St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-03-13

the Hub, and we our faces toward
the Old World. In short time the
sight of land faded from view and we
struck into the larger swells of the
Atlantic. We had very favorable
trip the entire way. One gentleman
who was making his thirty-seventh
voyage said that at no season of the
year had he made a better The ac-
commodations on board were of the
best; large, comfortable state rooms,
heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity. Capt. Mckay was very
pleasant and sociable; whenever he
came to the table his CHEEKY saluta-
ton made all feel at home and the
hour was pleasantly passed listening
to his many interesting bits of ocean
life The weather in the main was
very fine, allowing us to be on deck
It nearly all hours of the day and
evening with no outside coats, quite
in contrast | assume, to that in old
Vermont. We sighted several steam
ers on the way, and though not as
many as one would wish for COM
panionability, yet always welcome;
and our hearts would follow them
back toward the land we had left, as
long as they remained in sight. 1t
was one cleaning up time after leav-
ing port till we reached our destina
ton The decks were Holy stones"
the boats washed and touched up
with paint, the brass work polished,
and everything put in perfect order.
Each day out our time grew one half
hour later. 1 did not change mine
till | reached Liverpool; then set it
ahead five hours. Not day passed
but what we were accompanied by
sea gulls. Whether they followed lis
the entire way, or met us with
steamers going West we could not
tell; but there they were in mid
ocean, 1900 miles from land, objects
of interest whenever you look at
them, keeping side by side with the
vessel for long distances, sailing
against the wind with no apparent
motion of their wings.
Monday, Feb. 10, about 3 p. m.
we sighted land on the Irish coast
and it looked good. The Pavonia
set her signal flags and in less time
than it takes to write it her passing
was wired to Queenstown and Liv-
erpool. One half hour later we pass
ed "Fastnet Light" and at $50 ar
rived off Queenstown. The sea in the
channel was very rough, and the
night being dark the Captain
thought best not to try and make
port, SO kept on our course toward
Liverpool. The day following about
noon we passed Hollyhead and
about p. m. fell in with the pilot
vessel. A small boat containing the
pilot and three sailors put off, and
rowed alongside; a rope was thrown
out and caught by one of the men
who made it fast, and while the
small craft was drawn through the
swells dashing the water over its oc-
cupants the pilot, wet and dripping.
climbed up the steamers ladder and
took his place on Captains bridge.
Soon we crossed the bar and entered
the river Mersey. About 5 o'clock
we encountered a dense fog, the
Pavonia proceeding slowly taking
soundings all the way till about
O'Clock when the order was given to
"heave anchor" and we came to a
stop about - miles from our desti-
nation. About an hour later the
Cunard cOmpany'S tender found us
and taking off the passengers and
mails, landed us at the Prince Land
ing stage, Liverpool, at $50 and the
long voyage was over. A short de
lay unloading and passing the Gus
toms and we were on our way to
the London and North Western rail
way hotel where we remained over
night, and when we dozed off to
sleep in our comfortable bed we
could still feel the motion of the
steamer in our imagination and hear
the cry of the watch on the lookout
bridge, 'All's well and the lights
burn BRIGHTLY
E. F. GRISWOLD.
London, Feb. %.
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