The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-09
ENROUTE TO SYRIA.
Something of Miss Ruth Vests Trip, as
Far as MarseiIIes.
DELIGHTFUL OCEAN VOYAGE,
Interesting Description Of Life on One Of the
Big Ocean Steamships. Her Stay
In Paris.

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On the 22d of September Miss
Ruth West, a grand. daughter ot
Rev, W. A. West, D. D., pastor ot
the Presbyterian church of this
place sailed from New York, on a
journey of 1000 miles to her uncle
at Beirut, Syria. In compliance
with a request that she would
write description of her trip for
the NEWS we have the following;
TO the music of the "Star
Spangled Banner" the Steam.
ship Kaiser Wilhelm II. Nord.
deutscher Lloyd Line, sailed from
Hoboken, N. Y, on Sept. I'd at
$50 A. M. Everyone was up and
with eager faces scanning the
length of the pier in search OF
friends. The number was great.
er than might have been expect.
ed, considering the early hour
A good many faces looked sad
for little while after we left the
pier, but the band continued to
play lively music, and the day
was so bright and joyous, that
the faces cleared; and gloomy
thoughts were either cast entire.
ly away, or reserved for use later
on. Then, too, our attention was
drawn to the writing of farewell
notes which we sent off with the
pilot to Sandy Hook.
The sea was of ali almost CLASSY
smoothness, and the temperature
high until the evening of the 23d,
when the sea became quite rough
and we did considerable tossing.
On the Oath there was q visible
thinning out in the dining. saloon
and by the evening of the 25th,
there were comparatively few
who did not feel to sad to show
their faces. The vibration was
all over like horse.race by the
Goth and we were on smooth wa
ters again.
At $50 P. NJ, a grand concert
and entertainment was given in
the dining-saloon in support of
the Seamen's Benefit Institution
of the North German Lloyd. The
chairman of the committee was
His Excenency, the Honorable
George Won L. Meyer, U. S. Am.
bassador to Rome. The music
was furnished by the ships band
and the bright and shining lights
of the music world who happen.
ed TO be on board. Miss Good,
girl OF seventeen, who was on her
way to Germany as q student,
sang. Everyone was charmed
with her voice--so full and clear,
and so well trained for one so
young. While mentioning the
celebrities, perhaps you'd be
interested to hear of one who was
quite prominent during the voy.
age, especially on the decks dur.
ing the mornings and afternoons
"a chimpanzee of the Bostock
company in Paris, introduced as
Herr Consul" This creature
of distinction accompanied by his
valet-a small colored boy who
looked much like the chlmpanzee,
really-almost convinced one of |
the correctness of the Oar wlnian
Theory when looking at him; he |
and his trainer were travelling as
second rate passengers, occupy.
ing a table all alone in the second |
cabin saloon, where he ate with a
knife and fork, etc. He had fifty
two suits of clothes along, SO sew.
eral times a day Consul appeared
in different outfits of "glad rags.
At the concert, Herr Consul
figured prominently in the inter.
val during which the collection
was being taken. Leaning back
IN hs easy chair on the platform,
he smoked a cigar, apparently
deriving much enjoyment from
It.
AT the end of the second half of
the program, Mr.. A. Jones was
making quite = little
speech IN bshalf Of the widows
aud orphans of the sailoss. Mr.. I
Jones proved 70 Be uons other I
than Booker T. Washington trav- |
cling under the assumed name Of
Jones'. Cap,sin Hosgemsnu Rnve