A day on Board the S.S. Garonne
Title
A day on Board the S.S. Garonne
Subject
Diary page 13
Description
[we retire to cabins where we have full]
benefit of litany, psalms, prayers, & eloquent exhortation of Rev. W. Western – all over at 9.15 Deo Gratias. We take a refreshing sleep notwithstanding rocking of vessel.
Monday 2nd Sept. Weather fine – number of Cape hen. Frigate birds & Albatrosses flying round vessel. 3rd. Chief Officer takes us forward thro’ ship to see three beautiful Ostriches which a gentleman took from Cape intending to establish an ostrich farm at Adelaide, grand birds in immense wooden cages.
Tuesday 3rd. Warm day – Chief Engineer & Purser give musical entertainment consisting of a variety of Irish, Scotch,and operatic airs on Cornet, fife & beautiful musical box. Thursday 5th. Gale & heavy rain – great rolling of vessel.
Friday. Day fine – athletic exercises on deck in the forenoon.
Saturday 7th. Grand concert in Saloon after dinner.
benefit of litany, psalms, prayers, & eloquent exhortation of Rev. W. Western – all over at 9.15 Deo Gratias. We take a refreshing sleep notwithstanding rocking of vessel.
Monday 2nd Sept. Weather fine – number of Cape hen. Frigate birds & Albatrosses flying round vessel. 3rd. Chief Officer takes us forward thro’ ship to see three beautiful Ostriches which a gentleman took from Cape intending to establish an ostrich farm at Adelaide, grand birds in immense wooden cages.
Tuesday 3rd. Warm day – Chief Engineer & Purser give musical entertainment consisting of a variety of Irish, Scotch,and operatic airs on Cornet, fife & beautiful musical box. Thursday 5th. Gale & heavy rain – great rolling of vessel.
Friday. Day fine – athletic exercises on deck in the forenoon.
Saturday 7th. Grand concert in Saloon after dinner.
Creator
Sisters of Mercy
Source
Sisters of Mercy Archive, Ennis collection
Publisher
Sisters of Mercy Archive
Date
1878
Contributor
Sisters of Mercy
Rights
All rights reserved
Relation
Sisters of Mercy, Ennis, Australia, New Zealand
Format
Manuscript
Language
eng
Type
image.jpg
Identifier
XE/358C13
Coverage
Australia, New Zealand
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