The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-24
HOMES Of THEIR YOUTH
FIVE HUNDRED NORTHWESTERN
sCANDINAVLANS BACK TO THE
SCENES OF CHILDHOOD
THE VIKING EXCURSION PARTY
G. N. Remme, of Rock County, Writes
of the safe Trip Across the
POnd-In OId Chris
tiana.

LUNERNE, MINI, June 23.-(Special.)-
On May 16 party of 500 scandinavian
eXcurs1onists from Minnesota, chaper0rcd
by Rev. Mr.. Hangar the Prohibition
candidate Ter governor OF this stale. left
New York city on board the Oceanic,
bound for Norway. Under date of Chris
tiania, Norway, June 4, C. N Remne,
one of Rock county's prominent citizens,
and one of a large number who went
from this vicinity, gives an interesting
description of the trip across the Atlantic,
In part, as follows
Every one of this large excursion
party arrived at their journeys end in
the highest Of spirits and in the best of
good health. The trip was made entirely
Iree from accident or serious illness with
lne exception Of few cases OF sea-
sickness
This party of tourists is known as
Ihe viking Excursion, and was taken
from st. Paul to New York in spec al
tralns The trip was made by way OF
Niagara Falls, where stop of nearly a
DAY was made, and the time was mostly
given up TO sigh icing, winding up with
grand musical programme and d few
speeches from pavilion on the island.
Inc voyage across the water was made
In perfect weather, and was immensely
enjoyed by all on board. The steamer
in which we took passage is one OF the
largest and most elegantly equipped pas
senger vessels that plows the deep of
l!le AIldHlc ocean To-Day. 1t was IN
cllned TO be crowded, however, there be-
ing LII passengers on board in all, and
with the ships crew we were 2,254 souls
a small city adoat.
The voyage was passed most agree
ably TO all with songs and speeches on
deck in the open air during the after
moons and evenings, with occasional re-
ligiOus meetings during the mornings and
afternoons. The musical programmes
rendered by the, Viking quarterte We're
some OF the best it has been my good
fortune to hear. The, quartette contains
fine voices. Revs. Haugan and Lobeck
did all in theirs power to entertain the
eXcursiOnists. 1C rs.
Leaving New5Yo York May 1G we arrived
in Liverpool the following Wednesday
morning: Here the Viking excursion df-
Vided. Those going to Stavanger Ber-
gan, ThOrndhjeni, Gothenburg, Denmark
and other points of interest, numbering
over 200 in all, left Liverpool Thursday
morning. Two hundred and sixty of us,
bound for Christianiar again started Fri
day afternoon, arriving here the Tuesday
afternoon following -u
ut was most delightful weather SUNNY
south coast offRNorway, and along
Christ1ania-fjo1d d on board the Montepei-
10, singing patriotic songs and adni,ing
the Old, and, to many, so familiar coast
of Norway.
L have already seen a considerable
portion-o the city of Christiania; It is a
Deautful city; in size ii is about like
that of Minneapolis, and in many respects
resembles modern city in the States
Vegetation here is about as far alcHo
as that in the States was at the time we
left America, although it is a very late
spring here this year
Myself, together with a party of
Trends, leave thisFcity tomorrow June 81
by rail to Randsftord, thence on to
where my childhood days We're spent, in
the valley of ValdreS.S'