Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-22
New York Tribune Correspondence
on TIE U.AY TO ICELAID.
TIE KING OF DENMARK AT THE FARoE Is
LANDs.
THoRsHAvN, Farce Islands,
July Goth.
Yesterday I could only think of Lorg;el-
law Star1,.
From the tumbling surf, that buries
The OTkneyan skerries,
Answering the hoarse He5rdes:
Prom the wrecks of ships, and drifting
Spars, uplifting

| From the tumbling surf that bures
The Orkneyan skerres,
Answering the hoarse He5rides:
From the wrecks of ships, and drifting
Spars uplifting
On the des0tfc rainy
There was no right, but dull Northern
twilight, which increased rather than bright
ened INTO somber, moist, chilly day. Az
| uneasy sea made our little steamer rock and
roll, and there was no sail to be seen any
where. SO passed the hours until four in the
| afternoon, when far ahead, high mountain
isle, with sheer sides, show ed its head above
the mists which still concealed lis base Pres
emily on cur left the long mass of Suderoe,
the southernmost island ofsthe group, became
visible, and it was evident that the lofty peak
front was the Little Diamond Beyond it lies
the Great Diamond, a rock nearly mile in
diameter, and with a sea-wal of cliff certain
ly not less than 500 feet in height.
Passing showers hid these grand shores and
drove us from deck for an hour or Two, but
the sky cleared little toward evening, en-
aiding us to see the outlines of Stromoe, the
main island, on which lies Thorshavn, the
capital, and Naalsoe, which protects its har-
Dor on the east. Here all things are on
grand and impressive scale. The mountains
rise TO the hight Of 2 600 feet, aud the fords
| by which the islands are indented resemble
| those OF Norway in their bold and savage
character. In fact, the Faroes seem to have
dIltted away from Northern Norway and been
anchored here in milder and moister climate
On approaching Thorshayn two Danish
men-of- war showed themselves through the
mist. The roy al standard floating at the stern
showed that we had overtaken His Majesty
Christian TX, on his way to Iceland it was
nearly . O'Clock. and cloud and twilight com
bined dimmed the picture of the town; yet its
| he I..I
the white cross of Denmark on its red field
that the effect was something like that OF an
Illumination.
Our boats were lowered as soon as the an
chor held, and we made for the shore. The
town covers narrow tongue of land between
two small bays. Huge masses of rock line
the shore and prop the most of the houses,
which are crowded together as if trying to
keep warm. There are one or two landing
places, and at one Of them group of friend
y Faroes assisted US to get ashore. Blond
and ruddy, with Phrygian caps on their heads,
knee-breeches with rows Of silver buttons at
the knees, brown stockings over powerful
calves, and heavy wooden pattons on their
feet, saying "GoG atea !" Good evening"
with a tone which made it sound like twel-
come they are all Norscmen, and capital
| specimens Of the race Ihe town. which has
about thousand Inhabitants was crowded
| with people, many having come from other
parts OF the islands, for the king, we learned,
had been expected the day BEFORE but had
only landed at O'Clock that afternoon The
men looked at us with some curiosity, possi-
| bly, su2posing US 10 be DELAYED part Of tie
| royal suite. There was nothing intrusive in
! their ways; all greeted us, lifting their cans.
but not even the boys followed our steps.
There are no stfeels, roperly speaking, but
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