The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-11-03
ENGLAND AVID ICELAND.
Confirmation OF N. N. EverItss
Interesting Account Of his
Travels.

1FAycfS.
RosEDALE, Oct. 29.--On the 14th Of
December, 1881, CHANGED to be on
board Of Norwegian vessel called
"Gimt," which was lying at anchor
outside Of the barr, near Galveston.
We were loaded with cargo of cot
ton, for Liverpool, and had a crew
which numbered. all told, fourteen.
| We set sail on the above named day,
and had a pleasant voyage across the
Gulf of Mexico.
On Christmas eve we sighted the
| lighthouse at Havana, and on Christ
mas passed out upon the Atlantic,
where we had fine dinner, which
was the first Christmas dinner had
eai en- at sea.
i We were sailing down the Gulf
Stream at the rate of ten knots an
hour, when unexpectedly squall
struck us, laying our vessel over on
her beams-cnd. The storm continued
to rage with terrific fury for two
days; threatening to engulf our vessel
every moment. During the second
day part Of our bulwarks were car
ried away, also all movable things on
deck. At times we had to climb the
rigging to prevent being washed over
board. We had to pump out the
water every three or four hours to
keep our barque afioat. After the
storm abatcd we had fine weather the
remainder of our voyage, which lasted
six weeks.
We were running up the St George
Channel when we first sighted land.
which was the towering mountains
of Wales, rising with majestic gran
denr, defying the angry waves or
other intrusions.
The British Isles are well fortified.
it would not be safe for an intrndiag
vessel to enter any of her ports under
hostile flag. We took on pilot at
Holly Head, and before reaching Liv-
erpool were assisted by a tug boat
into port Before casting our anchor
in the Mersey river, Her Majesty's
Custom House officers came on board
to search our vessel, but did not find
any dynamite.
1t was late in the evening when
we arrived in Liverpool, and. the tide
was not favorable for us to enter the
dock before morning. At daybreak
the two ponderous gates swung open
and admitted our noble barque that
had brought us safely across the
Western ocean.
After visiting places Of interest in
Liverpool, took trip through
Wales, visiting Rhyl, Bangor and
Carnarvon. The latter place is where
the first Prince Of Wales was crowned,
in the old castle there, which still
remains; the walls are covered with
Ivy and moss. There are many of
these old castles in Wales, in dilap-
idated condition, surrounded by rus
tic and romantic scenery. Returning
to Liverpool | embarked on board
Dublin packet for the Emerald Isle"
On arriving in Dublin | took
jaunt around to see the town; and
passing by the renowned University,
| looked upon the venerable pile and
thought OF the great men of Ireland,
whose names are immortalized on the
pages Of history.
There was quite q disturbance in
Ireland during my stay there, which
was but short time. Soldiers were
marching the streets day and night
to restore order and to keep the land
leaguers from assassinating the land
lords and other ncfarious nabobs. My
opinion of the trcnble in Ireland is
this: the rich are expressing the poor.
left Ireland in disgust at the
perfdious edicts Of Great Britain, and
crossed over to Glasgow, visiting diff
ferent places, and then returning to
again to Liverpool, from there to
London by rail-
Perhaps many are not familiar with
the style of English rail way coaches;
they are not so fine as ours; each car
is divided into two compartments
and each compartment has two seats,
which will accommodate five persons
to the seat Half of the passengers
ride with their backs toward the loco
motive, and this gives You a chance
no look your fcllow-passenger square
ly in the face. There are eight win
dows to each car, one at each end of
every seat; four doors, two on a side,
(which are attended by guards at
every station. There are no con
ductors to take up tickets, but you
hand up your ticket at the gate as
You pass out from the station.
arrived in London in the month
of March, and it was very foggy.
You can go through London by
various ways: BY underground or
elevated railroads, tramway cars,
cabs, etc.
While visiting the old tower and
passing through its dingy hall these
thoughts occurred to me: within
these walls, Mary Queen of Scots,
and other persons were imprisoned.
This tower is famous in English his
tory, but it now serves for an armory,
prison, and Royal jewel-room. 1
crossed over the Thames by the Lon
don bridge, and under it by the tun-
mel. Before leaving London I had