St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-07-20
FROM
ENGLISH SHORES
A Resident of Covington
Travelling in England Tells
Of Interesting Sights and
Experiences.
Whitnash, near bennington,
Whitnash, near bennington,
Warwickshire, England.
Ye Friendly Editor:

WAIW1CA8ulIC, Eu6 ldnu.
Ye Friendly Editor:
I feel like writing you letter to
tell you that Mrs. Hall and myself
are both we'll and enjoying ourselves
to the utmost. We sailed from New
Orleans Saturday morning, a. M.
on the good ship Victoria, OF .Layland
Line, bound direct for Liverpool
where we first set foot on English
soil May 21st at $3.50 a. m.
After we swung into the river q
late passenger turned up on the dock
and came out to us on chartered
tug. our vessel lieing to for him.
he had to climb up the rope ladder
swinging over the side. thereby de-
laying us for half an hour or more.
The sail down the river was very
interesting for owing to the high
waters we could look over the levees
and see the orange groves and other
plantations on each side. Owing to
the delay at New Orleans when we
reached Pilot Town 1t was too late
TO get over the bar until next morn
ing, so. We anchored in mid-stream.
Next morning at $50 we hoisted
anchor, but during night We had
stuck in the mud and it took us two
hours to get of and headed down
stream, consequently it was 9 o'clock
Sunday morning when We got
through the Jetties and into the Gulf
At the entrance to the Gulf was q
school of porpuise playing, new
n4O IN V0on nf a w
them play q few moments and then
went down to our first Sundays
breakfast and good one 1t was, as
we're all our meals. Our usual pro-
gYAmme of Inealsys etc.was as fol
lows: Sea bath at s q: m, return
to our berths, one half of an orange
each, also crackers and pot of hot
teA was brought us at GAS a.. N :,
Then we rose, dressed and had a
tramp on Promenade Deck. Break
fast at $40 to 1890 a. m, beef tea
and oranges and crackers served or
deck. Lunch of cold meats or NUT
ton chops, coffee or tea, salad, bread
and butter. jellies, jams, orange mar
malade, apples, bananas and som,
sort of pudding or pastry. At 4:30
o'clock tea with crackers. p. M.
full course dinner, with coffee after.
Then at $3.50 light refreshments, if
wanted.
over all, Is feet in beam, and con-
sequently we had ample room "
promenade up and down and. have
our exercise.
After entering the gulf We had tn.
n11 ~ 1nyNr v,Of
ing q vessel until we passed into
the Atlantic and were off Manic on
the east coast Of Florida, here We
met the Comus southbound from New
York for New Orleans and her decks
full of passengers. At the time VIC
passed her there was large, black
steamship aground, within half a
mile OF us, just inside of green
water (which Is shoal) with ell steam
up trying to work off. Our. captain
headed his ship towards her and
oignaled to ask II she. needed help
to which she replied no, that she
was shifting her cargo and would
soon be on.
Right here must say that last
October IN mid ocean this same ship,
Victorian. and her crew saved the
lives Of - men. the crew OF an
American sailing vessel, for which
President TAFT sent Captain Hiscoe
an elegant gold watch with an in
ocrtptiOn inside case saying it was
given by s.W. H. Taft, President Of
United States, to Capt. Hiscoe. for
the heroic rescue of these 20 Ameri
cans" The first officer was also
given pair of 500 binoculars with
. letter from President Taft and
each Of the crew taking spart were
given gold medal. From captain