The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-02
Across the Atlantic.

told that time was up. Friends babe
friends adieu and tears flowed from many
ewes. Rev. r. F. Bumpas and this scribe
had none to weep at our departure, our
girls were far away. The big Brooklyn
Bridge and the sky scrapers' with their
flags flying remained long IN view. Coney,
Staten and Long Island looked pictures
que and beautiful. Fort Wadsworth and
Hamilton stood grandly on the right and
left of the harbor. The Statue of Llber-
ty, near the centre, was magnlficent-an
inspiration to all Americans. Our steam
er glided like swan around Sandy Hook,
where the biggest guns In the world made
all feel secure from all foreign foes, whose
thunder was occasionally heard by all IN
the harbor Slowly the noted places and
splendid buildings faded away and our
native land sinks like a cloud below the
waves, and then these familiar lines float
ed through my mind:
"As far as the dark waters glide the bill
lows foam,
Survey our empire, behold our home!"
The ocean is almost as smooth as lake
sail and smoking engine. AT length our
proud ship is monarch of all we survey
the blue sea around us and clear Sky
above U.S. If you would see New York
Alright enter in at this gateway. The
waves begin to make music, whose surge
is as gentle as cradle.
At six p. m. the bugle calls all the
cabin passengers to dinner. The menu is
a 4th of July banquet. Miniature flags
adorn every table, and such an elaborate
and varied feast never saw before. The
closing course was brought in by a pro-
cession by the crew, all carrying illum-
mated ice cream and cake with stars and
stripes flying.
Sunday, July 5th, the King of Day
comes up grandly without a cloud on his
brow, bracing breeze covers the sea
with white caps, while rainbow hues
gid the spray as we pass. The good peo-
pie aboard desired divine service, so Rev.
r. F. Bumpas gave us very appropriate
sermon in the large dining hall. The
songs, Nearer, My God, to Thee" and
Jesus Lover of My Soul blended sweet
ly with the surging waves and made all
feel as near heaven as you on shore.
On board we have 227 cabin passengers
225 steerage, and a crew of 250-all Ger
mans The Ship with crew and passengers
is ideal I have never heard complaint
but everything is complimented. Our bill
of fare is in French and German, and
very elaborate, but some strong fellows
take the whole course, French, German
and ALL Delicate persons have to skip
about.
The company aboard promenade around
the long decks (ten times around is a
mile), read, write, play games, sleep, and
few are too sick to do anything.
At noon every day the captain posts
his log book, and sticks up his chat fol
all to see Every day we have to move
our watches up 80 minutes.
July 9Th. Our captain says we are II
the Gulf stream, but strange to say We
wear our overcoats every day while CT
deck. '12 a. m. 1853 mile to Gibraltar
Four parties are aboard for Europe
the largest, to which this writer belongs
is Cooks. with II.
The steerage are italians and the show
of all aboard They sing dance, play ant
sport all the time.
Now we see a steamer passing us OF
larboard side, miles away. A number
are taking kodak shots at 1T. This !!
quite fad and pastime with many TO IL
lists The chief engineer just carried {
party of us through the engine room ant
showed us all the machinery of the blt
snip We were % feet below the level o
sea and so feet beneath the upper deck
Here fresh air has to be pumped in al
the time in order that the firemen ma.
live, and still the heat is fearful.
Our dining is always accompanied witt
music from the orchestra and ever an'
anon during the idle hours splendid musl
is given us.
Again the, captain has posted his loG
book run in "a hours 1868 miles; t
Gibraltar 219O miles. North Lat 80 de
grees, II seconds. West Long, 81 degree
13 seconds
We are 1000 miles from land with Thu
constant music of breaking pillows as
chorus to the sweet piano strains within
while look at a rainbow uniting sea ant
cloud with a seyen-colored ribbon wovel
by the Creator himself.
July 10th. The Captain had all arouse
early this morning to sees the Azore Is
lands, the first land seen Since July 4th
We have had eleven views of them all thi
a. m. Inc homes. HeluS ana Villages WEI
picturesque with mountains in the back
ground, wrapped in clouds. This is
magnificent region with temperature rang
ing between so degrees and 20 degrees
the entire year. hence they have the fruit
of the tropics, their oranges among tn
finest of the world. The natives were see
gliding hither and thither i'll small sd
and row boats
Many porpoises have been seen, and
huge whale ION the Sth rose in full vie
few yards from our vessel, his spoutm
water remaining visible almost mile a
ter we passed
Everybody aboard is charmed with til
voyage To me it is the best place
rest, and the finest travel on earth. III
steerage and cabin passengers are boun
for Italy.
Nearly every State is represented an
most of the professions. There are foJ
clergymen, and scores of lawyers and do
tors; President Hadley. of Yale, and OF
professor of Harvard and as many ladi'