Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-07-04

their rooms with more or less I'M
pleasant experiences. Only a few
lonely passengers could be seen on
deck that day. ,.
A few incidents that broke the
monotony OF the ocean might be
mentioned, such as the passing ofthe
"Cymris', a steamship OF the same
line, which left New York one day
ahead OF our ship, but with it's inferior
speed we. soon passed it. Several
ships of other lines were met, also
sailing vessels occasionally, and
every time the passengers were sure
to be on deck to see. Whales we're
also seen one morning, causing great
excitement among the spectators.
Some OF them were quite near.
Wednesday, May 8, we sighted the
coast of Ireland, and simultaneously
part Of the British Channel feet,
which was out maneuvering. We
passed very near, so we had a very
good view OF the ships, fifteen in
number, and yet this was only part
Of one Of King Edwards numerous
fleets. At 4 p. m. we stopped at
Queenstown, leaving about one third
OF the passengers there. Another
night at sea and we landed at Liver
pool, Eng, 8 a. NJ, May 9. From
here we proceeded to Hull by railway
but what contrast between the
modern American passenger train
and those we saw here, another evi-
dence Of American "push''.
The ride across England was very
interesting. The country is very
thickly populated, in fact, it was al
most a continuous array Of villages
and factories. The tilling Of the soil
seemed to be on a very small scale.
All buildings were built of either
stone or brick, owing to the scarcity
OF timber in England. At 4 o. NJ.
we arrived atHull, where we boarded
the North Sea steamship, "Salmo, )"
for Throndhjem. The weather on the
North Sea was very fine, which we
considered very ffort rtunate, as this Is
generally the roughest part of the
voyage. The accomm modations, how
ever, were not as good as on the At
lantic, especially as to the board
furnished.
Saturday morning we landed at
Stavanger. From here we proceeded
northeastward along the coast of
Norway, winding our way between
it's wonderful fjords. The voyage
would have been extremely danger
GUS but for the experienced pilot,
that the steamers must have along
when sailing here, otherwise they
would run the risk OF striking some
rock, almost at any moment.
At 10 p. m we reached Bergen, the
home of Mr.. Hjertos. After leaving
our friend here, we proceeded on our
Journey, by the way Of Aalesund and
Christiansund to Throndhjem, at
which place we arrived Monday al
ternoon, May 13, glad that the
monotonous sea voyage was over.
Here we had to wait for our train un-
til next morning, so had an oppor-
tunity to see some OF the sights OF
the city, and, of course, we did not
miss the ancient cathedral OF Thrond-
HEM, now in course OF construction.
but, unfortunately, our visit Was at
an unfavorable hour, so We did not
see the interior, which is said to be
very grand.
The next morning, refreshed by a
good night rest on land, we boarded
the train for 0stersund, Sweden, the
writer's old home. This trip was
quite interesting, the country being
a continuous array OF forests, hills
and rivers. Along the boundary be-
tween Sweden and Norway are high
snow-covered mountains, favorite
resort for tourists in the summer
time. Considerable could be written
about the country along this line,
but I have already taken up too
much valuable space, SO must cut my
letter short. About 6p. m. we sighted
the picturesque city Of Ostersund and
it's surroundings, and | must confess
that, although I was but a child when
my parents emigrated to the United
States nineteen years ago, yet, at
this moment my heart beat with
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