The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-25

was unable To see the interior, owing 10 the lac
that the man having charge was in Panama, bn'
from what could learn ii is in keeping with the
exterior, which is unique in every particular
There is no regular rector in Aspinwall out one
from Panama occasionally fayors the people WIN
services.
There is here one Of the finest bronze statutes
Of Columbus | ever saw; its finish and design Is
magnificent. The figure is fifteen feet hlgh ana
represents Columbus in the attitude OF project
ing the Indian maiden from the natives. ms
statue was a present from the queen 10 the 20
lumbar government. From that time until a
few years ago this statue lay around in the mud
and sand-thc natives not considering 1t OF SUI
hcicnt Importance to place it in position when
speaks volumes for their enterprise and pubic
spirit am of the opinion that If 1t was the
statue Of some saint or martyr they would very
soon find place for it-such is life in this wor-
drous world of ours.
There is also Il very fine monument OF granite
marble erected in honor of the founders, or those
who made Aspinwall what 1t is--Henry Chancey,
John l.. stephens and W. II. Aspinwall.
AsPISwALL TO NEW YORK.
Tn AnIlI -flll, III b'tO L. NJ, lHc SANd'iti N'19-
cent City sailed out of the port of Aspinwall for
New York We had about eighty cabin passen-
gers consisting of New York, California and
South Americans. The trip was all that could
be desired; weather pleasant and passengers as
good-natured and pleasant as promiscious crowd
of this kind could possibly be.
On the third day out we passed the island OF
,,-itb bn rod hot and alOn in
the day the steamship Clyde, of this line, and dur
ing the afternoon the Island of Nayassa, the only
one west of the West India Islands belonging to
the United States. The island is uninhabied and
is entirely barren of any kind of vegetation.
Shortly afterleaving Navassa, the island of Hay
Ii or San Domingo hove into view, and although
quite distance from the shore, with our glasses
we could distinguish objects and plainly see the
ycrdurc on the land That part of San Domingo
which fronts the ocean where the Pacific mail
steamers pass is high and mountainous and pre-
SCENTS an appearance OF rugged grandeur. Wheth-
er there is anything OF that nature on the island
of TIayti is more than | can tell After passing
Hayti or San Domingo, we leave the Caribbean
Sea and enter the blue Atlantic.
The island of Cuba was passed on the morning
of the fourth day out, but all we could see of it
was Cape Massey, the most extreme eastern point.
Along towards the latter part of the afternoon
passed the Bahamas.
In conclusion | must say that the trip via Pana-
ma is anything but pleasant, avoid itby all means
and take the overland cvcrytme. 1t is long, tedi-
Gus trip seldom made in less than four weeks,
and during most of that time--espccially while
in the tropics-you wish yourself in, well, you
wish you hadn't come that way! There you are
for nearly a month, isolated from the civilized
world, with nothing to break the monotony of II
blue sky and an endless ocean-eXcept now and
then glance of some barren hill or mountain,
the squad wretchedncss and stagnant appear
ancc of towns and natives, while the chances of
tropical fevcrs and diseases are ever
favorable In addition to all this the Pacific mail
company are not very particular in
the feeding and treatment of their passengers;
perhaps it is because they are sure the trip once
taken will never be repeated. On the Georgia,
on more than one occasion, the food served to
us was not good-the fish at various times for
flavor, could discount limberger cheese, and the
meats were little off; the only thing that seemed
to hold out land plenty of it, was curry and
rice
When we arrived on the Atlantic side, the feed
on the Crescent City was little better, but there
was room for Improvement. There is no excuse
for such abuse as this, whatever may be said of
other dsagrecablc treatment which passengers
are compelled to put up with.
a,,;o ND Of, .
trip on the Georgia would make n very interest
Ing little volume, and that without any unneces-
sary embelshing on the part of the writer. There
was more MASKING and popping going on among
the crew Of that ship than was ever the fortune
of a crowd of passengers to witness From the
chief officer (CumstOck-who by the way was the
spooniest Of them ALL down to the freight clerk,
and even the steward seemed to be on the mash
as they call it in Frisco" Every young lady,
old maid and widow among the passengers had
n proposal of marriage from some one of the Off
GERS, and that real bona. fde offer! They were
struck" at first sight and wted! and now it is
supposed that one Of them, on the return trip,
walks the deck with
\ hole in his heart
That one could roll lump in"
W llllc lnc OUTFITS CpusOlc themselves with lHe
sweet sentiment
"'Tls better to have loved and lost,
Than never 10 have loved at ALL"
And now we are nearing our port of destna-
ton In few hours we shall be in New York,
where all separate to meet again "in the sweet
bye and bye, when the voyage of life is over and
our ship safe over the breakers "on that bcauti-
full shore" No doubt, as we travel over lifc's
rugged road, we shall oft recall 20 mind the many
incidents of this trip and think of those who were
with us. From among the many there will be
two, at least, whose names will dwell greenly in
our mind-ihosc of Capt. B. s. Osborn, of New
York, formerly editor and proprietor of the Nnt-
tcdi Gdzete and wife. They were the life of that
trip, and the captain, by his never ending wit and
humor, has built for himself living monument
in our hearts, for which "Maragan" and all join
in singing
" Adieu, adieu. dea- Cap. adieu.
We can NO longer stay With YOU"
We leave you now-farrwell-adcu,