, 1866-10-21

Letter from a Chicago Tourist In Eu.
rope.
Eorn DE- HOLLAND,
BApxN BADES, September 10. 1916,

| noTn De 1ioLlAXp !
baden BADEs. September ls, 1sda I
Ed1!ors Chicago Tribune:
When left Chicago Ton tho third Of An
gust last) promised to give you aud m
numerous friends In the city, where har
resided for nearly thirty years, the benefit o
what l heard and saw that thought wou1s
be Of Interest to you. What I write, how
ever, viii be in my PLATA style, and ii, on it
reception, you do not think 1t of sul1lcleu
Importance to give 1t place In your col
umns, commit it to the flames,
LEAVING CHICAGO
we hastened on e Washington for our pass
ports, which by the wuy nc have not beer
called upon to exhibit yet. From thence tc
New FORK to perfect our arrangements 70,
passage On board the splendid and powerful
Cuuard steamer Scotia, Captain Jndklns
Ne weighed anchor at two o'clock In the
afternoon, on Wednesday, August sth, fired
our gun and discharged our pilot at t1ve, and
were soon fairly at sea.
CROSSING THE OCEAN
may be considered BY many as q very pleas.
ant pastsme, but as for me- do not th!nk
WAS born for sailor. We had 4 yerv in.
tcresting list Of passengers, including several
from Chicago, and made the passage In nine
and half days, against hesd winds most Of
the way. Geography says about two-thiris
but for eight and half days It appeared 10
be all water. We then came in E!cht of
Fastnet rock aud light house, md soon amer
the barren coast Of Ireland appea-e In full
siew. Nothing Of special interest occurred
% on cur passage, except seeing I've small
On either side of our ship. seemingly at
tempting to run q race with us- There
seemed to be several thousands Of them and
they followed Us for many miles, and at Last
gave up the chase and retired We passed
the Grand Banks It was very cold and IL.
9uentl{ quite foggy.. Many On board felt ss
did the man who, IN crossing the
ocean for the d1st time, and being very sick,
%reWsskcd. % there were but two things for
Which 20 wiahed to lire. One wss to make
wrofc - Ltt on The 0eea5s Has<." Aftes
passing Fastnet We soon reached Queens
toWn, and then the green shores Of Old Ire
land Tesc welcomed BY every one. A pleas
ant nights rcst brought Us. !at daylight the
next morning Into the harboE OF Liverpool.
CCsroX HoEtK OFFICERS
were soou On board, aud, After 4 slight c1-
amination, We bid adicu TO our noble ship
ard each other, and each went on his way
1r1oicing SAN but little Of Liverpool.
!he immense docks arc the principal objects
l
qraintanees fellow citizens took the II q.
N. train 1or London with M. and re were
soon Fas<tng the highest cultivated country
I hare eve1 seen, and reached London In fre
nnd three-furths hours, running pan Of the
Nay at the rate Of sixty miles an hour. The
ing, and the heavy rains hare reafly 1nun.
dated most Of the low lands and greatly
damaged the crops. The same may be said
II regard 2 France, and in fact the most Of
Europe. Our bscadstuGs will find q good
market and remu1erAttpg prices for the rear
to come.
xe sPent two days Here We met our old
friend GIiggs Just from Paris on his weT
bone. We stopped II Morley's Hotel, Ia
talgar Square. Its numerous fountains in
full play presented beautiful appearance.
orated church ofMr. spurgeon. 1sent him my
card "a and had yeE pleasant interyiew-in-
stted him to yisit Chicago, which be respect-
iullJ declined for the present. He is truly
: wonderful man. He expresses himtelfmore
s1ssriy than any minister eyer before heard.
saJs. His morning prayer was eloquent and
sey compscheusiyc. Els church Il = model
one ard seats six thousand In Tho .c9Clar
'cate, and not uufseqncntly eight thousand
=, ase N attendance. We took glance at West
md retired to our hotel. In the morning we
lHanEed ouf financial uatters for travelling
n the continent, and at one D. m. were ~ |
or w
rams VIA. YolEs1oSE AID DorIpaSE.
Cfosslng the channel Il much Is it used to be |
= rough weather IN going 1om Chicago to |
=. Joseph, before the railroad xas flushed |
round the head Of the Lake, We reachcd |
1asts At half past eleven p, H., and drore to
ne Grand Hotel, good enough lor an Empa-
pr and none too good for American citIxc1A.
y Paris can only say It struck me a. being
he neatest city had ever seea md lie besi
'osefhed: Everything movea like clock-work
md you do not tee The hand th.t rnnyrs It.
he Emperor called 1t the Grand HoteI the
tAJ VIC were there, either to zee u or the
impress Of Mexico, and - rs did not see
lin conclude 1t xaA to nee the latter We
Ald our respects to OFT old friend HRS. Dr..
ound Delightfully."- situated at No. I Rue