The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 17, 1910, Page EIGHT, Image 8
MAYOR GILLANB'STRiP
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
AN OCEAN LINER?A BURIAL AT
SEA?OTHER INTERESTING
; INCIDENTS.
Editor County Record:?
-f In the hope that the observations
and experiences of one making his
first trip across the Atlantic may be
of interest to some of your many
^ subscribers, I take pleasure in handing
you a cursory sketch of the
?r Aj, many incidents of our trip, which be
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' ? ^ gan on September 1.
It is impossible for one to imagine
? ^ the bigness of the modern trans-Atlantic
liner or to appreciate the
completeness of the equipment, and
for that reason I will describe some
of the features of the S S Oscar II,
of the Scandinavian-American Line,
the ship on which we sailed from
Hoboken, N J, to Copenhagen, Denmark.
The ships of this line, how#
ever, which require twelve days to
cross the Atlantic, are hardly more
than one-half the size of the larger
and faster boats which require only
from five to six days to make the
passage across. This will give you
some idea of the size and power of
the larger liners when compared
with the dimensions and accommodations
of the Oscar II, which is
built entirely of steel, 510 feet long,
58 feet wide and 42 feet from keel
to upper deck. The ship is lighted
throughout by electricity and during
cold and stormy weather all of
the rooms, halls and saloons are
heated by steam. Although we
were able to make only 15 miles per
hour, this ship was equipped with
two propellers of bronze 171-2 feet
tin diameter which are driven by two
triple-expansion engines of 8,000
horse power. Steam for the engines
and heating purposes is furnished
by seven boilers with
twenty-eight firing places. The
passengers are accommodated on the
three decks, all of which are over
? built, the steerage passengers being
/on the first or main deck, which is
over built both fore and aft, and
of course, being in each end of the
^ boat, is rather an undesirable place
to live during rough and stormy
^ weather. The accommodations for
uir xwuu aiiu uisv tiaoo ijaaarugcio
are to be found in the over building
amidship, that is, in the middle of
the ship, where the rolling of the
boat in rough weather is less than
in any other part of the ship. The
first class pasengers are quartered
on the forward part of the upper
' deck and on the promenade deck
and the second class passengers are
accommodated entirely on the upper
deck. Third class or steerage passengers
are not all owe i to go up
on the upper or promenade deck,
and second class passengers are
permitted to enter upon only a limited
portion of the upper deck and
are not permitted to go up on the
promenade deck, while the first class
passengers have the privilege of
^ going anywhere, except in the
engine and boiler rooms. Except
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for the privileges allowed the passengers
of the first and second class
Mt"" there is practically very little difference
in the accommodations of these
two classes. In fact,the staterooms
are identical in comfort and arrangement
and are senarated on
- t the sir) by a small passage-way
only, but the dining-room for the
first class is somewhat superior to
that offered the second class cabin
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passengers, ootn m service ana me
quality of food provided. The first
f class dining-room can accommodate
about one hundred passengers, the
sr second cabin dining-rooom about
>.. two hundred and fifty and in the
third class or steerage from 800 to
1.000 passengeis may be accommodated.
In both the first and second
'cabins large and comfortable smoking
rooms are situated about the
middle of the ship and in addition
to this may be found on forward
jpart of the promenade deck the
music saloon, on one side of which
is the ladies' saloon and on the other
side the library . and writing room.
These saloons are elegantly furnished
in gilt embossed leather, the
sofas and lounging seats being covered
with silk plush and the floors
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covered with Axminster carpets.
Just under this music saloon and on
the upper deck is the magnificent
dining-room for the first cabin.
This room extends the full width <>f
the ship and is furnished with four
long mahogany tables in the center
and several smaller tables on each
for the convenience of families and
small parties. At the head of each
of these long tables an officer of the
ship presides during the meal, these
officers being the captain, the first
officer, the chief-engineer and the
doctor. It is difficult to describe
the elegance and convenience and
comforts of this room, the floor of
which is covered with a magnificent
carpet and the walls and pantry of
which are of carved and polished oak
a id mahogany.
Promptly on the minute advertised
for the departure from New
York, and while the ship's band was
playing on the upper deck and the
band from a sister ship of the same
company, then in port, played on
i the pier to enliven the spirits of the
departing passengers, the engines
were started and the big ship
backed slowly from ner dock out
into the river. On account of the
traffic in the river between New
York and the Jersey coast, these
big liners have not sufficient space
within which to make the sharp
turn for the bay after leaving the
dock, but with the assistance of two
tugs, one pushing at the bow and
another on the opposite side pushing
at the stern, we were soon straightened
out in the river and headed
for the bay. Naturally we proceeded
slowly at first until we had
passed the course of the freight
and passenger boats that swarm
like bees to and fro across the river,
but it was not long before we had
sailed into the open waters and
could put on a little more steam.
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we made the usual stop to let the
pilot off, and the engines started
at full speed with the nose of our
ship pointing towards the other side.
One after another the larger objects
about New York faded from view
and when the darkness came on,
only an occasional flash could be
seen from the light houses along
the coast. The weather was ideal
with sunshine almost every day except
when we passed the Newfoundland
Banks, where we encountered
the usual fogs, but after a couple
of days in the fog region we were
again under ciear skies with pothing
in sight save the limitless stretches
of the Atlantic. On account of the
exceedingly quiet weather vour boat
rolled very little, but however
smooth the water may appear, one
is always conscious of the monotonous
swell and r jll of the restless sea.
