The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-29
ghe aaieha qaiIY Eagle: Sunday ormiug au %, 1904


trip of 154 miles inland to Ephesus. We
saw the ruins Of the Temple of Diana,
one of the wonders Of the world. During
the trip we saw six of the seven won
ders of the world. The tomb of PolycaTp
is at Smyrna. On the way to Bey Root,
we passed the Island of Patmas, where
st. John was exiled.
Another interesting feature was the
harbor where once stood the colossus of
Rhodes.
I'VE remained anchored at Bey Root
for several days One Of our inland trips
was to Baaibee, and Damascus, the
oldest city in the world II is a city of
100000 people. From the Anti Lebanon
mountain beautiful view is had of the
city, and it is one of the finest sights that
I saw on the trip. But when we descend
ed into the streets the enchantment was
suddenly dspelled. The reason for this
was the dogs. 1t has been said that
there are as many dogs in Damascus, as
there are people, and there certainly is
an immense amount OF them. The streets
are literally full of them. The reason
for this is that it Is against the religion
of that people to kill dog. II one be-
comes vicious or unmanageable they
Danish it from the country.
After returning to Bey Root we went
down to Caifa, in the Bay of Acre. then
overland through Palestine. TO the city
of Jerusalem.
'At Rome we saw the arch of Titus with
a history Of his victories over Jerusalem
written thereon. On this arch also is the
sculptural design of the golden candle
stick which was in Solomon's temple. This
is the only place where this can be seen.
This imitation engraven on the granite
surface shows conclusively that there
were seven lights attached to the main
stem, as indicated in the Bible
I'VE spent the Sunday of April at
Galilee, and the next day had a sail over
the sea of Galilee to the ruins of Caper-
MUM, which was the center of Christ
ministry for two years.
we visited Shuven, Jezreel Gideon 3
Fountain. Samari, Dothen, Shiloh, Bethel
Mispeh. Gilgal, and Gibeah.
When we neared the city of Jerusalem
l. having a good horse. rode a little in
advance of the main party, and obtained
the first view of the city. from Mt
in sight of it are indescribable
I'VE visited all the chief points of in
terest in Jerusalem.
From Bethlehem we went to Jerico,
and saw the Dead sea. AT the river Jor-
dan we went bathing. At that place the
river is muddy, but farther towards the
head of the stream it is quite clear.
DR.. Lynch has bottle of water from
the Jordan, which is of a yellow color
and does not settle clear.
From Jerusalem we came down to
Jaffa, where Peter saw the vision; through
the valley OF Sharon From there to
Alexandria. Egypt. and then 1S5 miles
to Cairo. This is the largest city in
Africa, having a population of 500o1.
I'VE spent five and a half days in
Egypt, and while there climbed the
Cheaps from where a magnificent view of
the desert, valley and Nile is had, and
they present a beautiful sight, indeed.
From Egypt we went TO Naples. the
largest city in Italy, with a population
of 100000 This is a splendid place. Here
We visited the celebrated museum. In
fact, the whole city is full of interest.
oLe VI the iloSI 6&CitlHS lrlClutltS OF
the whole trip" said DR. Lynch. was in
the climbing of Mt. Vesuvius. In my
desire TO see as much as possible, / guess
j got a little too near the crater of the
volcano. l was within few feet of the
edge, when an eruption took place. The
guide shouted to warn US and we all
started to run, but l had gotten only a
short distance when a large piece of the
molten mass fell so near as to almost hit
me. After the eruption had ceased l went