The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-10-19
Dem. 7th sentemher. 1895. !

West Virginia, my highly esteemed
friends Mr.. John Koblegard, and
President Goodnight of the Uni
versity, [ have no doubt wished
had seen some very elaborate des-
criptiye letters of such trip that
they might be saved several hours
tedious questioning from me. But
| wanted to know many things in
advance, and, while they very
kindly supplied me with all infor-
nation asked, l knew not just what
| needed most to know till | was
brought face to face with realities.
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In the gray twilight of the early
morn of Aug 18th | said good bye
to the largest port of the world to
me, good bye that is better un-
told and undescribed in this con-
neetion if | would cherish the sa-
cred saneity of domestic confidence
and love. If my readers would
know the realities of such let them
but turn their backs for II month
upon native land, home, and wife,
put the Atlantic between them and
self, and they will quickly learn
the bitterness of the sacrifice that
only cherished hopes of a broader
culture can justify. Fortunately
the 4.04 a. m. Express is on time !;
1 say fortunately" because delay
at the station at such time is
next to unbearable. The feelings
we experiene would either hurry
us forward as rapidly as possible
or call us back home. At Washing
ton at u, Baltimore at 1. Steam
er trunk purchased and all effects
packed in this and my grips
When my readers come to Europe
please to remember that it is not
necessary to purchase a steamer
trunk unless they want to be on
dress parade on the steamer. They
can have access to trunks at certain
hours of the day, and what is need
ed on the voyege may be put in
grips or on the top of effects in
trunk. 1t will be we'll to remem-
Der, also, that for all reasonable
sized-grips you pay nothing in Eu-
rope, but for over 80 lbs. some
places, over 25 lbs. in others, and
for all in trunks in still other
countries,you must pay for carriage
on train. | therefore made nay
grip tolerably heavy and sent sew
eral articles back home from Balti-
more-chief1y books-which undu-
ly added to my trunk weight
From my hotel on the morning of
the 18th | take a cab in which my
trunk becomes part load--I make
it rule whenever travelling to keep
as near my trunk as possible, and
always know in advance hack
mans or other servants bill-for
the pier. At2 p. m. our stout ship
leaves her anchorage and we glide
smoothly down the historic Chesa-
peake 154 miles to cape Henry
where at 3 a. m. Thursday the 18th
our pilot goes ashore and the ship
officers take his place. This was
our first stop and but for a few
minutes. Travel at this time of
the year from America to Europe
is very light, the travel turning the
other way about July 10Th to goth.
| take slow steamer for the bene-
fit of long sea-voyage. take a
German steamer that | may study
German 'from the start" All
aboard are German officers, and all
| have but to add in this case as
advice to others that, unless you
are very fond of water don't take a
slow vessel on your first trip. Do that
after becoming better used to sea
life, for you become too intensely
anxious to see land ;also take steam
ers on which your natural tongue is
the one native to the officers. In
case of storm or accident the Of
ficers language should be heard by
every passenger. Orders given in
tongue foreign to you might re-
suit disastrously to you in an emer-
gency. At least, if you do not so
select, see that you have friend
who can interpret There are but
six first cabin passengers aboard,
no second cabin ones, and 100 steer
age passengers. These 106 increas-
ed by the 92 of the ships crew con-
stitute our quota of human cargo.
The Storage capacity is 2200; the
cabin much less but | am not ad-
vised of its maximum quota. About
A a. m. Thurs. the 18th of August
we pass Cape Henry and are now