Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-14
SEEING EUROPE.
HON. A. W. CAMPBELL ARRIVES HOME AFTER
A FOURTEEN MONTHS JAUN'.
Detained But Twenty-Four Hours in Quarantine
The Cities He Saw and How Hs Saw Them.
Some Impressions of the Old World
A Delightful Trip.

visions OF the old world, after de-
llghtful jaunt of fourteen months dur
ing which time he diagnosed all the big
cities, kissed the Barney store, sailed
on the lakes OF Killarney, tallyhoed
over English roads, sat on the steps OF
the Roman coliseum by moonlight,
rode in the Imperial Review in Berlin,
sported around in gondolas in Venice,
saw statuary, paintings, ruins and ex-
cayations-in other words saw Europe
all over, and in its every phase-ar-
rived in Wheeling yesterday morning,
and Immediately repaired to his apart
ments al the Stamm.
Mr.. Campbell is enjoying most excel
lent health, adding perhaps trifle to
his avoirdupois, making picture
Of healthfui rotundity. He sailed from
Bremen on the 23d OF August on the
steamship Lain OF the North German
Lloyd line, and arrived in New York on
the first day of September, since which
time he mas been visiting in New York
and Washington. lie was detained in
Quarantine just 24 hours. Fortunately
there was no sickness on board. There
were asa steerage passengers OF the bet
ter class of immigrants, and about 300
first cabin passengers. Among the dis
tinguished people on board was Hon.
Seth Low, of Brooklyn, President OF
Columbia College, accompanied by his
wife. Mr.. Campbell had one or two
pleasant chats with Mr.. Low.
ITO size it up in nutshell" OBJ
served REGISTER reporter, "does 1t
pay to go 10 Europe?"
Most assuredly," said Mr.. Campbell.
"Of course it is always we'll to see ones
own country first, and there are great
many pleasant places to visit In the
United States, but to the student, TO the
person who delyes down deep into his
tory Europe is the place TO go. for 1t is
there that you get at the very root OF
the worlds history, it is there that the
scenes Of so many great novels, poems,
biographies, other books are laid. City
after city is alive with rich and lasting
associations, and you have trooping up
before you by legions much OF which
you have read and heard in the days OF
school and college life. By all means,
take trip to Europe if you can afford
it, as IL we'll repayS."
"Where did you Soiourn the longest?"
asked the reporter.
"Wen, | made quite an extended stay
in Rome, aud think | saw the Imperial
City pretty thoroughly. What perhaps
impressed me more than anything else
in these parts was the river Tiber, not
that II was unlike any other river, but
from the historic associations called TO
mind every time l gazed upon it.
Though | had read great deal about
Rome and its people, | never so fully
appreciated the skill, wisdom aud fore
sight Of the early Romans as did after
carefully viewing the city. There are
the remains of buildings, than which
there are none more carefully and
stancher built in the world, there are
walls, sewers, buildings of all kinds,
showing them to be the father and
originator Of what we now enjoy
In the metropolitan cities Of this
country, and all are so accurate and
intricate in detail. recolect. sitting
one night on the steps Of the Coliseum
by moonlight, and as the rays played in
among the broken columns and walls
what memories it recalled! l was much
interested while In Rome in viewing the
excavations which are constantly going
on, and saw many memorable relic.
ITO what other places did you de-
vote considerable attention." asked the
reporter.
81 was quite awhile in Naples and
Pompeii, and also in Florence. Flor
ence has the richest art treasures in
the world and it was here that / reveled
in some OF the finest paintings and
statuary. You know Florence is the
scene Of that great novel "RomOIa," by
George Eliot, and associations of the
great novelist are indisSOlubly linked
with the city. In Venice l had very
pleasant and peculiarly interesting
time. The sailing about in gondolas
was indeed novel, but it proved very de-
lightful. There are 1000 Of these gon-
dolas in use there, and when you want
a ride you just signal one much as you
would 4 cabman in this country. An
interesting sight here is the handsome
st. Marks Cathedral 1t is built on
piles that were driven down in the
eighth century, and it looks as solid and
firm as when first built. A feature OF
life here is the band OF singers, guitar
and mandolin players, that are continu-
ally coming around in front of the ho-
tells singing for a mere pittanc& They
are often good musicians and the melo-
dy is sweet"
"Were you long in Berlin?" asked the
reporter.
"Only about twelve days." said Mr..
Campbell, "bUt during that time l had
the pleasure OF seeing large section OF
the city. At the invitation OF the Amer
lean minister | was invited to ride in
the imperial review, and occupied car
riage in the procession just back of the
Emperor.
Berlin is the Chicago Of the continent.
There is all the rush and push of the
windy city, with great crowds OF the
streets. A great deal OF Englls b is
spoken at the hotels and the bands play
many American airs out of courtesy to
the many American visitors. One OF