The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-14

XEj structive trip abroad, and
wv undoubtedly the recollection
Of It will give US ss much
pleasure as that experienced ut the
time of visiting each new place,
We sailed for home on the Maure-
tania, and the voyage Of the ship ls
now little longer than it was oe1ore
the Titanic disaster, on account OF the
more southerly course followed. me
| first two days we encountered heaVy
gales from the west. The ship plunged
and reared in a manner that would
have done credit to western broncho.
Many of the passengers took to their
beds. and we heard one Of the elevator
bows make the following remark: 81
do not think any of the passengers feel
what you might call real we'll "
Italy was the first country We Wis
tied, although we passed through
France ON our way there. One writer
saws that Italy is Erich in treasures,
rare and old, in beggars and in dirt. -
OF all the cities we visited, Rome Is
the most interesting. When one looks
at the Coliseum. and particularly the
he realizes how brief the ordinary hui
man life is. The treasures "rare and
old" would keep one interested many
weeks. In fact, one has time to look
only at the masterpieces or more promi-
nent objects of interest. The American
business man, who has had no oppor-
tunity to inform himself regarding art
may question before leaving home
whether or not he will appreciate or
ters, but the productions Of Angelo and
Raphael, which are the culmin ating ef-
forts of modern art, will delight even
the unframed eye as much, If not even
more, than an object Of great interest
In his own country, like Niagara Falls
The opportunity Of seeing Rapheal IS
"Sistine Madonna at Dresden repays
q journey from q considerable distance
to that city.
Palaces of Caesars.
The ruins Of the palaces Of the Cae-
sars on the Palatine hills were particu~
larly interesting. In the golden house
of Nero, we saw the room where Nero
bridge, and the dungeon to which he
sent the players who forgot to lead
hearts when no trumps were doubled.
One sees beggars occasionally, and
some Americans particularly feel an
noyed by their presence. We felt, how
ever, like overlooking this condition,
because the beggnrs are old and in
firm, OF. are children They are not
the .redfaced, robust type one meets
In America, who almost demands a
quarter for something. to eat drink.
Naples, but the country has made won
derIul progress in the last twenty-five
years, as, in fact, all the European
cities have. Ono sees evidences Of it
everywhere.
From Naples, in company with Mr..
e, d Towers and daughter Of Miles
Caty, Mont, We visited PompeiL This
Is a place which nearly all Americans
are eager to see. and we were not dis
able sight We spent many hours In
vestigating the different objects Of in
terest. None of the buildings appears
to have exceeded two stories in height
The streets were paved with much
larger blocks of stone than the modern
city is, and in many places were deep
grooves worn by the wheels Of the
carts or chariots used These vehicles
were evidently drawn by slaves, and
no horses were allowed upon the
streets, although we could obtain no
definite information On the subject at
the time of our visit. Considering the
time the oity was in existence and the
| comparative light chaIact of the con-
veyences, there must have been a vast
number in use.
Guide Makes Apt Answer.
During our rambles about the ruins
We fell in with q party Of tourists,
among whom were Americans and Eng.
lish- Americans, as rule, when
abroad, have habit Of expressing their
opinions quite freely at first about the
| l1b BOD
ence they learn better. One Of the
Americans in this party remarked that
he believed the destruction Of the an
cient city was through tho vengeance
Of Heaven On account Of the awful
wickedness Of It's people. The guide
replied that history shows that great
calamities have befallen particularly
upright and God-fearing conrnunities,
and he mentioned San Francisco and
Chicago as examples of this. The
American made no reply to the guide s
SARCASM, and we had about forgotten
the incident when we heard an English.
man say to the American; IT beg
your pardon, but what did the guide
refer to in his remark about San Fran
cisco and Chicagof" These guides have
O. ready answer for most every one
They are, as q rule. well informed and
what they do not happen to know they
profess to.
The house Of banker was particu
larly interesting, and 1t was from the
wax tablets be used in recording the
loans he made, that the date Of the
city's destruction was determined.
From Pompeii we went to Yesnvius
At the end Of the inclined railway Mr.
Towers, who il an engineer by profes
sion. refused to 60 any further. Tho
wind was blowing hurricane and
there was a perfect storm Of grave
and sand 7 was sure had seen Just
as bad ut Rawlins, Wyo.. and Mrs. Cos
, griff, Miss Towers and myself started
for the top. The storm finally became
so bod that we werc unable TO Teecl
, the top. We were strongly reminded
| Of the Irtshmnn who remarked tha
climbing Vesuvius was Ike trying u
kiss his sweetheart, "It was SO diff
cult TO reach the mouth Of the cratur.' ,
Great Church Buildings.
The crest churches, OF basihcas, o!
Rome are Of such proportions that \
Is difficult for the traveller upon hl!