Year: 1859

| " S vi FEMININE EXPERT
ENCES


| iauy VINO was taken on board the DunJarton
from the Quaker City, gives the followino account
of her accommodation the bark:


must tell you about the sleeping on board the
bark. The first night Miss NJ. and | got one of the
small mattresses. 1t was laid on the cabin floor


and there we lay on it, but with so many in sucb
sma,l place it was so warm that we could not sleep
much' and at midnight went and laid down on
ueck beside my husband. Early in the morning
tne captain came and asked me if | should like a
cup OF conee, and brought it TO me. He afterwards
ser'gu colee 20 all the ladies who wished to have
II. Ihey had hard voyage, themselves, and had
| not many cups nor other dishes on hoard and we
! had good deal of joking when we were waiting
by the half dozens to get the use of one spOon.S
Some tried to sup their soup with forks. tried nv
irultkne, but 1T did not answer, so put the dish
10 my mouth and took nv share, then handed it
| over to my husband to take his for we had onlv
one dish for both. We did not get verv fat. l
can assure you. The second night it rained
and we could not lie on deck We were then in
Hampton Roads, in Norfolk, and got a piot ON
board. We slept on the floor of the cabin again
but We had not room to lie Some of the ladies'
SAID we were like sardines. Mrs. Ii. said no, for


ney gave sardInes and herrings to lie straight
was about the centre, and had my head laid on a
mattress, but was sitting on the floor and in the
middle of the night little boy (son of Mr. d.
came and pitched his resting-place in nv arms. /
was cramped and sore indeed, and every now and





miserable condition would push either her feet or
elbows much to my annoyance. was amused to
see some OF the gentlemen, when it commenced to
ram heavy, trying to get under cover. John had
gone down into the hold and lay on the top of the
salt. In the same vicinity there was large family
OF small pigs and some OF the men who could not
get uheer cover, went down and tried all they
l could TO raise their more fortunate companions
Iney would come to the top of the cabin stairs
which was generally full of gentlemen, who would
@ tell them that there was plenty OF room inside -
They would then light match and let them look
down at us all lying the floor without even space
to put foot between us. Some of them would Uo
away, saying, ''Well, | do not know how these
women can stand that" We could not wash our
selves. We had no towels-nothng but sea-water
and we had been three nights without changing
our clothes, so you may think what beauties we
looked when we got on shore. We only saved a
change of under-clothing in our CARPET bags If
the steamships reaches land may get our trunks
again; but am afraid if they have had no helm
before this time, unless the weather has been very
calm, the crew and remaining passengers will not
have much chance of escape. 0fcOurse they had
plenty OF water and provisions board to last
them ailOng time.


| must not forget to tell you that that the cap
tain OF the bark did all in his power TO make us
coml0rtaDIe, and when we got to Hampton Roads,
ne ne asked the captain of the Pilot boat Hope of
Hampton to take us rescued passengers up to Nor
folk that same evening; but he demanded 500 as
the price. Capt Chadbourne offered him $50 but
be said the Baltimore steamer would charge us as
much on Sunday morning. So we did not 90,
but remained all night. On Sunday morning the
steamer Louisiana from Baltimore came alongside
and took us all on board, gave US a good breakfast
and to the praise of the Captain and Purser be it
spoken they declined any payment in return, thus
showing the difference of disposition between the
Captain of the Louisiana and that of the Hope of
Hampton. felt as though | was out of danger
when setting at the well spread breakfast table of
Louisiana. On our arrival at Norfolk we went to
the Atlantic Hotel, and oh what comfort to get
washed change of clothes, and sleep where YOU
have room to lie on good bed. Before closing
must not forget to let you know that we met with
the greatest sympathy from the lady boarders in the
hotel, who very kindly offered such changes of
clothing as we might need, for which they deserve
great praise.