Wednesday Feb. 3 - 1897
After breakfast, Messrs. Lagerin, Sjarholm and I went
to Matadi. I had quite a time getting a man to go into
the Ry. magazine to get out a little box of cartridges.
I found one however & carried them to the boat. I then
went to P.O. & left a message for P.M. to hold my mail-
not sent it to Tumba - we went over to Clippingdales and
found Bros. Hays & James (the latter col.) very sick
with fever. Bro. C. asked me to stay with him & help
nurse. I did so. Hays had Bilious attack - called in
physician - and we succeeded in reducing his fever and
indications are better. I reduced James temperature to
normal - when he went to sleep & I left him for the
night. I slept in Bro. Harvey's bed.

Thursday Feb. 4 - 97
This a.m. after a refreshing sleep, I found James in
good cond. normal - gave him 12 rs. Quinine and left
him comfortably. Went down & had chop. Mrs. Hays went
up to the other house and occupied Bro. Harvey's bed-
the one I had vacated this a.m. and slept all day. I
took charge of Hayes and after giving him a warm sponge
bath & fixing him nicely in bed he went to sleep &
slept nearly all day. About 5 p.m. the Tenriff English
Steamer came in. I helped Hays to the window to get a
peep at her. You see he is anxious for she is the one
to England for he is on his way home. About 3 p.m.
James' fever went up again and we had quite a time
reducing his temperature. On the Teneriff came Mr. &
Mrs. Cramer from America, missionaries of the I.M.A.
(International Missionary Alliance) & [Mrs.?] Smith from
Boma - he had been to Boma to see a fellow worker married
the couple went back from Boma through the country on
foot while he came to Matadi on ship. Mr. & Mrs. Cramer
& Smith are going to Ngangila a station about 6 hours
walk - from Londe - whis is about 18 miles. For the
C.B.M..- (Congo Bololo Mission) A Frenchman - Domenjoz-
came, he had been on Congo before for 3 years. He was
converted under the missionary influence. About 10
o'clock p.m. I gave James a sponge bath with very hot
water and covered him up with lots of blankets and left
Mon's Domenjoz to wait on him. I left instructions what
to do, and I went again to Mr. Harvey's bed and had a
goodnight's rest.
