A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific . uth Island, on the Turbine Screw Steamer Moheno,for Melbourne, Australia, distance thirteen hundred had often heard it reported that the Tasmanian Sea wasawfully rough, but we always had such pleasant sailingweather that we thought we would make the trip withsmooth seas, as it only takes four days, and we started withfine weather; however before we had gotten half way across,the usual bad weather prevalent in this sea struck us, andwe learned what a storm at sea was. A real sure enoughstorm came on, we tossed about badly, and the spraywashed ove
A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific . uth Island, on the Turbine Screw Steamer Moheno,for Melbourne, Australia, distance thirteen hundred had often heard it reported that the Tasmanian Sea wasawfully rough, but we always had such pleasant sailingweather that we thought we would make the trip withsmooth seas, as it only takes four days, and we started withfine weather; however before we had gotten half way across,the usual bad weather prevalent in this sea struck us, andwe learned what a storm at sea was. A real sure enoughstorm came on, we tossed about badly, and the spraywashed over every part of the ship, coming through in thesocial hall and first-class dining room so that everythingwas wet in that part of the vessel, and the boat pitched androlled so badly that it was very difficult to keep thedishes on the table; in fact there were but few who had anydesire to go to the dining room. Really the whole ship atthis time was about the most dreary, wet, cold anduncomfortable place we had ever seen. Our party all 69. proved to be very good sailors, but it was running in themind of one of us, What did we come here for anyhow?How much more pleasant it would be at home? I hereinsert a quotation cut from a paper in Hobart, Tasmania,showing the experience of the Steamer Athenic in the samestorm; she came into the Hobart harbor just a few hoursbehind us: Hobart, Friday.—The steamer Athenic arrived herelast night, after a rough time off the Tasmanian made a good trip from the Cape, and would havereached Hobart the day before time, but on Wednesday,with a fast falling barometer, the wind suddenly shifted tothe southwest, increasing to a whole gale, with a tremendoussea and heavy rain, which continued throughout the half-past eight A. M., on March 20th, the gale hadincreased to a storm, and the ship had arrived offMaatsuyker; but conditions were most unfavorable formaking land, and the Athenic was hove-to till 6 A. M., onMarch 21st, when she made
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