The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-24
g. Kenneth MacInnis Tells of the Start
For The Orient
5. S. AMERIKA ON ATLANTIC OCEAN,
FIRST EVENING AT SEA

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We left Chicago at 5:45 p. M, arrived
in Pittsburg at 40 a. M. went to my
brothers. for breakfast After few
moments visiting we started out to see
Pittsburg, went to one of the finest
cathedrals in the middle west, then to
the Carnegie Art Institute where two
| delightful hours were spent, next Phipps
Conservatory, ride thru the wealthy
resident portion of the city, then an in
| teresting visit to one of the great steel
| plants where we saw some of the most
modern machinery in the United States.
After a brisk walk thru the business
| part of the city where we visited some
of the finest banks we ever saw, we re-
turned to my brothers and had dinner
| at %. M After short rest we again
took a car ride and walk thru the city
and pulled out at 10 p. m.
| At $50 we arrived in Washington
and were met by Elmer Hahn. After
| breakfast we took brisk walk thru
the resident part of Washington. All,
what clean, well-kept streets! How /
wish | were Chauncey Depew or the
door-keeper of the senate room where
we stood in line whiting for someone to
| come out so that someone else could
| enter.
| The first entrance fee of our trip was
| paid when we were halted at the door
| of the Corcoran Art Institute. But it
was worth the money. Next we saw
| the White House, but were not invited
| in. The department buildings were
walked thru, we took ride to the top
| of Washington's monument, saw Ar
| lington, the Potomac, the Notifications,
had splendid view.of the city, includ-
| ing part of Virginia. After passing
| the senate room, but after standing in
| line a good half hour we gave it up.
| The crowd had gathered early to listen
to or ee some fellow by the name OF
| Lorimer, political saint from Chicago.
| We were more fortunate at the house,
| where we were just in time to see and
| hear Speaker Cannon in action. Four
| times he brot the gavel down hard and
three times he roared "The house will
| be in order We next started for the
Congressional Library. Say, my
friends, I don't expect to see anything
grander in Europe. Don't miss this
splendid building if you ever visit
Washington.
At1p. m. we pulled out for New
York, arriving at $50. After supper
we took a walk up Broadway, went to
AS Catherine St., Sailors Mission, saw
the very spot where first we felt con-
yiction for sin, where twenty-seven
years ago we knelt in the presence of
about two hundred sailors and where
we cried for mercy after repenting OF
sin, and where we found pardon and
peace thru Christ our Lord and Savior.
[ was then a sailor on the ship Coriekit
on which ship l afterwards became
mate. We have had some ups and
downs sinde then. The ups, however,
have the best of it, thank God!
At 1920 a. m. Thursday we sailed
away from the dock. Oh, what sight!
Hundreds on the decks and hundreds
on the pier waving good-byes to each
other. The sight affected most of us,
and could not help brushing away a
tear. Silently we watched the crowded
pier until it faded out of sight-for
some, forever Out past the Statue of
Liberty, past two war ships, past Sandy
Hook, we sailed into the open sea. For
two days the weather was splendid,
only one or two made haste to pay trib-
ute to Neptune. But Saturday night
strong sou-wester blew up and by Sun
day fearful gale was blowing. 1t
seemed to me that fully half the num-
Der on the boat were offering up con-
| tribution to the inhabitants of the
briny deep The sea was mountains
high, but the good ship Amerika kept
straight on her course. NotwithStand-
! ing her tremendous size, she rolled and
pitched and occasionally shipped a sea.
| In the afternoon life lines were put out
all over the ship. The sight brot back
old memories. For four years, 8O-'85,
I'VE sailed on the Atlantic in the old
fashioned sailing ship. Not single
square rigger did we see in New York
| where twenty-seven years ago we could
| count from fifty to a hundred any day.
Monday, March 6, p. m.-Have just
been on deck looking at sailing ship
| running before the wind, only part of
one small sail set. She is rolling and
| pitching in fearful manner. Looks
as tho she has lost mast. She is
heading for the Azores.
. Wednesday, March 8.-We made 412
| miles yesterday. Have averaged about
40 day so far. Tomorrow evening
| we expect to land passengers at Ply
| mouth, England, and early Friday
morning land some more at Cherberg,
France, where we take train for Paris.
The steamer will reach Hamburg about
Saturday noon. We have on board
about 100 second class, 100 first, 240
third cabins and 1900 or 1900 in the
steerage. The crew, | am told, num-
bers nearly 500.
Well | must close as this mail is soon
to be made up for Plymouth. Expect
to land tonight. Weather is fine. We
are making about Is knots an hour.