Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

Liverpool. Eng. June Is. 1879.
To the Editor:

Liverpool. Eng. June H. 1850.
To the Editor:
on Fridey. May 20. we were set
apart TO nil our missions 10 Europe.
saturday morning the company, con-
HiAtlng Of Elders g. G. Ronnow, \. G..
Rees. $. J. Clhndge. VIM. DrOubag.
John W. Peters. Russell Tcasdalc, J. H.
stubhs, VIM. Ashby, and Jas. Huichl-
son, who goes 20 Scotland ON business,
started over the Oregon Short Line rail-
road on our long trip. II was storming
on un all day rain Hlcct and snow al-
ternutlnR; while We were travelling
along through Utah. Wyoming. Colo-
RADIO. Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.
To sec the hlllaldea, ValllcH and prnir-
les OF Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois all
covered with beautiful green vcriurc.
the lowing herds resting under the
Clumps of oaks. ana ne streams all
flowing slucgiahly through the valley,
was "a sight quite different from our
mountain homes. where the rugged
mountain sides are too steep In many
places Tor cattle To Craze on. and whore
our streams rush swiftly down the
rocky ravlnes ana canyons.
Al Council BUNS We were Joined
by Elders +. y. smith aud ]. a. Hess.
On route 10 Chicago. We We're do
layed ak and onc-hnlf hours by wash
outs along the route, and arrived Ia
Chicago az $3.50 y. M, Monday, Instead OF
i.4b m This gave us Just uIic hour
90 transfer our baggage, etc; but We
succeeded In making all our connections
aud appointments lust In time to
board the train when the all important
cry Of "all ABOARD" was given. We
spent very pleasant day Tuesday In
passing over the Allegheny mountains
In viewing the many small rivers ana
streams, the forests Of oak, and the
hillside farms, and travelling Tor the
saN
renowned Potomac, arriving In Wash
ington, ID. c., at y, m,
Tho following day We were Joined by
Elders H. Manning. Ernest Taylor,
Claud Taylor and 4. q. clark, We spent
two days In viewing the sights OF
Washington, visiting Mount Vernon,
the capitol (wherc, by the way, some
Of us occupied the Speakers chair
Tom Reed having reslgnedD the Com
gressiona Library, and other places Of
note, not even forgetting To ascend the
Washington monument which ~ 5jl
feet high. From the top OF the monu-
ment we got a good view OF the city:
We saw many OF the public buildings
ana beautiful residences. the Patomuc
Arlington, the home Of Lee and other
places of Interest, but IN two days We
are able 10 get a passing glimpse only
OF the many places Of interest
Friday morning we started for Phil
more than two hours ride and took the
street car TO our hotel Here we were
met by Elder u. II. McAlllster and Sis
tiers Lucy d. Young. Susn Y. Gates
Emma Gates ana Clara llolbroOk
making up the fun number OF oul
party, twenty-Ono souls.
~ y, m. Saturday, June ., we took
our departure for the wharf, whore W,
boarded the steamship Waealnnd and
az p, m, precisely we starred down
the Delaware river, reaching the ocean
before morning
When morning dnwned we We're out
az sea NO far that we could not se,
landi AT 1880 we went 90 services pre-
sided over by Rev. Evans. a clergyman
OF Philadelphia, the remaining part OF
the sabbath was spent In singing som,
OF our L. ID. $, hymns and quiet con
The weather was lovely the sea
smooth ana We an enjoyed our voyag,
very much I'll Wednesday, when one ol
me scNcfeat storms that tho sailor.
had ever seen In summer came up nnt
We were tossed about all that night and
Thursday night.
many Of tho paasC myers who hnt
crossed the ocean several times wer,
very much frightened and thought IN,
vessel would most certainly be lost. ON,
woman was heard to say, we had bu
oh9e 70 die' and perhaps Il was al
lkht 10 die now. Another young lady
beshn To scream and cay and went on
IN Mysteries The minister. who was OF