Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-04
HARRIS
Tells Of TRIP
WRITES FROM SCOTLAND
ADVENT.
u tRBsl. OF TOUR.
PLENTY ! o. I EXCITEMENT
The Joyous Adventures Of .
Personal conduction," Prove
Strenuous Indeed.
o. EXCITEMENT

Rev. Harris has written the follow
ing letter to his friends in Bismarck.
1t is dated Edinburgh, Scotland, June
3rd. 1t follows:
III q title is required for this let
ter ! think | shall call it. with apollo
gics to MI. w. ]. Locke, ''The JOY
Gus Adventures of a Personal Con-
ducti9n."' rs g8s.5
1.'The adventures began when we
sailed from Boston and do NOT
think that they are likely to cease
until we reach New York in Septem-
bel. .s III,
II found, waiting my arrival at the
port, sthirty-0na people, mostly WOO
men. all iof whom were to lbe per-
s0nally Hconducted. To begin with /
knew no one, but our acquaintance
proceeded rapidly. The purser, when
]: handed him sthe steamship tickets,
reQu iped,, among certain other data.
the Be Of each passenger. So ] In
trodlcedi Myself to the members Of
the. party, Almost invariably with the
question, ny gthe way, how old are
you,H. The effect was startling! The
first person accosted took, the ball
right off the hat: II am sixty" she
answered. After that i suggested
than an error of ten years or 50
wouldn't matter, much. ! still have
friends in two young girls who were
eighteen! 5La. $|
Call Bell Causes Excitement.
Wa had lots Of excitement the
other might. The call for the steward
rang continuously. Not knowing
what was the matter, j hurried out
into the corridor to find that others
had done the same and in q moment
we had formed a procession that re-
sembled as,pajama parade. It. was a
beautiful sight Eut there was no
need for alarm AS near as we could
find out al fat man had rolled over
In his berth until he touched the call
he'll and the position being q comfort
able one he slept sOunaly until he
was aroused by the alarm.
Fog Horn Causes Nervousness.
The next night there wassa fog and
about midnight the fog horn began
blowing. continuing at frequent in
teryals. Even then one could have
slept had 1T not been for the fire.
quent call bells summoning steward
esses to show frightened women how
to put on life p%reseryera.
One need ndtsbs surprised, however.
Yesterday some Of our people arriy-
ed In iEdinhurg, having sailed on the
Cassalfdra. tho Anchor Line boa
which rescued the passengers off the
California. The boat had been
wrecked of the Irish coast in q
dense fog. The Gassandral had re-
ceiyed the wireless call for aid and
responded, going out of her course
and finding her way in dangerous
waters. until she reached the strand
ed ship Six hundreds and ninety
passengers wereasaved. So it is not
altogether without reason that people
are nervous.
Always Losing sonsthins.
We are always losing something.
Sometimes it is peoples sometimes it
is things. At Liverpool we had the
usual worry through the, customs.
When everyone had gone, a woman
came to where i was checking up q
list Of trunks 70 Ne forwarded and
begged assistance In helping her
to find her party. She might have
waited for me, hut Il suggested that
she follow the baggage, and she did
SO. When l, after . breathless run,
overlook the party, young woman
came up appearngly. asking me to go
back with, her In search of an UNI