Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-10

that eight laps make one mile. One
has no idea how much walking is done
Oil ship like this until he has wit
messed it. The dining-room is very
cheerful. Nothing elaborate. The
tables generally seat ten people. four
on each side and one at each end. The
dishes are very pretty and they are IN
abundance. The cuisine is excellent,
Including fruits and vegetables IN
abundance, meats of all kinds well
cooked ana well served. I am writing
i'm the library. 1t is hard to get a
seat at one of the writing tables they
are 50 we'll patronized. Everybody is
writing letters. There is very good
library. II seems to us tourists 10
lack in aliases and guide BOOKS.
don't think people generally care so
very much about reading. 1t seems
to be a place where nobody cares TO 40
much but eat and sleep. the most
they care to do when awake is to play
games, engage in conversation or walk
about. save the one propensity men
toned Of writing letters. II
Dinner comes to the first table at
1880 to 130, supper to I. In the
morning the warning bugle sounds at
!. Breakfast bugle at 7.3O and SO on
through the day. The only time the
buele fails to sound is bed time.
Everybody suits himself or herself.
Lights are out in library and lounge
room at II p. NJ. but this does not
signify or even hint that you must re-
tire. In fact you can remain up all
night if you wish.
This ship on her last trip into New
York had 200 steeragc passengers.
What a crowd TO feed and look after.
The chief engineer tells us they took
away from New York this trip 500
tons Of coal. The consumption OF coal
each "a hours is about 200 tons. So
she carries enough to cross and recross
the ocean. That guards them against
shortage in case of accident.
We have on board the Cuban minis
ter to the United States, the president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
and n Mr.. Roosevelt, cousin OF
President Roosevelt. We have people
from Virginia who are very interesting.
people from Old Kentucky, Michigan.
Missouri and California. OF course
New England is we'll represented, she
always is. even in Congress she is
noted in this particular. Well 1 am
writing at 4.45 r. NJ. our time. My
watch says 1927 Augusta time. How
Slow the Yankees are. Here we are
nearly through with our days work
and they Just arising from the dinner
table. I am reminded Of the place
often referred to as away down east
where they pry up the sun i'm the
morning with Il crow bar. We'll l
must stop and so out and view the
land, which Captain Tuck says has
come out very much.
Easter morn at Gibraltar. l send
Easter greetings to all.
VIII the readers of the Journal who
arc interested. please take their maps.
which gives the Atlautic Ocean, ana
the adjacent coast on both sides.
Starting from New York we sailed
nearly due east for 2COO miles and
sighted the island Of Fay;,l one of the
Azores These islands we're discovered
III 1449, As years before Columbus dis
covered America. They are nine in
nunaber. Five are grouped in -theseen-
ter and two towards the West %and
North and two toward the east. The
largest island, St. Michael is about fifty
miles long and averages nearly seven
miles in width. Here is the principal
city of the group, Punta Delgarda:
and here is where Capt. McAuley drop
ped anchor, - Is one Thursday morning.
April 9th, and gave the passengers OPP
portunity to go ashore. More. about
this trip later on. The population is
about 275,OOO in the whole group. The
climate is fine for people who don't en-
joy our rugged New England winters.
The temperature never goes below 20
degrees or above 81 degrees. Doesn't
this surprise you? The principal occu-
patton is agriculture. The natives are
largely engaged in raising fruit and in
wine making. People. who ought toknow
say they make and nave on tap very
fine high grade Of wines, and that con-
sidering its age. is very reasonable in
price. The town Of Puma Delgarda is
of much interest. it shows itself to be
II very old town. Many of the streets
are walled. All streets are narrow. but
very remarkably. they are nearly every
one either paved or macadamized, ana
il is wonderful when you see the people
and realize low pl-imiti"a they are IN
most matters, that tn 10y should pay
such attention to th"ir streets. and not
only have put them in such condition.
Cunstructivcly. but keep them clean. +
wish our American street commission
ers could take n trip to this place and
learn how to do 1t well.
had no idea Of the beautiful scenery
until NE sailed along past those islands
They are of volcanic formation. and the
shore, are bold. One peculiar thing l
noticed or failed to notice. That is any
rivers or streams. 1t must be that the
ground absOrbs the rain as fast as it
falls. Our party enjoyed walking
about, visiting two different churches
We we're very much interested in n
very large and extensive Lrivatc park
saw the first orange tree loaded with
oranges. We saw banana trees with
fruit thereon. Very fine pineapples are
raised here.
I must close this as Capt. Tuck and
[ walt to attend the Easter services ut
church nearby. q am writing this at
Gibraltar Easter morning soon after
coming ashore.) I hear the tramp of
soldiers, and am told they are on the
way 10 church. 1t is ROW 1925 A. NJ
here. My watch says so Augusta
time. The Yankees seem slower thar