The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-23
BERLIN, GERMANY, July god. 1891.

Europe we will make use of the privilege
kindly granted us TO communicate briefly
with our Canton friends through the me-
dium OF your paper A foreign tour 10
getting to be rather common thing in
these days of "Ocean GreyhouDds," yet
whenever some one makes the round
there seems 20 be desire on the part OF
his acquaintance, at least, to know now
he has Jared and what he has seen. -
In response to his frequently expressed
desire we wish to say that the first half OF
our voyage on the good ship "Fulda,' was
decidedly disagreeable, the weather being
almost continuously cloudy and toggy,
and a more sallow and detected crowd
than our two hundred and fifty cabin
passengers 1t would have been difficult to
flnd. With but very few exceptions the
entire company were from the start
thrown into a state of "Kotzebuic desper-
atom from which the majority only re-
covered when the voyage was half over.
No one except those who have made the
ocean trip can have any idea Of the dis.
tress produced on board by a heavy sea.
We write from experience when we as
sure your readers that life loses all it's
sweetness for the time and that ii would
not be regarded a great calamity il the
bottom of the vessel were 10 open and
drop you into the deep blue sea. The
feeling is very uncomfortable one, and
like the ocean itself, has never been ade-
quately described. 1t is something that
must be experienced in order to be prop
erly estimated. Our little siege of il sug-
gested to us a brilliant idea which we
propose to submit to the Lloyd Company
at our earliest opportunity, and that is
that they name their next new steamer
"Nausea." 1t would certainly be emf
nently appropriate, and we wonder that
nobody ever thought of il before. We
have heard of ships named Persia, Asia,
Scythia, etc. Why 1t never occurred to
anyone TO suggest the first mentioned ap-
malta tin1 p llnr fpllnu- W n %
sure, would agree with us that no more
expressive one could be found.
In spite of the distressing effect of this
sea malady, there was always more or
less of humor connected with it. 1t con-
sisted in watching the desperate attempts
OF the more boastfui passengers TO pre-.
serve n pleasant composure and to con-
ceal any outward sign of the inward uu-
easinoss which every one knew they were
stoically enduring, and which gradually
began ~ betray itself in the pale counte-
nance and at last became unmistakablc
in the hurried rush 10 the stateroom or
the significant hugginR of the tatIr0il
With all the misery of the sickness we
could not help but smile when some brave
young fellow who had been trying to i'm
press the company with his sea.going
abilities, came thus to grief. Yet upon
the whole we would gladly have sacri-
feed the comical in order to avoid the
serious part of this experience, and are
confident that ocean travel would increase
wonderfully II modern science could dis
cover an effective antidote to this dis
fressing malady.
The latter half of our voyage was Just
rb8 bright and pleasant as the first half
was distressing. With the breaking away
of the clouds there came new animation
and the forming of agreeable acquaint-
ances, some of which we shall cherish.
We found particularly congenial the brief
companionship OF two young Americans,
Mr.. Walter Griffin, an artist of repute,
and Mr.. S. A. Weaver, supervisor of music
In the schools of Westfield Mass. The
former has studio at Fleury-en-B
France, and the latter goes to Leipzig to
pursue the study Of music. We thought
we discovered a touch of real genius in
both OF them and predicted for them a
brilliant career in their respective voca-
lions. As fellow American and fellow
tourist we can at least wish them God
speed in the twin arts they are conscien-
tiously cultivating and hope they may shed
increased lustre upon their cOuntry's
name in years to come.
1t was Saturday afternoon, June 18th, at
2o'clock when we landed at Bremerhaven,
precisely ten days after our departure
from New York. There was general re-
ioicing among the passengers as they
rushed down the gang plank to solid
ground but pang OF regret when, a snort
time afterwards, they were compelled to
separate probably forever, travelling diE-
ferent pathways through Europe and
through life. We remained at Bremen
over Sunday and on Monday took adyan-
taRe of an excursion TO HeIgolaAd TO see
the Emperor Of Germany and his wife,
who stOpoed OFF there on their journey
from Hamburg to England. Most of your
readers may know that Heigo.and is lit
tie island in the North sea about 30 miles
from the German coast. We are certain,
however, that not many of them have any
20 how GtranuR and uIInlnI a nIaCe IL
is, for aside from the people along the
coast here the outside world has
known very little about this isolated
spot. 1t is an immmense rock
about a mile long and hall miie VIDE,
jutsing up out of the sea TO height of $50
feet. The top of it is almost destitute of
soil and produces nothing but sparse grass
and a few vegetables. AT the southwest
end of the bluff lies the village with its
government building, church any cozy,
tile covered cottages. There Is also q small
stretch of beach at this end of the island,
which is occupied with numerous restaur-
ants and bazaars for the accommodation
Of visitors and summer guests who come
here for few weeks 10 sniff the fresh
hreezes of the German Ocean. The per
tuanent population is about five hundred
aud is mainly occupied in fishing. There
isnot horse on the island, and there are
people there who have never seen such an
animal. The German language is used al
most exclusively, anu lhlb bplLS Ol TIC
fsot that the island has been for more
than a hundred years under Danish and
English rule. Last summer II was ceded
TO Germany by England in return for GER
tain African territory. The place has no
importance whatever, except from STRAIT
egic standpoint, ard was sought by the
German government simply as an aid to
the defense OF its northern coast.
The emperor, who was present at the
formal transfer Of the island year ago,
seems 10 have fallen in love with il, and
has honored il with a second visit, taking
with him the empress. The Hamburg
American Packet 20. placed at his dispo'
sal their fine new steamer "Fuerst Bis
marckn in which to make the voyage. At
Gp, M, the monster vessel came to an.
chorage about two miles from the island,
and the royal couple, with their numer.
GUS retinue, were brought ashore in small
boats drawn by tiny steam launch. Al
the end of the landing stood Admiral Won
Goltz of the German navy, with stall OF
distinguished officers who greeted the ma
jestic visitors in military style, and con
Quoted them to the shore end OF the pier
where, under beautiful pavilion erected
for the purpose, the formal reception
took place. The governor of the island
together with the village parson In
his clerical robes, and a limited
number of representative citizens shooh
then conversed with them for few mo-
ments in a delightfully."- unconventional
manner. A pleasing incident in this CON
nection was the presentation to the EN-
press of a deputaton OF Helgoland women
In the very quaint and peculiar costume oi
the island; one OF them carried on heI
arms little babe ten months old, clothed
in a military outfit. This little fellow Ii
known as "the first recruit because hG
Ia the first male child born on the islanC