New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13
NETHERLANDS TRAVEL.
POPULARITY OF THE WINTER OCEAN EX-
CURSIONS.
NOW FOLLOW THE SOUTHERN
ROUTE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC STARTED
BY THE GERMAN LINERS.

ROUTE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC STARTED
BY THE GERMAN LINERS.
People have a fashion Of saying that the world Is
small when the unexpected happers and friends.
long separated clasp hands at the antipodes. Yet
the size Of It again depends somewhat upon the
length Of the miles. for down in Tennessee
the distance travel on small mile
allowance is one of the astonishing feat
OF that varied country. But the num-
Der OF miles nowadays has nothing TO do
with the in travelling. OF vastly more i'm
portance TO the traveller IS the direction he shall
take for his outing. be that outing long or short
OF course there arc people who are limited
time and this article is not for them Again. there
people of a very estimable disposition who DO
travel in winter but take their Pleasures sadly
otherwise. under the blaze of July sun and call
ii enjoyment because. ostensbly. they are not
working This article is not for them. They are
warned to avoid it as they would pestiience.
But there arc peop.e. and The number is constant
~ increasing who find their greatest pleasure in
winter excursion across the Atlantic Some thou
sands have been converted TO a firm belief in the
delight OF this Of vacation enjoymen,. But II
IS be remembered that they do not travel across
the Atlantic in the ordinary route followed by
steamers Not all. They sail out of Ncw-York
IIarbor and following the parallel Of latitude on
which New-York city lies. they adhera to It unit.
tho good ship drors anchor off that frowning guar
dian Of the entrance the Mediterranean. the Rock
Of Gibraltar. Nor do they stop there. unless they
have desire TO do" Spain and he done by the
Spaniard but continue to Genoa, where they are In
TIE centre Of European possibilities for sight-see-
ing It Is short to Egypt and all Of Europe IS
open in varying hours Of travel by rail The resorts
Of the Riverl are RICH, at ones door. almost, and
the winter months find them at their bes..
These are the notions the winter poasurc-seeker
has gathered by actual experience and he is going
about to-day evangelizing trips among his
friends Judging fror' the bookings in the steam
ship Offices he is not unsuccessful in the quest for
believers in the wisdom Of the winter vo, age. The
summer birds Of passage arr flying in the opposite
direction and thu winter touris- has every chance
Of comparative freedom from croNdng. Indeed. he
can almost ccln: on a statoroom free from "dorh-
lng"-althouch o. the southern voyage TO The Med
iterranear. whcre the ships Of the North German
LLOYD Steamship Company ana those OF the Ham
burg-American Line run. ho may not be 50 fortu-
nate unless prompt actic. follow his notion to see
the Pillars OF Hercules dawn on his delighted vision
some fine morning or enhancing evening from tho
deck Of one Of the big liners The winter tourist IS
coming forward with enthusiasm. and according to
the officials OF the two companies particularly in
terested in the winter route 10 "a summer land, this
gives every promise of being the mos. successful
year they have had since the custom began.
The service was started IN 1891 by the officials Of
the North German Lloyd Steamship Company who
thought they saw opportunity to win Americans
10 ocean travel in winter hy giving them southern
passage which, whe always free from cold
weather would also be Blessed with almost COM
pct. immunity from storms on October "a Of the
year named the Fulda left New-Nork with ninety
seven pasSeugcrs board. bound for Genoa the
announcement had been caught UP with enthusi-
assn and there many inquiries for state
rooms that Mr. Oelrchs and his colleagues were
complied to meet the demand. and at once The
Vera was started after her sister Of the line for
tho same port In November Of the following year
the Kaisc: Wilhelm was added. making three
steamers engaged in winter excursion work. All of
m, pasScnc.r~ Of the leisure class off for
few months of recreation and willing 70 Try "A new
WAY Of getting old scenes. On her second voyage
across under the plan the Fulda carried ~ sa-
loon passeng. Then the number rose and fell
until on the fourth trip she carried l63. men num-
Der was cquallcd by m" Vera on her third voyage
Thai was AN all-sufcienJ indication of the popu-
arity and desrabiity of the Mcdite rranean voyage
and the whole thing ended I'm the North German