The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
THE ISLE or MAN.
A Glimpse Of the Land whose Arnas A.
Three Less.

Although the Isle OF Man In but seventy
sve miles from Liverpool--only four hours,
he the large and powerful steamers which
min every day in summer from the landing
.,sue where the great transatlantic liners
MI. their passengers ashore-it 10 safe to
f,r that out of a thousand American tourists
IN Great Britain, not more than one ever
-;s,s this most remarkable and interesting
little island II you meet travelled
rnglishman who has been there. he will
toll YOU that it is mainly summer resort
,oy .trirpers" from Lancashire and other
adjacent parts OF the British mainland,
Who 60 over by the thousand. for days
outing. or perhaps week, on the excursion
steamers which ply in the season-Douglas,
the chief port and capital, being described
as a sort Of Coney Island for Liverpool:
and YOU will probably be warned to keep
.xsv from the Isle Of Man IL you want to
avoid disappointing experience. But II
VOL chance to meet a traveller who has
been over the island on foot or on his wheel.
and who knows the country there and the
smaller towns, you will hear a different
story and under his direction. following his
advice, the curious American can find
much that ia very we'll worth seeing.
Even the situation Of the Isle Of Man
seems to be only mistily familiar to most
travellers They are apt to confuse II with
the Hehrdes or have no definite idea what
ever as to is location. size or character.
Living at the north end Of the Irish
Sea. only sixteen miles distant from
the southernmost point Of Scotland. q
little further from England, on the east,
and twice as far from Ireland, on the west
|, extends distance Of thirty-two miles
north and south and is about twelve miles
in width. In the central and southern
parts the country is billy and mountainous.
rising in the mountain known as Snaefeu
10 height Of 2.0a4 feet. The northern dis
trict is comparatively fat and monotonous.
1t is to the south of this low northern plain,
therefore, that the visitor will find most to
interest him.
You leave Liverpool on the Empress Queen
Or the King Dry, a stanch, swift paddle
wheel steamer, with two red smokesta cks,
the precise counterpart, except as to size, of
the old Cunarder Scotia, the last OF the
great transatlantic paddle wheel ships.
In Kins Orry we find perpetuated tho name
Of the first Morse King Of the Isle Of Man.
who upon his conquest Of the island was
asked where he came from and for answer
pointed to the Milky Way aud said shat 10
the road to my country Hence the Milky
Way is still known to Manxmen as King
Ory's road. The sea between Liverpool
and Douglas is not invariably quiet. It
possesses great potentially Of power in
the production of seasickness; but on .
fine day you pass over 1t in four hours
without a qualm. and land at a long pier
stretching out into Douglas harbor. with
the town Of gray stone rising like an am
phitheatre on the hills above a crescent
beach OF sand For the protection of the
shipping there is a capacious inner harbor
Of masonry. within which lie the innulnera-
bic boats enya ged in the herring and mack
erel fishery.
TIE permanent population Of Douglas
exceeds 1900; and this is probably trebled
in slrnlner by visitors from England, when
indeed the voice Of the tripper is heard in
the land. Great dancing pavilicns are
provided for their entertainment. and the
signs upon tho marine promenade facing
the sea for mile or so indicate that every
house furnishes entertainment for man If
not for beast. Needing the warning which
We had received. not TO remain long in
Douglas. but to fly to the more rural portions
of the island. we soon found our way to the
station OF the Isle of Man Railway, passing
q shop window which bore the comforting
assurance.
WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS
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