Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-12
NOTES Of TRAVEL.

like return to the early Gays OF nnVi-
cation that our voyage from Philadel-
phia to Liverpool occupied IL whole
days, but putting aisle the facts OF a
heavily laden and not very swift
steamer, 1t must be confessed that tho
most of the delay was OF the American
end of the voyage, while the ship slowly |
felt its way down tho Delaware, and in |
SPITE of all possible care, finally |
grounded off Reedy Island and lost
several hours waiting for the tide to
float it off. Meanwhile the sun beat
down upon us and We were at the mercy
of hofdes of ravenous mosquitoes that
made the most of their opportunity till
we longed for the cool ocean breeze
that would soon blow these torments
away II it brought others in their stend.
The deepening of the channel Of the
Delaware Is thing imperatively
needed il Philadelphia is to continue
to have steamship service to Europe
The American line, is about to replace
its oldest steamships, the Rhynland
den, with two handsome new ships,
the Haverford and Merton, of 10000
tons each, with all modern conven-
fences. These are now being built on
the Clyde by Thompson the firm that
built tine Paris aud New York. How
the company expects to get them over
the Delaware River shoals remains to
be seen, but II Ia counted on the prom
ised deepening of the channel. The two
old ships will either be converted into
freight and Storage ships or put 10
service to the nlondike
There were the usual scenes on the
embarking; the crowds of friends to
see the voyapers off filling the ship to
suffocation till one was glad to see ether
peoples friends going ashore; there was
the young woman with the kodak, taxi
ing snapshot of friends on the dock,
and the inevitable late passenger
. whose baggage was flung aboard while
he jumped from the dock on the railing
after the gang plank was drawn in; on
all sides one heard the fearful but
superfluous charges to keep we'll and
write soon!' Comparatively few Of
the passengers are American, IL we
Judge by the upmistakable English in
donations, mingled with Irish brogue
and broken German, but the few
/, Americans represent the whole country,
, a contingent from California. st. Louis
and Chicago; large party of pretty
young Southern girls from Georgia per-
wade the boat with their soft Southern
diawl. Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee
. | airs dlSO TtUTeSbuttls vi hiI Vi thoSo
Philadelphia is the nearest port from
n can be taken, and the moderate rates
Q offered by the American line would
e bring thousands more by this route to
a the great advantage Of Philadelphia and
its neighbors, il sufficient enterprise
h we're shown in deepening the channel
S and offering other facilities. Among
: the passengers was the usual proper
n tion of eager, bright American girls
: and young men, going to European uni
II versIties to finish course of study, Of
: to German masters to complete theil
g musical education. A sprinkling, too
= of English and Seotchmeu returning
n from years course at the University
4 of Pennsylvania, the fame of whose
r dental course, in particular, has spreae
!. far. One young Australian had CONF
= around the world to take it and said i
. is considered the best in existence.
Is One ocean voyage is much like an
other; one aspect Of it may be acour
l. ately inferred from the diary kept by
g former Wilmingtonian who. sailinl
y from Philadelphia, conscientiousl.
N noted his sentiments on leaving hi
friends on the dock and INDUCED in ru
IT f1eotions on his native city as he passe,
ID Wilmington, described tho scenery t,
* the capes and closed with land in 1
n days We reached Liverpool. But it i
err not all blank; there are delightful
IN days when the white capped waves rusl
s. EAST, the porpoises swim races with tn
r boat ind lean joyously over the pillows
Of The Nautilus, or Portuguese nah -ot
&c war;" spreads her tiny sail and float
I'd lance, the gull. when his wings gro'
weary, settles comfortably on the bosor
of great billow and lets it rock an
roll him amid the Kissing spindrifi
the milky, flying foam and broken Sc
:. lace that forms and CLEANS and disay
VI pears again on the deck slope of
wave. When he pleases, stroke Of hi
small red feet and beat OF his power
ly full wings launch him off from tn
en- ragged edge Of billow and he circle
tn around us again, or starts homewar
ng for some rock on the far-away Iris
*, coast. The passengers gradually fin
nd out their sffinities and crystaiize int
re- groups of cougenial spirits.
"a At Queenstown we received the new
~ of the war in China; newsboys swarme
". on the steamer and, in some cases,
an the darkness palmed off for sixpenc
ga papers week old. The editorials col
tanned dire predictions Of potato r,
in Ireland as rain has fallen almo
continuously for fortnight. Fro
M Liverpool the passengers scattered
IN all directions. Ny route lay direct 4
gar France, skirting London in the ear
TX morning when only workmen are asst
put One is always struck with the econou
I'D. of space in Europe; between the raj
led way tracks which multiply as Lond'
all il approached, every space. howev
18th narrow, is utilized az garosn, 10
L out in neat beds and in the rich bla,
soil were growing onions, beets, rot
toes, lettuce, &C., with not u suspicit
ELL of weed to be seen. how, in tn
tile public place, these vegetables could
ca guarded, was the mystery.
Ind An immensely long train drew out
add Victoria station, filed with visitors
our the Paris Exposition, as it was easy
me- gather from their remarks. The ri
to Newbaven by the London, Bright
& South Coast railway is charmin
through park-iike country Of rolf
fields, blossoming Indigenous and gIe
oaks and beeches, past the beautii
rus South Downs with the chalk croppi
.sh out through the green turf, and grs
Oh ing over them herds of fine cattle a
OUT the world famed sheep. A stiff free
!, was blowing and SO portentous prepal
tions were made on the channel steam
that it almost made one quail to :
rtar attachments battened duwn. cha
WHY dashed fast. high rubber boots dra
bot on by deck hands and mackintosl
hung in handy place. Neverthol
. the sky was so radiant, the viii