Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-11
THE TALMAGE TOUR.
A View of Cairo-Ths Old aud New City
Pleasant Ismailia-A Trip ON the
Suez Canal = Description
of Port Said.

sentiments OF every member OF the party In
saving that we lef Carlo with many regrets.
That city has so many points Of interest
and is altogether so fascinating place that
it seems to me, everybody must leave it at
ter but short stay like ours, feeling that he
must return to it and feast his observation
anew.
Taking individual objects in Cairo, next
to the Boulak Museum, the citadel OF the
Mosque of Mehemet Ali interested me the
most. II is fine structure built of alabas-
ter, and combining, SO good judges think,
all the best features of Moorish architecture.
The view from this wonderful building COM
mands scene never to be forgotten. A few
miles off stands the obelisk OF which
mate is the most valued adornment of
Central Park, New York. The source Of
the vast supply OF stones out OF which the
Pyramids were erected is seen in those dis
tant quarries. Beneath ones feet are the my
riad sights and sounds of the great city. OF
all the scene the placid Nile longest detains
the eye. .
WHERE SHE FOUND MOSES.
Rhoda, the island said to have been the
place where Pharaoh's daughter found
Moses, is viewed with pleasure on
account of this tradition. Near the city the
country presents verdant appearance. To
the north are green fields and fat expanse
of land. The distant south is desert, begin
ming seemingly where the giants Ghizeh
and Sakkarah raise their venerable heads
Nearer Cairo than those pyramids and their
lesser companions are the ruins OF Memphis.
OF the inhabitants of Cairo the Moham-
medans are, of course, the most numerous.
What everybody notices who sees Cairo is
the large number of mosques built for the,
faithful, and the earnest piety of follow
ers of the great Arab teacher, who are
always ready to respond when the call to
prayer is heard. The Coptic population is
Christian, and apparently well-to-do, as
they present a superior appearance. Cairo
has an old town and new town. With the
exception of the people one sees, which pre-
sent the same variety of appearance in both,
there is
A GREAT DIFFERENCE
between the two. New Cairo looks French.
1 think this word describes it the best. It
has wide squares, fountains, gardens, we'll
wstered roads, arcades and rows of neat and
pretty dwelling houses. Old Cairo has mar
row streets, in which one must look keenly
about him to insure his not being roughly
jostled by sturdy porter, whose load may
be a heavy one of rugs or carpets, vessels
filled with water, or a variety of other
things
We were hurried from the city some nine
hours before the time when we expected to
leave it, taking the cars at 9 in the morning
by the Egyptian Railroad, bound for Is
MALTA. We found this pleasant place.
It's streets are broad and we'll paved and
lined with rows of trees and gardens CRATE
full to the sight and cooling and refresh
ing in an eminent degree. To
reach Ismailia we crossed the Land of
Goshen, in which DR.. Talmage found refer
ences to his Bible in order. 1t was indeed
interesting to recall the residence of the
Israelites as the honored guests of the Egyp-
tian King in that fertile land, especially so
as we noticed the contrast it presents still In
its rich and productive soil to the great
stretches of desert country in close proxim-
ity to it.
THE TREASURE CITY.
As we ratified along on our journey,
Pithon, the newly excaVated treasure city,
was pointed out by one of the party. We
saw, too, the site Of the battle of Tel Ell
Kebir, where is a tiny graveyard the long
home Of heroic English officers and soldiers 1
who fell in that historic battle. DR.. Tal-O
mage contrasted the magnifcently appointed
train in which we were riding with thf
humble means of conveyance possessed
the little party of three who passed over tie !.
the same, or nearly the same country, on
their way of escape from the King who
sought the young child's life.
At Ismailia our craft lay in waiting, and
in few minutes after we had left the train
ourselves and baggage were on board: FIVE
later and we were of, cutting the
waters Of the grand canal constructed by
the genius of De Lesseps. We made about
Is miles an hour speed on our journey ftom
Ismailia to Port Said, which occupied four
hours in all. 1t was early in the evening
when we reached our destination, disem-
barking by torchlight.
ALL DUE TO THE CANAL.
Port Said may be described as having
been created by the Suez Canal, on the west |
side of which it lies. 1t is city of consid- |
erable population, at least the half of which |
live in wretched suburb to the west of that |
part of the town where the traveller lands. |
The city is situated for the greater part on a |
strip of low land, treeless and possessing no
natural features OF interest Geographically |
it is interesting, because it |
separates the Mediterranean Sea from Lake |
Menzaleh.
While there we saw an Egyptian funeral.
A procession, consisting of about 20 men, at |
he head of whom were two Moslem digni- |
aries, preceded the corpse, which was car |
led by six men. on their shoulders The |
body was inclosed in Ia white casket, to
he head of which was fastened piece Of |
ough wood in an upright position. This
,bject was partly covered with thin, white |
veil, and on the veilad part were suspended |
he cheap jewelry and some of the hair of |
he departed, who, 1--WE understood, was a
young girl, The basket was followed by |
bout 80 women dressed in black, and near |
y every one of the "a csrrying nursing in |
ant.
THE wRIETCHED FELLAH.
cannot take Fave OF Egypt without say
ng something of the wretched .fellah. who |