The independent-reporter., 1910-01-06
CRUISE AROUND
THE WORLD
News From Maine Par
/ ty at Bombay
Ierything on This Tour Is on
\ Huge Scale.

he following paragraphs regard
the trip around the world which
eing made by number of our
n citizens, will be read with in
TO L. 1t Is clipped from Portland
M paper, as follows
nong the Maine people of promi-
nx ice who are spending the winter In
foseign travel is party of ten from
tGB city, Skowhegan and Ellsworth,
who are making tour of the world
on the big steamship Cleveland OF the
Hamburg American line. The party
left New York October 16 and are due
to arrive at San Francisco February
l after a complete Oriental tour.
The Maine people registered on the
passenger list are: B. M. Eastman.
Miss Alice E. Eastman of this city,
Hon. Hannibal e. Hamlin and Henry
Whiting of Ellsworth and DR.. and
Mrs. F. o. Sawyer, Miss Fancher
Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Good
win and Mrs Edith Shepherd of
Skowhegan. Also among the tourists
is Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark of Bos
ton, formerly of the Williston church,
this city, and prominently identified
ment.
Letters received by Fred Eastman
of this city from the members of his
family, who are enjoying this world
wide cruise, state that the trip has
thus far been a most delightful one
and that the only part of the cruise
which has been noticeably rough was
that in the Strait of Messina. Mr..
Eastman's last letter was mailed from
Bombay, India, and the last message
from the tourists to Mr.. Eastman was
a cable from Calcutta received No
vember 80. The marine news from
New York shows the arrival of the
Cleveland at Singapore, India, on De-
cember 10 which was exactly schedule
time. Next Sunday she Is due at
Manila Christmas will be passed at
Hongkong and New Years day some
where in the Inland Straits about the
islands of Japan. The Portland par
ty 'is expected home sometime In
March, 1910.
The following abstract of an ac-
count of the stay of the tourists at
Bombay, India, appeared in the Times
of India, published at Bombay, India.
Nov. 10, 1909:
There descende don the shore Of In
dia on Sunday, Nov. Ia, after mid
day nearly $50 American tourists
drawn from every part Of the United
States. from the shores of the Atlantic
as far back as the Rocky mountains.
The tour was organized and Is in
charge of Frank C. Clark The ex-
cursion left New York October Is and
will proceed to encircle the globe re-
turning to the port of starting some
time in February of next year. The
length of the journey we may state
at this point Is over $4,000 miles by
sea while travelling by rail and river
steamers will swell the total to about
$4,000 miles.
Everything in this tour is on a
huge scale. The steamship City of
Cleveland by which the party left
New York Is the newest Of the Ham
burg American lines and she has been
specially taken of her ordinary At
lantic run between Hamburg and New
York for this cruise. Her reputa-
tion is Of the best. She Is said to be
one of the largest, steadiest and best
appointed ships afioat, and 1t can
safely be said that she Is the longest
snip Ludt cfci PdoDCo tHiou6h ehc
SueZ canal.
A busy scene met the eyes of the
two representatives of the Times Of
India, who after maneouvering
through the smaller. fry which con-
gregated about the sides of the big
liner managed to gain her deck. The
arrival of the vessel so early In the
morning was surprise to most peo-
pie for the Cleveland was not due to
enter the harbor until midday at the
earliest. A wireless message was re-
ceived however, stating that the ship
would arrive about $50 and in conse-
uuence all necessary preparation had
been made for the transport Of the
passengers sorely cramped by their
long stay on board since leaving
Egypt. The baggage was landed
separately in barges towed by tugs
and to handle II and deliver 1t either
at the hotels or at the station. 200
collies and so bullock carts we're en-
ployed. The first batch Of tourists.
on landing, we're taken for a half day
drive around the city and the second
party was apportioned to the princi-
pal hotels.
Dinner was provided for 500 Sun
day night at the Tai Mahal On Mon
day Is carriages were chartered to
take the visitors for a drive to see
the city and the sights Of Bombay,
the itinerary embracing the native
town, the Parsi Towers of Silence.
and the Victoria Gardens.
The Cleveland left Bombay the fol-
lowing Thursday and was then sched-
uled to stop at Colombo, Calcutta,
Rangoon, Singapore, Batavia (Java),
Victoria Harbor, Labuan (Borneo)
Manila, Hongkong, Nagasaki, Koke,
Yokohama, and Honolulu and Is due
to arrive in San Francisco harbor, U.