter. It is supposed that about one
eight of berg Is above water. 1t is
Ia gracious provision on the part OF
nature that ice Is lighter than water.
Cold contracts iron, but 1t expands
water.
Doubtless you have heard Of the
good things they have~to eat on these
large steamers. The reports are true.
They serve four meals a day-break-
fast at 8, lunch at 1890, dinner at
6, and lunch again at 9. In addition
to this the deck steward brings tea
and crackers on the deck between
breakfast and lunch and between lunch
and dinner. Probably 1t will be In
teresting for you to see one OF the
menus for dinner. So I Will give
you the one for June 10th, which I
am taking home as souvenir OF the
trip. Here 1t Is:
MENU:
Soup-Green Turtle, Vermicelli.
Fish-Boiled Salmon, Sauce Tartar
and Cucumbers.
Entrees-Mutton Outlets a Ia Tomato,
Salmi Of Pigeon.
Joints-Roast Lamb and Mint Sauce,
Spiced Beef and Vegetables.
Vegetables-Green Peas, Asparagus,
Plain Boiled and Mashed Potatoes.
Releve-Roast Goose and Apple Sauce.
Sweets-Plum Pudding and Brown
Sauce, Vermicelli Pudding, SWISS
Rolls, Calf Foot Jelly, Fruit, Cheese
Coffee.
The above is a fair sample Of the
dinner served each day. The other
meals were elaborate too. There was
not as much sickness on the voyage
as there usually Is. 1 suppose about
one half-probably not more than a
third-of the passengers were SICK. l
was sick for one day and I believe 1t
has helped me materially. I did not.
see anybody who was deathly sick, at
least not as sick as the man heard OF
who had given in visible way un-
mistakable proofs Of his sickness. HIS
wife, who did not seem to be altogeth-
er absorbed with his sickness, asked
him in the night If the moon was up.
He replied by saying: IF I swallowed
it, it is."
The weather on the voyage was
unusually fine. There was no rain OF
any consequence-justa few drops fell
on two occasions, I believe. We had
no fogs. Usually the vessels have TO
encounter these as they pass the
banks Of Newfoundland. Our longest
run for one day was BAT miles. The
sea was calm most Of the time, or
ahout az calm as ii ever gets to be.
On Monday. June Goth, we sighted
land about 1 o'clock. It was refresh
inp IN gee terra firma once more.