Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-03-29
A Macon Boys Cruise.


We weighed anchor at Newport, RI
. Aug. 10, 1901, sailed across the Allan
tic to Southampton, England, wher
we dropped anchor on the 2lst. w
visited many places of interest in South
ampton, including the army and nav,
Hospital the largest in the world
We then took the fast mail for London
and after travelling two hours over
beautiful. level and well cultivated
country we arrived at Waterloo station.
and took an omnibus across the Thames
river into the main part of the city,
where the first and main object of in.
terest was Queen Victoria's statue.
We then drove down the Strand to the
House of Parliament and many other
places of interest before returning TO
Southampton.
Sept 4 we sailed for Antwerp. Bel.
GUM, where we spent a few DAYS in
sight seeing, then made an overland
trip to the capital city and while there
visited the old Waterloo battle ground.
the Kings Palace, and the square
where the old courts of Justice were
held some of the buildings being two
and three hundred years old.
Sept 16 we sailed for Lisbon. por+p
gal, arriving there just in time to par.
ticipate in celebrating the kings birth
day, The principal feats of amusement
were bull fights, ending with fandan.
COS at night We found no English |
people in Lisbon, consequently |
we didn t find much of interest in the |
city.
We sailed from there oyer to Gibral.
TAR, Spain, where we only stopped long
enough 10 get supplies, sailing through
he straits of Gibraltar into the Med.
teranean Sea and over to Villafranche,
france, where we dropped anchor for
fifteen days We visited Nice, which is
en- miles from Nillafranche and very
popular city with travellers and also
vent to Monte Carlo which is fifteen
niles from Villafranche and the famous
resort of the world. | went
the Casino to break the bank but af
er watching an Englishman lose 5000 .
rancs my desire for breaking the Bank
Monte Carlo was thoroughly satisfied
We sailed for Naples, Italy, on Nov.
?. A visit to Naples is one Of much
iterest, being near the volcano Vesu
JUS, and the ruins of the cities Pompei /
nd Herculaneum. We visited some of C
lie unearthed remains of the dead cities. '
here are daily excursions, giving visi. Q
RS every opportunity to visit all the ?
aces of interest, One feature / dis.
ied about Naples was the beggars.
cry street is full and some of them are
bold as to step up and take you by the " "
m and nearly demand your money. &
is said there are 40, 900 licensed beg. 9
RS in the city alone, more than there al
inthe west half Of the United States. a
in November 20 we sailed for Smyrna OF
rkey, arriving there Dec. g. We d,
fled around Smyrna and Medaline for u
rty days and had boat drill and target ~ ~
'ctice galore. Christmas and New If
ar day were spent in foot racing
ie ball playing etc, but as that is out
my line OF sport took no part.
We sailed for Algiers, in Africa on D,
l. o. This was our longest trip at an
3 but very pleasant one, arriving en-
Algiers on Jan 20. We were in All. - -,
RS eight days, where we were very as
'santly entertained We were close no
he forests but didn have an oppor SUI
lty to go out and bag an elephant. ba
Ie sailed for Gibraltar to meet the ha
alnbow which was bound for Ma wa
L We arrived in Gibraltar Feb, 1st nc
there awaited the arrival of the 90
lbow, which was on the 3rd, and
some naval transactions were dis.
ID Of sailed for Palermo, Sicily,
there met the European fleet in
'ge OF Admiral Cromwell. Palermo =,
very interesting city, being one of IN
oldest IN history, and still the ma .
cling to their old customs. One
lelr curious customs is the manner %!
hich they bury their dead. They -
place called a catacomb, some.
like big tomb, and contains the In t
es OF many thousand people. They r. r.
irst buried under the tomb and af.
certain length Of time has expired j.
are taken up and placed in view in Io'
helving of this tomb, and some are :. =
stacked in and wired up against the be d
. Some have glass casing around IN IL. D D
An H. VIII
- al nave d caro- attached to them day
g who they are and when placed in are
nay tN,
again sailed for Gibraltar, arriv
here this time on the Goth. but we me-
stopped for mail, sailing the same
or Funchal. Madeira Island, where
rived on the 23rd We spent only
ay8 in Funchal sailing for Tene- Nc
IN the Canary Islands February 2S, nam nan,
e we stopped only two days. clam
RS is the first man. o war to visit y fore
'h port since the trouble of 1898 80 ~ Ro M
was no liberty given the ship's No,
only few going ashore, and we so gu,
that the bad feeling still existing prov
e American was very noticeable enlll
rich Sd we sailed for San Juan. Sbor
hlco' spent twelve days at sea, and
ID here the 10Th inst, which ends ieo-
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