The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
Writes Of His Trip and Ar
rival to the Bermudas.
SOME FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Finds q Scotch Stone Cutter There who
He Recommends to the Glenugie
Club u Writing His
80. Annual Message,
bermuda Dee. 2s. 1905.

He1lntidas Dec. 2s, 1905.
Editor Times Before leaving home,
II promised To write and give You some
news regarding this Island, 81 Islands,
which might be of interest 10 you and
your nlsny readers N'ill not be able
TO give you much inforina lion regarding
them this time, but III my next, will de-
scribe more fpIIy, a. We intend Il %
over them all, and see their wondetols
natural beauties. Nature has dealt
lavishly with this place.
Ne have just had our Christmas din-
lncr at the table, and were speaking III
Barre, and how YOU would BIZ ait al.
joying yoRr dinners what like weather
you would be having cold, ycry likely
NE have il ~ In the shade, every one
sitting outside on their riaxzas. An
writing thin on the reFandn III thc botel
The difference in time between herr
and New York, Is 81 min. 90 see. Br
tween Greenwich and bermuda ii 4I
hours ! 8 min. A great difference In tesS.
peratnre for the short distance A /
eannot say much on the beauties nf the
Islands nj this time, will describe our
lJouTnry down here, which mny he III
interest to your rcnlefs The riie 81
tween Bsri and New York was of Iif4lsl
interest oHtsidT Nj The railway wreck
VIZ passed. on THE Harlem railroad. wlaeYe
one passenger WAS kiIlnl. They had not
got him extricatcd al tlicstIrae we came
past. We sNw the carriage gInr on jfx
side on the pafapet al lie Roadway; tir
lwreeling crew was busy 1T work Nc
passed. the wreck very slowly. 81 had
go9d view Of II, although Il vas dark.
Those wrecks are becoming too frequent
negligence somewhere
We hal the pleasure Of City Attor.
ney Gordon's company to prattEeboro,
sTiere he was going on business. Hr met
tN7p Of his colleagues Ht innetion al
the Wsy iif a1a onr of them were lav-
in1 tlteir plans how 10 win their stit.
wten thu cthers knid. VI will naupe into
snptEes IA sSanA lst yon hathh ynslr aia
bslienl plots together 1t waa rather
amusing
Whcn we reached New gorE. the
sveath9 MSS fref just Hke summer.
fFerything going on, as II it nsI been
midsumnlrr-~le left Barre snow hound /
New York is making crest improve
Inents, beautiful buildings rninz up all I
over the renter of the eitv. Walked 1
around until twelve. the streets ana /
restaurants crowded st that. time:
thought the Cslrfew law eouId be applied
here, n get the older rsopie home.
The "Brrmndian" backed out fnto the
river At II =. nj, left her dock On fhe
minute. amid the waving Of handler
chiefs and good byes She hal number
If passengers R3inr to Bermuda 70 spend
Christmas holidays. In corning down
into ths bay, we passed three e1nigranf
steamers, their decks covered with pas
seneers. One was the Oceanic. Of the
White Star line, towering high ont Of
the wnter--n magnificent looking vessel. I
The Statue Of Liberty stands sentinel.
md welcomes all a. they come NJ the
river TO the 'Iand Of the free. and the
home Of the brave The sea was very
calm with light invigoratinr breeze
and ns the good ship sailed along 1t the
rate of u knots an hour lust thought
u We Ind this blowing through the
stone shops Of Barre, tuberculosis would
not get start among the cutters. Have
come 70 the conclusion that there Is Just
one way 10 partly overcome this evil
thst il 10 return to the oren shell
with doors and windows open: when TOO
cold to work. would have to. stay At
home and work when they could. These
modern close sheds are more 70 blame
for il than anything. This trouble was
little hesrl Of among the stone cutters
twenty-five 70 thirty years age. when
they worked in the open sheds. but an
away from my subject.
Thursday morning got on deck It
$50. and what chonre--fhe ssa ans
rough, and quite gale blowing, but thr
sir was warm, as we had entered the
Sulf Stream at six that morniHk. One
of the officers told me the watsr war
S. degrees, which is very warm: down
in the boat II was disnrrsesbiv hst. The /
waters Of the Gulf Stream are Of DIRK I
blue color, very pretty. lots Of seswssd
1osting around. The boat had = oood
ienl Of head motion, but no side motion; !
Is fine sea boat, ~ clean as new pin. ,
md free Of any smell; like hoafine Z
palace The breakfast table vas not :
crowded, AZ il was the dsy before al {
Inner and supper. lots Of empty chairs. \
70 the afternoon many Of the passengers I
*eFc very siek, and remained 80 until =
he boat landed. Mrs b. and Graea wsre '
Ente sicR, / had TO Do all tie chores d
's sick nursr 80 10 speak. they pot over s
/ all right Wonld say that every a.. il
eniion was given 10 passengers s. The a
rewards. II j. the connpany's aim. that y
IL passengers be treated as well A. can o
=. Bill q fare a. good a. in sny frat. .
lass hotel
Friday morning wss bright ard clear
yith almost 3 snooth sea, the water
'eautillil- more Of green color. At
80 o'clock. pilot canie aboard, psz m \
Ter hi, care then, sighted land At ten
'eloek A. The ship gradually drew nesr.
I. what beAutiful sight. The green
sHdsrape with the white houses shelter. b
smnne ihe green trees the houses y
e sll white. roofs and ril They buils II
! tbs native cora stone; thsy have II
smeut whittHssh mA u from the coral Il
oek with Which thsg whifsuask ihe q
COTS. this rakss them waterproof. and 4
ee3 loss % eleenl A. ee approached y
BE- land, i ret = beautiful sight. we T
oi into tn channel phlsh j. lad out /,
3 two rows Of buoys; where the ship
aila between il winds slons IA crooked