Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-06-15

LIST tor Gibraltar, arriving there on May 9th,
covering a distance of 1907 miles. The place |
is one of the strongest forts in the world !
also large naval station for Engand's navy
I had the good fortune to see one of Eng
lands best fleets while therc-fiftcen OF her
war ships were lying at anchor Oft Gibraltar
eight of them were first class battle ships,
the rest cruisers AMI torpedo destroyers
have heard lots of Englands navy and
now an satisfied she is a strong power If
all her ships are like those l saw.
The rock of Gibraltar is sight TO see
the number of guns is hard to count. WISH
tors are not allowed to 90 through the armed
part of the rock, but an English soldier
showed me the place where guns ale mount.
ed that can't be seen from the outside as they
are all hid GU, of sight and some are painted
the color of the ground SO you are not able
to see how many there are or where they are.
Our stay was very short at Gibraltar. We
sailed from there on May 9TH, for Tangier,
Morocco, through the straits of Gibraltar,
covering 4S miles.
Tangler is a strange looking city and the
Mocrs are strange lot of people. The city
| is surrounded by wall and none but Mo
hammedans are allowed to live there. Al
others must live outside and are called Chris
tian dogs.
No liberty was given at that place as the
Moors are not more than half civilized and
| for fear Oftrouble no one was allowed ashore,
but we were anchored very close In shore
and could see about all there was to be seen
These people have u great regard Dor she
sun. Every morning at sunrise they fan on
their knees and bow to it,
Along the beachyou can sec large caravans
of camels packed for going over the Sahara
desert.
The Moors are noted for being great rob.
bers and thieves and they look like 1t.
We sailed from Tangier ON May Q for Port
Said, Egypt, arriving on May l6, making
1906 miles through the Mediterranean Sea.
Port Said is at the entrance of the Suez
canal and is one of the greatest shipping
| poiHCS III VIC WolIu' Aou C"h oeS eApo VI
all kinds here coming and going through the
canal all hours of the day and night.
The Egyptians are not far behind the
Moors; they are worthless lot of bergars.
There Is not much here to see; nothing but a
dirty town and, think, the most worthless
people in the world, but the best lot Of work
ers, when they do work, that have eyer
seen. They coaled our ship here, and ]
never saw coal handled SO fast in nay hfc.
They put on 600 tons in about hpurs. 1t
generally takes three or four days 10 up
The boss told me that was all the work they
would do for a month when they get .heir
pay.
We sailed from Port Said, May ~, for
Ismailia, Egypt, and arrived here Tive same
day We are anchored here in lake Temsah
about half way through the Suez canal; the
distance is about a. miles from Port Said.
We leave here on the cath for Suez, which is
at the end of the canal After leaving there
we cross the Red Sea to Alden, then down
the eastern coast of Africa to Cape Town.
We have some stops between Alden and Cape
Town out don't yet know the places.
From Cape Town we cross to Rio, South
America and expect to stay there for some
time.
Will close for this time hoping to near
from you soon. Your nephew,
Frank G.. Shatier,
|
| had occasion to visit the Jail the other
day and was surprised to find everything
there in such excellent condition. The EN-.
tire place was rs clean as a new pin aad on
every eide could see evidence of the excel.
lent management of Warden John Grof-A