Milford chronicle., 1923-04-13

tnlNAlaterIanean Sea and the countrie
rounding that wonderful part Of tn
earth. His letter is brief in it's descrip
tive points. He is accompanied by hi
wife and they will arrive back in tn,
United States some time in April.-Edi
tor.
On Board Steamship Homerlc,
March 18th, 1928
want to thank you for sending the
Milford Chronicle to mel received foul
copies recently, which we devoured with
pleasure. Up to this time, we have trav-
eled about 10000 miles on this trip and
we are now approaching Gilbralter for
the second time. The Mediterranean is
behaving quite well today. but yesterday
it was acting badly off the Gulf of Lyons.
have been fortunate in escaping sea-
sickness and have not missed a single
meal since starting. but many others of
the passengers and friends We're not so
fortunate.
Up to date, we have visited Madeira,
Cadiz, Tunis, Seaville, Gilbralter, Algiers,
Carthage, Naples, Constantinople where
the weather was very bad while we were
there; Alexandria, Cairo, Memphis Pyri-
mids, Hafa, Pompeii, Monaco, Monta
Garlic, Niece, one of the most beautiful;
Jerusalem, The Dead Sea, Jerico, Beth
lehem, Mt. Carmel, Suez Canal. We did
not go to Athens because of a plague
which would have kept us quarantined.
The Island Of Scisley substituted for
Athens and we were glad of the change
as Palermo, Syracuse, Mt. Etna, and
interesting points were in the route.
We saw three VOLCANOES, Etna, Vesu-
vious and Stromboli all more or less ac-
tive. The catacombs at Palermo were in
teresting. There are said to be about 5000
bodies mumified, some of which look very
natural and are visible through the glass
in each casket.
When we left New York the first four
days was very rough weather and many
did not leave their rooms but, I found
the steamer delightful and every COM
fort afforded by a first class hotel was at
hand
While in France and visiting Nice, we
hoped to get to see Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Roux, who resided in Milford for many
year and returned to France after the
war closed; but we found that they live
twelve miles out of that city and as our
making the call.
Monte Carlo was wonderful place and |
very active on Sunday afternoons. The |
gambling saloons are furnished magnifi-
cent and there are in one room fifteen
.ables were gambling is in progress. We
we're told that the average of suicides oc-
,urring there, was one each day. The
,ity is certainly beautiful, with oranges,
emons and tropical fruits growing in the
gardens.
To me the land along the river Nile,
n Egypt, is amazingly productive. AL
alta is wonderful and it is cut for hay
tx times each year. All the land is ir-
igated.
We stopped six days in Jerusalem and |
hat was five days too long for me. The
ity is infested with beggars and the
eople tell of so many objects, which do
ot connect up. They show you two
eparate places as the place of Christ's
'omb and declare that it is the real
omb. The Mosque of Omar is beautiful,
ldeed, and it is supposed to stand on
hat was the site of King Solomon's
emple. About Jerusalem the country is
cry rocky and mountainous. The Jewish
olonies are building up fast and are
ell built but they are on the outskirts
the city. Jerusalem is generally very
rty off the main streets.
The beggars seem to depend upon the
wrists for their living. They look to be
Die to work but they find it less labor
is to beg.
Those cities under the control and di-
ction of the French and English are
Try fine, the property is in good re-
.ir
After stopping for brief time at Gill
alter again, we went to Southampton,
lgland, and from there to London for
ur days. Thence to Paris by rail and
at. Our cruise ended at London and we
pect to sail on the Steamship Olympic
I'm Cherbourg, France, about the 2Sth
March, enroute for the United States,
e best country we have yet seen, and
; Delaware the best part of America,
d hope to reach Milton, the place
lere our love Of home was born. Della
re is certainly good enough for US, but
has been nice to have seen the coun-
es of the old world just the same. It
Ems but few days since we started
we are glad to return.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES G. NAPLES