Arose at 5 to find we were nearing Port Said, arriving there at 9.30. We cast anchor close to the shore, and very soon the ship was surrounded with small boats to convey us to the shore. We visited most of the special principal buildings; but it appears to be […]
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Spreading Branches archive
We’ve just completed the transfer of past editions of our newsletter, Spreading Branches from our My Connected Community (mc2) site to this one in preparation for the scheduled closure of mc2 in June. We have Issue 91 (February 2012) to Issue 59 (February 2004) available to download here in pdf files. There’s lots […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 12 April 1886
Arose at 7 am a beautiful morning. There was a death on Board; a little girl a few months old. It was intered at 5 pm 4 sailors carried it to the ship’s side on a stretcher covered with a Union Jack. The Minister read the burial service and when […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 11 April 1886
Got up at 7 am but had had very little sleep all night owing to the vessel rolling so. We had service to-day this begins my second sunday a-Board. The Minister delivered a beautiful sermon, taking for his text the 23rd verse 11 chapter St. Matthew; the lesson 3rd Psalm. […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 10 April 1886
Arose at 7 am having slept better after my trip yesterday. There are more passengers sick. No great event took place today. The sea running mountains high – so to speak – made things look rather miserable.
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 9 April 1886
Arose at 4 am to find we were nearing Naples, Mount Vesuvious being in sight we could see volumes of smoke rising out of the crater. We arrived at Naples at 9.30 am, casting anchor in the Bay about half a mile from the shore. The Captain sent on a […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 8 April 1886
Arose at 6 am a beautiful morning. We had a fine sports to-day. The passengers are busy writing their letters ready for the mail at Naples. Distance 302 miles.
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 7 April 1886
Arose at 5 am and found, on getting on deck that we were by this time out of sight of land. The Sailors were busy getting up some of the 3rd class passengers luggage. The boxes are in dreadful state, one fellow having his box knocked into all shapes and […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 6 April 1886
I did not turn below last night at all, but stayed on deck in order to see the rocks of Gibraltar, but was dissapointed owing to the darkness. We hail through the Straits at 2.30 am. We could see the red lights and signals that were shewn, and we had […]