Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-22
b. YEckER.s EUROPEAN TRIP.
Six Weeks in the Old Countries and on Il
Ocean

Six Weeks in the Old Countries and on the
Mr.. B. Yecker, proprietor of Fulton
opera house, returned to this city last
night from New York, where he landed
yesterday morning on his return from his
European trip, in which he was accom-
panied by his son Victor Yecker, who has
tarried for few days sojourn on the sea
coast before he gets back to Lancaster.
Mr.. B. Yecker is as brown "a a berry and
looks very we'll. He was much delighted
with his trip, and readily gave an INTEL
LIGENCER reporter sketch of the many
points of interest which he ''took in -
| while abroad.
Alabama, of the State line, he arrived in
Glasgow on the 18th. He was sick half a
| day and Victor was sick for two days on
the voyage. Next day he went to London
and during the brief stay there he visited
St. Paul's, the Museum, Westminster
Abbey, Windsor Castle. the Prince Albert
memorial, the Queens garden, King of
Hollands residence, Geological garden,
House Of Lords, the opera at the Grand
opera house and other points Of interest.
London seemed more like New York than
any city he visited. On Sunday the shops
and restaurants were open only from to
SPIN Prices at Her Majesty's theatre
are higher then at Fulton hall, as it cost
s.. @ to get parquette seat to hear Nils
son in grand opera.
He left London On the 22d for Brussels,
and crossed the straits without discomfort !;
dined at Brussels and was much pleased
with it's beautiful appearance visited the
Hotel de Vile. cathedral and national
exhibition, which resembled our Ccnten-
nial.
Left for Cologne at 5p. m, arriving there
at II: 80. The Cologne cathedral attracted
his special interest; thence to Bonn and
on the Rhine to Mainz, past Coblentz and
the beauty and grandeur of the Rhine
scenery. At Mainz he viewed the cathe-
dral and attended the markets with their
quaint features thence to Weiss Baden,
a fine clean city with 50, 600 people, drank
water from the boiling well, visited the
gardens, and met the brothers of Philip
Hahn and Adam Finger, of this city, who
reside there.
From there Mr.. Yecker went to Frank
fort where amid the music and other at
fractions of the gardens he had a fine time.
He reached Heidelberg on the Goth, view
ed it's castle ruins, famous wine cask,
grand scenery and university life. Thence
he went to Strasburg, attended vespers in
the great cathedral, looked at the clock,
mounted the towers and saw the fortifica-
tions next went to Guebweiler. and saw
TIilaire Zaepfers brother, and from thence
to Regisheim, where Mr.. Yecker's sister
resides. On the Goth he arrived at Hertz
falden, his birthplace, which he found
almost unchanged since he left it thirty
two years ago. Afterwards he visited
Milhausen, Basle, and leaving Germany
behind him, came to Paris, reaching there
on July 2.
In that great centre of fashion and art
he visited all the famous resorts of tourists
and objects of historical interest, especial
ly the places of popular amusement which
had unusual interest for him. With the
features of Paris that are of worldwide
fame he was much pleased; he viewed it's
landmarks with great interest and its
art galleries, suburbs, palaces stores,
| arches, monuments and ruins.
Returning Mr.. Yecker again visit
ed London, remained there ON July 9th
and 7th, visiting the Royal Strand
theatre. the Tower and Crystal Palace.
Thence he went to Edinburgh and had a
good time there. Sailing for America on
the Indiana he left Glasgow at 1 p. M, on
July and had an interesting trip home
ward, getting sight at whales and ice
bergs, dense fogs, Newfoundland fisher
men adrift, lost and hungry, and having
the ships company startled by one of the
steerage passengers jumping overheard
and drowning himself.