The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-31

New York, Aug. 3l.-Without baggage,
minus a change or linen, lacking even
wraps to protect them from the biting
ocean breeze, 400 incensed and disguised
Christian Endeavor pilgrims reached this
port on the North German Lloyd steam
er Aller.
They told narrowing stories Of their ex-
periences abroad. They reported the Con-
tinent of Europe to be dotted with Ill
used Christian Endeavor tourists. They
one and all vowed that America was good
enough for them until they could inspect
foreign countries on some more satisfac-
tory basis than the personally conduct
ed" plan.
Two thousand Endcavorers sailed on
July 4 b. the steamer Trave. The con-
tingent just arrived on the Ailer is the
advance guard OF an army of hard luck
that is returning from the Continent as
fast as money from home" Will bring
them from interior points to Cherbourg
or Southampton, where they meet the
steamers.
Their passage home has been paid. The
phia. ST Louis, Memphis and other points
in the South and West.
The majority of them are stranded In
New York. awaiting remittances to take
them home. They are well-to-do persons.
Last June they paid from $500 to 5000 TO
tourist agency TO take them TO the Lon
don International Convention of Endeav-
orers, and thereafter across the CONT
nent on various personally conducted
tours.
Perhaps they had too much good luck
Mt the start They were booked to sail on
the Bremen, and the majority OF them
would have been on board that fatal sat
urday afternoon OF June 30 but the ships
were In the hands of workmen making
them ready for the reception. The fire de-
layed their departure, and they did not
sail until July 4. Two thousand OF them
made the trip on the Trave and arrived
in London on July 10.
There the excursionists We're divided In
To various groups. according to the itin-
erary they intended TO take in touring the
continent.
In this way the pilgrims got from un-
der the care of those i'm whose charge
they expected to take the trip.
William H. McClan of ST. Louis
brought on 1900 Endeavorers, but the ma
jority of them passed from under his
care when he was placed over tour A.
Tour Il was i'm charge OF j. b. Robin
son OF Philadelphia, and Mr.. Gillespie OF
the same company had charge OF tour &.
They represented the Endeavorers. Mrs.
s. j. Edwards of ST. Louis. who was a
member OF tour party, says the touring
agency provided one guide for the party
of $50 persons. and two baggage men,
whose first endeavor on reaching city
was to sample the liquor supply.
TOUR ABANDONED.
s'At Maringen." continued Mrs. Ed
wards, ''our guide made the interesting
announcement that, owing TO the lack of
funds. the managers would have to aban-
don the tour, and the excursionists would
have to pay their own way 10 Cherbourg.
or course. they promised to make good
in America.
when the news was announced several
women tainted. and others had Mysteries
We were advised to chip i'm and turn the
money into general fund In trust to
the guide. who would see us over the res,
Of the journey.
''Some OF us benighted women had a
meeting OF our own, and decided n any
money 20 be paid out we would do II
ourselves. Our guide advised us to take
the touring agents checks off our lug
gage, and. above ALL TO say nothing o.
1T leaked out that some one on another
touring group had sued them and tied ul
their money. as well as the trunks OF
number of excursionists. our guide ais,
ennoimced that he had changed his nam.
from Ravez to Vincent.
MANY HAD TO BORROW.
''1 got among American friends at Gen
eva, and borrowed money enough TO TAX,
-. d.. ~.
funds. and those who were we'll OF helpe,
those In distress. had friends in Paris
and through them some OF us were wei
taken care OF. Others had dreadful ex
periences at cheap hotels.
Our trunks were not on the pier. an,
we had 20 come over without them. w
were told that they had been shippe,
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
Mighty little consolation that was 10
those who had only shirt waists.
when we took the blankets out OF on
bers%-s and wrapped ourselves up IN
stewards took them from us, and W
were thus denied the privilege OF sittin
on the deck.
we were we'll treated on board. de
spite the fact we were all too poor {
tip the attendants. or course the must
was cut on as we could not raise sub
ecripfion for the band
81 regret 10 say that all over the Cont
ncnt we met Endeavor friends who wer
undergoing a repetition OF our bitter ex
periences."
TRIP NOT DTsAGREEABLE.
Asfopos or the wretched exper,ence
abroad OF the 800 Christian Endeavorers
who sailed on the Trave from New Yorl
on July T. II r. interesting to know tina
this disagrceable experience was no
shared by the Endeavorers who went on
from this city. The reason for this ma,
be that the trio OF the Providence con