The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-30
FROM MAINE TO GEORGIA.
Correspondence of The Journal. ]

BROWNSVILLE, GA, Jan. 10, 1902.
From frozen Maine to the sunny cline
of Georgia is to the novice an interest
ing and pleasing change. To readers
of The Journal brief outline of the
trip involving such change of climate
may be OF interest. At all events, the
journey from snow-clad Maine to the
green fields and flower beds of Georgia,
is one not soon to be forgotten. Warm
| ly clad, but feeling the chill of a dreary
winters day, after bidding goodbye to
friends, we left Belfast by steamer NJ.
and NJ, transferring at Camden to the
electrics for Rockland, where we had
! dinner and in the evening went on
| board the steamer Penobscot, enroute
| to Boston. Owing to the threatening
| weather the steamer remained at Rock
land over night and sailed Tuesday
morning at seven o'clock but under
most untavorable conditions. The
weather grew worse and finally develop
ed into a heavy gale and the steamer
Ndo ltdueu loI L VI Clduu, w Ilele we were
landed in time for dinner About
three O'Clock we boarded train for
Boston, reaching the city soon after
seven in big snow storm. We found
quarters at the new Hotel Bellevue on
Beacon street, one of the most up-to-
date houses in the city, and owing to the
withdrawal of the direct Savannah
| steamer from Boston We're obliged to
remain over another day. Thursday
our party took a train for Fall River.
where we tram ferred to the fine steam
for New York. By lamplight we view
ed the famous watering place of New
port, and the next morning arose at
daybreak to view the entrance to New
York and see the big suspension bridge
to Brooklyn as we passed under it.
| Our first ride was on the horse cars,
and they seemed so awkward beside the
hustling trolly that one could not but
laugh at the lank horses and the dirty
drivers. The interior of the car was
not only very dirty but was heated
by stove. We spent the day in
seeing the sights; walking over Brook
Ign Bridge, visiting the large news
paper buildings and other points Of in
terest. We were impressed with the
street cleaning crew, clad all in white
duck and known in New York city as
the. 'White Wings" with the tall build
ings, the many Jews, the fat police
men, and numerous other things which
we will not stop to describe now.
AT P. NJ. we embarked on the fast
steamer Fhattahoochee, of the Savan-
nah Steamship line, the lines were cast
off and we steamed down the harbor
and out to sea. When we left the
Jersey coast that night we passed
out of sight of land, and saw no more
from Friday night until the next night,
! when we sighted bit of light in the
darkness beyond the Cape Hatteras
llght-ship, and knew that there was
1 land beyond. Sunday morning we saw
bit of land and the ight-ship off Fry
ing Pan Shoals. Aside from that it was
one broad eXpanse of blue rolling sea.
Only twenty passengers We're register
ed, where one usually finds $50 and
very few escaped the pangs of seasick-
ness. The writer was one of the for
tunate. The voyage was very monoto-
nous. Only now and then was a sailing
vessel seen far down on the horizon and
two steamers, which we passed very
quickly. Those who were not seasick
found amusement in watching the
hundreds of sea gulls which were con-
slant companions of the ship the en-
tire voyage, and the schools Of porpoises
which swan so near the bow of the
steamer for many hours that their tails
at times seemed to touch, when they
would jump far out of water.
The sighting of Typee light. off the
mouth of Savannah river, and the ar
rival at Savannah, caused great rejoic-
ing, for the voyage had been very weary
some, and especially to the members
of the party who had been seasick.
The steamer ran very slowly up the
river, and at 1890 Sunday night was
locked and all enjoyed good nights
rest. At O'Clock next morning we left
the steamer for a breakfast on shore.
Savannah is a large city and the leading
port for naval stores. The people are
hustling, but as a rule prices are high,
and fifty-cent breakfast in the best
restaurant the place afforded was voted
very poor. Admiral Schley was in the
city, but we missed the reception and
passed through the city too early to
see him. The great crowd of negroes,
the numberless mules which take the
place of horses, and the quaint costumes
appeal to the visitor who sees them
for the first time. Soon after eight
O'Clock we left for Thomasville in
crowded car and were passing little vii
lagos Of negro cabins, broad fields of
green grass and shrubbery, while the
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