Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-23

owing to the Perfectly Organized CITY
Government OF tho Latter Place No
Cholera Can Find an Abiding Place
There-Pretty Housemaids with
Bare Arms and Skirts OF Many Col
ors-Hamburg Has Made Great
Strides in Wealth and Prosperity
Level and Fine Roads In Germany.
DRESDEN, Saxony, Oct. 25.
To the Editor OF the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
Thinking it may be of interest to the
very many readers of your valuable paper
to hear from distant city concerning top
les of great interest to the "world at
large" purpose writing few lines con-
cerning life in this beautiful city in Saxo-
ny. Life here Tin q city 80 replete with
art galleries and museums, with so many
delightful suburbs in close proximity to
the parent city, city 30 historic and In
teresting) is quite different to our hum
drum every day life in our American cit
les. In my first letter 1 will write more
particularly concerning the magnificent
steamers of the Hamburg American Co.,
having their head offices in Hamburg, a
city 30 utterly misunderstood by our
American people at large, and 80 wilfully
misrepresented by the newspapers at
home.
Well, to commence; we sailed from New
York August Slst, at 9 a. m, and New
York certainly never looked more radiant
than 1t did in the sunlight as we steamed
rapidly down the magnificent bay, passing
Governors Island, the Narrows and Sandy
Hook.
Our splendid brass band played many
national airs as we rushed along into the
green waters of the open sea, and headed
our course for the historic shores of Eu-
rope.
Our steamer was the Columbia" }" of the
Hamburg American line, of twelve thou
sand tons burthen, commanded by Cap
tain Voglegesaug, who has under his com
mand corps of fine officers, who have
seen duty In every sea; very polite and
great favorites with the passengers, who
in calm and In storm may be seen on the
bridge looking with lynx eyes towards
every point of the horizon, eagerly watch
ing over the safety of the huge ship with
its valuable freight of human lives. Un
der the careful guidance of such noble fel
lows, bred on the sea from boyhood, the
passengers on these steamers can rely al
most upon absolute safety; they can prom
enade the decks of day and sleep securely
at night without fear, knowing that al
| that mortal man can do will be done K
carry them safely to their desired haven.
The Columbia is q magnificent steamer
| having double expansion boilers and twir
screws, thus giving her very great speed
| and as the bright sun shines on the snow,
awnings stretched over polished whit
decks, life at sea Is rendered truly ideal q
one reelines in his easy sea chair, rushing
over the mighty ocean with a speed ever
| faster than some of our New England rail
road trains.
Twice each day the band plays, and 1t i
a gay and interesting sight to see people o
all ages, and representing many nations
promenading the decks and looking on
over the blue waters, as every hour bring
them nearer the shores of Europe. Their
are FIVE ~ superb express steamships o
the Hamburg American Co. plying week..
between Hamburg and New York, callin
off Southampton each way.
| These steamers are justly very popula
with American tourists, not only on &C
count of the gorgeous appointments OF tn
steamers, but at the same time owing :
the politenes of the captains and ofhceri
Americans feel perfectly at home Will
l fhau hAv
eyery comfort that can be enjoyed on th
ocean, So large are these steamers tbs
the gale must indeed be q huge one
make even the most fastidious feel at q
uncomfortable.
The cuisine is perfect and moro tina
ample, an item so very necessary at SCI
and fact which can by no means /
/ stated concerning many other populi
steamship lines.
? The appointments are regal In all thei
details, and each one of these exprei
) steamers is floating palace.
) have travelled on many steamships an
over many ocean routes and to far distal
: countries, but never have met with sue
4 absolute comfort as I experienced on Il
"Columbia." Speed, safety, comfort, Ell
: CANT cabins and magnificent saloons, vii
i q perfect cuisine, combine to render
D weeks passage on the Atlantic very
a liehtful. It passes like q dream and ol
t actually wishes she short week of sea vo
o age heightened to fortnight If possible.
i. The Hamburg-Ameriesn Go. have {
! immense fleet of steamers travelling to
s the principal parts of the globe, and q
. about building, at very great cost, thr
z additional express steamers of enormo
. burthen, also Ave very large freight steal
q ers of the largest size. When these steal
d ers are built the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ii
# VIII stand at the head Of the List as
Is ocean tonnage far exceeding the Nor
d German Lloyds 90. and the celebrated
n uinsular and Oriental line of Englar