Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-02
From New York to the Azores.

June IA, l9Uo: LIZ was a very
pretty day both morning and after
noon. Among the many objects of
interest l saw the Brooklyn bridge,
the East River bridge, the famous
subway, the fiat iron building,
Grants tomb at Riverside park, the
city hall, and the buildings Of the
"Wcrld, the "Sun, " the Tribune"
the journal" the Times, F." and the
Press" saw from a distance
what there is of the cathedral of ST.
John the Divine No one knows
how long it will take to complete
the building or what the cost of it
will be. 1t will be grand when it is
finished.
June Is. 1t was with deep regret
that babe farewell to my friends
in New York and went on the S. S.
Cretic which was at Pier 10 Of the
White Star line. At noon two tug
boats came and were fastened to
the Cretic by cables. Then they
pulled the great ship out INTO the
North River. While this YVES going
on, there were handkerchiefs waved
both on boat and ashore, and many
hitherto happy face became sad.
The good ship Cretic, however, be-
ing now freed from the tug boats,
turned it's prov towards the south
and, with it's five hundred feet Of
length, steamed slowly along, past
the Statue of Liberty and several U.
S. men-of- war to the harbor's en-
trance, where we met the Deutsch-
land. The ship then headed to-
ward the east. We soon met the
Baltic which was bringing Secre-
tary of State Hay from Europe. A
thick fog then enveloped us and
by the time it went away, the
American shore could not be seen.
High wind. Smooth sea.
June Is. Light wind; smooth sea.
Bright weather early in the morn
ing but later it became cloudy. /
met Ralph d. Armlento, a. native OF
Deliceto, Italy, who was naturaliz-
ed an American citizen the day be-
fore our ship sailed.
June IL. Cloudy at first but
cleared up in few hours. Moderate
wind and calm sea. Ocean dark
blue. Crossed the Gulf Stream.
June IS. Cloudy. High wind
and smooth sea. Smoke and smoke
stack of steamer in the southwest
causes some excitement. About
1870 a. IN. a fire broke out in the
hold. The fire was put out after
quite struggle. One of the sailors
was SO badly burned that he went
crazy and was sent to the hospital
The cause of the fire was a lighted
cigaret thrown down an air tube
by one of the Storage passengers.
Saw dolphin.
June 10. Cloudy. Moderate wind.
Smooth sea. Afternoon the wind
blew harder. Sea became rough.
Many got sick. Saw spouting of a
whale.
June 20. Cold and cloudy. High
wind and large waves. Ship rocks
hard. About noon the wind and
waves calm down. Atsunset ship
appeared in the southeast, crossed
our southern horizon and disap-
peared Did not show her flag tho
the Cretic showed hers. eve sail
under the British merchant flag. }
Saw a sea gull. Expect to see the
! Azores tomorrow.
June 81. First day of summer
Bright warm day. Light wind.
Smooth sea. No Azores today. The
ship is slow.
June %. Saw Monte Pico to the
north. Away to the northwest of
Monte Pico could be seen the is
land of Fayal. It was quite a pict-
ure-my first view of foreign land,
for these islands belong to Portugal.
The mountain was soon SO wrapped
up in clouds that only it's summit
was visible. The only regular COM
munication the people of these is
lands have with the outside world is
by a steamer from sLisbon once a
month. Here they have vineyards
where they raise grapes from which
port wine is made. The day is clear
and warm. About Sp. m. we ar
rive at San Miguel, Azores, where
we stay until about midnight. We
spent the rest of the afternoon on
the shore, returning to the ship