The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-09-11
ACROSS THE SEA.
An Interesting Account Of Summers TriT
BY the Superintendent Of the magee
Carpet Works.

Bloomsbury on Saturday. he was
warmly welcomed by the employees
at the Magee Carpet Mills and the
Leader Store, and numerous floral
decorations beautihed the Office.
The following account of his trip
is furnished us by Mr.. Magee at
our special request.
Mr.. EDITOR:
To man who was taking his
first real vacation in IS years, the
deck of all ocean liner offered an
ideal place for rest. Perhaps
"the wicked did not cease from
troubling" but the telephone did
certainly cease from ringing and
the weary were at rest. There was
the added comfort of meeting peo-
pie who did not think they knew
more about one S own business than
ore did himself.
When Our good ship Minnehalia,
with long blasts of her whistle bade
good bye to America, and we were
headed toward the blue Atlantic, l
felt there was no use worrying over
anything. Bloomsbury, carpets,
almost everything was in the past,
and I had eyes only for the future.
Our ships company was very
pleasant one. Only one class of
passengers and I62 in number, we
had the full run of the ship. And
they were from 20 different states.
Everyone seemed to be willing to
add to the general fund of amuse-
ment.
Apparently a voyage would be a
monotonous affair and ones diary
would seem to be similar to that OF
the boy who recorded 6 times a
week 'got up in the morning,
washed my face. Had my break
fast and went to school. After
school had my dinner and wen,
back to school. Came home and
had my supper and went to bed. y
We did great deal more thar
this. From our berths we took a
cold sea bath, then walk before
breakfast with the salt air of the
ocean putting an edge on jadee
appetite. Twelve times arount
the upper deck was mile, so we
could readily keep tab on Our walk
ing. Breakfast at $3.50 and lunch
eon at The intervening tim
taken up with reading, walking
swapping yarns and playing decl
shuttle board and game whicl
was called mothers pancakes.
Recipe given on application.
The afternoon was duplicate Q
the morning with the exceptio
that the card players filled in man
an hour. Four o'clock tea wa
served and at 6:3o dinner. If ha
eaten all the meals that were offere
1 would have been foundered. Th
Co. provided 3 square and
Ground" meals during the day an
if we felt hungry, wink to tn
steward would bring sandwiches an
cheese with which to cause dream
of home.
A successful concert was give
one evening for the benefit OF I'll
seaman's orphanage and 500 az
ded to the fund.
Nine days of this pleasant idl'
ness, in which we had but or
rough night and during which
responded faithfully to the call ft
the square meals (I passed II
round ones) brought us to Londoi
/ would not take your time by te
ling all we saw there, for the guic
books could give you much mo-
information about all the celebrate
spots than I could. / can only te
you of some of the impressions of
country man .far from home ar
mother" First thing that toe
our eyes were the busses and v
made up our minds that as soon
business was over, we would p'
our coppers and get on top OF bu
won't say anything about Il
baggage arrangements of an Engli'
r. r. They provoke too mar
cuss words.
We were in London two da,
after the Coronation and the bun
ing and decorations were still
evidence. They did not strike Il
as being equal to our Americ'
standard. Then the absence
electrical displays seemed cd
For their light effects they used t
old fashioned gas jet enclosed in
thick colored glass globe and eve
puff of wind that blew, out wou