La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-01-13
TALE OF A LONG JOURNEY
Story of an Ocean Trip From New
York, via Kingston, To the Pam
anna Canal Zone

city, has written very interesting
story OF her recent trip from New
York City to TiroYata, Peru, S A..
which will be of interest not only to
many personal acpuaintGnces of the
writer. but to all the readers of the
great family journal as well. In n
series of letters Mrs, Brinkman will
relate many interesting incidents Of
the trip. and the first installment
is herewith presented.
In this day OF moving pictures, one
in theater, and he knows how he
looks ascending gang-plank, how
the anchor is drawn up, when TO
flutter his handkerchief for the last
time. and just where to look for the
Goddess of Liberty. And 1t is an ex-
traordinary tale that holds our in
terest now. when the Movies" tell
il so much better. However, / shall
tell OF our trip as well as l can,
knowing that the chronicle will be
interesting to you who have been
with us in thought, during the fifty
two days journey that ended here
in Santa Domingo, Peru.
We we're TO sail from New York
on the steamship GARLIC at noon on
Wednesday. Angus. ed. About ten
a. IN. Carlyle and ! left the Hotel
Imperial for the dock. and after
travelling about in tubes and things
for an hour or more. We finally came
10 the surface, and found ourselves
there. The docks are as big as two
city blocks and taNi-cabs were lurch
ing around the big stacks of every
thing imaginable and there was a GER
tain thrill in seeing II one might
beat them to the next pile of baled
hay or lard. whichever II might be.
We finally sighted the Carriiio
and that restored our faith in things
as they ought to be. for she is
beautiful boat, as are all the boats
belonging to the United Fruit Com
pany. All their boats are painted
white and they are kept immaculate.
As We glimpsed this big. beautiful
white ship. riding SO calmly and un-
disturbed amid so much noise and
confusion. II Is small wonder that We
hailed her with delight. | wish
could say that was excited and
thrilled as I went up the gang-way.
fully expected to be. but thanks
TO the moving pictures, 1t seemed
that l had done 1t all before,
There was not much OF a crowd
on board and We went below imme-
diateiy. where Carlyle left me to at
tend to some chemicals we were TAX
ing as excess baggage. Our state
room was lovely. All the cushions
and curtains were rose-colored ere
tonne. and most OF the woodwork
was mahogany and the rest was white
enamel. All the state rooms and
saloons were furnished the same
way.
About two o'clock In the afternoon
Carlyle came In and said that we
were about 10 start, 80 We went up
kttst deck. and with much ringing OF
bells and blowing OF Whistles. the
Carriiio with the help and guidance
OF n tug made her way out OF the
dock.
II Was very interesting sight
that met our eyes as We swung out
There was every kind and dcserip-
tion OF sen-going vessel. Lovely mo-
tor boats. very shiny As to brass and
mahogany. sput, sput. sputting their
way through and around everything.
Beautiful sail boats further out. mer-
chant vessels. and eoalng tugs all
gave their bit TO making the scene
} picturesque. And then our fussy TUG
cast US off and We were really at
sea. Soon tho Goddess Of Liberty
came into view. but not very close.
and there seemed 20 be mist and
We could not see her very plainly.
Lons before evening We were out
Of sight OF land and did not see II
again until We saw tho West indies
in the distance some three or four
days afterward.
Tho food served on the carrillo
is unexceiied anywhere. and we were
riad that sca-sickncss did not lay us
low. For a while I thought was
the only American woman on board.
but II was only because the rest were
indisposcd.
There were about twenty-five Of
the passengers whose destination
was Kingston. Jamaica. Mos, Of
them were English and negro land