Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-21
LETTER FROM PALESTINE.
Elder Hush Sends Another Descriptive
Account Of His Journeys.


Correspondence pEsEnEt news
HAiFA, Palestine, July "a, 1sgj.-In
my last letter gave n brief account Of
my Journey A. lar as Naples, Italy l
will continue from there In this one.
Naples IL large, fine city, has
number OF attractions and places OF
interest. In looking over my guide
book was surprised TO fnd that IT,
population was greater than that Of
Rome, being little over half "A mil
lion, while Rome has but 100000. 1
was obliged TO remain In Naples
tnrce days before 1 could get aehip tof
Palestine, 90 l had opportunity to visil
tho places Of note, which did with
some difficulty, not being able
to SPEAK ono word Of italian.
Sunday, May the i4th, was
taken on board the steamship Ophir.
This was an English vessel with about
athousand English Passengers on their
way to Australia. There was a fne
orchestra furnished by the boat owners
along, who made very nice music Tot
ub. A piano ana other instruments
being on board enabled ~ TO have con-
siderable entertainment in the musical
line. one night we had very good
concert which lasted two or three
hours. During our first day out from
Naples We passe1 through tue strait u
Mrssina and saw 10 our right the fcfy
mountains Of StrombOlia and Aetna.
AZ We were sitting on deck ~ Joying
the warm sunshine one day | gut into
conversation with "A number OF gentle
men passengers. Oi course they aaktd
me where I was going, nnd told them
TO Palestine. ] was then asked where
1 was from, land when ! answered
that was from Utah, one Of the gru-
tlemen who, by the manner and lu'
OnCy OF his convention ufou the I
policies Of tho English government
had lei me 10 think him very iutclli'
gent, tRid. "Utail H. thAt anywhere
near the pefuvians2" | told him no u
was Ia the western part M the United
States. ! then showed him view ~
the Salt Lake Temple and the eyes u
my auditors fairly stuck out with
Amusement, and lthey spoke IA very
high tones Of praito aud admiration VI
the massive ttfuotu:e.
The fourth day, sailing on the Med.
terrnnean, found ~ nearing Port ]
Said, Egypt, where the little black I
urchins swim and dive about ia the /
water like ducks. II you throw cor. /
per into tho water they will dive after /
IL and get II before II finds bottom. !
Port Said IL "A great coalinc sta. /
ton and quite an imp0ftAut place. /
There are usually quite nuni. |
her Of vessels loaded daily. | have /
seen Eve large ships being loaded nj /
the Same time. The coal is carried up
large pianks OF Rangways from small I.
boats on the water by tho Arabs. Here /
1 was again obliged 20 wait three Gays |
for passage to the Holy Land. The !
time soon slipped by and the evening /
Of the .0lh went on board the :. y.
Diana and after au all nighpa ride |
found myself neaflug Jeiia a. the sun
was coming up. II Is quite difficult 10 |
land here. The harbOr Il rocky.
Larger ships cannot enter II ami pAss.
eugeta are TOwod ashore In small b0ats.
passed the custom house Gll right.
After some little hunting around
through the city | found Brother
Musser and was very glad 10 sec hin,
| Gsaure you. We remained m Jafia
about a week visiting the Saints aud
the places OF Interest and then pro.
ceeded 10 Haiia where We have fe.
mRinei ever since. We have held
slxteen meetings here ami are dUilg
all we can to further the Interests Of
the Gospel.
expect TO leave here next week 10
labor In AintAb which IN between two
and three hundred miles north OF
Aaii0. have visited Brother Haag's
grave several times. That no IL not
forgotten ~ manifett by the behutiul
flowers that are blooming upon it. 10
has no headstouo or any mark by
which II may be known. Such exam.
pies Of obedience OF sincerity, Of self.
sacrifice, anu Of endurance NJ ARE
found In Brother Hsag should have, .
think, n monument 10 their memory
that all VINO might look uuOu h, might
learn moral lesson anu hu encouraged
TO fight the battle Of life, whatever
obstacles may be In the way, with
greater effort ana stouter heart.
Very respectfully,