Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-24

view or the Robert College on
Its commanding eminence, the cas-
tie Of. Roumelia in the northwest
part of the BOSphOrus and Stenia
the largest harOr of the BoSphOr-
us and the great summer resort,
Therapia. Our good ship turned
and retraeed its course and pass
ing the horn, the sun whose face
had been covered all day with
clouds, now at its setting moment
burst forth in all its splendOr,
and truly made the horn, the
Golden Horn. | think that had
the weather had more sunshine
and warmth, we would have TAX
en- away with us a better impress
sion of this great city, but as II
was'I do not think a single pas
senger of OUR party wanted to
stay an other hour in the gloomy
and chilly atmosphere of Con-
StantinOple.
Sunday 9th, at sea. What a
pleasant surprise ON coming on
deck to find once more we are
In sunshine and warmth, one felt
that one would like to return
once more to COnStantinople, if
/ the sunshine and warmth would
return with us. At II a. m. we
had service on board, one for
the English, and one for the Ger
man. The whole day though not
warm, was very pleasant, and ont
was a very agreeable change.
Monday 2Sth. At sea, on our
way to MeSSina Sicily where
we expect to reach tomorrow al
7 a. m. The weather, though moi
cold is fOggy, with showers, with
now and then the sun peeping
out. l hope the afternoon will
Improve. The sun has come out
and all are glad to see old So
again, the day was spent il
lOunging about and the night il
a fancy ball.
Tuesday, Doth. We arrived a
MesSina, at 7 o'clock, and wher
| went ON deck, there before us
in a crescent shape on the sidt
CT the high hills, running up
wards was the remains Of a pleas
ant, if not a beautiful city, thai
had suffered 50 much fOurteer
months before. The building,
were in ruins everywhere and tn,
espanade that once surrounded
the harbOr, was beneath the wat
er. After breakfast we wen
ashore in a small boat, on landini
walked about the ruined streets
passing hundreds of temporary
buildings, built on the streets
themselves, leaving the ruinet
buildings behind them. Only th'
wide streets were cleared for ira
fic, the cross streets were still
full of fallen ruins. We saw sew
eral settlements of cottages O
three rooms each, that were erect
ed by several nations, and wher'
the people are rent free for tea
years. | think the very poor PEG
pie have improved their cOndi
{ ton, but the middle class hav,
been wiped out. The city gov
eminent have done little or moth
ing to restore the city. | saw
few or no beggarS, | returned t,
the boat attire walking about tw,
,Or three hours. The view iron
the boat is a fine one, hills every
where surround the fallen city
and across the strait you can Sc
where the disaster chaged tn
} outlines of the shore, after swal
lowing up scores of human being
Some of the passengers have gOn
up to the mountain top, to hay
r a look at Mount Etna, and the,
} hope to find him smoking; o.
| passing east we saw it in all it
, glory. The weather is delightful.
! We expect to leave here today a
6 p. m.
i Wednesday, Mar. 80, 1910. W
, arrived here at Z a. m. Palermo
: Polermo is the capital Of Sicily
% it has 100000 population. It
, n surrounded by mountains in tn
> north and its semi-circle face
: ON the sea. South the hills al
: fine, but barren. 1t is a cleai
N and wen paved city, its street
: are wide, and bOrdered by fin
y buildings, apd shops, and well [
do looking people. In it al
some fine old palaces an
+ churches. They have old Cat
t combs where you see the skeleto
+ In all positions, a gruesOme plaC
d to say the least, and IS used fC
d all it is worth for achurch.