The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-14
THE DERMUDAS
Are Written of In an Interest
Ing and Pleasing Manner
ny u Well Known oantonlan Who
is aojourning There with His
Wife Lake a Tropical
Breath II Strikes Us,

The DEMOCRAT has tho pleas
ure to-day IN present ita readers win
an interesting letter from Mr. johnson
sherriolg, OF tho Canton Hardware
Company, Mr., sherriek with his wife
ID sOjOurning in Bermuda As his
description Of that country Will be rel'
iahcd by CantOnlana just now In tho
midst Of q blizzard, the privilege Ia
taken Of publishing the letter.
HAMILTON bermuda, Feb, b-Wo
sailed from New York on the alat OF
January, ON tho beautiful little steam
ship Trinidad" There were seventy
one passengers on board, all anxious
and eager TO reach the beautiful little
Island away out In thu Atlantic toa,
called Tho llermudaa
All was cheerfulneaa on board ana OF
course every ono expected mild,
smooth sea, NJ least until tho Gull
Stream was reached This IN always
more bolatoroua % II plowa north
ward through tho ocean with
ita current Of warm water from
the tropical parts OF tho tea
hut that night our little ship struck thu
much dreaded Gulf Stream, and about
the same time q hOwlIng snow storm
from the north struck Us, The waves
after Daylight seemed 10 me Ike noun
taina, Out ship iOllod and pitched and
the black waters Of tho angry sea
lOukuu lughuul,
The noxt morning NJ breakfast time
only four Of The passengers were able
10 got out for that neal An were very
aea'aick except u Catholic bishop, u pas
Bengor from Now York ol;y, u little
scotchman and myself. Every lady on
the ship was badly seaalok, My wife
ate but one meal NJ the table during
the whole voyage, The ship rolled 30
badly for u while that the dishes on tho
table Of the dining saloon could not re'
main there,
Sunday morning found us sailing on
the beautiful green waters Of the bay
which forms the harbor for the town Of
Hamilton and the waters were M quiet
aud peaceful 40 Sabbath morning
could be, Az our ship pulled In 10 the
landing hundreds Of people were stand
ing on the dock 10 welcome US, so.
Iournera here, natives Of the island
black and white people, oil seemed glad
10 SEQ the ship come In. We were In.
ylted as soon as we were on land, by On
ompl0yo Of this llno h0tol, 10 step Into
his lno open carriage, drawn by q pair
of splondld black horses, and have u !
free ride TO the Hamilton House, AS
we daahed up tho street, almost 0s white |
aa marble and ~ clean, lined on both |
aides with white houses and white stone |
l0ncea, over which the green vines clua.
tered. blooming with flowers, up tho |
ierracea lined with roses, into the hotel |
grounds, nmong the trees that are nj. |
waya green; fragrant the mir aud |
muelcal the songs Of the blue birds and |
The chlrping OF the red birds 10 they |
bathed In this tropical sunshine and |
Iloaled In the breoZes from the sea; wo |
aaId. what Ohangol Especially In con
Iraal with tho cold and cutting Winds |
of our home, and tho dark aud fearful |
ocean iust left behind us. This seems |
10 me The most beautiful spot on earth |
Here the cold winds never blow, and
the vines, the shrubbory and the trees |
are always green, and the flowers never |
ceose 10 bloom. The native cedars grow |
Wild on every hill top. The pawpaw,
the orange, the oleander, the rubber |
tree and ihe banana flourish here, and |
the palmetto roarg nus slender form
above them all, and from his majestic
height can view the ocean on either
sdg.
The streets, tho lanes and highways |
are simply pcrlocti no mud, no dust
no SCOT The houses roOis included) |
are all white, and tho rain water 10 80
clear that you can not see II when IN u
clear bowl. The houses nrp built out |
of the native white coral rock which |
oan be 1uarried from any hill side, ~ |
hi 40 solt that II can be sawed up In |
aouare blocks ready for the walls, but |
oeig ma hard as building stone when ex. |
nosed TO the air. Tho white stone |
ieneeg are also built with white coral |
rock. This rock iB burned into white |
lime which they use TO mako their |
mortar and convert TO use In the build.
Ing for plasterlng' =, ,,
and Glenn, and they are very Kind and
aoelnblo TO strangers. About 400 peo
ple inhabit this Island, and over half are |
colored. The colored people arc fairly |
educated They are better appearing |
and finer featured than their oolored |
brethren In the United States. Eng |
land qoyerne these islands and has soy. |
eral thousand troops here. Tho Eng
liah land system prevails. There are |
many beautlful homes, with large, fine |
grounds, enclosed with testone fen.
COS, with picturesque drives leading
from the gates, at the highways among |
the cedars and cultivated shruDDery to |
the "manBlon on the hill" One can |
drive along these magnificent highways
for miles and miles In ever direction
until you reach the waters edge, and no |
end OF Che beautiful scenery. Even the |
waters as they gently break upon tho
beach radiate q bluish.green tint, and
no perfectly clear that one can see deep |
down TO the bottom of the bay
IL seems as IL one would never tire
here. 10 seems like natures Favored |
spot Extreme poverty, disease and
distress are not known, The cottage OF |
the humblest colored man seems to |
have an air Of cleanliness, and the "it'
Tie Coons" who play IN the gardens |
around, are all well Clad bright and |
happy. Most Of these people who live |
hVre have meyer seen p train of cars
thsy have good schools and churches |
md nre many of them well informed