New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-18
FI-ALDERNAN CARY'S LONG JOURNEY.
HB WAS AWAY FIVE MONTHS AND CROSSED THE
PACIFIC OCEAN TWICE

uD WAS AWAY FIVE MONTHS AND CROSSED The
PACIFIC OCEAN TWICE.
Tho well-knovn Fulton-st. real estate broker.
isaac H. Cary who was of the Aidermen-at-
Large during the two years that Mayor Schleren
held office returned a week ago from vacation trip
lasting FIVE months. which took him about halfway
round The world On February IS he set out In COM
pany With Theodore d. Smith. the New-Iork manu-
fscturer. for China and Japan. first crossing the
United States TO San Francisco. From there they
,ook steamer TO Yokohama. the voyage lasting SIX
tam DAYS II was the first time that the steamer,
the Doric had crossed the Pacific. and none of her
officers had ever made that voyage In speaking OF
his experiences Mr. Cary refers 10 this as an Illus
t-ation OF the fact that navigation Is an exact
sc'ence 50 that vessel strange seas Is sure 10
reach port on time If in the hands OF skilfu and
competeDt commander. In fact, In all his Journey
IN, covering perhaps 900 miles he met with no de-
lays Of consequence and rarey failed TO make the
rghf connections. He spent about 1Ve weeks IN
Japan and nearly the same time In China The con-
uast between the two countries and peoples I'M
pressed him deeply
The Japanese" said Mr. Cary yesterday are
wide-awake progressive and full of the go-ahead
spirit, They are in touch with modern civilization
They have a large and weli-disciplined army and a
srong navy They are troubled somewhat WIN
what in this country would probably be caNed the
bx head and having beaten China In war; DOUBT
less feel confident Of their ability 70 give any or the
European nations drubbing. The Chinese have
wonderful country. but they are making nothing OF
t. They have a great extent Of territory and great
var u of climate but they stolid, ignorant and
wholly without the spirit OF progress. There IS
scarcely a railroad in the country except the one
running from Tfen-Tsin down the river to the town
o. TaKu, where account OF sandoar. all large
steamers for Tien-Tsin have TO anchor They have no
roads worthy of the name and there Is no local gov
nf snrf
roads
Il undertook 10 go from Tien-Tsin to Picking a dis
lance Of eighty miles and found that the most prac-
ucabe means OF conveyance by mule cart
fortunately had the company OF Charles Dehpy'
~. secretary OF the American Legation al Peking
We hired three carts each drawn by two little mules.
VIII coole driver The third cart was for our In
'srpreser and provisions We had 10 carry bedding
WIN US also. The Journey Of eighty miles took
asarly three days. for 1t rained the second. and
ne road was nearly impossible. The carts were
s'nout springs. and the Journey was most fatguing
~ ont Of hard work succeeded In making forty
aas the first day, and would have reached the cap
- on the second had 1t been for the rain. The
CO.. 80 vas mere path through the fields The entire
The eur Journey was SO 50 in American money e,
m er man the road which we passed They are only
As nis snS ana into them the people thro% al
ss,s spsnd IN Peking. although ] was handsomely
ios sSs by the American Minister. All the
"tOIS Dy-tnt-Wdy, are PROVIDED Win
maI o!!tsbie buildings and with many things 10
N Ts men cheerful and homeiike My return trip
Boz, e', SIN was made down the river In house
81 me distance by river Is 1870 miles There Is
10 sn current IN the river, and II r. not difficult
fsre uo"h but TO go up stream against the cur
Enc,s.a tedious operation. On this trip had an
foSS.. hhman as a companion. The voyage took
vhyS, hours. and we paid the captain about 81 20.
Ma Is twice what two Cinnamon would have
10 ma Ut thelr transportation. ! should not care
resTs, me journey 20 Peking again. but do not
Die having seen the capital OF the Chinese En-
nes. oinerence between the Chinese and Japa-
ana most striking. The latter are full OF spirit
push; Among other things they are making
GOT IN =. Dut so FAR as observed, they have not
ann, 20 the use Of the pneumatic tire vet They
onss make such good bicycles as the Imported
but b Seif machines being more clumsy and heavy,
better no doubt that they will soon learn to do
ties WORK; and they will have the pneuma tic
can bio Oo IL Is surprising TO see so many Ameri-
that s.y oIes In that faron country with the names
s'Hsss &c familiar TO us here.
tresE crossed the Pacific going west without a
% nv decided 10 stop AT the Sandwich Islands
the .etuIn "Trip and spent three weeks there In
yn ia enjoyable way. ] was away from Brook
lays oays, and I'm that time I spent ffty-seyen
The Ysio iipDoard either the Pacific Ocean.
more y,nw sea or other waters | ate three or
Of Illness every day. and did not ha We a moment
way ana Inc trip was great success I'm every
e1ny thSu nave added 10 my store OF experience
'nSs that shall never forget"