Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

Hon. William j. English, who
made the grand trip to the Medi.
terranean with sixty other Chica.
goans, including james w. Scott and
+. s. Winston, on the Fuerst Bis.
marck, Is home again.
1T certainly was most delightful
trip" said Mr.. English. 1--WE were
all healthy during the whole time We
were gone, and we saw about as much
as 1t was possible to see during our
limited time. We left New York
Feb. I In snowstorm. The weather
was bad for few days, but on the
whole we had pleasant voyage to
Gibraltar, where we made our first
landing.
Amid Tropic'l Flowers.
ION our way We passed the bt auti.
full Azores, but we did not halt there.
1t was most delightful, beirg pumped
down amid the tropical flowers and
palm trees Of Gibraltar In the midst
Of winter.
"Here we saw the Notifications,
AMI then after q short stay we
crossed the Mediterranean and land.
cd ut Algiera From there we had a
rough trip on the Mediterranean
over to Genoa. Many Of the women
Of the party were rather disappoint.
ed to find such weather on that al.
legged quiet expanse Of water. -
From Genoa we ran down to the
Riviera, to San Reno, and Monte
Carlo, which we reached about Feb.
10. Monte Carlo IL one Of the finest
spots on earth. Protected by high
cliffs from the chilling winds Of the
north IL receives the full warmth Of
the sun rs II nestles there against
the hills. The climate, the views,
the improvements and all combine to
make 1t an ideal spot. At Monte
Carlo We saw. among others, Lily
Langtry. I understand that the
Prince Of Wales was there, but l
didn't get to see him.
Waited the birthplace os Napoleon.
"FrOm Genoa we went TO Corsica,
landing ut AjacciO, the birthplace Of
Napoleon. The Empress Eugene has
secured control OF the house In which
the great conqueror was born, and
even to-day everything remains a.
much a. II was during the time Of
Napoleon a. It IL possible to preserve
relics. The furniture occupies the
same position, the old bed Is there,
the playground and u thousand little
relics which would delight the heart
Of IN admirer Of the great G rsican.
I'VE went, without stopping,
through the Strait, OF MessIna to
Egypt. This part Of the passage was
rough. In fact We passed through q
cyclone. Several sailors were In.
jured. The force Of the waves was
30 great that q large iron door was
badly twisted by them. However,
none of US became scared very much,
and we landed at Alexandria none the
wdsse for our experience. From Alex.
andria we went to Cairo, where We
spent q week.
Took Room Near the sphinx.
"There 10 q railroad along the val.
Icy Of the Nile between these two
cities. 1t is fairly built and Is run
on the European or English basis.
Some Of the most pleasant days of
the entire trip were spent at Cairo.
I took rooms at Q hotel near the
great Sphinx and the pyramids. I
reached there In the evening, and I
had my Arst glimpse Of the pyramids
and the Sphinx In the moonlight.
No words can describe the thoughts
and the recollections that spring up
In one at such Q moment. In the
soft, mellow moonlight Of Egypt the
sight Of those old monuments is some.
thing never to be forgotten.
1.-THE next morning I was awakened
before sunrise, and with the help Of
three Arabs ! scaled the biggest
pyramid and saw the sun come up In
the east. Another wonderful view.
On the one side the b0undless, bar.
rem desert of sand, on the other old
Father Nile and the green On either
side Of the water, and farther on be.
yond the desert again. To the south
the Nile winds as far az the eye can
reach. The pyramids are not so hard
to scale. When you 20 up two Arabs
20 ahead and lift you, and the other
pushes you. Coming down, they tie
a rope around your waist and two 20
before to aid you. We also made the
tour OF the interior passages Of the
great pyramid. Some OF the passages
are 80 narrow and 90 low that you
have to crawl through. At other
times they are so steep aud slippery
that you Imagine every moment you
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