The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-24
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
MISS LORA CLEMENT
Yokohoma, Nov. Bird, 1915

L truly tnOuRnt "ouiu "iile d
journal or rather a few words every
day telling what was doing and just |
what the sights are we are seeing.
But as you notice, the date, Nov. 3rd,
and we left Port October 18th you see
| have not done as | expected. But II
have any memory left for anything
but to express my intense feelings
during that time, l may be able to
recall little.
Leaving Vancouver at A p. m. Sun
day, October II, we had lovely trip
all evening through the English Bay
to Victoria, reaching there about IL
p. m. A special pilot came out in a
launch to pilot US into harbor be-
cause it is difficult one to enter.
Several of us stayed up until we ar
rived and saw the passengers get on,
then we retired for the night and |
did not know anything until | was
awakened by the pitching of the boa,
which was just like a See-saw, first up
then down and vice versa. 1T was an
awful feeling, and | was glad when
morning came. We were all feeling
badly but went in to breakfast but it
was a fast" The stewardess told
us not to eat anything but bacon and
toast was very sick at times, ano
when | wanted anything the steward
would have the Chinese boys bring 1T
up, though it was so cold that | did
not want anything but cracked ice.
The officers say this is the longest
and toughest trip they have ever
made. The winds were so high and we
To oil no
thus making poorer progress.
Our vessel carries 5000 tons.
There are 1873 first class passengers,
210 crew; sos Chinese in the steerage.
1t was a sight to see them coming on
,board-in a sense it was just like
herding cattle. The immigration Off
Ger was there with his Chinese inter
prefer making them show passports
and having interview with the doubt
full ones There were about 3S wo-
men among them.
Have just come up from the steer
age where we heard Mr.. Broadfoot, a
Presbyterian preacher of Kong Moo
and Mr.. Lake preach to the Chinese
in their language. 1t would have
stirred your heart to have seen the
stood for one and three quarter hours
listening to the preaching. We sat
down on stools and sang in English as
they sang in Chinese. l suppose there
were some ten Chinese Christians.
Just behind the place where the
meeting was held were five or eight
gambling tables with men crowded
around them. 1 was told that they
just gambled with buttons, putting
handful on the table and guessing how
many were left after taking some
away. Mr.. Lake says it is one of the
great curses of China or any Chinese
settlement, even in America.
AS looked on their faces, my first
thought was "and around the throne
will be gathered people of every
how many would hear and heed the
call.
For day or two after leaving Van
couver we went north and were in
sight of land, but when we left the
mainland we never saw any more for
days and days until one morning we
came in sight of Andelusian Islands,
which belong to the United States di-
viding the Pacific from the Arctic, so
you see how far North we have been.
The islands looked like barren rocks
of peaks jutting up. Many of the
mountain peaks were quite high and
covered with snow. They Sc, ned
more like the main land than ISLAM 5
and we were within eight miles of
them for two days. Yesterday we
sighted a vessel on the horizon which
was passing. Outside of that one
vessel, and birds and sea-gulls, we
seem to be the only living things
afloat.
Twice I've seen whales spout up
once over on the horizon and today
quite near the boat. A great many Of
the party saw the whale once come up,
but all | saw was the fountain of
water shooting up.
Among the passengers is a young
man, a teacher in the government
schools of the PHILIPPINES who is in
terested in making the time pass
quickly, so we have mad three very
delightful entertainments of songs,
recitations and stunts of all kinds.
Last night the different tables had to
be responsible for one number, and
our table being all Southerners we
sang Dixie. One of the tables took
up collection for the benefit of the
wounded soldiers and received $25. 90.
Sunday mornings it is customary to
hold Church of England service, led
by one of their preachers. If any are
on board or by the captain. 1t is the
E,DiScODal service In tho avepipUs
one of the missionaries breaches
The food on boat has such a queer
taste. All the cooks are Chinese and
they do not cook like we do, especially
the meats.
They have milk, cows milk, to eat
with the oat meal, and | marvelled