Arizona republican., 1900-07-10
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Mrs. Reed Tells of Her Trip Across to New York-Incidents of an Ocean Voyage-A Comparison of the Old Country and the New.

Cohasset, Mass. July 1.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- Through all the ups and downs of life we have the one sure knowledge that 'all things must come to an end some time" In the midst of our joys and our pleasures, our trials and afflictions, if only we will stop iong enough to re- fleet, we will be saddened or consoled by this thought of the days speeding on, surely if slowly, and of the changes of tomorrow which we cannot foretell. So with my voyage across the Atlantic the eleven days which seemed so un- bearable at the beginning. passed so pleasantly and swiftly that on the morning of the eleventh day when we rose to find ourselves in quarantine off Governors Island. there was a sense of sorrow of having to part from the many pleasant acquaintances we had made on board the Menominee. I had such dread of the crossing and was so pleasantly disappointed in not being i'll al all.
 The Atlantic Transport companys ships are built principally for the pur- pose of carrying horses and cattle over to England with just as small percent age of loss of life as possible Speed is of no moment, quietness of motion and safety being the features studied. The stock occupies the three lower decks, while in the center of the ship above are the staterooms, open ing on the salon and dining hall decks. The rooms are large and handsome be- ing we'll ventilated as chey are so high above the water that you can keep the porthole open all the time The vessels are built with double keels so there is no side motion or rolling whatever and the waves never break towards her. We had what was called some pretty rough seas coming over. and yet there was no one i'll, and I am sure the ships com pany did not make any great deal of saving in the cuisine. for the tables were always full at least three times day. There was splendid promenade deck above the staterooms. where we walked. dozed and read, played deck billiards. and quoits; whsfe the young people danced, gazed at the moon and carried on innocent flirtations, just as young people always have done and aI- ways will do here on earth Until the world comes to an end. We thrsted for excitement and wanted to see an iceberg. Our chief officer crustily in formed us that 'he preferred not to see any icebergs.' but he promised we should be called if one hove in sight.
 A WISE GRANTED.
 One morning a r:pple of excitement seemed to spread over the ship and it grew and grew until it evolved into an iceberg. We strained our eyes; we thought we saw an iceberg and that it was fast moving away from us. After luncheon another alarm was sounded and to our left. in the distance three immense icebergs distinctly loomed up before us. We gazed spellbound and seemingly we were heading directly in their course; they grew and spread on the horizon until we plainly saw that there was not, as we at first thought. three icebergs. but that it was a sea of floating ice. Our noble ship ploughed bravely on, not turning a hair or chang ing her course by thread. Natural ists. theologists and journalists gazed upon the imposing sight with awe struck cOuntenances. The man who talked about liquid air and handled it with as much impunity as we would piece of bread thought it was our Chris tian duty to go to the captain and tell him that he was a brave man and we honored him for his courage; but for the sake of the human souls who had intrusted their bodies and their souve- nirs to his care, he ought to change his course and steer clear of that sea of floating ice.
 The children huddled together and wondered how many big polar bears there were on those icebergs lying in wait for ships to go to pieces on the treacherOus banks, so that they might feast upon the human cargo When the excitement was at it's highest the tea bell oppOrtunely rang and diverted us for a half hour. Returning to the watch we saw the danger fading away in mist that dissolved and fioated off in the rainbow colors of a setting sun, as heeting and beautiful as a sum- mer's dream. Sitting the facts down to fine point and insistentIy demanding to know the grounds for such false deception, l was told that there had been three icebergs in the far distance and. as often was the case, the atmos- pheric conditions were such as to cause dense mist to rise around them, giving the appearance of a vast sea of ice.
 A SEA RUMOR.
 Just one day out from New York we passed a liner" with whom our ship exchanged signals. Some fiend in hu- man shape whispered that the chief officer said that the signals, interpreted, meant: Strained relations between France and America" Of course the news spread like wildfire among the Shin'S naSSenGerS. It was renna 1.lxa hle,