The Newtown bee., 1905-03-24

We stear N. by E. MT Bunnell fails fast all day. l watch with him until II p. m., when death closes the scene without struggle. We think his case was one of California typhoid and inflammation of the membranes cover ing the brain.
 December g, Morning opens with rough sea, and wind nearly ahead. At about a. m., funeral takes place. A melancholy one it is. He leaves wife and two children. MT Ward is entrusted by MT Bunnell with his ef- fects. My appetite is poor, our pro- visions of the worst kind.
 December 10. Morning is dead calm. Afternoon very little wind from N. B. We make our way east very slow until towards night, when the wind is all gone. sleep on deck and am driv- en in by the rain.
 December Il, No wind this morn ing. Some fish come around the Barque. Hooks are soon out and bait ed but only one is caught. When a small cap full of wind came and we moved on at about one mile an hour. December 12, This day is almost calm. We have some excitement with several dolphin about the ship but none are caught. Birds are quite plenty and often light on the yards on the ship. One vomited seven flying l fish on the deck.
 December 13, This day is very warm and calm in the forenoon. We catch large shark with hook. Afternoon l a dead calm. This is the worst kind of improvement and no one can tell how it will end.
 December IA, The calm continues and very warm weather. All are wish- ing to go on. All are wishing to go home and all are wishing to live bet ter. A porpoise was caught this morn- ing and dressed. The wind comes about noon and we sail four miles an hour. Latitude 140 BON. Lon- gitude 98o 30 w.
 Sunday, December 15, The wind in- creases to six knots, which makes pleasant sailing. We have hardly made 300 miles the week past. We are now on soundings by the green tinge of the water and 600 miles from Reali- go. Our Longitude is 97o 4O'.
 December l6, Morning is dead calm and it is but little better all day. The mountains on the coast of Tehuante- pic are in sight just before night.
 December IT, being light wind. What we have is directly ahead and we steer N. by w. A large steamer in sight early in the morning beaming sometimes toward us. Do not appear to be propelled by anything but sails and no smoke. About noon she lowers sails and remains stationary. December IS, Another day with little or no motion to the ship and nothing for excitement.
 December 19, Last night we had tolerable run which lasted until noon to-day. Then a calm as usual. The mountains of the coast in sight. December 20, A dead calm all night and to-day, and of course very warm weather.
 l December 21, Another week has gone and brought very little about. We still remain with very little mo- tion, hardly mile fh all day. The time is now up that should have talk en me home, and we are now some 400 miles from Realigo.
 Sunday, December P, Another per. fectly calm morning. We had some wind from 10 last evening until 5 this morning, then calm until noon, ther south wind.
 December 23, To-day We have winc enough. It began to rise in the morn ing and was soon gale and lasted al day and evening. Sails torn to shreds and all sick and little comfort taken It comes off from land nearly ahead and perfectly clear sky.
 December "A, Clear, wind steady heading E. by N, close hauled. We now live on the most abOmi
 nable provisions ever thought of by
 man. Sinking beef, pork, tripe, but
 ter, molasses and everything besides stinks too much for any one who ha! no appetite.
 December 25, Christmas day ant ) such one I never saw before and earnestly pray I may never see tn like again. Icould sell my birth righ
 for a mess of pottage. Breakfast
 stinking beef, dinner just the same
 December 26, Last night we di' } not move at all but rolled very bad ) To-day is next to calm. We find tn
 captain has deceived us, or has no known where we were. He now make it out 300 miles to Realjio. We to-day take out of Bunnell' ] trunks his things and take an inver t tory of the same.
 December 27, Fine day and ligh s favorable wind of some four miles pc
 hour. We feasted this morning on l dish of beans, for which we gave du J. credit. Wind goes down at night.
 December 28, South of us is see t this morning fine water spout. Win l. north with light wind in all direction y At noon wind shifts strong and SUI
 den to s. B. Fine mountain scenel y above the clouds. We are 8 from R n alijo.
 r. Sunday, December 29, Fine nor 5. ing. The whole coast range of mou {, tains in full view. One of them sen ing out smoke from it's top in awf
 grandeur. at intervals of about half g V- hour. P. M., wind light and too mue