The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-08
Pleasant Grove Bow
In European Waters
Lyman Swenson Writes From n. \.
BattIeships anchored nj Gibraltar.

The people of Pleasant Grove are
proud of Lyman Swenson, who is n
Cadet In the 4. S Military Academy.
He takes cruise each summer on a
government battle ship. This year the
feet went to European waters. Be-
cause of the battles being fought
there now the two letters which he
wrote from there last month, will be
Of interest to his many friends here.
The letters follow.
Gibraltar, July .. 1914
My Dear Mother
Here we are tied up In the mole at
Gibraltar waiting for n ship to arrive,
we don't know when, to take us to
England and from there home. The
other two ships of our squadron left
| this afternoon for merry England, and
| | wish very much ! could have been
along with them. This Is the third
time we have visited this port, which
isn't very large. and I've seen all
there liz to see In H.
I'm not spending any more money
here IL we stay month and when you
don't spend money there isn't much
you can do
| We had fine time In Naples and
Rome. The chaplin organized q party
to make the trip up from Naples and
went along. We were blessed by
the Pope and shown through the
palace where he lives. which is the
most wonderful place In the world,
except for the church of st. Peters,
| which Is lust next door
We saw marble slab that Christ
had stood on. the bones of the Apostle
Peter. the catacombs where the carly
christians were buried and the coles
scum" where they were killed. We
walked along tho path whore julius
Caesar drove In his chariot when he
returned from victory. We visited
he Roman Forum where every stone
is interesting historically. wish
John could have been along, and then
took drive along the Apian way.
Near Naples we visited a city which
was buried by ashes from Vcsuvius,
which is volcano near by. II has
lately been uncovered and everything
Is just as they left it,cyen to the pic
lures on the walls, II was destroyed
10 years after Christ was born and
Judging from some OF the pictures
you see on the walls. II isn't surpris-
ng that II was destroyed II was one
of the most interesting places I've ever
visited. Next time III tell you about
the Amalh drive which is absolutely
he most beautiful drive on earth
There is another letter coming NJ
soon.
Your affcctionate son,
LYMAN
Gibraltar. July 10. 1914
Ny Dear Mother:
| find | have time to write you AN
other 'etter so | am going to do II
iou must excuse the sloppy letters
write, because we write all our letters
on our knees and my fountain per
leaks every time ! put II down
= was going to tell you cbout Tho
r Amaln drive which | dare say yot
never heard about before II is moth
ng but a road 60 miles long, bu
here are more pretty pictures for M
llong that road than there are In Tho
, zen milo galleries of the Louvre, Jus
, imagine some perfectly green noun
aims dropping straight down Tor 2Oo'
I feet into the bluest sea YOU ever saw
! and then a nice automobile dflNc Gu
81 In the solid rock about 1000 feet above
,he waters edge. with three 100
,toie wall on the out-board eide, WIZ
& ,ore crooks aud turns than you cal
}, imagine Every point Is guarded d.
r , time worn stone castle, and mona
tcry or convent Is perchcd on ever
)cpk. Some of them are so high ah'
tccp that you can't see how maj
u ,vor got there. There Is one old con
I cnt which has been turned III 10
lotel, and II ever ! marry rlcl glr'
which | wont do because I'm going u
laCry Utah girl, hut don't know
which one. I'm coming back thcfc I
i've for a month
. Well must close again ana y,
d 'oady To master my duty squad !
r. Gems like I'm always on duty on WI
|, hin The Maine Is coming over l
cot us In week or so The sup W
n 10 ON has been sold Ia Greece ~
, EG 600 900 aud will probably never "
"a he stars And stripes In an America
e ,ort again. Greece Is preparing !
!. ght Turkey, aud when she does yV
nay hear of some good work IRON w
= Id Il. $. S. Idaho, because she wa
he hest ship In the feet before 81
got retired year ago J SUI We
"a oounld have gone along To Englah
II with the rest Of them.
Your affectonate son,