The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-10-25

ever travelling to keep as nea,
my trunk as possible, and always
know in advance a hackman's q,
other servants bills for The
pier. AT , p. m. our stout shin
leaves her anchorage and We
glide smoothly down the historic
Chesapeake 1874 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. Ira.
vel at this time of the year from
America to Europe is very light,
the travel turning the other way
about July 18th to 10Th. | take a
SLOW steamer for the benefit of a
long sea-voyage. take a Ger.
man steamer that may study
German from the. start. All
aboard are German officers, and
all ] have to add in this case as
advice to others is that. unless
you are very fond of water don't
take 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 steamers on
which your natural tongue is the
one native to the officers. In
case of q storm or accident the
officers language should be heard
by every passenger. Orders
given in o tongue foreign to you
might result disastrously to you
in an emergency. At least, If
you do not SO select, see that you
have a friend who can interpret.
There are but six first cabin
passengers aboard. no second
cabin ones, and 100 steerage
passengers. These 1oG increas.
ed by the 81 of the ships crew
constitute our quota of human
cargo. The Storage capacity is
2, 200; the cabin much less but
am not advised of its maximum
quota. About 4 a. m. Thursday
the 18th of August we pass Cape
Henry and are now
on THE OCEAN.
Distance, Latitude or Lopgi.
itude are not posted ON the Bplle.
tin till on the ocean proper, and
then at noon every day the pass
engers may note by consulting
the Bulletin their exact location
on the sea; for not only are Lati.
tude, Longitude, distance from
initial ocean point, and distance
since previous day noon on the
ocean proper recorded, but there
is map in which a small flag
with sharp pointed staff is in
serted at the exact MONDAY point,
and all flags remaining till end
of voyage after once stuck, a
line ofsmall flags indicate the ex.
act route travelled. Passing Cape
Henry, our course is N. Z to.
ward the banks of Newfoundland;
this to get in higher Latitude 70
shorten the distance across the
Atlantic it will be remembered
that a degree of Longitude in the
Latitude of Newfoundland has a
smaller number of miles than a
degree in the Latitude of Balti-
more and to escape what sea
men know as the deep Hole
mr. s,DeyilS Hole" IN the Atlantic
between New York and South.
ward. and France and South.
ward. Too deep sea has no
charm in stormy weather, owing
to correspondingly high waves.
Steamships have a regular track
from Eastern q. S. TO European
ports. This track in summer is
about 30 miles vide extending
from near the 10th parallel
northward, the east bound steam
ers taking their right or south
ern side and the west bound TAX
ing their right or northern side.
This track is shifted southwark
about 100 miles in cold winter
seasons.
Poorly informed men are al.
ways the best advisers and law
makers in their own estimation
and l suppose l am no exception;
but it seems to me that, were