New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
IN ENG LISHMAA'S ADVICE.
MEMBER. OF PARLIAMENT on TRAVEL IN
AMERICA.

T. ". Russell. NJ. p. in Tie London Graphic.
An Ensli,hman's first instinct on arriving at the
" Of aal Journey h Is 70 Ga' s had
senger arriving by any OF the liners at Liverpool would
ut once secure mis- luggage. nave Il conveyed to q
cub. Tip the porter, and on being set down at bis
hGte would pay the cabmail, say: ha!Eaerown They
manage thing, otherwise IN New York Heavy luggage
Of one shilling and slxpence eucn package. If there
are ladies' in The party TINS Item may mount up to
something considerable. But having disposed Of the
heavy trunks. what about the smaller lmpedmenai
OH you say that may 80 s on ,ns cab' ye
With an Irish driver possessing none Of the fun OF
The old country. On arriving at the hotel you ak
what the fare amounts to- And then the English
mans gorge IL es lie Is accustomed to stepping into
a London hanson and driving longer distance for .
three four or five collars just according to the humor
he may DC in. And it has to be paid There APP
pear To- be mo- eaI thu, any aDv Ana e
or would enforce them. lie result Is That when the
traveller finds himself in lbs room i mas probably
tlk,n twenty five sillings 10 convey himself and bis
luggage from TIE landing place to the hotel fhs
OF course, !: simply rgsous swInde; And the
The Americans travel with single biz trunk
Everything goe, into it. as into o, ,n nan n THIS
u dressing And this done, Uncle sam makes for
the strectcar ard reaches bis hotel Tor five cents.
scandal that The law should not protect strangers.
They arc numerically feeced. drive Of two hours
round Boston our party eight dollars or thirty.
two shilhngs The cnly safe plan Is never to enter
cab In the United states.
As to hotels, something pleasant and unpleasant
NAV b. said In all the Cilie' these establishments
are OF the most pllaal character and are conducted
on both the American and Enr,pean plans No ono
should he do the experience of our party may 10
his. We had written ahead to secnle rooms on the
American plan at one Of the fifh-ave. hotels
late at night we were !: shed in sarrci: The
not sufficient TO send hot water mp 10 the tap and
In the morning the supply Of eold water also gave
itself suggested that IL had direct
nccon with the main sewer. But all this might
have heen tolerated for n,Gt ! ,h 81 our SUI.
we calmly Informed that no food was supplied
on The American plan %fG s p % on ana ' that one
plan. In other words. were expected 10 pay FL
a day for beard and lodging on the american plan,
and pay for our supper In cash because the Boston
train happened Ia b. late: This. Of course. Was
sheer mptrin,ncc. But We had TO submit. II was
z rgcoIs establishments We experienced another piece
OF sharp practice The terms were - 80 per day,
into in 0 the saS wr ns room for ncn s into Hs
room for visitors on the European plan The hin
satisfaction OF paying lis I'd. for TWO lnnclleons
In addition to charge OF 3os: per day Ihe,e are
traveller VIII, Is not prepared for them. The only
safe plan, therefore, Is to 60 10 house conducted
On se amss Sn' .yp ,n %er oh tie %S E R
what he has - pay. On the European plan II would
take senior Wrangler to lind OFT what any meal
i nave said that the American hotels are gorgeous
palaces but they sadly lack the nOmely feeling Ok
The English home. They seem TO BE- huCe rabbit
a The R'nsd public p"dTn are nso a s1i
night. for breakfast, luncheon and dinner. people
stream out Of their bedrooms. where they i've into
the hugo dringiall and back again. They are
the saddcst and dIlest place, In the world But,
rule the accommodation and the food are ex-
celent.
As regards railway travelling some things ars
better than at home. and others are worse. Ihe
rate of travelling Is mostly slower and the cost less
than in England. Iut the car, are Infinitely better
and travelling T., the whole. pleasantcr but if
the heat This Is largely caused by the fact that To
up TO his own ideas OF comfort but II |, not pieasaE
for ordinary Encl i.hman TO sweler In CIR WITH
the thermometer ut 1J so degrees and then 20
ont into an atmosphere below freezing point. or even
below The night travelling also shocks
stranger. In England there ladies' sleepngcan.
Men and shake down "promlscuons. and are
curtained of in kind Of sealed compartment. J con-
fcss 10 preference for the English fashion, although
Mr.. Hannibal Chcllop would. suppose. have sneeref
NJ my prcjudces :" European But the Americans
can give points in regard 20 dealing with luggage
1t is something TO hand your luggage TO the hotel
porter. to receive from him At the railway station
bras, checks for II. To give these checks 10 collector
arrival. and To find. for a small charge. your
luggage ut the hotel almost quickly As yoarsell.
Why English railway companies Do not adopt TINS
pan Of dealing with luggage passes comneh'nion.
There +, hardly such n thing rs railway porter N
the states. Then the dningcar Is real work o.
art. II i luxury to be able 10 get n confotabs
meal eycellently served without rushing 10 rr'Tsn.
rooms. and eating M rate rlnols 10 clc'stoi
and health. Some time or another Sippee.
John Hul will wake mp. And In the,' da',. wen
why should 1t not see 10 these things. II the CUM
nanIcs will not without cOmpiSOnl