Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-08-12
N)ROFROM WORLDS
-FOUR FAIR TOURISTS.
s& SKIER From Ladies' Now on Way
Home From Europe--Poem by
Miss Hergeshcimer.
Miss Hergesheimer.

Miss Hergesheimer.
s3rhe fol ewing newsy letter from the
Ts1r prize winners In The Evening
words European trip contest last
gxrang win be read with unusua. inter-
ea.st. The ladies say:
Steamship Sicilioa,
July %. 1911
IA The Evening World Martinshurg,
W. Va, U. s. A., from the Mar
tfinsburg G rls across the Atlantic,
greeting:
handing safely at Montreal. Canada,
wye spent the day, July a. in seeing
Enat beautiful city with its handsome
gyvrxs many banks and noted build
hugs, among these being the Cathe-
a1zTa of Notre Dame. From the tower
W ahis magnificent structure, we had
a most picturesque view CT the city
an she evening we boarded the S. s..
sSfcilian. which was to be our home
Ssoz about a week, while eros sing the
a.gzYad Atlantic.
a4ll being cry tired we retired, 10
-wwxlxe early on Saturday morning,
July 10 to find ourselves sailing ma
aestcally down the beautiful St. Law
gxnce The trip down the river was
greatly enjoyed by all the passengers,
rs the weather was ideal, and me wa
tier as smooth as a mirror. The first
-Flace Of Importance which we passed
vTRs Father Point, it being here that
IZsr. Crippin was taken prisoner from
fss5e English vessel.
Bsext came Quebec. All rushed on
as eek TO view this grand old fortress,
which at one time was the KEY to the
~ -ench possessions in America Our
ship made no stop here but a tug
came ont and took of three passen-
gers who had accompanied friends
9his far.
Sailing on, we soon lost sight OF
KIND. Then the air began to grow
gN4der. This was due to the fact that
9he icebergs had been so bad in this
Sseurse that they had not broken up
sufficiently to allow of any early pas
ssages by this route, and so we had the
pleasure of taking the first trip
~nTough Belle Isle STRAIT this season.
E1ere the fog was very dense, there
Being times when 1t was impossible to
see more than dozen yards from the
1rnn.
Mrising one morning we were call
'ssd IN deck by the cry o. iceberg,
Eew Of the passensers had ever seen
haF frau
: E'c say, that they are floating palaces
as <nut exagcerating their beauty or
.5zise on any way. Aad with the bright
Sruornirr sun beamng on them. they
A<ro6sf like huge diamonds. The sec
send day in these waters was foggy, so
sFgt kept all on board busy watching for
Ieebergs. The dense fog caused us to
p@ass very near-about 100 feet to a
samse one. alarm ng the passengers by
tz1he close proximity. The fog clearing
sessssZ, We could plainly see Belle Isle
.s51 the distance. Passing through
Is.& IA isle Strait, we steamed out into
ssne ocean on Monday morning at 9
aNc@-ck
T8ru1l Monday until Thursday we
El26 SsSaal weather the ocean being
yTsef1ectly placid and the sun lending
Z lsin ivaEten rays to cheer us. On
Thur iay we had our first taste of
srcsagh sailing The ship rocked con-
: sA -T~3biy and several OF the passan-
gers NeTe little seasick. The rough
= assE .'EE' tiAued until Friday evening.
- ~ 1890 p. m. on Friday the
10y YES, toothfbrushes, soap boxes and
Ass ~,as began to play tag on the
yr; and you had to brace your
Y cur berth or out you went By
s Ey all was quiet again, and if
- ire not for the throb of the en-
you would not know that you
.Ta''sa showing. Sunday was the only
8 we had any rain.
Egoadsy was the big day on the
%, Dsck sport were arranged and
* s0ok part in them, great y enjoying
= eSTisty.
"A C@ae evening the passengers gave
g-zs entertainment in the dining room
~ me steamer During the interval
1gtceshments were served. The collec-
~r1snu s@aken fer the Royal Merchants
SeU1agn's Orphanage, of London,
.snUu 1>ed to $50, this being the lars-
'sst sum ever raised by passengers
zeRssoard the ''Sicilian."
West Virginia was wen represent.
ID on the program by her fair daugh-
E-ers, who acquitted themselves with
great honor. The recitation by Miss
afSrowfes, Oar Folks" was very be-
'4ftting the occasion. Miss Frances
aHergeshe 'zner recited an original
'TUem that was received with loud ap
Yaasuse. Miss Beulah Rutherford sang
IA eo1o.
X@aay, Tuesday, has been spent by
AEh@ passengers in packing their trunks
preparatory to landing in Havre at
stGTuo~row d. m, directly after break
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