The sun., 1900-08-03
IN Ocean VOYAGE.
Revs. G. A. Grise and Francis
Burgette Short Arrived in
Europe Safely.
AT TABLE FOR EVERY MEAL
During the Entire Voyage a Vessel
of Any Description Was Rare
Object---The Ocean Was
Crossed in Twelve
Days.
AT TABLE FOR EVERY MEAL

Special Correspondence of the sun.
Queenstown. Ireland. July 26.-It af
fords me pleasure to direct The sun an
account Of the delightful ocean voyage
lust completed. Promptly at IL on Sat
urday July IA. the good ship Begen-
land pulled out from her dock i'll Phila-
delphia and steamed toward Queentown.
Ireland. On board were III cabin and
125 steprage passengers, besides 92 offic-
ers and deck hands, All classes of peo-
Die are represented and evidence their
individual peculiarities, so that much
time is profitably spent in studying
human nature. There are about 25
clergymen on board of whom are
Methodists and Catholics. Among the
IS who enjoy this special trip because of
the votes of friends, there are Meth
odists. 2 Presbyterians, Baptist, and 1
each Catholic. Mennonite. Jewish Rabbi,
German Reformed. Moravian. Two
have their wives and one Il daughter,
making an entire party of 21.
| am very comfortably quartered in n
desirable part of the ship with Rev. Il.
h. Short. Father Brio. a Catholic, of
Camden. Rev. G. c. Horter, a Baptist,
also Of Camden. Horter has charge of
! the church Mr.. Shape left when he went
TO the Delaware Avenue Baptist church,
| Wilmington. The company has been
very genial and full of life, so that what
would otherwise have been very trdi-
ous stay ON the ocean. has been quite
! Il rest. Captain Thompson and purSrr
| Priest have been specially attentive and
/ pleasant, while all the stewards have
/ Wed with each other to make the sail
| Il pleasant one.
! Il L.,
sight Of the lights of Ocean City ana
the Jersey beach. we saw nothing but
water, cloud and sky. Not sign Of
land. We were three days and nights
/ in the Gulf Stream whose pure indigo
colorrd water was SO warm we frequent
| ~ enjoyed sea water bath. But since
we left the stream and have been sail
ing the latitude of Newfoundland and
the thermometer has been playing its
mercury between so ana so. Overcoats,
thick 'woolen underclOtheS and heavy
blankets have been called into use.
With all. we have been in storms of
wind, rain and fog for four days. Old
Neptune raised his back and the ocean
became rough as a mountain chain.
But our good ship plOughed through the
kills of water with little more tremol
than one experiences on the City of
Chester going from Wilmington Ia
Philadelphia. Neptune slapped his
palms against her how only to wral
his fingers of spray gracefully over her
deck for the amusement of all who Were
not entertaining themselves over the
rail or at some other convenient place
On both the Sundays religious services
were held twice, in the main cabin and
once on steerage deck. Other tYS were
occupied by eating, sleeping ana read
ing.
Personally ! have had the good for
tune to he at the table for every meal
with increasing appetite and feel won
dcrfllly hlncpd by the sea surface tonic
During the entire voyage vessel OF any
description has been II rare object. w,
have seen very few. Sometimes. fn
two days. we could see no sign of life
5 beyond that on our ship. except til,
flock Of birds which has neven cease,
Y to fly above the stern of the ship an,
y the shoals Of porposes which occasion
ally played about the bow. Our cuurS,
has been almost northeast ever since
VIZ left Cape Henloppn and we hav
averaged about 215 miles II day. ON
1 day we made 1903 miles, but on anothe
day we did not make quite 200. becauS
Of sluggish draft and head wind an,
o storm.
On Monday night. July 90. the pas
scngerS rendered an impromptu con
cert for the benefit of the Seaman
Orphanage. of Liverpool. \ fine guam
v tity of talent was found and one of til
l. incest concerts ever heard was rendered
it II is customary for every ship to ALLOW
: its passengers thus to raise funds 70
, seaman's charities in Philadelphia am
1t Liverpool. The proceeds. together wit
). the Sunday collections. which also z
to this fund. amounted to $S3. AS til
If capes of Ireland come in view. and ans
,r ious eyes are looking for Queenstown
lie our first landing after twelve days q
g. the rolling sea. | am reminded to sto
v. and mail this letter.
j. G. a. GRISE.
Pastor Union NJ. Il. Churcl