Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-30

one of the most prominent surgeons in
Great Britain-Dr. George Foy. He is so
much interested in the South that he came
over lust to SEQ some of our battle-tields
in Virginia, wa, verv much surprised to
find that he had even moro literature
about the South than l have. His famili-
arlty with the history of the Old Dominion
is wonderful"
u landed in Queenstown" said the
Doctor. changing the subject, land went
through Irelandagain. We stayed for some
time in Dublin. | found the people very
much improved as compared 10 what they
were in 1878. There is much less evidence
otpoverty, and they are much thriftier and
more well-to-do. | saw comparatively few
beggars-indeed. | saw fewer begGars III
Europe than ever before.
HE VISITED THE HOME OF his ANCESTORS.
From Dublin went up to the northern
part of Ireland continued the physician.
land stopped at Enniskeller, a beautiful
| little town. | went there because my peo-
pie originally came from that section. In
| the neighbofhood are the romans OF an old
castle once owned by the McGuires. While
in the county of Fermannahn L went to an
old graveyard where great many mounds
| bearing my name are still marked. 1t was
| a curious fact to me that the Christian
names Of those old McGuires are the
same a. those now preserved in our family.
| roamed about in that old church ex-
aiming the round tower. which is the
| best preserved one to this day IN Ireland,
and while there the old care-taker' (as
| they call him) came up and talked to me.
| He was a typical lrishman. L sand TO him:
| l believe am descended from these Nc
| Guires,' And q miserable set of old tyrants
they were,' he SAID. It's nothing TO be
proud of Just as ] left ! gave him a
| shilling, whereupon he added: But the
grace of God can do q great deal for you.
CHAT ABOUT soASDTNAvIA.
From Ireland" continued the Doctor,
Eve passed through England, after which
we sailed from Hull 10 Christiana, in Nor
| way. Singular to say. it was right warm
there, although Christiana is IN the same
| latitude as Greenland. In this country
| there is very little arabic land, although
that which is cultivated Is very fertile:
| The people are very gentle and kind and
! their habits quite primitive.
"You never ASK a cab-driver what he
will charge you. He always fixes his price
| and it is q proper one. They have not as
yet been contaminated by the English and
| Americans.
Christiana is a very handsome city. IL
is situated at the head of one of the
| fjords. They have preserved there
great many relics of the old-time vikings,
who figured about the eighth or ninth
century. Recently one of the old ships of
this strange people was found and
il was in perfect state OF
preservation, as it had been buried
| buried viking, and near his remains were
| found his bed and bedstead. He was wrap
| ped in his flag and had on the clothes he
wore III life. Hrs shield and spear were
also found. The boat was only about 80 or
40 feet long and 10 or 10 feet wide. IL was
| propelled by oars. and yet those old
| vikings were the terrors of the northern
seas.
"The crops in the neighborhood Of
| Christiana were being gathered whom |
was there in August.
DRIVEN WESTWARD BY FEAR OF QUARANTINE.
Prom Christlana," added DR.. McGuire.
I'VE went 10 Stockholm, a beautiful city.
| The people there are much more prosper
| Gus and the land is far more fertile than IN
| Norway. It's the cleanest city in all
| Europe, think. We next visited Copen-
hagen, intending to go from there TO ber-
| lin. Just about this time the difficulties
connected with the quarantine were at
their worst, and though we did not fear
the cholera we were apprehensive OF the
! disintecting processes, and so we came
back to England ria Cologne. and stayed
| there until we sailed for home" -.
Mr.. John Dunlop returned with me"
concluded the Doctor. and got back to-
day, while Major Ginter will sail for nome
on the 9Th Of October"
DIR. McGure's guest, Mr.. Foy, or DR..
Fov. as he should be called IN America. IS
q Fellow of the Royal Academy OF Med1-
cine, in Ireland. and surgeon TO the Whit
worth Hospital, Drumcondra. As sur
| geon and author he has achieved an inter-
national reputation.
1 .y .D,tfprp or TINY aorrTu
| DR.. Foy is great admirer of the South.
and his knowledge of the late war Is SIM
ply marvellous. He is familiar with eye.y
detail connected with the Confederacy
and knows the names and histories OF the
| generals and battles far better than our
own people. He said last night while talk
ing with number of doctors who
called TO see him that the Lost
Cause" was always honored in Ireland
and when Richmond was evacuated we
had the sympathy of nearly all her coun-
trymen. In fact, the city's fall was mat
ter of almost universal regret on the
Emerald Isle. DIR. Foy added that the,
Irish greatly admired our bravery aud
patriotism and we're amazed at the sacrl-
fees we made in upholdlng the principles
which We knew to be right. +,
lhe distinguished IrIshman when asked
by some of his friends now he had become
so well posted on our history said that he
had studied il carefully and read all the
books he could find on the subject. he
added that he had over 200 volumes about
the war and perused all he could get his
hands upon. He had read Carlton Nc
Carthy's clever little book on army life
aud was familiar with other local authors
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