The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
BACK FROM EUROPE.

James Mustarde, Secretary of Clan
 Mcleod.
 James Mustarde, secretary of Clan Mcleod, returned home after two months absence on the other side by the White Star line steamer Majestic.
 MT. Mustarde reports having had
 most enjoyable trip He sailed from
 New York on the 16th of July by the Anchor line steamer "Furnessia. The trip was record one for good wealth
 CT, the sea being as calm as the pro-
 bright and clear. The fourth day out the passengers witnessed a most inter-
 esting sight, the ship having run into
 a regular foe of icebergs about noon
 of that day. There was ten of them
 in all, The steamer passed within a
 quarter of a mile of the largest of
 them, and the sight was indeed
 grand one. Some idea of the immensi-
 ty of this floating ice fort (for that
 was what it represented) can be gath
 cred from the fact that it was twice
 the length of the ship and several
 hundred feet high. One passenger,
 who had crossed the Atlantic no less
 than twentytwo times, said that in
 all his experience of crossing he had
 never seen a sight to equal it. Mr. Mustarde said the weather was all that could be desired from a tourists point of view, being dry and bright so much that he never was compelled to use an umbrella. Asked what they
 thought regarding the war on the oth- CT side, he said the sympathies of the people at large were with the United States, but they were not slow in de-
 nouncing the manner in which the troops were handled and cared for by
 those in power. Regarding business on the other side, MT. Mustarde said that every branch of business was un- usually active at present, and there seemed to be plenty of work for all
 who desired it. more especially was this the case amongst carpenters, builders, stone cutters and shipbuild- CTS. The general indication is that the latter will be very busy hive for
 many years to come. What did they think of the alliance with the States? Well, from what I could gather in talking over the matter with several prominent business men was that they
 were of the opinion that it was good to let well enough alone. The present friendly intercourse between the two
 nations they thought was sufficient for
 all purposes. Asked if he was glad to get home again, he said, Yes. The
 most welcome sight he had seen since
 he left was when the Majestic hove in
 sight of Fire Island and hoisted her
 signal flags, so that the operator might make known the fact that she was within four hours sail of the harbor.
 It's nice to take such a trip and renew old friendships and gaze once more on the familiar scenes of your boyhood
 days But after you have seen the faces of those who are dear to you and satisfied your eyes on the scenes of i long ago you tire of it all and soon wish for the time to come when you will once more set sail for he land of i the Stars and Stripes for after all | there is no place like home, and you know America is mine o yes, I visi- l ted the principal cities and places of | interest in Scotland England and Ire land. But then 1t would be impossible to tell you of them all in a manner
 which would make it interesting. My | trip home on the Majestic was not so
 pleasant. We had head winds and
 very heavy seas during part of the voyage, which made the majority of the passengers seasick. But notwith- standing the stormy weather the Ma | jestic behaved nobly and landed at | her pier only four hours behind time.
 In order to show the regularity in
 which the vessel run in spite of the l stormy weather, we print the log. ABSTRACT OF LOG. R. M. and U. s. M. S. Majestic. CAPT. E. J. SMITH, R. N. R. | Liverpool to New York, Aug. 31, 1898.
 Left landing stage 5:05 p. m.. Arrived at Queenstown Sept. 1 at 7:06 a. m | Daunts Rock abeam westward at 0:15 D. m.
 Date Miles. Lat. Long.
 September 2-466 51 26 20 32
 Remarks-Moderate to rough sea. September 3-449 50 3S 32 22
 Strong w. S. w. sea.
 1 September 4-423 AS Is 42 34
 High N N. F. swell.
 September 5-472 45 % 52 57
 Strong W. s. w. sea.
 September 6-464 42 12 62 54
 Moderate sea; partly foggy. l September 7-479 40 30 73 13
 Light to moderate winds; smooth sea 30 to Sandy Hook L. S.