The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21
A GRAND EXCURSION.
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TOURISTS TO GO
TO EUROPE THIS MONTH.

THREE HUNDRED AND TOURISTS TO GO
TO EUROPE THIS MONTH.
A larger excursion party than has before lett
this country Tor Europe will sail IRON this port
Saturday, June 80 the steamship Dsvonia, Captain
James Craig, Of the Anchor line. The idea oil the
excursion originated with DR.. Eben Fourjce Director
OF the New England Conservatory OF Music, in Bos-
ton. whom it had been suggested by tho repeated
inquiries OF hrs pupils to how they might best
spend the summer months abroad. In the course OF
time he found that he had become master Of tho
subject BY hts efforts IN behalf Of his young lady
pupils, and no Saw, too, that he might turn
his ncwly acquired knowledge good ac-
count by organizing excursion party aud
putting himself at It's head. At FIRST It in
tended to take only 200 excursionsts, aud TO g,vo
concerts at tho various stopping places In Great
Britain and on the Continent; but this idea was
almost wholly abandoned when 1t found that
nearly $50 applications had been made by ladies and
gentlemen desiring 10 accompany tho party. OF the
whole number perhaps two-,hiris arc Of tho gentier
sex, and majority Of them are teachers OF music
other branches OF study, professionals Of kind
another, and pupils Of tho New England Conservatory
OF Music. Many, however, arc private Indies who
will be accompanied BY their husbands. New Eng
land Is oil course, more largely represented tnan any
other section OF the country, though there are more
or less IRON nearly every state in the Union.
The Devsnia, II was thought, woilu accommodate
the whole party, but tho latter was so largely IN
creased that alter taking every inch OF cabin room,
Just enough for $50 passengers ~ was found nec.s
sary TO secure passage FOR from seventy nvo to
hundred more aboard tao new steans nip CircaSsis,
which VIII start It's nrst TRIP across the Atlantic
at ten O'Clock tomorrow morning, IRON pier 20
Norm River. This branch Will be under the dircc-
ton al Professor o. b. BurcDaro, editor OF The
New York State Journal Of Education On arriving
Glasgow the excursiontsts Nl start on immediately,
without waiting to be joined ny the main body, which
sails Glasgow July v.
fhe party on tho Devonia will keep together
through the Scotch lake region TO Edinburgh, Mel
IAaAa md IN anHn han tQfl hu a IN
divisions OF nifty each, Tor convenience IN obtaining
hotel accommodations In the smaller towns oil
trial Europe Three OF these divisions Will 20 Ant
werp and the other two direct 10 Paris where all VIII
spend portion OF their time. The nrst division,
after leaving London viii so TO Antwerp. thence 10
Brussels, then Cologne, up the Rhine 70 Bietrich,
Wcsbaden, Frankfort, Heidelberg, Baden Baden, Swift
zerland, URN, Milan, Venice. Fiorencs, Rome,
Pisa, Genoa, Paris, Lonuon, Glasgow, aud
Paris The second AMI lhird divisions viii make
pretty much The Same tour. The only point OF differ
once beng q longer or shorter stay IN Italy. Tne
fourth and NTH divisions viii 20 direct from London
Programmes OF the entire trlp have been prepared
showing The days and hours when the various dvi-
sons viii DO In any particular city on the Continent
IL 10 still barely possible that concerts may be given
by some OF tho excursionists while In England put
that will depend altogether upon circumstances Dr.
Tourjec will not counnc himself TO any one DIVISION,
but wiil 20 back and forward between tnem ali.
The smaller party, vhich leaves tomorrow on the
Circassis will make essentially the same tour
that OF the main Dody. IL will be sub-aividcd mo
two divisions The Devonia will return August IL,
bringing with II such Of the passengers OF the
Circassia as desire 10 return that date Members
same line caving Glasgow later In the month. TX.
cursionsis will not be provided Win passports The
trip from thousand TO twelve thou sand
miles, and taking over two months, viii cost $500 in
pOld