Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-23

engines, convey their ships, with their ma
| tional ensign, freighted with the wealth of
nations, to the far distant parts of ths
| globe.
AS an American feel with regret that
| our flag Is almost unknown on the high
seas. A few steamers may be seen flying
the stars and stripes, but SO few a. CON-
pared with even this one German compa-
ny, it may be said that our national flag
has faded out of sight.
Our merchant ships that formerly threw
our national ensign to the breeze in for
eign ports have pretty we'll passed away,
| and an American schooner even in these
days is "rara avis" when seen In ports
| other than our own. True 1t Is, we have
many fine coasters trading up and down
our extensive Sea coast, but those famous
ships which formerly crossed the equator
In such large numbers, with their white
cotton canvas cleaning In the sunlight,
with the American flag Haunting ct the
peak, have disappeared like phsntoms,
scarcely one remaining. All things have
an end, and so must our pleasant voyage
In the Columbia" come to Its termina-
ton.
pidity and in due time made the Lizard
light on the eouthern coast of England.
that light towards which thousands of
steamers and chips are daily pointing their
prows; q few hours later We ran by the
Needles and anchored at Southampton.
We remained an hour or 90 in South
smpton water landing passengers and tax
ing in others for Hamburg. just sitter
leaving Southampton, and of the Isle of
Wight, near Ryde, we passed close by the
famous yachts "BritsnHian and "Navahoe"
sailing one of their celebrated ocean races.
The weather was delightful and sunny In
khan nk,a al - II - sA.a
English ports. We passed near many huge
ships of war flying the British red ensign,
and we all admired these floating engines
| Of war that make old England the mis-
tress of the seas.
Gradually the Chalk Cliffs (thoss same
white cliffs that Cesar bsheld In bis de-
scent upon the coast faded into mist and
so out of sight, and we passed silently
into the North sea, the waters of which
were as tranquil and smooth as the Long
Island Sound.
After passing Texel and Heligoland we
entered the famous Elbe river, and in
| short time cast anchor in the hsrbor of
Cuxhsven, on the left bank of the Elbe.
At Cuxhaven we took a special train Of
cars furnished by the obliging Hamburg
American Co., (free of expense to the pas
sengers) and off we sped over the low
i lands of northern Germany to Hamburg,
i some sixty miles distant. This portion of
| Germany Is quite fat and every inch is
| we'll cultivated and appears like a perfect
| garden; not foot of waste land Is to be
| seen, and the roads are fine and kept in
| the best condition; q park of artillery
| could be hurled from one end of Germany
to the other in perfect order, so well mac
/ adsmizsd are the roads, and there is an
i entire absence of mud and ruts. / wish
| that one could state as much as to our
| country roads In America. Every thirty
i or forty feet along the roadside are cherry
| and other fruit trees, and at the foot of
| each tree ia q large, smooth stone furnish
| ing welcome seat to the weary traveller.
| A goodly revenue is raised by letting out
these fruit trees to peasants, and the mon
ey 30 raised Is spent upon the roads. The
roads are simply perfect all over the Ger
man empire, reminding us of the Roman
i roads of olden time.
Germany is celebrated for Its fruits and
| beautiful howere. No wonder such Is the
| case, for the whole empire lie q garden
| which has been well titled for many csntu-
ries, even long before Cesar with his Ro-
man legionaries trod Its fair plains under
| foot.
| Now a word In reference to Hamburg.
We were very sgreesbly disappointed in
the city of Hamburg. We fully expected
to find q city of narrow streets and old
buildings, and a city of no special sttrso.
1 tions.
| We had always associated Hamburg with
fetid, sickly districts, and thought of Ii as
breeding plscs for cholera!
Judge of our surprise when o city of
broad avenues and palaces met our view as
we drove to our hotel.
Such cleanliness, such apple pie order
on every side of US, and such scene of
beauty and elegance actually took US by
surprise. Can this be HsmburRi we eI-
claimed. Hamburg 1t was, as big as life,
and such a noble citJl / have travelled In
the four grand divisions of the globe, but
have never visited finer city than Ham
burg. Its palatisl residences are msgnih
cent in architecture and their surrounding
grounds laid out with exquisite taste. A
drive around the Alster basin with the res.
idencss of the merchant princes, their
| grounds stretching to the waters edge, Ia
alone worth a trip across the Atlantic
The population Is six hundred thousand
and for centuries the city has been re
nowned for the extent of its commercial
relations; like Tyrus of old, her nsvies
have brought into her lap the great wealth
of distant nations.
Last year cholera ravsged the city snc
, very many died of that dread disease.
Now, owing to a splendid supply o.
good water ard to a perfectly organized
city government, cholera can find no abid
ing place here, and there Is no city in Eu
, rops as healthy as Hamburg. Many lie
are told about "sickly Hamburg" and 4
one believed all he reads In the newspa
pers he would shun this city as a perfeo
Gehenna.
Even Dresden, beautiful, healthy Dres
: den, was placed on the sick list last sum
/ mer by the newspapers, In which was cir
culsted the report of many deaths by tn
dire disease, a lie which was at ono
nailed by the Saxon government, for ther
, has not been even one case of cholera q
| Dresden.
The housemsids in Hamburg present a
interesting sight as seen on the streets
| their arms bare to the shoulder even Il
l | cold weather, their dresses extending Q
D the knees, with little bit of Lace collie
on the hoad like caterpillar, the skirts o
many colors making q picturesque sigh
) indeed. Speaking of picturesque sights
! | our housemaid in Dresden wears q head
, dress of many colors. nearly three fee
| In diameter, very short skirts, of whicl
abe wears no less than fifteen, and wit
9 bare arms she moves about the hous
8 like living dry goods store.
y Let us look at few statistics concern
|, ing Hamburg; in 1887 the port of Ham
i burg was entered by 1908 vessels of a
: aggregate burden of 1890, ,234 tons, in
cluding 4,773 steamers. and was quittet
q by 1888 vessels of 1927, ,S65 tons, @
E which ATS were steamers. Value @
L imports in 1887 was Q, ,379 million mark
|, or six hundred million dollarsl In ths
t year over II 900 emigrants embarked fror
g Hamburg. This city is hrst mentione
as far back as S11, and in the time o
Charlemagne IL was q seat of bishop
t Hamburg Joined the Hauseatic league .
= an early period. and distinguished hel
8 self in the work of sweeping the sea Q
pirates. Trade was greatly stimulated b
r the discovery of America and of the se
J. route to India. In 1929 the citizen
% adopted the reformed faith
o In 1910 Hamburg was annexed
J. France, and In 1913, when her citizen
10 rebelled against French power. Marshi
o Davorest wreaked his vengeance on thel
70 with terrible barbarity. From 1905 1
It 1914 the loses sustained by the city WI
o estimated at 260, 900, 900 marks or $65
Ii 600 600, an immense sum compared ,
the population and the value of none
n at that period.
,, After the peace of Vienna Hsmbul
70 made great strides towards wealth an
lr prosperity, and Notwithstanding Il
dreadful fire of 1S42, In which near
lr one-half of the city was laid in ashe
Do she has never ceased to increase In ueali
and prosperity.
ID Let me urge upon New Hsveners WI
ut nroposs to visit Europe to visit Har