Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-07-03

everyday HE on poaru III oceah 1loy
Hound, as we'll as description of such
boat. The writer left New York on
the ''St. Louis" June 18th, at 1000 a.
M. arriving on board about 900 a. m.
He found hundreds ofpeople on board,
some going across but most with
friends who were crossing, wishing
them bon voyage, etc., etc. The dining
saloon tables were literally covere,
with flowers brought and sent by
friends, until the dir .hg-room looked
like nothing but rye conservatory;
and by the way e writer was not for
gotten, for in ont of his seat at the
table there g one of The handsomest
bouquets Cd the boat. AT 1000 a. M,
the bug.es sounded, and all friends
went ashore, when the huge machinery
was set in motion, and the "St. Louis"
slowly backed out into the river; friends
and passengers intent on bidding last
adieus, waving pocket handkerchiefs,
whistling, shouting etc. This was Kept
up until we had gone so far out OF sight
that we could not distinguish our
his own business, and for a while all
had enough to do, finding staterooms,
getting deck chairs Which could be
hired for the voyage at one dollar each)
and getting the run of the ship. This
latter is no small matter.
The ''St Louis" is $50 feet long, and
has three decks for cabin passengers,
each deck being less than seven feet
high, and each deck having a great
many small rooms or cabins scattered
here and there and every where, reach.
ed by narrow passages and cross pass
ages. Well, after while all seemed
settled, and by the time we reached
Sandy Hook light-ship, about six miles
east of Sandy Hook, where the pilot
leaves, we felt we had the run of the
ship, and looked around to see if we
could find some one we knew or some
one we feel we would like to know. 1t
is at this point Sandy Hook light-ship)
we take our time, for all the time spent
coming from New York to this point
does not count in an ocean voyage. 1t
had consumed nearly two and half
hours from New York to the light-ship.
We have looked over the ship some,
and find handsome dining saloon that
will seat about $50 people (there are
board, an elegant drawing room and
piano, first class library, with about
1900 Volumes and a neat large smoking
room. We go on the forward deck and
find the boys and girls already at games,
such as quoits, ping pong, etc, etc, the
older people sit by in deck chairs for
talk or sleep, stewards bring coffee,
crackers, etc, At 100 p. m. we hear
bugle call; this means lunch in the din
ing saloon. We go down to find an
elegant lunch, elegant table linen and
silverWare, and table loaded down with
flowers. At the table we begin TO get
acquainted, and the acquaintance
spreads until it seems every body knows
everybody. The first evening we (the
mem congregate in the smoking room,
to talk over the distance the ship viii!
run in "a hours, and sell pools to men.
The prime mover in this pool selling on
the boat this trip is Mr.. Nat Goodwin,
of"When We Were 81" celebrity.
We made the first day 42G miles in 90
holIr- and IL minutes. may say the
time is from % o'clock m. 10 12 o'clock
M, but one is likely to forget that.
Going to Europe this does not mean
"a hours, but an average it means about
% hours and 20 minutes. On the 18th
ana lotD we Hduo 4zO I1il6S.
1t is rather chilly, the thermometer
being about SO and we are none too
comfortable, as all want to be on deck
what excitement passing ship causes
on the ocean. We have passed one,
overtaken another, and saw the third
in the distance. We all get more or
less excited and all that have them
hurry to state rooms for field glasses
Then the inquiry goes forward what
ship is it, etc, etc. You know all the
ocean liners are known by the number
of the stacks or tunnels and the color
they are painted. The American Lines
stacks are painted black with a white
ring near the top. Then some one will
look out to sea and seem intent looking
at something, others will look and you
may see bird flying close to the water,
or may be it will be school of por-
poises jumping out of the water, and
seem to be playfully following the ship.
All are anxious about the weather so
far our voyage as to weather has been
delightful, all we could ask. We are
now settled down to patiently wait
until we arrive at Southampton on
Wednesday evening, JuLe 18th.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 18th
distance east of Sandy Hook 1880 miles.
Everything is going smoothly, except
we have a pretty heavy sea, and this
huge monster is rocking like cradle,
but making about 420 miles each "a
hours. The weather is, and has been,
all we could ask for. Yet there are
many sick, but all are good natured
about it. We have become pretty well
acquainted with each other now, and
get along nicely without introductions.
1t is wonderful how we timber up on
ship board. Here Chauncey Depew is
cumming with Mr.. Nat Goodwin, Mr..
Griscom, the president of the Inter
national Navigation Co., is galanting
Mrs. Goodwin Maxine Elliott about
the deck, and so it goes all over, trying
to have good time.
At 1890 this a. m. the bells rang and
whistles blew-signal for church service
in the first cabin dining saloon. A great
many assembled, when the Captain
read the Episcopal service, all being
supplied with hymn books and church
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