As with all ships departing from port, well-wishers, family and friends gathered on the quay and gestured farewell to loved ones. Women waved flimsy handkerchiefs and occasionally dabbed at their eyes. Husbands remained stoic, if not a little envious at the possibilities of adventure and fortune in far-off lands. Children, already bored and restless, tugged at their parents" arms, impatient to return home to receive the treats they were promised. Passengers lined the deck and waved ...