St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-30
The Trip of the Pair of Docs.
Being Partial Story of the Journey
from st. JOhnSburY to Queenstown.

OuT readers VIII be interested IN tn
!. story of the voyage of DR.. ]. M. Allel
and DR.. c. A. Cramton, and will be gla'
to know that they were not contributor
: to the Atlantic, but to the columns O
the CALIFORNIAN.
e We left St. Johnsbury Oct. 9Th anC
: arrived in Boston late that evening. Ii
the morning we met several old &C
: quaintances, among whom were D
4 Y. Comstock and Fred N. Keller, boil
1 formerly of ST. Johnsbury.
We sailed at 11.3O a. M. and as VIZ
, stood scanning the faces in the crowd or
the dock, we saw Mr.. Keeler's smile
He had come down from the life saving
, station at Hunter Rye Beach, where he
is employed, to see us off We tried to
kidnap him and take him with us. but
could not.
The first day was a most de-
lightful one, and was spent in getting
on visiting terms with over 40 odd fel-
low passengers in the first saloon.
Among them are two other doctors, one
OF whom is an American, veteran of the
civil war, afterward a graduate of
Harvard, and later on a surgeon in the
Boer army. He has been in South Africa
~ years, and is now returning there
with his daughter, after a few months
visit in America. DR.. Cramton found,
during conversation with him, that he
was relative of some of his own rela-
t1ves. Another most interesting pas
senger is shoe man from near Lynn.
who possesses variable face He looks
like the old pictures of Gen. Grant, and
the present ones of Carnegie, and also
like Dick Croker. He takes it all well
and responds to Andrew or Dick
with good nature. Another is Ashton
rLee of Lawrence, Mass. Mr.. Lee is a
pretty thoroughly Americanized English
man, having lived in the United States
about 35 years. He is veritable cv
clopedia of all things European. He is
great detail man, and can tell the num-
Der OF his room in any hotel he ever
stayed in. This man could write a
much more valuable guide to Europe,
tor ordinary men, than any of the So
called guides now published He has
been good part of the life of the smoke
room, and no dull moments are passed
in his company. Another whom we
have all enjoyed is j. S. Muir,
Scotch chemist Of note, formerly pro-
lessor in Glasgow University, now in the
employ of the Levers, who own a soap
business IN London, the largest in these
parts. This man is boiling over with |
good nature and has an enormous fund |
OF Scotch stories, which seven days'drain
upon has not apparently diminished
appreciably. We have also lace buver.
tor big Boston house, a Mr.. McGroth.
and Joseph Calm of Boston, who helps
make Milwaukee famous in New Eng
land territory. They are both very
pleasant gentlemen There are the usual
chronic crossers, with their tales which
make the novice stand back and listen
In awe. There are also one or two short
haired women, who we suppose are dele
gates to the "We'll see to YOU" or some
other order.
There are also group OF Mormons
going abroad as missionaries. They at
tended divine service Sunday, and be-
haved quite like other white folks. There
are about 225 Storage passengers, and
two lunatics being deported. One is an
lrlshman and the other is a Russian.
whose conversation sounds like man
who is coming down with the grip and
is sneezlng all the time These two are
well cared tor and are having the time of
their lives.
Sunday we had service conducted bv
the purser, Mr. Pomeroy, and the ships
surgeon, DR.. Young. After considerable
persuasion got DR.. Cramton to dig up
q plugged Canadian quarter and attend.
The hymns were played by Mr. Calm
OF Boston, and the ships stewards were
all lined up for the responses, which
would otherwise have seemed weak. The
usual collection for Seamens homes etc.
was taken up. The purser looks and
acts lot like Frank French. He has
some OF Franks spirit of fun and after
hours has helped out amazingly in the
smoking room. He is an all around /
good fellow as is also the surgeon, Dr. t
Young lie is Scotchman and can also
recall some Scotch anecdotes when &C. +
'asion demands. He took us doctors all
about the other day and showed us all C
he things which every one wants to see, c
out few do. We have passed, and been F
passed by several steamers and been in
with many by wireless. The t
lanes OF all these are posted every day
nd one can wire through them to land Fl
tabout So. 90 per ten words. This BENZ "
xclusive of address and signature IS o
1uch cheaper than the cable rates. The a
sual games on deck and in the smoke n
Dom have been in progress. There was d
My one foggy day and night Saturday r.
he tog horn kept all awake Saturday 81
light, blown at half minute intervales. n
is not nice tone at all and not at all "
assuring. Really one almost wishes he IF
1ere where the walking were better e,
till when the fog lifts and ones sees all a
bout tor 10 miles and no moving thing b
ppears, he must admit the chance ofcol.
sion to be small indeed. Al
Today is the last day on board. III
Everyone is getting ready their mail and tt
elegrams to put off at Queenstown at tt
Don tomorrow. We have had a most W
ellghttul voyage, only one rough day. nj
n. Cra1nton took every meal and L pass HI
up few, but we both retained all we ii
ook. 1t has been most uncommonly h;
nooth trip, they all say. We leave the be
oat at Queenstown and go to the til
iarney Castle, Cork, Dublin to the Ex- ca
osltlon, and across to Glasgow and OF
We will be very glad in W
bout 10 days or two weeks to get to to
OndOn where we will 6rd 1a+4a.a - =