The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-01

\ :bARD THE L. :. NJ. 5. PARIS,
En- ROUTE FOR SorTHAMPToN. Eng,
August 29th 1898.
MIR. EpITnR:-A greeable to my prom
Use to give the readers of CHE ENQUIRER
some account of my trip to Great Britain
and the Continent forward YOU herewith
a running version of my diary:
1t was on the llth of June last that sat
in Independence Hall. Philadelphia, as a
delegate to the International League of
Press Clubs Convention when President
Clark Howell. of the Atlanta Constitution
informed the assembly that Mr.. Paul
Oeker, of California. representing the
American Press Association in London
and Paris would speak on a subject which
he felt sure would prove of great interest
to those present Thcreupon Mr.. Oeker
took the floor and announced that he came
with greetings from the members of the
French Press and Il cordial invitation to
American newspaper men. members of the
International League, to visit Bordeaux
and attend the Press Congress which would
assemble there on the 18th of September
Numerous courtesies were To be extended
privileges enjoyed and 4 long-hoped for
opportunity was presented. Readers of
Shakespeare will recall the lines about a
tiood-tide, destiny, etc, and | was but Il
short time determining that with me this
food tide should be no mere figure of
speech but a sensible reality. Correspond
ence with Mr.. Ocker and officers of the
League brought me all necessary informa
ton regarding the voyage and some days
before the Paris" was booked to sail
from New York had my steamer ticket
return trip, issued at very low figure, as
the different steamship lines We'd the one
with the other in cutting the prices on ac
count of the Press This peroration is
written regardless Of the sage advice of
Horace: in me,ii'tS res but it brings me up
to the time of sailing and as passenger
shall hcnccforth speak. The hurry and
excitement of loading Il transatlantic
steamship over, the cry of east away is
heard and then comes the labored sounds
of machinery rs the big ship gets under
way. Everybody has Il last word for the
friends on the pier and rs these farewellS
| are exchanged in many tongues one is re-
minded of the miracle of Babel. 4 smart
| little tug sticks her nose under the for
ward deck and with many sharp blasts
| from her whistles begins the task of bring
l. uli, ii, l1S
| the mouse and the lion, but in this case
| the mouse is far from cutting an insigniti-
| cant figure. At l2.0,, one hour and seven
minutes out, we passed the Ealkyrie, rest
| ing calmly within the shadow of the Stat
! ue of Liberty. The yacht is beautiful
| craft with high maSts and bcllying sails.
| There was Il kind of defiant insolence iii
| her silence and the Defender will have Il
foe worthy of her steel. But Danish the
| idea of yielding the cup to Lord Dunraven
-"1America for Americans"
At - we were at Sandy Hook Here
| the Pilot was swung from the portSide ON
| "A rope ladder to Il skill below. The atten-
| tion of the passengers was then centred
| to things aboard the ship. y glance at the
first cabin left showed that the Hon James
H. EcklcS, Comptroller of the Currency
| and Mrs Ecklc-, Mr.. Wells, Secretary Of
| the American Legation at London Miss
| Sheldon, of Buffalo, delegate to the Inter
national Press Congress, already referred
| to, with about 80 others outward bound.
Luncheon was served about 10 o'clock
| and at :'.:'O each passenger was ASST gned his
seat ut table which is To be kept through
| the passage. Dinner on board is IA sump-
| tous rcpast served at $50 table IL horte
After dinner the ocean passenger places
| his chair at some favored spot on the port
| or StarhOard side and here one watches
| the surging deep and its wonders or looks
| at the beautiful pathway made by the re
| Election of the moon on the waters. The
| imagination falters in an attempt to de
scribe this first night on old ocean. 1t was
delightfully."- cool. The noble ship was