The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
En- Route to the Paris EXPOSE
ton.
Written for the Citizen.)
MID-OCEAN, May 90, 1900.

to reach the Paris Exposition,
for the Trans Alaskan Siberian
Russian route is not open. But
in spite of the distance, the
water and the expense of it, it is
safe to say that there will be
three times as many Americans
at the Paris Exposition as there
we're Europeans and ASiatics to-
gether at the Chicago Exposition.
Next to the English, we Ameri-
cans are the greatest travellers in
the world and since we and the
English speak the same language
and spend more money than all
the globe PAGERS of the world,
the language spreads and spreads.
1t is far more spoken and printed
and read than any other two Ian
guages. 1t is no longer neces.
Sary to know French, German,
Spanish or Italian in order to
travel in those countries, though
it is OF course more convenient to
do so and will add greatly to the
pleasure and education of travel,
Our language is spoken in all the
important hotels and shops of Eu-
rope. Even the French, so i'm
pcrviOus to anything that has
not originated in Paris. have be
gun to learn English and are able
now to cheat and cajole us in our
vernacular.
These reflections came to me at
sea on my fourth "trip to Europe
and my second trip to Paris
Worlds Fair. In 1878, twenty
two years ago. in this month of
May, | sailed on steamer, the
Swevia, of this same Hamburg
American line. rhe Swevia was
boat Of about 5000 tons. This
uoat is $4,000 tons. 1t took us
then twelve days to cross; we eX-
pect now to make the passage in
less than seven days. These i'm
prOVements are suggestive OF re-
cent progress in ship and engine
building. ! have crossed in four
ships of this line. | have Il pref
erence for these German named
boats. Their martinez discipline
which is seen in the crew and in
the attendants, whether on deck,
in the cabin or in the dining-sa-
loon, affords sense of protection
and security that one does not
feel with the lax, go-as- you
please management of some other
lines. 1t may be that if we
should collide with something
and our boat should start in a
vertical bee line for the nearest
land at the bottom, these ma
chine-like Germans would imi-
tate the French sailors in the re-
cent wreck of the BOurgo9ne,
jump in the boats themselves and
beat off the tlrSt-class passengers
with the oars. But men and
sailors have been known in dead
" peril to think Of others besides
themselves and | believe there is
Something of this Berkinhead
spirit in the seamen who man the
Hamburg boats. The danger of
sinking has been reduced until
it is no longer possible except
from collision or fire, and the
dangers from these sources have
been minitied almost out Of sight
by the selection of safe ocean
routes and by fire-proof c0nstruc-
ton.
The three distinct achieve
ments of the twin screw system
are increased speed, regularity in
the arrival of vessels, and, most
important of all, a high degree
of safety at sea. BY this system
the vessel is divided into two
parts enti.ely separated from each
other by a strong steel wall or
bulkhead, running the whole
length of the ship. Two non
communicating parts having thus
been established, each one is
equipped with an engine shaft
and screw, working independently
of and wholly unaffected by the
other. The advantage gained
by this principle is obvious, for d
arrangement of the engine on one
side in no way affects the other
which will continue its work Will
but little loss of speed. Eacl
half of the ship is further divided
by transverse bulkheads into M
merouS water tight compartments
and a double bottom inSules from
injury from below. Another ad
vantage of the twin screw is The
control held over the direction o
the ship. In case of accident t
the rudder the vessel can be ac
curately steered by driving on,
screw ahead and reversing TIL,
other.
We are half way over toda,
and there is no lack Of sea air
The ocean fronts everywhere
No land breeze and no mosquitoes
These conditions cannot be hat
every day at Atlantic City
These boats have become so lux
! nriOnS lhat manv npnnln sal