New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-07-26
From Switzerland.

From Switzerland.
We are In receipt Of letter from
Henry Keller, written at st Gallen.
Switzerland, nnder date of June Goth.
He speaks in terms of praise Of the
reception and entertainment the party
received at Buffalo, on their way out,
at the hands Of Urban & Son, who left
nothing nndone to make their stay
pleasant in that city. After visiting
Niagara Falls and several places Of
interest in New York, the party EN-.
barked at Hoboken, N. j.. and on May
18th, at p. M, the steamer weighed
anchor and steamed away for Fa.
therland. The "Westphalia," the
steamer on which the party had taken
passage, is owned and operated by the
Hamburg Packet Co., and is one Of
the most popular steamers of the line.
MIR. Keller speaks very highly of their
treatment by the boats officers and
crew. He says everything was first
class and prices reasonable. During
the sea voyage the weather was cold
and wet, and on the fourth and fifth
days out large icebergs we're passed.
Nothing worthy of note transpired
during the sea voyage. Mr.. Keller
writes that he was for nine days the
victim of sea sickness, while Otto
Schell fed the fish only one day and
Mr.. PfBnninger not at all. On the
10th day the party landed at Plymouth
England. Plymouth is beautiful ci.
ty, enjoying good sanitary regulations.
Has splendid harbor and a large num-
Der of forts. the latter garrisoned by
5000 men, mostly marines. On May
10Th the party took the train for Lon.
don, which place was reached after a
seven hours ride. During their stay
in London, Hyde Park, the Geological
Garden, Prince Albert's Hall and Mon
ument were visited; also the Queen
Palace, Christal Palace, the London
tower and Crown Jewels, West Minis.
ter Abbey, where repose the remains
of all royal heads from the year 1900
to the present date, also those OF Liv-
ingstone and Darwin. The House of
Lords and Commons was also visited.
Having seen all the sights (?) of Eng.
lands metropolis, and tired Of 'alf.and
'alf, the pilgrims shouldered their
gripsacks and made tracks for the
land of frogs, arriving IN Paris on the
evening of June LIST. Rooms were ia.
ken at the Hotel de Balls, presided ov'
or by j. J. Keller. Three days were
agreeably devoted to viewing the
fsights of Paris. Mr.. Keller writes
'sParis is a very fine city, and the on
ly drawback we experienced was caus
ed by our ignorance of :Parlez YOU.
Francais.' We had no difficulty il
making our wants known for wine anC
beer, however, and the average Paris
ian looks OUT that everything is paid.
On June 4th the trio took the train fo
Strassburg where they arrived the same
evening. Here they met Capt. Osca
Giese, q relative of II. Vajen Of New
Ulm, who intends making the Unite'
States q visit next year. The Strass
burger cathedral and the forts wer
visited, after which the party took
steamer for Offenburg, where OFT
Schell met his aunt. Mrs. Boyer, siste
of Aug. Schell, who was overjoyed t
meet her nephew and his friends iron
across the briny. Adolph schell,
brother Of Aug. Schell, was also me
here. Mr.. Keller writes: '4After AZ
certalning that the 'Offenburgel
| (wine) was most too strong for vi
P faenninger and myself started 70
dear old Switzerland, arriving at Base
ON the afternoon of June 8th." MI
Otto Schell rejoined the party on Jun
22d. They are all enjoying themselve
and desire to be remembered to "a
their friends in New Tim.