The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-07-11
She Writes of Her Voyage Across
the Ocean.
HAT THEY DID ON SHIPBOARD.
Tells Her CenteryiIIe Friends Interesting
Items of News.
ABOUT THE WOMEN IN EUROPEAN CITIES.
Finds Very Little Difference Between Them
and Those She Knows in This
County and Country.

Miss Helena Schultz of Cleveland, who
is in Europe travelling for pleasure
writes from Antwerp the following let
ter to The Pilot TO her friends in Cen
terville and other parts of the county
Here is the letter:
My DEAR FRIENDS: You may have
read the letter which ! wrote before
leaving the American shore, SO | will
write another relating to my voyage
The boat left New York June - at
noon. A thousand people stood on the
dock waving their handkerchiefs for II
farewell TO their friends and relatives
The boat moved along smoothly and af-
ter an hour, land was out of sight, moth
ing but sky and water to be seen for ten
lays. The Friesland is one Of the slow
steamers, making $40 to $50 miles in 81
hours. We had no storm at oil, but one
day the sea was rough which day | en-
I ioyed the most. The waves appeared
like the snowy mountain tops of Nosem
lite. Quite few We're sick and longed
for their destination
IL have had II very pleasant voyage
and enjoyed it ever so much, not "A spell
Of sea sickness came on me | was out
on deck all day taking in the sea breeze
with the exception of two days when it
rained. Then we gathered in the din
ing room, telling tales and singing, ac-
companied with violin and either music
a ship ON the ocean is like an island.
With over five hundred gathered it does
not allow person to be lonesome at all
for we were about like one family.
There were only two ladies besides my
self in our cabin taking their first trip
across, The others We're born in Europe
and had crossed the sea once or oftener
we entered the English channel on
| the morning of June 81, A great cry
and rush to see land the light house and
the Bishop Rocks, soon thereafter the
English coast 1t seemed good TO see
the green fields and buildings The sea
was very calm the ship floating along
without rocking. 1t has been
quite cola and winter wraps were com
Portable during the voyage
we arrived at Antwerp, Saturday,
the 22nd at } p VI. After securing our
hotels we went out TO see the town BY
the looks of the ladies | didn't know |
was III Europe. They were dressed
very stylish even more so than in Chica-
go or New York. The city and build
ings are different in every way, nj,
though the new buildings are built very
nice and it is most interesting TO see
them. The streets dre very narrow and
the people use them for walking as well
looked very odd TO me- Military boys
are seen on all streets and ! have met
them in their parade. | have visited
several churches all of which were
built in olden times. One is the cathedral
an immense stone building, surrounded
by trees us high "a the building itself.
by large high trees which leads TO the
Geological garden. | have attended
performances at this garden in the even.
ing such us turning and rope walking
by experts from Berlin | have also
walked through the Schloss garden by
day, which is filed with roses and other
flowers in bloom. The trains are quite
different from those of America. They
look like a freight train and have first
second third and fourth class passage.
First and second class are about the
same except first class seats have red
and finer plush while the second class
have gray velvet Third class has mod
ern seats like our street cars. Fourth
class has a bench on the sides and stand
ing room in the center There is quite
big difference in price, the difference
in two hours ride of each class il 80
cents.
lam ut present with my cousins at
Westernkotten, the old home of my par
ents. | attended wedding on the first
day of my arrival and met very Jolly
crowd. | came unexpected and all were
very glad to see the American. | will
stay here for some time and then intend
to extend my trip to the cities of inter
est in Europe.
Ii is quite cool for the month of June,
heavy dresses being comfortable The
days are so much longer here, it being
daylight until ten o'clock in the evening
and day break at two o'clock in the
morning The difference in time is six
J hours. will now come to close.
HELENA SCHULTZ"