Evening journal., 1893-08-29
.BAYARD'S POPULARITY
All Classes in Britain Recog-
nize His Sterling Worth.
JUDGE GRUBBs TRIP IN EUROPE

Three Weeks in the "Land OF the Mid
night sun"--He Spent Night with
Ambassador Bayard at His Country
Home-The Distinguished Deiawareans
Viewed Runnymede.
Judge Ignatius O. Grubb. Drowned
with European travel restored In health,
teeming with pleasant recollections
and brimful Of information, was seen at /
his Gilpin avenue home by an EVENING /
JOURNAL reporter last evening and asked |
for an interview.
Greatest Trip of His Life.
'lt was the greatest trip Of my life.
he said, "full Of information and |
incidents. / had not been abroad for |
twelve years. My object. in going was
to benefit my health. / had an attack Of
the grip some time ago and was feeling
very uncomfortable / thought had - /
In my system, and wss not well at the
Sussex court. / thought | would try
the salt water, keep on the ocean and
get the poison out OF my system. l feel
as II had II not, shall leave for parts
unknown next time.
81 left New York on Saturday Jnne
/ "a, on the Cunard steamer Etruria n
the following Saturday, July !, / ar
rived at Queenstown. There | disem-
barked, Dublin being my objective
point in Ireland.
moonlight on Killarney"
81 left Queenstown on Saturday and
reached Killarney that afternoon, did
the lakes and region surrounding, and
left on Monday for Dublin. 10 is a re.
markably handsome and interesting
city. While there l visited Phmnix
Park. aud saw the spot whore Lord
Cavendish and his secretary were mur
dered.
Saw the wedding Procession.
ION Wednesday left Dublin for
London. Being unable to get hotel &C.
commodatlons In consequence Of the
royal wedding went out to a hotel at
Windsor
Thursday morning / saw the we'd
ding procession as it passed Hyde Park
on the way to st. James's Chapel
FIRST time, Queen Victoria The old lady
was looking quite hearty She has 3
fine motherly and quite benignant ex-
preston Of countenance.
He Called on MIR. Bayard.
''I stayed at Windsor until Monday,
when / went into London for a couple
Of days. While there / called upon Mr..
Bayard at the American Embassy. and
had pleasant talk with him.
on for Scandinavia.
Il left next day for Hull and took a
Wilson Line stea mer for Gothenhurg,
Sweden. From there ! went to Stock
holm, where / remained two or three
days.
ut Is very beautiful clty--a second
Paris, In fact. The Swedish people,
Judging by the country are exceedingly
energetic and advanced was aston
ished. What we consider our latest i'm.
provements they seem to have there
, The city's surroundings are beautiful
In the Capital OF Norway.
'I went by rail to Chrlstiania, the
capital Of Norway. The surrounding
a Of Christiania are celebrated for their
, beauty, especially Christiania Fiord, and
r short steamer excursions among the
p romantic islands are taken by many
{ tourists.
I The Land OF the Midnight Sun.
'From Christiania went to Trondhjem
g about 400 miles north. l there found
0 an excursion steamer about starting foI
= North Cape, Norway AS / had gone
u abroad mainly for the benefit OF the sei
g voyage, I concluded TO extend 10 and
u take passage on her.
u That trip Is undoubtedly one OF the
a most beautiful and interesting that car
D. be taken on this planet-there Is nc
g doubt about that. / am told by those
y who have taken the Alaska and Nortl
Cape trips, that, for both grandeur and
picturesqueness Of scenery the Norti
Cape trip is far superior to the Alaskl
trip.
'f IAN the way from Trondhjem tc
ID North Cape you pass between mountain
islands aud the main coast DuIing thl
A entire distance you are constantly sur.
rounded by perpendicular masses OF rocl
= from !, 200 TO 5000 or 5000 feet high.
,e 'sThese are partly covered with foliag
and verdure and surmounted upon tn
10 higher elevations by perpetual snow.
As Norway's Slow Mail Service.
r although these steamers carry Nor
OF weqian Government mail yet they seer
IN to proceed in a very lesurely way In Dc
be ing IL. They will often run up hords
Id which are narrow inlets between thes
b. precipices Of rock, for twenty or twenty
q, i've miles for the purpose Of exhibitin
ne to the passengers the grandest gems {
he Norway's scenery. They also stop fe
one-half day at time and visit II
two or three remote towns Of Norther
to Norway, where the passengers may 6
a ashore and take brief excursions
III points of interest.
In the NorthernmOst Town.
le "On the way up and far north Of th
=. Arctic Circle, on one Of these excursion
s we stopped at the town OF Hammerfes
nv which is the most northern town on Il
,I face of the earth. This town has,
~ think, about 500 inhabitants.
D "In looking about the town four
nc there a handsome church building
nc course of completion. Upon examinir
y" the interior / was astonished TO discov
l.. the appliances for electric lights Up'
M inquiry found that not only the chur'
"a "a was to be so lighted, but that they we
constructing wires for lighting q
IL whole town. This confirmed the Il
an an preston l had already obtained, th
~ ,n the Norwegian people are most INTEL
gent, progressing. and enterprising; al
IN al L. . ~. aff