St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-09-27
The Tourjee European Excursion.
WORLD.
Correspondence of the Caledonian)

WORLD.
Correspondence of the Caledonian)
No. L.
The large excursion party organized
by DR.. E. TOurjee. of Boston, for a visit
to Europe, the past summer, has for
the most part returned from its foreign
wanderings, although some of its men,
bers still linger among inviting scenes
abroad. The excursion could not have
been more successful than it proved to
be. Nearly $50 persons were taken on
one steamer, and some go on another,
in the former instance the party monop-
Olizing all the passenger room of the
vessel. Your correspondent was a
member of the larger party. There was
some discomfort on the voyage from
New York to Glasgow, on account of
the number of passengers and the warm
weather, some of the state-rOoms being
made almost unbearable for several
days by the heat within and without,
but nevertheless there was a large
amount of enjoyment derived from the
trip. Some half dozen evening enter
tainments were given which greatly re-
lieved the tedium of the voyage, and
there were also lectures and other ex-
ercises, together with choral practice
under the able direction of Carl Zerrahn.
The entertainments referred to COM
prised singing, instrumental music,
readings and recitatiOns, and were man
aged by Mr.. o. B. Bruce, of Bingham
ton, with much skill and humOr. Re-
ligious services were held nearly every
day. A rough sea on one or two days
interfered with all exercises and kept
the passengers otherwise engaged.
On the tenth morning out the well
come cry of Gland no" started every
body up from the breakfast table-that
is, all who found seat at the "festive
board" a safe and agreeable tarrying
place, some being already on deck from
inclinations of different sOrt-and the
headlands of ArramOle Island, just off
the Irish coast, came into dim view
through the grey clouds of a seemingly
impending storm. AS day advanced
the skies cleared and for nine or ten
hours we sailed along in sight of the
with realizing sense of the appro-
priateness of the name bestowed upon
that portion of Her Majesty's dOmin-
ions. At times the steamer was brought
quite near the shore, and we could see
the waves dash upon the rocks, and
study in detail the confOrmations OF
the coast. This was especially the case
in passing the Giants Causeway, the
steamer being run within a third of a
mile, or less, of this curiously formed
headland. After leaving the Irish coast
and sailing across the North Channel,
we were brought to the beautiful seem
cry of Scotland. The evening sail up
the Firth of Clyde was delightful, and
as the daylight lasts nearly two hours
longer in that northern latitude than
in New England, the early evening
hours were none too late.
We came to anchor about eleven
O'Clock in the harbOr of Greenock, about
25 miles below Glasgow, and remained
on board the steamer over night. AT
an early hour in the morning we left
the vessel, going ashore on a steam
tug, and then proceeded by the earliest
train to Glasgow. Our programme con-
templated stop in this city, but as OuI
arrival, in such an event, had been ex-
pected the day before, it was thought
best to carry out the intended visit to
the lakes fixed for the particular date
and thus save all disarrangement OF
future plans. We were therefore in
and out of the great commercial me-
tropolis of Scotland before it was fairly
awake. The party was divided for the
trip through the lakes and the Tros-
sachs, one half being taken one way
and one half the other, so as to relieve
: cars, steamboats, and carriages of al
| undue crowd.
The delights of the days excursion
cannot be described in adequate terms
/ We had taste of "Scotch MIST" but i
was not moist enough to dampen ouI
: spirits or to interfere seriously with oul
sight seeing. Beyond the hiding of Bel
: LomOnd's peak in the clouds, and al
occasional drop of rain, there was moth
, ing really untOward in the weather
, The scenery on Lochs LomOnd anG
= Katrine resembles very much the seen
cry on Lake George, except that the
buildings seen on shore are more sub
r stantial than Americans are accustomed
to build. The foliage, too, has fresh
5 ness and greenness wholly its own. The
? ride between the two lakes, and thu
; ride from the foot of LOch Katrin,
: through the TrOssachs, and by Loci
Achray and Loeb Venachar, to Callan
: der, was very charming also, although
the pass of the Trossachs has very littl,
I of the wildness and grandeur of tn,
; White Mountain Notches of New Hamp
n shire, or of some of the gOrges in th,
n Green Mountains of Vermont. At times
however, it was easy to imagine one
self travelling through New Englan,
: scenes.
Some of us tarried at Stirling, on tn
way down to Edinburgh, in order t.
visit the ancient castle, and this was a
y delightful an episode as any in da.
D filed with pleasant experiences but