The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-19
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Rev. 9obn Gibson.

FROM MONTREAL TO LIVERPOOL.

| EROM MONIREAL To LlN ERPOOL.
After our early morning stroll in
! Montreal on that beautiful morning
of June 18th, we returned to the
good ship "Dominion" to find all
hands busy preparing to set sail.
The docks were alive with crew,
passengers, friends and hangers on.
Three passenger boats left Mon
treal that morning for Liverpool
with every berth taken. The boats
belonged to the ALLEN, Elder
Dpmpster and Dominion" lines.
The "Superior" left the dock at
! daybreak. The 'Parisian" began
to move promptly at 900 a. m.
Being in full view from our decks it
presented a grand and impressive
sight as it slowly moved out from
the dock and harbor into the river,
amid hundreds of waving hands and
handerchiefs from the shore and the
boat.
At 9:15 word was given that we
were ready to start. Gang planks
were ordered removed, ''let 90 the
ropes said the captain, and orders
we're given the captain of the tug
boat that was to help US out, and to
the engineer of the ship, and our tenn
porary home Of $500 tons began to
move. The scenes we had witness
ed as the Partisan left her moorings
are now repeated on our boat and by
the friends we were leaving on shore.
With mingled feelings and some wet
| eyes we began our voyage to lands
beyond the sea.
After the farewells, and we were
fairly in the river St. Lawrence, head
ed for Quebec, RlmOnski, and Liver
pool, and we began to get our bear
ings of the ship. We 90 to our state
room, arrange our baggage in our
berths, and take stock Of our room,
mates, place our steamer chairs,
traverse the decks, and generally
get acquainted with what is to be
our home on river, gulf and ocean
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The companions Of our state room
were we'll TODD farmer from Iowa,
a brother pastor from Michigan, and
law reporter from Chicago, so
Iowa. Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin joined hands and congenial
lot we were. The entire company,
of about $50 in the second cabin
were bright, social, and of high
average intelligence, as our nightly
concerts proved.
The distance from Montreal to
Liverpool is little over 3, 900 miles.
From Montreal to Cape Race, where
we enter out into the Atlantic ocean
is 986 miles. One third of the voy-
age to Europe by this route is very
pleasant and being in smooth water
enables the tourist to become &C.
customed to the motion Of the ship
before reaching the sea. thus reduc-
ing sea-sickness to a minimum.
The three days journey in the
river and gulf were much enjoyed.
The scenery is lovely. The pleasant
farms, fishing cottages. quiet vii
lagos, churches, busy towns, pretty
landscapes, and the passing boats
made the time fly pleasantly and
makes the ST. Lawrence route pop
ular with many people.
We reached Quebec about o. H.,
where a small boat came along side
with few passengers and some
freight and took some passengers
from us. Then we steamed away,
passing Quebec and Point Lewis
with their many historic memories,
and in the cleaning caught sight OF
the falls of Montmorency which are
100 feet deeper than Niagara, but
not near so grand or impressive.
Now we are bound for Rimouski
where we leave the pilot and any
mail we have for friends we are leav-
ing behind for this is our last stop
till we reach Liverpool, or take on
the pilot for Liverpool.
Our passengers are gathered from
widely separated points and are g
lively, hopeful, good natured crowd
ready to do all possible for the gen
eral happiness of the company.
Different states were represented
from where the Atlantic rolls its
restless waves to the peaceful shores