Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-11
A VISIT TO THE PYRAMIDS.
Harry Gregg sees Interesting sights
While En- Route 10 MANILA

While En- Route TO Manila
Mrs. II. II. Gregg has received a very
Interesting letter flem her SON. Harry
Gregg. who has by this time reached
Manila ON board the cruiser New Or
Jeans. The letter was written at sea. en-
route 10 Colombo. CeNion. and was
mailed at he latter .pacs on Dec. 3
1899 While at Port Said he. With 9th
ers Of the CREW, were gwen permission
visit the pyramids, known the World
over to young and old. The party
climbed to the top Of one Of them. un-
fuFlad tire stars and stripes. and sang
all the patriotic songs they couid recall.
Their actions frightened their guides.
The trip from Port Said u Cairo, a dis
els. OF the people he say Mr.. Gregg
says.
The people We're dressed the same as
in Port Said, with turbans or fszes. big
rants and little Jackets. The BARRIERS
who with others have THEN. shops in
the streets. SIT mhiie shaving heads
The beggars and rfs- donkey boys We're
thick and an awful nuisance. AT the
center Of the city are the public wells
and we stood there 4 long time watch
ing the costumes q different men and
women water carriers. The women all
had jars which they poised on their
heads and never drop would thes
spill They all had the lower parts Of
their faces covefe73' by thin Wells and
wore bangles in thsir nalr, and Were
barefooted ana bare armed With brace
lets on their ankles and elbows. They
have the most beautiful eyes Of any
people l have ever seen. We also made
Il Visit to onesof the mosques but could
onty get as far as he door. as only the
true believers ara allowed admittanee.
Every hour or 50 chimes are rung. a
priest sings out something in their lal-
guase and all within hearing fall down
facing Mecca ana bsat their heads on
the ground and fray.
OF the trip through the Suez canal
Mr. Gregg writes
I'VE started down the canal on
Wednesday night at a Very slow speed,
never exceeding sin or seven knots. We
had a large searehlight made 50 as 70
show both sides If the canal and the
channel buys. The canal is ninety
miles lonsiand moi quite as wide as the
ChicagoG DRAMA . canal. but it required
ttllrtN NSIrSs 5tkt9 liilisii ~ runs
through a dSsert and the banks are all
sand. and as MY could not wall it up
the sand keepsSF Sitting down. recurring
the work of she keis all the time 10 keep
1T open The Trepelier of snip tears
down the naJh il great chunks. Men
and camels are kept at work all of the
time We We're about eighteen hours in
going through 10 Suez. and Immediate
ly put out on the Red sea for Alden. our
next stop. The day we left Port Said a
large ship loaded with American tour
lists passed us, waving flags and cheer
ing US. We all mounted the yards and
rails and cheered and cheered for them.
You don't know how good 1t is to meet
Americans over here. There is one fell
low in Port Said running merry-g go
round and the natives enjoy II. .
Well, suppose you are shivering with
cold now. while we are having the ho.-
test kind Of weather. 1t is almost suffo-
eating, and grows hotter every day.
We stopped in Alden one day and have
been six days on our way to Colombo
Am well and weigh 191 pounds