Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
i RICHMOND Man ON
THE ROCK OF GIBRALT
of The nisnatch )

,,orcspondence of the Dispatch,
.ysssaLTAR, December live left
CD SD November 18th. With a rough sea
Ra.s' rolling ship. II we had only known
So Inc sea had in store for US. every
VIZ ~ board would have willingly for.
"a. ~ his ticket and paid q bonus for the
f5g,sce cf remaining upon tho soil of
t.ie sam. Caught Ii a gale that con-
ol .,s: Tor tbree days and nights. many
nL .se the water went entirely over the
l a..scI and entered by way OF the venti-
W.-e The rolling was simply terrific
as",s-gDody and everything were on the
En The library was Circulating
y The books went over The saloon
o.. Meals were only a farcc-the dish
znvid not remain within the racks.
e,,arv and laughabie were the expo
t.a.,s Of the passengers. Imagine the
n.-tsnts Of all the china shops OF Rich
- dumped from the second story
pr n-T ten minutes. night and day. and
-o,15 give you some idea OF the noise
., .xnerienced for three days and nights.
~ oa- former storm-experiences have
,s..,-,e mere ocean-p!ea santries In COM
s.Tison with this one. After two nights,
- no sleep. the humour of the situa-
A. vas absolutely lost upon all. There
.s onlv one unanimous wish-for some
40 i,nrnovable to stand upon. A hust-
a. -ssi-estate agent could have sold a
..,5 rock for quick delivery and no ques-
&c sked about title. Owing to the ex-
.,sSfve rocking qualities Of this ship Van
,r,-e- your correspondent received
,,srjsl Marconi-granl from Liverpool to
s.ssbristian her the Sultan OF Morocco.
Sirntfed missionary on his way to In
-, 1I suggested the name Of Meal Crazy.
s-t,r 10 her china breaking habits at
dinner
,.ts Here we found a most pleasant
s,-priss awaiting us-not put down in
.hs programme. Among the passengers
-srs Mrs. Samuel w. Dabney and her
laughter relatives OF the Virginia Dab
-svs> The United States consulship at
rsgal was held by tbs family for three
generations. It became known by cable
Dat thev we're on board and would stop,
~ > few hours. on the island. This was
ths,r first visit after an absence of eleven
.sars Ths natives asked that a sub
s,-in+ion be taken up for a grand ova.
.ior and that ali might be allowed TO sub
scribe 10 it. Upon the anchorage Of the
sh,p 2 fotilla Of little row boats, with
6.rs filing, two bands Of music and q
-1ost lavish display OF homemade fire.
p,nrIs surrounded Us committee OF
aides and gentlemen came on board to
ma and flowers Upon Miss Dabney's
s-rp 2 band OF blue and white ribbon
fpo-t7izrcse colorse was placed. with this
Inscription in gold letters: In the name
NJ the people Of the district, the Tele-
rrapho name OF the newspaper salutes
through you the estinlable family of
Dahrey."
The fotilla conveyed the party to the
Island and upon the quay an tmpromptu
reception was held. The ladies were then
places II a carriage drawn by a pair OF
mules and a procession formed. with two
hrass bands and the population in line
The carriage was compelled to, stop sew
.-al times, that their old friends might
,hsk7 them by the hand. From the peas
ant to The man OF affairs. there were only
rorfs OF praise-to welcome the family
II Dabney. Flags were flying from all
he public buildings and the day was
gwen up to rejoicing by the entire popu-
lstion When we enQuired the reason OF
sl this display. a peasant would answer
With tears OF gratitude in his eyes: Good
people. in years of famine. they sent
fco6 from America to feed the poor OF
This island" / have seen many royal.
Cunkey receptions, but not one that gave
ne the pleasure Of this-a genuine
0utburst of love and gratitude that was
really refreshing IN this rushing age OF
money getting.
We visited Mrs. Dabney's old home;
tha garden with the fora of many coun-
tries was thing Of beauty. The japcn-
'las were in full bloom. It was truly
pleasant place for few hours rest
after cur storIn-tossed experience
! managed to make hasty pencil
sketch of the "capote'' costume worn
BY the middle class. The dress and hood
Of the same ma teriai-a fine dark blue
heavy cloth. dress one circular piece
which extends nearly to the ground. ano
like the Mexican sombrero 1t is handec
down from one generation to another
The little carts, with solid wheels OF
wood, drawn by oxen, the cargo being
t7eshIv-kflled beef with liver, kidneys
heart and lungs hanging from the SIDES
presented q picturesque color scheme fol
an artist. It may not have. been esthe.
tic enough for Boston, but it was prac'
teal enough to please Chicago.
a drive over the hills was charming
rot only showing the volcanic origin, O.
The Island but the road on both s1de:
was bordered with wild flowers. with tn
local namo of .llortensia." It is muct
The same as our hydrangea. These flow
CTS were in fun bloom and extended 10
niles.
Three DAYS more of squalls and gale
ard here we are at The Rock, AHA
Calne," alias Gibraltar" We were to-
late 10 enter the gates, as they are lock
I'd at gun-fire every evening IN
Rock is about two miles long, Lou
feet high at the highest point facln'
Spain. and slopes to the waters eose a
Europa A point said TO be the mos
southerlv point of Europe. Mark Twain
says II looks like "daub of mud upoi
the end of q single
On the bay side there are two sinai
towns. separated by q pretty little park
There is only one street. of importance
and In this there are people of all ma
tons and all colors, with a separate an
distinct street cry for each nationality
There are fiocks of turkeys or geese
guided by the owner with long rec
stick You select your bird, the stick
Placed unon its back, and the trans
ict!on is soon closed.
Being q fortress, no one Is allowed
make sketch in Gibraltar, not even Q
The street scenes, that are so PICTURESQUE
l4ey must be taken on the sly, VIII!
yoe give the policeman as much atten
ion as your model. The little donkey
with their hamper bas kets. out OF a
Proportion to the notive-power employed
filed with oranges, charcoal, vegetable:
and merchandise Of all kinds are yer
Picturesque. / send few types. clair
no responsibility for the At OF the gentle
mans pants in the seat. Perhaps h
bought them on bargain day. Q
course, the soldier is everywhere wit
the small cane and nicrobe hat upon tn