The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-23
AN INrEREsTrN. TRIP.
Some Queer Tnings Seen on Globe
Irotting Journey.

1rotttng Journey,
New York Tribune: George Rawdon
and Richard Pickens are two young En-
gllshmen who, when they land from the
steamship Etruria OF the cunard line
in England, on her next trip out, will
have successfully accomplished the cir
cult OF the globe. In speaking OF their
journey Mr.. Rawdon said:
zone OF the most interesting places
we saw was Tiran, a little coallng sta
tlon at the end OF the Red sea. 1t is a
funny little low-lying island, and, be-
sides the coallng station, VIC have ca
BILE there also. The English consul lives
in queer looking house that is Inn
nensely old. We dlned with him, and a
very well served and delicious meal IL
was, There are lots of things to buy
there-scarfs, shells, etc. l got some
prayer beads that were unique. The
houses are made OF adobe, or of some
thing that looks like that, and are squat
and low-lying; SO is the island, as a
matter OF fact, and as you run upon 1t
the only thing you can make out ia the
lighthouse. When we came to anchor
Jul sup was LuI ~ Wy llhklNG
boys, who swan out and yelled to us to
chuck them money to dive for. They
were naughty lot OF little beggars and
scorned coppers. refusing TO dive for
anything less than nickel or silver
piece. The youngsters on hoard, how
ever, fooled them by collecting lot OF
tin tobacco tags that looked like coin as
they flashed through the air, and they
caught them out with these every time,
They looked like monkeys, and with sew
ernl whose hair had been dyed red the
resemblance was positively startling,
They made the air resound with crieu OF
'bRckshlsh' which Is the universal cry
OF beggars along the Suez canal and in
Port Said for money. There are lot
OF EnGlishmen in the coal business at
Tran, and they boast a very good club
there.
"The effect as you enter Port Said is
very bright and pretty, and reminds one
Of your midway plaisance at the worlds
fair. The principal part Of the town Is
directly on the canal front, and what
with the gayly painted houses and with
men, women and children decked out In
the brightest Of colors, clothes and tur-
bans, donkey boys with their donkey
on every hand, and the thousand and
one other things that go to make up the
life Of that queer far eastern town, the
mldWay's Streets Of Cairo are reproduce
ed before you. 1t Is the fllthiest city
/ was ever In, and in no other part OF
the world have ever seen such beggarS
-old men and women exposing horrible
sores, young women carrying about de-
formed children on their backs, and
boys in apparently the last stages Of
some loathsome disease are but a few Of
the many instances could give. per-
sonally saw people suffering from small
pox sitting about in the open street. Bv-
cry solitary single soul there seemB TO
beg.
Mr., PIckens, taking up the thread OF
the story, I'VE went to as queer tenn
pie as you would care to see. When we
arrived we were obliged to put on other
shoes over our own. These outside COW
erInEs were supplied by our guide. It Is
needles to say, for a consideration.
They looked more like waste paper bas-
kets than anything else can think Of.
It Is a rigid law that you must Keep
these constantly on your feet while In
the temple, for when / lost of one OF
mine, the whole line was compelled to
stand and wait while II WAS restored to
me. There we're no seats OF any kind
within, only an altar in the center of the
| church. The wOrshippcrs are supposed
| to fall upon their knees upon entering
| and never TO rise from this posture while
wlthin the church They shuttle from
one point to another on their knees,
They had some really beautiful stained
glass windows there.
singapore. which seemed to consist
| principally OF hotels, was good to look
Mt. These hotels are only one-story
high, and surround large central courts
/ There are some splendid buildings there
and good parks. clubs and drives. The
large English colony 20 In for golf, polo
cricket and that sort OF thing, and make
It very gay place indeed While We
| were there all the foreign consuls gave
big dinner at the En"liEh club In
honor OF Spencer Pratt. the American
| consul, but we weren't OF suiilclenl
drnught' to sccure nm invitation
I'VE put into Colombo. Ceylon. NJ
n. M, but nil on board were up. as they
| were anxious 10 get their clothes washed
before the ship sailed again. You new
or saw n quecrer lot than the Cingalesc
| The mon came out in boats that looked
exactly like the japanese sampans
They all wca5 most beautiful tortois'
| shell combs In their hair, but stick then
| i'm straight on top Of the head. instead 81
| at Tho side Their costume consists d
| white Jackets and very hort hri-"'.
colored nllk skirts, plentcd on one side
They are all very small, the plnce !.
almost Ideal, and large number Of En-
| glish live there. The large bungalow
seen everywhere nrc very attractive
covered over, as they are, with exquisite
| flowers and vines. The drives are splen
| did, and the hotels and clubs Of the best
II is one OF the most desirable places II
the east to live In"