The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-23
rHEouNrEsrANrs HEARD FROM.
Seventy. Three Days-Miss Blsland's Mis-
haps and Story.

Seventy. Three Days-Miss Blsland's Mis-
haps and story.
Misses Bisland and BLY,, the energetic
young ladies sent around the world by
the Cosmopolitan Magazine and the
World newspaper have both been heard
from. When il was found last week
that the French mail steamer La Cham
payne had changed ITS time Of sailing
from Havre the Cosmopolitan people
gave $4,000 to have the steamer held two
hours, but Miss Bisltnl didn't under
stand the arrangement, changed her
course and lost the opportunity OF com
ing into New York on the Goth, one day
ahead of her schedule time. Meantime
Miss Bly, reached San Francisco Monday
and plunged into the Rocky Mountain
snow drifts, and probably will not reach
New York any sooner than her rival
traveller. The dispatches telling the
story are herewith given :
The Sunday Press saws A delay OF
two hour. occssloned through the slow.
ness of French passenger train and ig-
norance arrangements which had been
made for her to overcome the delay will
probably prevent Miss Bisland from &C
complaining her trip around the world
in seventy.two days, the time in which
her early experiences made her admir-
ers anticipate she would do it. She was
to have arrived in Havre yesterday in
time to catch the French steamer La
Champagne for this city, but at Brind 81,
learning that the tram would not arrive
in Havre until two h Jurs after the sched-
ule time for the departure of the steam
er, she took the through train for Calais.
Had Miss Bisland not taken the advice
of some people on the train who recon-
mended her to change her course, the
probability is that she would have caught
the steamer all right, as special train
had been chartered to carry her to Havre.
aud the French Steamship Company
held their vessel for four hours in expec.
tation of her arrival. But Miss Bisland
knew nothing of this and went right on
to Calais.
Here another disappointment awaited
her. She hoped to catch the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Ems, which was &c
have sailed on Saturday from Bremen
but to her chagriu she learned that the
,teamer had been taken off, Disappoint
ed but determined Miss Bsland started
for London, where she arrived last nigh
n time to catch the mail train f0l
Queenstown via. Holyhead. She hoped
o catch the record breaking Erruria
which was scheduled to ailfrom Queens
own to-day. but at London she Learned
that in this too she was to be diSappoint
I'd, for the Etruria was taken of and thu
low going Blthnia was to sail in he
place. The b ,thnia is one of the Stoves
of the Cunard boats, and if she make
the passage in eight days she will d.
well.
1t no further disaster has befallen tn,
lair traveller she will sail for her havel
IN the BOthnia to day, and ii fair wealth
err and good luck are hers she will b
mere on the 81, seventy-three days afte
he filled her tiny vaise and started OIL
her long trip.
Mr.. Walker of the Cosmopolitan wa
considerably disappointed at Miss BIZ
land's failure to make the proper con
uections at HAVE He has hopes, how
eyer, that the Bothnia, will make tn
trip in seven days and thus enable Mis-
Bsland to complete her great jpurne
IN seventv-two days.
If Miss Bisland gets here on the 27t
her trip will be one Of, if not the most
remarkable on record, for as matter
now stand her chances of being the wir
oer in the great contest are just abou
even with those of Miss BLY,. That Ell
terprslng young woman is on the steam
ship Oceanic, which is now somewheT
m the Pacific Ocean approaching Sa
Franc SEQ. The vessel is due there o
the 22I, and four, or at the latest, tiv
days later Miss Bly's friends expect !
welcome her in New York.
Should the steamer and train be O
time. Miss BLY, has slight chance
finishing her trip In seveDty-two day
nut the probability is that both will g
il late. The journey across the cont
nent is very Uncertain at this time of Il
wear. and even if Miss BLY, should reac
San Francisco on the 22d an inconsidel
ue snow blockade may disappoint h
hopes ard make her rival a winner.
LONDON Jan. 1S-Mi.s Bisland had
leasaut passage across the channel ar
arrived in this city this afternoon. 81
!, vas accompanied by Sir William Lew
y and his daughter. with whom she pr
reeded to the Grand Hotel, Trafalg
= square. where the party took Dime
Mss Blsland was called upon at q
hotel by the agent Of the Press Ne'
Association and gave him an interestir
:, account Of her long j0urey.
3 She said the railway trip from Ne
i York to the Pacific coast was very fatig
= ing, and her fatigue was increased
constant sight seeing in San Francisc
She first began to rest when she went
= board the steamer Oceanic. That W
= interrupted by seasickness, which last
! only two days. This was all the illn-
he had experienced since she left Ne
York. After that on the steamer
% was reppse and comfort. The weaih
. vas charming throughout the voyae
md the officials of the steamer were XII
> md attentive. Her stay in Japan W
: full Of interest.
At Hong Kong she stopped four da
which were made delightful for her
= garden and water parties AMI fetes al
= he kindness with which she was trea'
, by all, though perfect strangers. 7
scenery was beautiful beyond descrl
ION. The voyage from Hong Kong
- Colombo was made on the Z. and
! Gamer Thames. The weather was t
q isite.
Mis- Bisland boarded the steamer B
annie At Colombo, and crossing the
dian O,eau she arrived al Brind 81,
earn that the German steamer En-
which shA expected to meet at Sou
IL hampton for home, had been taken {
a, Otherwise she would have been 81
r. that her voyage would be succe
a Miss Bisland is in excellent health
of good spirits. She says she has had
n, adventures and there has been no exc
H. ing incident.
,b SAN francisco, Jan 2l.-The steam
- Oceanic, with Nellie Bly, among the p
er sengers, arrived at Q 30 this morni
;, Miss Bly, was taken of in tug and C,
r veyed at once to oakland, where
co boarded a special train and started
III the overland journey via the South
m Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific rou'
es WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
nd WASHINGTON. January 2O.-rhe T
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OF occurred to-day. Congressman LeOni
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