Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
A Trip to the Orient on the Steam
Ship "Cincinnati"-- = by Peter Brack
Following is the first instament Of this story, which
will be continued weekly until completed

life to all. During the last a
hours we made a run of 3S7 mi.
That is what l call fast travelling
Everybody is eating all day long.
| have to keep myself well in
hand. take a little breakfast
and lunch little more at dinner
then a grand meal at Z p. m. We
are all laying around OF walking
in the sun today. We have not !
soen a ship, boat or any living
thing outside of our vessel since
We Left Sandy Hook. We are
always looking at the sea, you
never tire in doing so, in Its
thousand and one shapes and
shades Of color. The night is
dark, with heavy clouds and a
head wind, here and there. and
through tn drifting clouds a
star may be seen. The people
are walking around the upper
deck which is One-eighth of a
mile around, or lying ON stretch
ed out chairs. The bugle has
sounded the first call to dinner
and night has set in. We take
a full hour to dinner, with the
music and the slow serving of
the various courses, the time is
fully taken up.
Retired to bed at 1870 with
our mind made up to turn out at
{ a. M, behold the results, it is
quarter past eight. When you
realize that another day has come
dress quickly and run to the din
ing room, among the ample dish
eS you take a half of a grape
trlut, pOrrldge toast and coffee.
Then on to the top deck to see all
the beauties of the first day of
February 1910, no sail or living
thing to be seen. Our run is
glevn out about 10 o'clock and
i is 379 miles. What vast
place is the ocean that we travel
ed so many days, nearly one thou
sand and forty miles and never
seen a vessel or living thing.
Nearly everybody you meet ON
board have been great travellers,
some have been on this cruise
more than once. We had grand
ball ON the prOmnade deck after
dinner and it was kept up until
II 80 O clock. | enjoyed the mu-
sic and watching the dancers.
The might was shOwery, but the
promenade deck was well pro
tected by the dashed canvas
above the bulwOrks. The whole
cabin walls from the deck were
decorated with flags. they even
had a Canadian flag hung in hon
or of some Canadians ON hoard
the ship.
At dinner the salon was well
filled as the sick ones are now
out In force.
February End. A beautiful
morning. Had a good night.
turned in about 1920 o'clock
and was up at 80, the day was
largely spent in planning our
side "trip, the large majority are
taking all the company's side
trips. | am still with the few
that are going to hunt alone. 1t
appears that We are ahead of
time, which chimes well with the
Yankee idea of travelling. | am
never tired of watching the peO-
pie eating, they seem to me, to
be doing it all day and evening,
the stewards are without ceaSing
all day serving to every paSSen-
ger, the lemonade, beef tea, bis
cult, sweet cakes, all free.
We had during the afternoon
and night head winds with a
chOppy sea.
Thursday, February Ord. Still
head winds and chOppy sea. Sew
eral hats and caps were lost
overheard today. Our run at
II m. was 342 miles, the shortest
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