The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-16
slesping under difficulties.

Sleeping under Dtfnculdes.
We could get no sleeping car. but the
the partitions between the seats may Be
lifted and we could lie down In the
compartments and so slept for several
hours. We carried our next days break
fast and lunch. We changed cars twice.
but had no difficulty at the frontier and
reached Verona 81 5.a0 the next evening.
After nearly twenty hours continuous
travel the four women OF the party got
a carriage and drove around for an hour
and fel well repaid. for We found a., as
the guide books say. one OF the four
most interesting towns In Italy. We
were very enthusiastic over a.. for IL II
Roman city and detes part OF. II from
H. G. and pert from the first and second
centuries. and 10 b. much less changed
than sny OF the old cities. We saw
Juliet's balcony. but had not time 70 see
her tomb and Romeo's. The next morn
ing early we heard OF the Pope's death.
and we were sorry We could not stop in
Rome for the funeral. but We were head
ed for Naples. We had no hope Of get
ting on the first ship sailing on the s2d.
but we thought we would get there In
time anyhow. 80 We were Obliged 70 90
on. We reached Florence - nearly
o'clock that night After some supper
We walked out In the rein 90 see once
more the beautiful campsnile aud cathe-
dral and the doors 20 the baptfstry At
o'clock the morning We were up and
started OFF for Naples This was an
other long days journey. and we got
we could Of the Popc's death. ~ avs
stated that he had been greatly depress-
ID over the wars and ill only two days.
70 u astonishing how much one can get
from the Italian papers ~ one has cvea
n slight knowledge Of Latin. We found
IN these papers an account Of bombs
having been placed IN the first class
compartments OF four trains the day be-
fore. going 20 and from Naples. The
government was offering iargc re-
ward but red no knowledge OF the per
petrators. We were travelling first class
and We had 20 change cars a. Rome and
the man 81 our party was forced. much
day. but We Gid not find anything more
suspicious thsu q pice ~ paper
secure Btssrags Passage,
~ o'clock ". FtFChed Nanles and
found quito a number Of Americans ~
our hotel who we're expectinE 90 leave
on The steamer the next day. They told
passage. but rarly the newt morning we
started Go Inquire ~ the ships company.
lt seemed thpt this steamer was r Sec
ond class Italian liner tsicuia American
thc san GuEliclmol. one % three whirh
I Ambassador PaEc had secured after
negotiation with The italian government
and the company to caro- the Americans
home. Assurance he'd also been had
from England that they would not BE-
stopped. One had zone the week before
in the stccraEe ~ such a ship. but We
were told that everything had been
freshly painted and The Storage had
new. end while we should sleep in the
TfrfrnEr We would have the run nf the
shin. with exactly the aauir privileges
and table. and that D. miEht b. our last
chance o. Fct or The third steamer
vas booked o. leave three dava later bot
Dc vas no better. Resides there seemed
90 D. boz the air the FEELING that Italy
would b. forced So g. 60 war and in
that event there would b. no certainty
of nnYthinE. So when we found that We
for thr FIRST clnr7 Hamburg American
liner Tor the stecraFs Of second class
Italian shin. and felt % the same time
that we were in great luck We then
rot papers ~ Identification from the
consul 81 Naples 10 case Italy should
and We should b. boarded by an oneuv's
chip sc the conaurr office were greet
numlerF of people end be seemed re-
lleVrd whom BE found We wanfrd moth
ina but Apaprra Most % the crowd
wanted money ~ helm them rrf home
used fur part payment Of the naesare N
those Who were stranded Some We
heaed uatd aa Wttie aa ten hoiiara and
heN will b. held on che ehin boz New
hork until payment g. made or security
Fifen
Then ee bouaht steamer rugs. steamer
chalrs basins towels end other nerrssf.
tiea our trunk with heavy wrara had
been sent to noluEne End We bouhh 10 %
ever leaves France. We were prepared
% board the steamer that evening We
found the afnteroom which che four
women he'd together ven located near
The bow where We would have good
trntilauon THE board partitions did
not reach to the floor or b the rrllfnf
so that there vas free circulation I'd
air end We felt thrt waa The most Tn
nortant thing We prepared o. make