Engine malfunction and fire drill
Title
Engine malfunction and fire drill
Subject
Diary page 6
Description
[we sang a great many]
hymns in praise of our Glorious Mother. August 16th: shoals of porpoises gambolling amid the dark waters as far as the eye could reach, glorious sunset seen by us for the first time, as heretofore we were in the saloon when that orb sank beneath the horizon, days now getting short, scarcely any twilight; tho’ still in tropics air chilly – sisters have to wear shawls on deck in the evening. August 17th. Steamer halted again at 4 ½ a.m. this morning, eight sisters awaked by check – three doing duty of the hour so well that they were in blissful ignorance of the halt caused we believe by heating of some part of machinery – bounding over waters again in less than half an hour. Auction on deck from 11 to 12 ½ p.m. Stopped by alarm of fire bell, ship’s company flying to their posts most amusing scene – only practice though.
August 18th visit steerage on Sunday during service, give 2 Agnus Deis to 2 Irish Catholics, distributed large pieces of sweet cake amongst passengers which raised in them emotions of grateful delight. August 19th rather cold
hymns in praise of our Glorious Mother. August 16th: shoals of porpoises gambolling amid the dark waters as far as the eye could reach, glorious sunset seen by us for the first time, as heretofore we were in the saloon when that orb sank beneath the horizon, days now getting short, scarcely any twilight; tho’ still in tropics air chilly – sisters have to wear shawls on deck in the evening. August 17th. Steamer halted again at 4 ½ a.m. this morning, eight sisters awaked by check – three doing duty of the hour so well that they were in blissful ignorance of the halt caused we believe by heating of some part of machinery – bounding over waters again in less than half an hour. Auction on deck from 11 to 12 ½ p.m. Stopped by alarm of fire bell, ship’s company flying to their posts most amusing scene – only practice though.
August 18th visit steerage on Sunday during service, give 2 Agnus Deis to 2 Irish Catholics, distributed large pieces of sweet cake amongst passengers which raised in them emotions of grateful delight. August 19th rather cold
Creator
Sisters of Mercy
Source
Sisters of Mercy Archive, Ennis Collection
Publisher
Sisters of Mercy Archive
Date
1878
Contributor
Dunne, Joan
Rights
All rights reserved
Relation
www.sistersofmercy.org.nz
Format
Manuscript
Language
eng
Type
image.jpg
Identifier
XE/358C6
Coverage
Australia, New Zealand
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