Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
WHAT HE SAW IN EUROPE.
Peter J. Ford Tells About His
Recent Continental Trip.

Recent continental TIP.
The Lakes OF Killarney Visiting Reia-
tives in County Ciarc--Europe is Inter
esting. But After All There is No Coun-
try That Can Compare with America.
Peter j. Ford, who returned from
Europe last week, travelled extensively
during the short time he was abroad.
He was on the go nearly all the time
and saw almost everything that was
worth seeing in the countries he visited.
He sailed from New York, by steamer
City of New York, June 18th and after
delightful voyage landed at Queens
town. Thence he drove to the lakes of
Killarney, stopping on the way atCork.
From the lakes lie journeyed to County
Glare and County Kerry. He made a
tour OF nearly all the southern part of
Ireland and passed a week in that
country. From Gort to Dublin he
travelled by train. In County Glare he
visited some Of his mothers relatives.
On the farm on which his great great
grandfather was born in 1909 he found
his mothers niece and her family and
his mothers nephew and his family,
relatives he had never seen before.
From Dublin he went to London and
thence to Calais, France. He was in
Paris two days. Thence he proceeded
| to Basic, Switzerland. thence to Luccrne,
to st. Gothard's tunnel, 10 Italy. lie
remained in Milan one day and from
there went to Genoa. He spent four
days in Rome and one day in Venice.
Next he journeyed to Vienna, Austria,
where he fingered two days. Thence
he went to Nuremberg, Germany, and
thence to Mayence. Boarding steamer
there he sailed down the Rhine TO
Cologne, where he stopped for two days.
| Thence he went to Belgium, taking in
Brussels and Antwerp. Holland was
the next country he visited. There he
went to Rotterdam, Hague, Harlem,
Amsterdam and Zuyder Zee. AT the
| last-named place he examined the bikes
with much interest. Returning to
Rotterdam he sailed across to Harwich,
England, and from there returned to
London, where he remained until tine
Monday preceding his departure home
ward. He sailed from Liverpool, by
| steamer City of Paris, July goth, and
reached New York last Wednesday,
| making the voyage in six days and q
few hours.
Samuel Bancroft, who returned by
the same vessel, was the only gentleman
, he had previously known that he met
abroad. Both going and returning the
| weather was calm. Mr. Ford says he
| has frequently seen the Delaware much
| rougher than the ocean was at any time
during his trip. Travelling alone he
| often felt lonesome. Not being able to
| speak any Of the foreign languages he
| frequently experienced difficulty in
understanding remarks addressed to him
and making himself understood. He
\ also had trouble in acquainting himself
| with foreign money. The railroad sys-
tenn in England, he thinks, is abomina-
BILE. He was glad when he got back
and declares that no country or people
can compare with America and Ameri-
cans.
The agricultural districts of France,
| Switzerland, Holland and parts OF Ger
many ,he says, compare favorably in some
respects with those of the United States.
The quantity of cereals in those coun.
| tries is not so large as here. In Holland
the people seem contented and prosper
Gus. Italy is poor country but the
English rural districts are about on q
par with those of the United States. In
I
the fields and in Italy women do most
of the work.
While he was in England and ireland
political meetings were being held and
everybody was engrossed in the cleo
tions. In Italy the temperature regis
tered 95 to 1909, in Ireland 80 to TOo,
and in the other places he visited so
to 75o.
The statement that Europeans can
live as well on So as Americans can on
$40, Mr.. Ford asserts, is bosh. Meat
which sells abroad for 10 cents per
pound can be bought here for four or
five cents. Some things are cheap but
the quality Of most Of them is poor.
| AT Meyence he went to morocco fac
tory. The wages paid to girls employed
there range from so cents to $3.50 per
week. Shavers there get only SIS per
week, while here they get $50 and go to
work at 5 a. m. and quit at 2 p m.
During the record breaking trip of
the steamer City of Paris many of the
passengers became timid and some
quietly talked of going to the captain
and asking him to decrease the speed OF
the vessel, but they were persuaded not
to do 50.