The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-01-01

cathedral is called by some the finest in
Great Britain, but while 1t is very hand
some outside and In, we liked Eiy better
in every way, and PeterborO as well If not
better. The great square twin towers in
front are very grand, but the building
sadly needs more space about it. We
were well repaid for the extremely tire
some climb to the top of the great cen
tral tower, the highest one, by the fine
view obtained over the city buried in
trees, covering the level plain beneath
us, and OF the lovely country about it in
every direction.
On broad space near the river stands
the white ruins Of st. Mary's Abbey,
which once must have been large and
handsome, but very little of the building
is left: the contrast between the white
walls and green grass was very pretty.
| From York we went direct to Liver
pool, via Leeds and Manchester, both
very large cities, especially the latter,
and they appeared to be perfect hives of
industry. The railways pass through
these cities on elevated tracks; the ex-
pense of getting into most European cit
les has been very costly item for the
railways, as the great cities were there
first, while on this side the railway
has made most OF our cities. Liverpool is
rather a handsome city, albeit quite
grimy, but full of the rush of business.
We found the City of Rome at anchor
out in the middle of the Mersey, here
quite wide stream, and near her the
Aurania and Wisconsin. Boarding or
disembarking from an ocean steamer
any where in Europe isa different thing
from what we experienced in New York
there we walked on board our steamer
and stepped off when we chose, Of course
without being crowded, but at Liverpool
passengers from all ocean steamers are
loaded at the Princess Landing Stage, by
small steamers, and embark the same
way. The stage is arranged like the
foating wharves on Western rivers, ris-
ing and falling with the variation of the
river; the great tides prevent the use of
permanent wharves.
Alighting from the carriage, we stood
guard over our baggage until men came
and carried it down to the water, every
package, great trunks and all, had to be
carried down on the mems backs, one al
a time, no other facilities whatever are
provided, and you pay the men for the
work, very much as if an American rail.
road compelled the passengers to pay fol
, taking their trunks from the baggage
room to the train. Arrived at the water:
I edge we found two small steamers, one
, for baggage, the other for passengers, and
/ large crowd gathered waiting to go or
boald the tender crowd which rapidly
/ grew .arger. When several hundred peo
. pie had collected, the rush aboard begar
over narrow rallied gang plank, mo-
, over two feet wide, across the baggage
I boat and over second similar plank Il
the other boat; as the baggage was be
: ing rushed aboard at the same time, i
a added very much to the comfort of thOs,
Y trying to make their way to the ganI
I plank, | sat down and waited nearly
e fifteen minutes before the way was clear
b, and precisely the same performance wa
( gone through with when we reached til,
v City of Rome.
E The baggage boat was piled with
a mass of trunks nearly twenty feet high
and SO thrown together expected to Sc,
{ several go tumbling into the water. How
{ immense the great boat did look as W,
r steamed around her, viewing with cur
t GUS eyes what was to be our home for
A week.
4 At2:30 p. m, the anchor was raj set
n and we started seaward, the time va
S just right to get good views Of the rive
G and the great docks; these are what W,
e would call basins, excaVated in the shOr
Y and the entrance closed by great gate
e like those on the Erie canal locks, Il
e keep the water in as the tide ebbs. |
New York harbor had as high tides a
g Liverpool it would be ruined as a Sc
i lport.
4 At the north OF the liver is a stronI
e fort and just beyond it a ligh
It house, which at low tide stand
:, on the end Of sandy point
l. but at high tide rises out OF tn
e sea. just here we passed the Umbri
It bound in at full speed, and it was rar
IS and magnificent sight as she passed clos
IS to us, the water rising in great walls o.
1t each side of her bow: seldom do sue
l. large steamers pass so close TO eac
= other.
+, Down the Irish sea we sailed, close t
ii the Welsh coast, bold and in man
le places rocky and with great cliffs; severa
good harbors were seen, and in the ia
a distance on the other side, just discern
Is ible, was the blue coast Of Ireland. TIL
m light at Holyhead is on a great rock ou
1t from the shore, but SO close that bridg
1t has been thrown across the chasn
/; atfOrding access from the rock to tn
lg cliff behind. The treacherous Irish sea wa
rs on its good behaviour, there was no moi
10 motion to the ship than IL on the MerseN
c. At @ O'Clock next morning we droppe
our anchor in the beautiful landlOcke
a harOOr of Queenstown, surrounded
10 low wooded hills, and protected by tw
rs strong forts guarding either side of til
l. marrow entrance. We were two mil,
d from the city, but it looked very attra'
in tive, rising as it does from the water O
n, quite steep hillside.
st The Aurania, which we had left {
In Liverpool, came in soon after an
ly anchored close by. We had not "
t, dropped our anchor when a number {
" boats came up to the side Of ii
le vessel, bringing out what / suppose
he to be emigrants, As they ha
ne trunks with them; not one Of the wome
Of had hat ON her head. The first arriva
ne sat into loop in rope and were haule
sy on deck, up the great iron sides, at lea
Sc 40 feet above the water: later the pill
I'd ladder was let down the side and the
came up that. One wild looking fema
G. sat into the rope loop and sang ou
TO 'Haul me up for the love O. God"
no very soon found out they were NJ
he emigrants, for they opened the trunl
le duu piotttutu W opltdu oub hiCh ihO
IN chandise on the decks; one entire sid
no of the upper deck was so covered, as we
as part of the steerage deck; the latt,
he mostly with clothing and food likely
id be needed by the steerage passengers, o
ie the other, lace, knitted work, ornament
of and canes Of bogwood, black thorn sticl
It and such like products Of Irish skill, ii
rd owner of each lot meanwhile kneelin
RI behind her stock in trade.
nv After few hours stop, we were und'
lie way once more and sailed out into Il
y. broad Atlantic, the water is so deep
ig the harbor that no pilots are needed.
IN about four hours we passed the sOlital
rock on which the Fastnet light
w perched, and from which the names
on passing steamers are telegraphed. IL
ty a frightfully lonely place, and the roc
nd came near being the destruction Of OF
re great vessel on the last Eastward trip
at June, when during dense fog Of thr,