Show AN OCEAN VOYAGE IS 8 11 goes from new york to liverpool MID OCEAN 1500 MILES OUT from new York June Jane editor deseret N news aws at 12 tn today to day our log showed us just 1600 miles out on the bread blue ocean from new york we have seen two large steamers westward bound two or three sailing vessels and a fe few porpoise today to day it is now evening and the saloon is enlivened with music and singing every state room in the saloon is occupied and some intermediate passengers were unable to exchange for a saloon state room about 50 utah excursionists AND missionaries N are on board this merthe nevada the intermediate is full fall and a large number of steerage passengers pass euers were on deck to aarfor it was a lovely day our last days log shows miles our best beat days davs work on the voyage we left new ne york on tuesday june jun e auada ath at pm P in out on 0 1 1 sandy y y hook we were compelled to cast ca a t anchor on account of a heavy log fog it Is seriously dangerous to trifle with so many lives on this bar at 7 a in on the ath we raised anchor and were off again but not without a continuation of the fog which grew in much tich heavier after our pilot left us and we were obliged to t hear the fog horn so lovely at keafor the best part of two days every few minutes the th e fog horn could be heard with its shrill sound warning others not to come in collision in the midst of the dense fog after a time the curtain raised and things looked more cheerful and on the ath a chart was put up showing miles at least two thirds of the passengers were SEA SICK some of whom have not fully recovered as yet yesterday being the sabbath the saloon was crowded to its utmost capacity eng lish services occupied fifty minutes A tall reverend rev brend closed with a short exhortation to love one another with a full stock of charity extended to t save and enlighten this minister was a passenger as groups were k gathered bussing discussing cussing cus sing here and there all in quiet some latter day saint tracts were distributed our captain was presented with one and we presented one to the minister and joined join ed in ina a religious conversation with wit him very pleasantly but we thought rather suspiciously on his part WHILE IN ALLEGHENY CITY pa we met a mr C T russell who publishes copies ot of zions zi ons watch tower yo er in the interest of the llie milieu dial dawn 11 he is liberal and much mach of a gentleman we were engaged with him in nearly all of one day he remarked that he had a very easy way of getting rid of his bis company when he desired to do so but he expressed a delight tn in the investigation of of our doctrines and took elder 1 I W pierce a and rid myself to supper it was nine when we parted very friendly he said the sectarian world could do nothing with us ly for he be himself could swamp them with bible in hand band he acknowledged being enlightened and pleased with our visit ge he made us each a present of a book entitled millennial dawn we have exchanged correspondence since today to day june at noon our log says saye miles yesterday miles and the day before the day before miles total up to date of 2767 miles it is 98 miles to queenstown Queens town and in a 9 few hours we will see land As there are many in utah who will be pleased to learn that their friends the excursionists are well I 1 presume this note will meet a response of thankfulness with them the trip has been pleasant there are passengers on board two of whom are stowaways and are in chains this is the trip for this ship over the ocean or the time she has crossed the ocean safely will mail this at queenstown Queens town this even evening ilig friday june where we will arrive at 7 or 8 ol elock E S |