The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-14
EXPECTEDEARRIVAL OF ENGLISH
TOURISTS.

Mr.. Thomas COOK the neaQ III the him
: of Cook SON 6 Jenkins, the world re-
nowned Tourists and Excursionists, left
London, A prii 18th, for New York, with
a Earty Of thirty distinguished English
ladies and gentlemen, who design, under
/ the guidance of Mr.. Cook, making tour
three months through this country for the
purpose Of ipauguratlng the new travelling
arrangements made with our rail rCada
and hotels by Messrs. Cook, Son & Jenk-
ms of New York.
| Tie programme or itinerary Of these
English Tourists requires them to leave
New York, Monday. May 4th, for Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington city,
spending day or two in each place, and
from Washington city paying visit to
Mount Vernon and the tomb OF Washing
ton; leaving Washington they 60 by the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad TO Harper's
Ferry, and down the Shenandoah Valley,
through Winche ter, Strasburg, &c roStaun-
ton; stopping by the way to visit Weyrr's
Cave and the Cave Of the T, untains; from
Stanton the party goes direct TO Rich
mond, USG the Chesapeake 81 Ohio Rail
road. remaining a few DAYS il Richmond
they 60 or to Lyncbhurgb. and by the
James River Canal to the Natural Bridge
of Virginia. from which point they will
take stages to Goshen, passing through
Lexington. at which place the graves of
General Lee and Stonewall jackson will
be visited; from Goshen the cars of the
chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will be
taken to White Sulphur Springs and
through the magnificent scenery of the
Kanawha and West Virginia to Hunting
ton, where the Ohio River steamers will
be taken to Cincinnati; after a brief rest
at orc Of the fine hotels Of that city the
Journey will be again commenced to
Louisville and Cave City, where visit
will be made TO the Mammnth Cave, re-
turning to Louisville and taking the OF 10
aud Memphis Raj way direc to St. Louie.
From S. Louis the party will 90 in
Especial Drawing Room Cars gia tie St.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern r. r. to
Kansas City, and then by the Kansas Pa
cific Railway to Denver, Cheyenn" and
Ogden, thence to Salt Lake City, where
another halt will be made in the Getty o
Saints" from Salt Lake the journey will
be directly to San Francisco. where about
a week will be taken to see the wonders
of the Pacific Coast. Returning the party
will 90 INFO the osemite Valley, spend
ing q week or so IN that locality, from
whence the return will be direct to Omaha
and Chicago, AID from which point the
Journey will be leisurely resumed to De-
troit, through Can&da to Niagara Falls
and Toronto, at which point the steamers
l +
|of the Royal Canadian line will be taken
to Kingston, Prescott, through the thou'
sand Islands and down the Rapids of the
st. Lawrence to Montreal and Quebec
thence to Boston and New York, remain
ling few Ways III each place.
A portion of this party will not go tc
California, but will leave the main body
lat ST.. Louis proceeding direct to Chicago
osa Springfield, in order to visit the grave
of Lincoln.
We bespeak for these Transatlantic
visitors o warm and cordial greeting.
STRANGE AND TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ca.
TAsTRoPHE IN Climatic North Chins
Herald OF the Goth Of February records {
! terrible accident as. having taken place al
Z Hong Kong OH the 18th, to the mail steame,
WAN LoonG, which piled between that por
ard Canton. 1t appears says the Herald
e that the vessel started from Messrs. JOIN
IBurd q Co.'S. wharf att o'clock. Sha car,
7 ried cargo, but accounts vary as 10 the
q exact number of passengers on board. 1t il
Igenerally believed. however. that there were
between 200 and 800 A very large crowd
!, OF chinese assembled on the Praya to see The
. vessel start. She got clear Of her mocrinr,
7 all right but IL. taking turn tC come undel
y the stern Of small German yachl
: lying near, she gave a roll inward
I'm the circle she. was describing. On hel
upper decks were large number of Chinese
and ut the sway they all ran to the other side
4 . movement which at once brought thu
: vessel over. The dead weight at the low sidt
b kept her from righting herself again and
: her siantlng attitude prevented those or the
top from getting to the high side. So the
y vessel went right over, and at once sank
q Just before she went down wild ery aroae
from those on board, which was at once
!, caught np by those on shore, and some hun
dreds Of spectators rushed along the Prays
|, to see what was the matter, and the excite
! ment became intense. Several house boat.
4 were Immediately on the scene. Inspector
. Stroud was prompt In getting all the yoI;oo