The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20

"Passed steam Rhyuland Philadel-
phia to LIVERPOOL, and friends
who had been watching the ship
ping columns of the news paper
are relieved of any anxiety they
may have felt by reason of de-
layed voyage.
We are now ten hours from
Queenstown, our first call, aud thir-
ty hours from Liverpool our desti-
nation.
The resi- of the day we sped a
long the picturesqueIy beautiful
gree n Irish Coast.
We can see the signal station
and occasionally hamlets nesting
among the rocks and hills. After
passing the white towns upon the
Head of old Kinsdale we rowed
into the fine large land locked
harbor of Queenstown. This is
said to be one of the three best
harbors in the world.
The remainder OF our trip is BE-
tween the coasts Of Ireland on the
one side and Wales ON the other.
The most of the time we are IN
sight of one Coast and part of the
time we sight land from each side.
AS the sun sinks behind the
western hOrison we disembark at
the wharf in the "town of docks"
Having successfully gotten through
the custom house without loss Of
baggage-the next most important
thing to the American passengers
was to secure some news as to the
latest war developments.
We will be pardohed for our
anxiety, when you remember on
the morning of April 2 the news
papers at home announced that
Pres. Mckinley intended sending
his nltimation on the following
Monday to Spain. You may par
don also one of the passengers who
being first to reach "a news boy,
so far forget his whereabouts as TO
call for a New York World.
| have now eight days at my dis
pnsaI before the next Steam Ship
leaves Silsbury for Alden, and in a
very brief way [ will epdeavor to
tell your readers what ! saw in old
historic England.
One day is enough time to spend
in Liverpool so / started to London
on the day following my arrival,
but took some side trips.
The train run very frequently on
most all the lines through the GEN.
ter Of England which enables sight
seer to make the most Of his time.
One is impressed as he rides a.
long through the country with the
thorough manner that agriculture
is carried on, and that there is
little ground but what is under
cultivation. You see more beauti
fdl farm honses and out buildings
through the country.
The first place that I stopped was
at bennington for the night; an
old town, no tourist would
stop at it but for the convenince
of getting to other places.
Then 7 spent some time in the
following country places, the inter-
esting things that surround each
place viii suggest itself to the
readers and I tried to see all.
From bennington, went to War
wick and Warwick Castle, STRAIT
forl.0n-the Avon Kenilworth, Ok
ford and then to the great city, Lon
don where I spent the rest of my
time.
About the first thing an Americ-
an will notice in London is the
comparative absence of Street cars
and the presence of the buses,
that run 10 every part of the
City. Street cars or trains do not
run en- any of the principal streets.
Then before he is there long lie
will wonderit the amount of traffic
that is carried on through such
narrow streets. The streets in the
old part of the city are crooked
narrow. and most of them short.
Ny first day for sight seeing be-
ing Sunday, while / perhaps wa:
not as devoutly inclined as I should
have been, l went to the forenoon
service at the great st. Pauls Ca
thedral, as would advise all to dc
who have the opportunity. This il
the most magnificent building il
| the Metropolis, and the largest Ca
thedral; besides being the most in
terestlng place from any historical
stand point. In the body of tht
building are many monuments o
illustrious persons.