The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
0N THE WING.
Letter from Mr. C. T. Bowling Des-
scriptive OF his Journey.
1892 Miles out on the
Atlantic Ocean,

sa AUldlU1C oCScI.
Monday, March IA. 1904.
Dear Times and Democrat, and
through you to my friends in the
county. I am at sea-how do l know
what to say? I want to give you my
trip from the time l left home SO
will begin at Norway, S. G. left
home on Monday, Feb. 80, taking my
wife and little girl with me as far as
Columbia. Now the hard time comes
to tell them goodbye for three months.
This done, and after few hours more
in Columbia l boarded the Seaooard
Florida Limited at 9.25 o'clock Tues
day night, arriving at Washington at
II O'Clock Wednesday. ! passed the
rest of Wednesday in the two houses
of Congress and the Congressional
Library. OF the things in Wasing-
ton which attracted my attention
most was marble statue of Roger
Williams, tile man WHO did the most
good among the Indians when this
country was being settled and the
great advocate of soul liberty.
From Washington to Baltimore on
Thursday. Here is where occurred
the great fire of which we have read
so much about lately. That portion
known as tie fire district is certainly
a vast mass of ruins. High brlck
walls are being thrown down and IN
one ten or twelve story building there
were men in the top story knocking
the brick out Of the steel frame 10
order to rebuild it. But you hardly
miss what has been swept away by
the flames for the city is thoroughly
awake, active and progressive. Balti-
more reminds one of Charleston, our
chief city, in it's physical appearance,
narrow crooked streets paved mostly
with stone.
/ went the same day from Balti-
more to Philadelphia. called at the
American Baptist Publishing House
and saw Bibles, papers, Teachers
and quarterlies being made. The
Teacher, for example. is printed on
both sides Of long sheet Of paper
and then is put into folding machine
which folds it into its pages, and out
comes the book except the cover
which is put on by hand.
Leaving Philadelphia the next Gay
after arriving there l came to New
York on Friday There was plenty
of heavy ice in the Hudson when we
crossed, from the railroad station in
JerSy City. / almost froze before
found where I wanted to 60. The
first thing to greet me in New York
was horse cars. | got on one and went
somewhere-every thing in an awful
rush and the policemen seemed to be
in the same tx-rushed, and when
directions were given they were
evidently not intended for a man who
was lost. They seemed like, German
or some other language Tor what ulo
I know about this street, that street,
Park Avenue, and the like. l was in
search of the Broadway Central Hotel
and after going into store and buying
4 pair of gloves, for my hands were
nearly frozen, l had time to get gocd
directions, so at last found myself.
And after staying in New York two
orathree days l became more accus-
toned to the rush and found out that
it is not the knock down and drag.
out city that l had it pictured and
as other folks had said. One other
thing l was surprised to know in
wicked New York; l asked one OF the
maids in the hotel Sunday morning II
/ could get one Of them to sew some
buttons on my overcoat to which she
replied: tomorrow l guess the maid
in your part of the building will do
so. We try to keep Sunday as best
we can" I did not want the work
done on Sunday, but was glad l asked
for I found out the attitude toward
Sunday in very busy section CT New
York. The pool parlor aud bar were
closed also. Now in our Southern city
where our great Theological lnSt!ta-
tion is located, pool rooms and bar
rooms are wide, open all day Sunday.
New Y-ors: is not so bad after all.
AS soon as l got up (Which is never
soon) on Tuesday, March s, the day CT
sailing, after breakfast went to the
pier in Hoboken where our hoatlng
palace was ready fol Us to come III.
We are sailing by the North German
vessel GrOSSer Kurfurst. This palace
is little town out in the ocean. A
towr-yes. for there are more people
on this ship than live in most OF the
towns in our county. There are oC4
passengers and 40 crew, making the
total population of our little sea
village 12l4. l have house IN this
village known by number and when L
get up / have to walk about two
squares NORWAY blockS) before | get
to breakfast. After breakfast | usually
go to the up town cigar store and get
a good cigar! then l loaf down street
ldeck) talking with one here and one
there and. meeting strangers almost
every day. We are not crowded IN
our village.
Ihave been sea sick for severalsdays,
and very suggestive picture on that
/ saw Yesterday: A man was leaning
over the rail paying tribute, but the
picture was described as looking for
land. | then, was looking for lard
for several days or casting bread upon
the water where l hadn't oughto. l
am convalescent now. To describe
the sea is beyond the pen. While III
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