The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-09
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To THE EDITOR OF The JOURNAL: |
sailed from Belfast, ..ssMe., in the bark
Suliote, Capt. Josiah;.Simpson, forsthe
Golden Gate, Jan. 80, 1949, accompanied
by the foliowinglnamed passengers, viz.
Thomas Farrow, Benz. Griffin, G. B.
Merrill, W. L. TORY, F. Patterson, l..
5. Straw, Charles Webb, Elisha webb,
John Webb. P. L. Webb, G. C. C. Fits,
Joseph Hanson, VIM. Short, S. S. Short,
A. E. Raynes, R. B. Cram, Joseph Day,
j. 0. Pierce, Prince Thomas, c. W.
Bartlett, w. B. Carr, John Pratt, r. L.
Hall, L. Z. Peck, John Pollard, A. Kirk
patrick, S. Pettingill, A. b. Decrow,
Joseph Leavitt, G. T. Crabtree, j. P.
Dyer, F. H. Folansbee, James Casey, ].
c. Dudley, G. Dudley, S. C. Burrlll, W.
H. Weeks, B. Bradford, ]. Shemm, A.
J. Hubbard, VIM. Griffin. J. H. Hall,
Andrew Bean, Luther Cunnel, A. H.
Johnson, A. G. Brown, R. H. Brown, A.
SAMPLE.
The most noted persons among the
passengers were W. H. Weeks of Unity,
county attorney of Waldo, and BENZ.
Griffin of Belfast, executor of The Re-
publican Journal, who will be mentioned
later. We had not been out more than
&c hours, making fine Roadway, when it
was discovered that all of the water was
filthy excepting a few hogsheads. This
caused a great commotion among the
passengers and the officers and a meet
jng was called to see whether we should
turn about and go to Belfast to replen-
lsh or be put on an allowance of one pint
per day until we could reach the nearest
port on our way. All were so anxious to
go ahead that everyone voted to be put
on the allowance of pint day. The
officers then steered for Porto Rico, where
We arrived in good order. We anchored
about 100 rods from the shore mo
wharves them and it took some four
Jays to replenish the water. (The
trouble with the water was that 1t had
been put in oil barrels that had had lime
put in to clean them and it had not been
taken out, which made the water COM
plete whitewash.) OF course the pas
sengers would go ashore. The surf ran
so high small boats couldn't land and the
natives would wade out and take US on
their shoulders to the shore. One of
hA no y10 ~,
pounds got en- the back of slim native
and roller upset them and doused them
under water. When the old fellow came
up he was swearing like trooper. The
sky was blue with his oaths as he wad-
died ASHORE.
We made sail in due time, and after
being out for some time fresh provisions
were getting short and we headed for
Rio Janeiro to replenish, arriving there
in good season.
We met there Ex-Governor Kent of
Maine, who was the United States con-
sui at that port. He was very gentle
manly to all of US. He called meeting
of all the passengers at large hall,
made a fine speech and treated US to
some very nice wine. When he sat
down after his speech w. H. Weeks,
ex-county attorney, got up, threw out
his arms as though he was going to give
Us something grand, and said
Maine went hell bent
For Governor Kent.
and sat down. This caused a hurrah
from the Suliote's passengers, who re-
membered Governor Kent's election by
a rousing majority, when some of the
papers headed the election returns as
above
We had a fine time in the city for
three days. going to theatres, etc., and
then set sail southwark.
When off the faIk land Islands in ter
rible gale ano pi oh dark night the
captain S son, Edward, who was Is years
old, and was in the q mates watch (who
was at the wheeD came on deck, looked
and pitched overheard. In the darkness
of the night and the raging storm moth
ing could be done to save him. He was
nice young man and his death caused a
sadness on shipboard. We continued on
and doubled the Cape about 60 degrees
south. After doubling the Cape we had
fine weather until we reached Valparaiso,
where we spent four days looking over
the city and riding horseback out into
the country. There was an English and
an American man-of-war in port. We
had among the passengers Quartette
Club from Bangor, who hired hall and
gave rousing concert. The men from
the naval vessels attended, while the cit
liens, who wanted to hear Yankee Doc
die played by American Yankees, crowd
ed the hall. The concert was a great
success. The aforesaid w. H. Weeks
was q very lively person and always