The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-15
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN,
ACCOUNT OF 4 PLEASANT FOT-
 AGE ON TH1T GR EAT SEA.

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 In the Mediterranean, July q, 1902 To one who has crossed the Atlantic several times, and each time sailing from New York, the advantage of sail ing from Boston is Q pleasing and novel experience, as Boston harbOr has much to attract the eye, especially in summer.
 The scene upon leaving the wharf is one that dwells with us long time. Many are in merriment and some in tears, while many natiOnalities and con- ditions of life are represented in the large crowd that sees the steamer off. There are some four hundred steerage passengers which in themselves are al- ways an interesting study.
 We have been favored by the smooth est of seas and we'll nigh cloudless skies the entire trip.
 A tournament of athletic and humor- | ous sports has consumed some three days, while Shuttle board" "ring-toss" and ping pong are among the games
  considerable excellence, Whicn.I had the distinction to arrange, brought to the 1 dining saloon almost every one of our 1 fellow passengers. There are several | tourists guides aboard and daily lec- 1 lures are given by them these talks proving most interesting to. those of us who are soon to visit the famous ard | historic places.
 l Last Saturday was an eventful day. l A burial at sea occurred at eight o'clock 1 in the morning. To me this was a new experience. An Italian boy. some twelve years of age, had died in the steerage the day before. It seems he was being returned from America, hav- 1 ing been refused admit tance to our country by the health officials The body was encased in a canvas sack weighted at the feet, over which was spread an Italian flag. From the stern of the ship fioated the Union Jack (oi1" craft sailing under the English colors.) A service, which to me was very irn- pressive, was read by the captain, and as the body was deposited in it's watery grave two shots were fired from guns on l the after deck The saddest part of the | incident will be when his mother who will be in waiting at the wharf in Ma ples is informed of the termination of 1 the affair
 The first sight of land is always a 1 joyous moment to the trans Atlantic traveller Flores" one of the larger 1 islands in the Azores group, was passed 1 io1% atp hut a mile or two distant. we could plalnig see the several towns with their white houses and lofty church spires. The shores are rugged and rocky and the fields on the table land carefully laid out and cultivated. 4 mountain peak up above the clouds and a large water | fall over the north precipice were also visible. Corvo, a much smaller island. l with quite large town En view. lay some seven miles to the northward, we 1 sailing between the two. l Two of our Sundays have now been spent at sea, and upon each of these days we have enjoyed the full Eplsco- l pal service with sermons by clergy man from the Church of England. 1 The next land sighted proved to he Cape de St. Vincent, the southwestern corner of Portugal, with it's bold. pre- cipitous shores and high mountains in the distance The balmy, moonlight nights. which one enjoys in these south- ern seas are among the pleasant feao lures of the trip.
 A day at Gibraltar was our next de- I light. After being transferred from cIle steamer by tender, our own party con sisting of a dozen. drove up to the for tifications, and through most of tlle streets of the town. The thoroughfaras are narrow and winding and the houses are built to conform to the shape of the big rock. Perhaps the greatest charm is the people Here one not only secs the Tommy Atkins of Engiand (which number some seven thousand now) and the merchants, but the Moors, Spaniards, Turks, Armenians, Italians Sc. The Spanish women, with their beautiful olive complexions, dark brown eyes and quaint dress of bright colors, were subjects for admiration, while the Moors with their turbans, flowing robes and bare legs, made us realize how very near we were to the African shores we had but few hours before passed so closely.
 Under the guidance of a corporal and after climbing skyward for half hour through numerous tunnels, passing many cannon pointed out upon the sur rounding country and sea, we reached the top of the rock where grand view was obtained, overlooking Spain tc quite a distance. At the foot Of the rock are two cemeteries, the one for the Jews being curious, the stone caskets al lying upon the earth.
 Between Gibraltar and S2ain is neu' tral ground, and passing through this
 we were driven to the gates of Lenia
 the first town in Spain. From here we
 walked to the main street, which was so crooked that hardly one hundred feet could be seen at one time. On the way we passed the American consul or
 horseback with several friends. I no ticed a Spanish sentinel while on duty { smoking cigarette and seated comfort
 ably on a rock, which was but one o
 the lax features of Spanish discipline
 noticed. We encountered some two
 dozen beggars on the Spanish frontier
 two of which were totally blind. Hat
 we arrived last Sunday it would havt
 been possible to have seen a Spanisl
 bull fight at Lenia. I was told twenty
 six horses were killed, also six bulls ant
 one 5oreador may die.