Our first sight of land after leaving
New York was on the ninth day out
when we passed through the narrow
straits between the northern coast
of Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
We passed through this "fairway"
I as it is called, about daylight, and
! by having the night steward call us
at five o'clock we were up and on
deck in time to enjoy the sight of
the wild and rugged coast of Northern
Scotland.
The scenery is simply indescribable.
Huge mountains of solid rock
rising abruptly from the water with
no visible signs of human life except
an occasional lighthouse built on the
barren rock gave us a feeling of awe
as we steamed slowly through the
narrow straits in the twilight of a
breaking day. There was hardly a
i breath in the air. The water here
I was as smooth as glass and not a
sound could be heard save the constant
thumping of the engines running
at reduced speed. We were not
long in making this passage,however,
and by breakfast time we were clear
away from the coast of Scotland and
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I the North sea towards Christiansands,our
first stop. We anchored in
the harbor of this little city early |
Sunday morning,the tenth day after
leaving New York, and after discharging
the mail and a few passen- j
gers we proceeded to Christiania, i
where we arrived thatnight and spent
the entire next day discharging the :
cargo for that port. From this port
we sailed that night and next morn- i
ing, September 13, we docked at;
Copenhagen,Denmark,the home port
i
of the Scandinavian-American steam-1
ers.
One of the principal occupations
of the passengers on these transatlantic
liners is eating. It really seemed
that we were eating from the
time that we came out in the morning
until wc retired for the night.
Frem S to 9:30 in the morning breakfast
is served, then at 11 o'clock
bouillon and crackers are passed
around. At 12:30 o'clock lunch is
served and at 4 o'clock tea and cakes
are passed around on deck. Dinner
is served at 0 o'clock and at 10
o'clock at night sandwiches and cof1
fee can be had in the smoking room.
The Scandinavian people believe in
: eating and eating often. Their cooking,
especially of meats, is consideri
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"Oiy aDove ine average, anu eneir
paHry can't be beat.but with all the
varicus meats and Irish potatoes and
fancy cakes and pies, there were
many times when we longed for
some good old fried chicken and
hominy and South Carolina rice.
; We saw rice only once after we left
' the States and this was served on
board the ship as a dessert. It didn't
look right and didn't taste right, so
we let it alone. In the place of hom!
iny, rice, corn-bread and biscuits, as
| we use them, they have Irish potatoes.and
invariably serve hot meats,
! with the potatoes, green peas,beans,
cauliflower and such.
On our trip across the water, one
i day was almost like the other, with
' nothing to mar the pleasure and
J happiness of the passengers except
1 the death of one of the passengers
in the steerage. This old man was in
the last stages of consumption and
was making a race with death across
the water in order that he might die
in his native land, Norway. Death
won, though, and he died four days
| before reaching the oher side. Of
1 course his body could not be carried
| for four days and consequently he
! was buried at sea.
It might be of interest to describe
here the burial scene at sea.
In former days the burial service
was usually held at 12 o'clock in the
(day,but on account of the depressing
' effect of such scenes on the spirits of
the other passengers, most of the
steamship companies have adopted
J the new custom of burying the dead
' about sunrise and before the passengers
are up and about the decks.
! The body is prepared for burial in
; the usual manner except that ini
stead of being placed in a casket or
coffin it is sewed up in a piece of
strong sail canvas, a weight of
iron being sewed in with the body
and at the feet of the dead person.
' This piece of iron is usually a part of
the bars or grate that has been
burnt out in the furnaces of the
boiler room. After the body and
j this weight have been securely sewed
in. a flag of the dead person's coun
try is then wound about the body and
i everything is in readiness for the
' ceremony. The body is placed on a
j platform extending from the side of
! the ship, and this platform, when
! tilted,will allow the feet to slide feet
foremost into the water. The band
first plays a funeral dirge or march
and all of the officers of the boat
appear in full dress uniform. The
engines stop and the boat is allowed
to drift until the service is over. All
work on the boat is suspended and
the captain reads the appropriate
burial service, after which the platform
is inclined to the water, the
body slips off feet foremost, the engines
start as soon as the body disappears
from sight and the boat
moves on. The band then strikes up
with a lively march or two-step as a
diversion for the passengers who
might have seen the ceremony or
who might have known that the
service was being held, and everything
moves on about the ship as if
nothing had happened. As a general
thing, the nassengers will not be informed
of a death on board the ship,
but of course it usually becomes
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The tax books will be open for collection
of taxes the 15th day of October
n?-xt.
Tax levy ns follows;
For State 5% mills
" Ordinary county 3?a "
" Roads 1 "
Special roads 1 "
" Cons't. school 3 "
A capitation tax of $1.00 on all male
persons between the ages of 21 and 60
years, and 80 mills levy on all cattle,
sheep, goats and hogs in part of Anderson,
Penn and all of Suttons townships
also 50 cts per head on all dogs;
also 2 mills for retiring bonds and 2
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No. 2-2.'
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29, 36, 36. 37. 39, 40 4 mills
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