, 1873-08-10
Disoonlforts Of the American Steamer
on the Atlantic.
Comforts of the English Steamer
on the Pacific.
The Ride Across tho Isthmns-..pnyta
and GuayaqAil-.-Alount CHM
bornzO.


hore, and nv frioude have so ofton wrltton ia
mo to advise thou, about tbo inconyonioncos
snd trials az MI ocoan-vovaoo IN por1 Tint I
have ycuturod in thiR lottor To riva nv OK
pericncca. IN tbo booe that orv opo ant{cinnt;nc
a tr,p to tbia ~ Citv of tho Old Kings" may
know tust wbnt ho hns rndortaken and what l,o
.l,as to updoreo. And. nlthourh / am a 1syal
American, and hive all tho natural prido Of
birth that belongs to Now-Enelander, vet ius-
tice comDols mo to gay tllat nowhere can bo
found
MORE p1gcoMFonr AND INCONVENIENCE
than on a voyage on tho Atlantic from New York
to Asrfnwal. II thoro arc many San Frapcicco
pasaengors, thcro aro suro to be- few rooms md
d great doal Of unnecessary crowdiur, In tho
three or four bortl.s Of a narrow etato-room.
hardly ri1o onougl, to hold ono tr,nl, and n
very dimiuutiyo camr-chair. viii bo mt a
grown poraon to oyory berth, making three or
four porRone to oyory state-room md. II nearlv
eyory lady passenger has 3 small child or infant
with her, you cali form, somo itoa Of tho crowded
condition of Ito poor1y-yontilatod state
rooms, tho CRYING of infants, and tho con-
staut annoyance of close quarters wet sprav.
tho customary gallo Of wind or Iattoras, and
tho hoavy zen the entire distance. Iwns assured
that, since tho opcning Of tho Pacific Railroad,
the travel had greatly fallen Off, almost every
California passenger prcferring to 70 by rail.
But hnyo boeu over tho ocoau-routc four timos.
and ALWAYS hnye found
AN 11sn,tp cpown,vo
There ara olways plenty of iuya11s, WIN ,,refor
the occan-route IA more healthf,, than Tho rail
and, as they arc themselves aiiue md fooblc.
thew can find fu1 t;cnnso tn muttar anil orrco,,
and conr1,;,, a. ovo,,.t1;,,. ,1.t ......,.,,e..
hnard TIM stoomor Apl t1,oro !. ~ -,...
J.. a.. '.,,," Nl,, -AH. 'n'.o 20 ~ p'aeo
AZ 1no WHO "orla "horo peoplo so Do
vclop tho dormant gehBhnoss Of thoir
nature as on bosrl @ steamer. Esneca,1v vii,
Won find thia tho caao ,v,or ent;ro atron,ora to
ooo1, ot1,o. s.a .t,.o,,,' .a..t,as =. -, w
oNen . o.iot "'o 'i'io"n toso'oer III bnch cioAo
proximity as wore tue dlnoront occupanta OF
will, aud disturbances wore frcoucnt. ! mist
c{f,rn flint a,mout o11 of t,,oeo t,rmo;Ia ,voro
ra,to1, ~, 49,, 49,. 49,, H., "S'N
so'sen up anu Aor1 up, oy
THE FEMALE roRT1oN
of our passengers and that, If ono of tho male
nersuasiou took anv mart tbcre;n In was ,1r;vo,
INTO II on1 roodcl m l,v tho con'n1a;nt. ~ Lie
4n.o ~ "nu eo""su w ~ 'ro eo,nt'A4tn " nle
WIG or tomato 1f1ellt's. ING hrst-class ladies',
who formerly took tho steamer to and from Call
fornia to New York, now prefor the rail : and
thn lnud-te,kipr. bo;sterous fon,a,os m tho
=. 49,, e. 1s.:s,, e.. ',n.",,o =" Wv
Nf
tlons) wore formerly stoeraBo and aecond-oaas
passengers, who can afford, from the reduction
Of faro. to trayel first-c]ass. and mako q stir.
and ottroct otteni,on
n,'t ~ ,atmrn ~ ,to A,,o,o,,, a,o,,
nutt 70 fet"1h 10 .ho american steamers |:
AL the meats, vegetables, md othor eatnblos on
lakcu back OH tho return trim 10 That tl,ev not
,u1,, loao Al, ,,,o;, rrayl,avs h,,t ost., hoaa1r
oos 'o0o I'LL sno 1xr,r tn 1,.r o''S o'''n oecono
SA'E - 1N4" A0Gs
,,t @ M' naMys ~ of sFeas va OF grumbng
sIont ~ tn's ;;..al aaUno, @na ennos uus aa
y ro sne h.uly a % @ ,;a " t5o wo'
~ 'sa fo,t nu Li,,1n 9 ne'er conoo-
nt 1 " .'s ~ .",s : ~ ~ ~ r, ~,
nus M.1n W. al1tso ~ ~ ~ ou,oa }nar"al}3 ~!
9or ar arce hnnru - a." o"o sa"o 'no CATS
n1pE AeRoss THE 1s1HMus ,,,
~ ,ast ainn. ;am Ana Mna. siursons liuo lno
"a aano ,n io,d 'ns tre.a ons ~ f hn, ~.
npiey aromate odors tll1inr to air .t on
i;u,s ~ sn Ia!'nInhe stSts ,'.aohso letha aud