The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-07


rbs "Ouid Nunc" Literary Association
.guite recently, by one of its members
and at their request We ask It's pubhca
ion. It's a few extracts from his diary
relative to his European trip. 1t Is il
fhe main concerning the Green Isle o
zhe sea"
"On December 18th, 1892. 1 was il
Galveston, Texas, then engaged IL
Journalistic pursuits, when l was seizec
with the idea that il possible, I should
visit the Old World.
It luckily happened, there was
British merchantmen in port, which
gould sail in day or two for Liver
sooL 1 visited the steamer and arrang
ed for passage with the affable skipper
and was told to be on board on the even
5ng of the 18th of that month. The
.Heac7tJeS was a trim sea boat, iTOn-clad
md amply rugged in the event the
propeller broke or the engines gave way
70 the great pressure.
Our cargo was that great Southern
s8rodUct, cotton, and | was assured OF
ITS being the best for any voyage, as it
could not shift and throw the boat upon
ats beam end, or toss her to one side.
st was sad day for me, when standing
alongside the skipper, l saw the land
fading away. We steamed through the
Gulf, rounded Florida, passing through
The dangerous strait at its most south
-ern extremity, left the Dry Tortugas to
our right and presently entered CheSa-
peake Bay. Slowly proceeding, we pass
ed that historical old pile of rubbish,
Fort Sumter, and entered the James
River at Newport News, Va, where we
.cOaled. Again witnessing my native
land, [ felt like altering my mind and
staying on terra frD1G. It was Christmas
day when we steamed out of the Bay
and then all trace of land was lost, and
Gothiug was diScernable save the deep
blue waters OF the great Atlantic.
All went well until we were on the
banks of New Foundland. This is an
extremely dangerous portion of the
Atlantic, and ali mariners endeavor, as
ssluch as possible, to avoid them. TAX
isng the northern passage, our staunch
sittle ironclad soon found herself COM
@satting waves mountain high, and ere
we knew it we were in q cross sea, and
at the mercy of the stormy elements.
Fer fully twenty -four hours we drifted.
and sails were powerless, and
accord cur salty in getting out of the
terrible situation, to Him who Gained
Che waters of Calico.
Nothing more of interest happened
during the remainder of the voyage,
GRd on January I'd, 1888, found myself
Ser the first time in "Merrie Englande."
From the date of my arrival until last
May, was engaged in mercantile pur-
suits, occasionally reSorting to my first
6eEe, the "Faber," and did some work
S0T several of the leading English journ-
Ais. SeVering my business connections
last spring. l determined TO visit that
dOwn-trodden, oppressed country, so
IavOrably known as the Emerald Isle |
LeaYing Bristol on the elegant passenger
steamer, Reginald. Within eighteen
h2urS was in Waterford, one of the !
8nany historic cities of Ireland. [ felt
proud to be able to see this country
Having a companion, resident of
we tarried only few hours
an w aterford and shortly we found our
selves in a neat and comfortable carriage
on the limerick line, bound for that
ancient and renowned city. Alighting
from the coach at my journeys end, l
felt that [. was treading on sacred soil. /
Repairing to a hotel, soon met that
cultured young journalist, Thomas Z.
Owens, Esq.,, of the Dublin Freeman
Te him am indebted for the many
c0urteSieS shown me while in Limerick
As ali know this venerable city rests on
the banks of the noble Shannon, stream
jmmortalized by Erin's bards in the
past. Of course, l sought out the his
~$Oric Treaty stone. Itrests on a pedestal
erected expressly for it, during the |
mayoralty of the Hon. John Pickard !
Tinsley, present U. S. Consul for this |
Tr~1 30 is,
article of Gods handiWOrk |
my ire gained the mastery. when |
remembered that sacred treaty, accord |
ing to Ireland, the same fair dealing, |
England now gives Scotland and Wales. |
and which was SO perfdiously brok en-. |
1T speaks loudly in condemnation OF !
british misrule and the remembrance |
Of the violation of this compact has |
caused England much trouble aud
anxiety.
visited the noted Cathedral, within
whose ancient walls rest the remains of I
Ireland's kings, warriors and prelates of
the past centuries. 1t was exceedingly
hard to decipher many inscriptions yet
by means of guide book, 1 was APP
priZed of the once greatness of the bones
now resting beneath the many slabs.
Going II the direction OF the Catholic
was made happy with see
ing a life size equestrian statue of Gen
en- Patrick Sarsfeld, Earl of Lucan,
defender of Limerick in the seigeS Of
1890 ard 1850. At its base I found this
inscription:
"Sarsfeld is the word
Sarsfeld is the man"
The watchword, the keynote of every
true so1 OF the Emerald Isle, when
combating against the English hordes
for their homes, fresideS, nay, their
liberty.
It did rot take the many good people
long TO End out my nationality, ana l
was made proud of my country. when 1
heard the5e words so full Of meaning
uttered on every hand: "God bless the
United States, She clad Us in our naked
ness. put bread in our mouths in our
hunger when the English despOts were
crushing and evicting US.
Here 1t was met that true son Of TIE
'o-d SOD, VIM. Abrams, Esq, whose
1at~iofis.0 % one time caused his iacar
.erat0u II Kilmainham prison for
period o. eighteen months.
~ ueEt point was Cork. Among the I
many historic cities of Erin, Cork has f,
Il MY opinion, first place. IS quite Z
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