Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-04
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
MR.. AND MRS. w. o. M'CLUsKEY
ARRIVED HOME AFTER SEE
ING THE BIG FAIR.
THEIR TRIP THROUGH EUROPE
Described by Mr.. -IcCluskey, who
Sights and Incidents of the Jour-
ney-A Comparison With the CO.
lumbar Exposition In Chicago.

lumbfan Exposition In Chicago.
! w. 0. McCluskey arrived home from
| Europe at noon yesterday, accompanied
by his wife and son. To Register re-
porter who called upon him at his
home last evening, Mr.. McCluskey
talked very entertainingly about his
trip.
Il landed at Plymouth on the 10th of
April, after very pleasant voyage
he said. 1--WE left for London that
afternoon at 5 o'clock, arriving at our
destination at II p. m. The first thing
that strikes an American on arriving
in London is to find the largest city
in the world lighted by gas. l was
very fortunate in securing a good hotel
on Trafalgar Square, and about the
geographical centre of the city. The
hotel was opposite and facing the stat
ue of Nelson, England's greatest naval
hero, and near Westminster Abbey and
the Houses of Parliament
There were as many people and cabs
on the streets at 1870 that night as
there were the next day at noon.
Everybody wore plug hats and smoked
pipe. I would describe London as
city of plug hats and omnfbuses. An
American is royalty treated, provided
he conducts himself as a typical Amer
lean and passes for just what he is, not
is noticeable among the average Eng
lishmen that they desire closer rela-
tionship with the people of this coun-
try.
cat Dublin large display of flags
and bunting was in evidence in honor
of the Queens visit and in almost every
instance the English and American
flags were cross-staffed. At theatre
company of American Zouaves were
performing, and when the American
flag was waved from the stage the audi
ence arose en- masse and cheered vo-
ciferously. London has only two
straight streets-the Thames Embark
ment and the Strand. The rest of the
streets are very crooked. The old
Church of ST. Martin, in the field,
stands out on the street, causing great
| Inconvenience to pedestrians, but the
English love for preserving old historic
places forbids the dissertation of the
old historic pile.
1T was an interesting sight for an
American to enter the Bank of Eng
land and find no ratings as are used
in this country for protection against
| thieves. There were large piles of gold
behind plain counters, which could be
the opposite from them The bank is
commonly referred to by the people as
''the old lady of Thread Needle street."
Clothing and all articles of wearing
apparel are much cheaper than in this
country, but all articles of food are
much dearer.
Il traversed England in a northwest
erly direction to Holyhead and from
there to Dublin, crossing ST.. Georges
channel, and Notwithstanding the fact
that l was not sick on the ocean voy-
age of ten days, l became very sick
in the three hours journey to Dublin.
l travelled through Ireland from Dub
| lin almost to the western coast and
noticed that the people living in the
central portion of Ireland were in ex-
IRENE poverty, living in straw matched
| huts, many of which were tenantless,
| roofless, and in ruins, and many acres
of land seemingly uncultivated.
"The northern portion presented
| quite a contrast to that of the central
part, showing great thrift and indus
try. At Belfast l had the pleasure of
an eight-mile drive over the Antrim
road in an Irish jaunting cart. In the
town of Dungannon one of the objects
| of interest was a stone cross that dates
back to the time of st. Patrick, the
| immortal Irish saint.
There are many old castles in the
northern part of Ireland with their
meats and drawbridges still in exist
ence, notable among which is O'Neal
Castle, datlng back several centuries,
with its underground passages still in
excellent preservation, one passage be-
ing over four miles long. Belfast was
the incest city in Ireland, the people
seeming to build more on the Ameri-
can plan, and were more enterprising
than in other towns. A linen merchant
told me that the mills were unable to
fill the orders for the famous Irish lin
en- which is cheaply manufactured in
Belfast. All through Ireland | noticed
that the British soldier was in evil
dence; and another thing, l noticed
was the irish barmaid, the prettiest,
wittiest, rosy-cheeked maid on earth.
ITO be brief, we travelled back
through England, and from there
through Holland, Germany, Switzer-
land and France to Paris, where We