The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-20

on the Mediterranean, to the World s
Fourth Sunday school convention at
Jerusalem. While the same trip is
taken every year by others under
practically tho same auspices, 1t is
without the special incentive that ac-
tuated these pilgrims to make that
historic cruise. it being their purpose
to stand in the places Of those about
whom they had studied and at last to
meet with their fellow Sunday school
workers from all over the world in
the City of the Great King. Thou
sands had previously gone over the
same ground, and. in years to come,
thousands more will do so. but in all
probability there will never again be
so memorable cruise, or, as this
has been called. a crusade.
Object Of All Travel
Dr. Samuel Johnson truly said,
1.-THE grand object of all travel is to
see the shores of the Mediterranean"
The traveller who takes this trip lands
on three continents as well as two
islands. Madeira and Malta. and visits
the cities made famous through as
ISOLATION with the lives of the world s
/. characters. Eight days out from New
York brings the ship in sight of the
first land the Island of MADEIRA, of
ten called the Island of Paradise. Ca
dr. once one Of the greatest COM
mercial ports of the world, the an
cient Moorish capital of Seville, with
its famous churches, galleries and pal
aces, and Granada with it's Alhambra,
are the next places of visit by the
traveller. Following the Spanish shore
the ship next makes it's way to Gil
braltar, the most famous of the
worlds Notifications. From this point
numerous side trips of interest may
be taken into Spain and across the
straits into Morocco
Algiers, on African soil, the next
stopping place, was once strong
hold of piracy but is now a beautiful
French city with it's terraces of daz-
cling white buildings in an emerald
setting. Then came the fortified
island of Malta closely identified with
war. historical romance and Biblical
history; classic Athens, and Constan-
tinople, where the Orient and Occi-
d. it meet.
Orient and Occident
Retracing the way through the Sea
Of MarInora and the Dardanelles into
the Aegean sea, to Smyrna, the beau
tiful, and from there to Beirut, in
Syria. for Damascus and Baalbec; to
Haifa for the seven day horseback
trip through Galilee, Samaria and Ju-
dea to Jerusalem, the Jordan, Dead
Sea and Bethlehem From Haifa the
steamer goes to ancient Joppa, or Jaffa,
the seaport of Jerusalem, to land
those who wish to go to the Holy
City by train. Seventeen days in Pal
estfne gave the party time to see
much of interest. The departure from
Jaffa was at the end of that time
taken by the whole party which was
landed at Alexandria, where trains
were taken for Cairo and the trip up
the Nile.
After five days sightseeing in Egypt,
the party embarked again at Alex
Andria for a long run through the
Mediterranean to Italy, the steamer
hrst passing through the Straits of
Messtna. to Naples. landing for Rome
and Pompeii. Lafranehe, in the heart
OF the French Rievfera, is the last
stopping place. This is half way be-
tween beautiful but Infamous Monte
Carlo and Nice. This stop afforded
q drive in coaches over the famous
Cornich road to both Monte Carlo and
Nice at the latter place our last din
ner on land being served The trip in
1904 was taken on the North German
Lloyd twin-screw steamer, the Grosser
Kurfuerst.
Pleasure of Travelling
No more pleasant manner of trav-
cling can be conceived than cruise
like that taken in 1904 which was
under the management of Herbert e.
Clark, then United States vice consul
at Jerusalem. With him was a corps
of directors to look after the com
fort of the party. After paying their
passage money and placing them
selves in charge of Mr.. Clark and his
directors, the travellers had no fur
Their responsibility than to follow the
directions Of those in charge. On the
ship or on land the passengers were
taken care Of in a way that only an ex-
perience gained through five previous
cruises enabled the management SO
to do.
az AS to the previous and succeeding
trips, thirteen having been taken in
all, fine passenger ship capable of
caring for all the passengers first
class was chartered by the Clark tour
list agency for the exclusive use of the
pilgrims during their II days from
New York. This was their home dur
ing that cruise and they ate, slept
and lived on it the entire time ex-
cept when trips ashore are taken
Then the party was carried in first
class trains on the longer trips and
put UP at the best hotels guides be-
Ing provided to pilot and carriages to
carry them to the various points of
interest All this was without addi-
tional cost. even the numerous fees
being provided so that the mem bers
Of the party were not bothered with
these details. The comfort and con-
venience Of this as well as other par
ties was the first consideration and
1t was obtained at whatever cost nee
essary
Our Good Ship
1t might be of interest to those who
have never been on great ocean
liner to know some of the details of
steamer capable of carrying 1000
passengers and caring for Them for