From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . o FROM STANLEYPOOL TO MOLUNDU 97 and towing two ponderous lighters, one on each abandoned ourselves to various pessimistic cal-culations as to the speed and duration of the the mouth of the Djah the current was sopowerful that not only did the vessel not advance,but she was actually driven back until the captaindecided to hug the bank, where the straining enginewas able to make headway. There were no cabins on the de Brazza, exceptingthe captains, and the only p
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . o FROM STANLEYPOOL TO MOLUNDU 97 and towing two ponderous lighters, one on each abandoned ourselves to various pessimistic cal-culations as to the speed and duration of the the mouth of the Djah the current was sopowerful that not only did the vessel not advance,but she was actually driven back until the captaindecided to hug the bank, where the straining enginewas able to make headway. There were no cabins on the de Brazza, exceptingthe captains, and the only protection against theweather was an awning on the upper deck. Consid-ering our snails pace, and the fact that all meteoricaltables notwithstanding, the rain continued to fallin torrents, we did not anticipate a very agreeablevoyage. There were eight European passengers, andwe accommodated ourselves as best we could on theupper deck, which was only about thirty yards square,though it had to serve as sitting-room, dining-room,and bedroom. Part of it was occupied by luggage,and at night considerable ingenui
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