The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-28
AN OCEAN TRIP
AS VIEWED BY PENNSYLVANIA
 GIRL.
Lebanon I~assie Who Took Same Trip Our Tourists Win Take Writes of
 It's Beauties.


 Miss Florence A. Hartman, 12S Cumberland Street, Lebanon, Pa. who went to Europe last July. hav- ing won her tour in contest held by The Daily Report of that city, con ducted by member of the same com pany that has charge of of Sentinel. Records contest, wrote home a num- 6eer cf interesting letters describing sthe trip and portion of one of her letters, as published in the Daily Re- port, is here reproduced. Her letter was no doubt written on board the handsome steamer, The Laurentian." and later upon arrival at Edinburg, when the party reached Scotland.
 She gives a very interesting account of the voyage across sea, with anec- dotes and experiences all interesting and valuable for record in diary. Mss Hartman writes:
 Well win not start in the begin ning.of the trip, because told you good deal about that already. Suffice | to say that we were treated roy ally from Lebanon to Boston.
 The meals from New York to Bos- ton on the beautiful Fall River route were splendid and the Fall River Line steamers could not have ben better and finer than this one.
 We didn't leave Boston until about s fa., and then we started rather early. Everything on board the steamer also seemed so very different from the rest of our accommodations on land, and we scarcely realized we were now sailin' the ocean blue
 Happy Aboard Ship.
 All we do now is to eat and sleep, and be happy, with nothing else to do. 1. haa not yet been sea-sics, but expect to have the unpleasant experience be- fore reaching Scotland. We get off deck at 10 D. m., and then usually re- tire for the night. When We enter the dining room. the steamer seems to be rocking to and fro. and l can scarcely keep from getting sea-sick.
 "The ocean is grand. We have been having the finest weather, it being fair most of the time. and we are told that we should not become sick with such fine weather conditions. Our steamer was brought to a stana- still several times pn the voyage.
 Cold in July.
 "On Saturday 1t was quite warm, but today 1t is very cold. There is a fog that settles almost daily about noon, and remains for about an hour On Monday 1t was very cold, cold as il can get at home. We saw six ice bergs in the morning, they were go- ing about five miles away so you can imagine how large they must have been.
 We entered very heavy fog this morning about o'clock, and the fog horn of the steamer has been footing ever since It is now 3 D. m. with the sea very rough. but nothing to what 1t will be before we leave.
 q can scarcely realize that Jus; one week ago today, was the glorious Fourth of July. Americas National holiday, when was canoeing at Leb- anon.
 "Tuesday--Fog still holding; 1t was so dense last evening that they had to stop the steamer for several hours. with constant footing Of the fog horn.
 Ice Berg ! Danger.
 This morning we also saw a large ice berg. It was abcnt three quarters of mile away. There is much dan ger of running into these ice bergs during dense fogs. II is yet very cold, but not us cold as yesterday.
 s'i am feeling finely Very few on bossi,i are sick hut sorae look rather green. There are books on board the steamer, so there is plenty of time to while away ouf time. All the ser wants on the ship are Scotch and they are very agreeable
 .l.ast night we had q dance and everybody enjoyed themselves Miss Hartman. here refers te the company beard. among them several Frenc