Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29
THE IOW A VOTER.
KNOXVILLE, IOWA.
Letter from Europe.
STEAMSHIP AUSTRALIA,
On the Ocean, jane ., 1871.

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Esnr Eriend:-You expressed a
desire to hear from Inc when 1 ar
rived in the land Of my birth. II
may ,be interesting TO some of your
readers to know thecOst and facilities
for travel across the.ocean. Having
been blessed by a kind Providence
with very prosperous journey on
land and sea, j am prepared TO say,
the trip is neither formidable nor
very expensive. in less than two
days' travel from Pclla you are III
thesGity Of New York, at a cost for
fare Of $3.50. The usual fare to
Glasgow is sG5 to So, from New
York. Thesplendid iron steamships
now crossing the ocean are provided
with everything that can add to the
comfort, the wants, or the convent
enceo Of the passenger. Indeed many
Of them may be called floating pala-
ces, where you live in a style equal
to the best hotels i'm the States.
Such was the steamship Australia,
in which / crossed the ocean. She
had Sc cabin passengers, chiefly COM
posed of well-to-do families, travel
ing for pleasure OF health, many to
visit the land of their birth. Among
the number were three Ministers,
who were faithful in keeping up
worship every evening, and Divine
Service twice on the Sabbath. II
seems fitting and right that men who
are at the mercy of the elements
should implore the protection Of the
great Being that controls them.
The monotony Of a sea voyage is
often relieved by ship in sight, or
an iceberg-of which we passed sew
cral immense ones. In dense fog
on the banks Of Newfoundland we
came within thirty feet Of collision
with bank ahead Of us. Good
management probably saved valua-
BILE lives. We sailed from New York
on the 9TH Of May; and up to June
9TH all was JOY and happiness on
board. On the morning of the last
named date the news spread all over
the ship that two deaths had occur
red in the night-casting u gloom
and sadness on every countenance.
One was that Of a young man far
gone with chronic rheumatism and
diseased lungs. Hoping to see his
father and mother I'm Colerain, Ire
land, before he died, he undertook
the long journey. God had other
wise ordered; and ut midnight he
was relieved from his suflerings.
The other was apparently a strong,
healthy man, who sat by my side at
every meal since we came on board
the ship. Last evening at Z o'clock
lac was Mt ten; this morning he was n
corpse-snpposed to have died from
heart DEMONSTRATING u wife and
child In the States. According to
the rules and regulations of the ship,
the remains of the deceased were,
after a short funeral service, COM
United to the deep--a solemn scene
for all on board. This was a sad, a
occurrence-two deaths
in one night, out of less than 800
souls on board.
There are on board three Doctors,
three Ship-Captains, four citizens of
who have been travelling
over two months from that far-off
country. Among so many, gathered
from all parts Of the world, there is
4 degree Of temperance and good
order on board that is remarkable.
Iowa is represented by talented
Young man from Mt. Pleasant, Ed
win III. Van Cise, who intends to
travel on the continent Of Europe for
he coming twelve month. His
etters you will see in the Hawkeye.
The purser informs me that among
he passengers there are l6 persons
,ver 60 years Of age, ! Of them over
70, and quite number over 80. The
weather thus far has been delightful.
seldom has the oldest sailor expert
nee such favorable, mild weather,
N voyage across the Atlantic.
GLASGOW, June Sth, 1871.
At 3 O'clock yesterday morning all
IN board ship were on deck to get a
light of land, which had been hid |
rom our sight for nearly eleven days,
Every heart was made glad to see
Mother Earth once more. Old Ire
and, the Green Isle, is in full view;
he small ten or twenty acre farms
an be distinctly seen. The ship
inferred Loeb Foil, near to London
Jerry. and landed nearly one-third |