| Show V meander NEANDER meanderings INGS OF A missionary PARTY rarey I 1 VIEWING THE BIGHTS SIGHTS STORMY AT ats SEA description OF THE AT SEA oct 31 1883 our oun party ot of about 80 30 elders and four ladles which left salt luske lake city tuesday morning october 16 1883 en CM route for europe arrived safely at new york on sunday morning october 21 several of the party stayed at chicago from 7 am until 4 30 pm friday taking in the exposition as well as aa many other interesting sights the train being a fast express we overtook the thereat rest of tho the brethren who left chicago in the morning at niagara where we all spent the day ou on the banks of that mighty cataract the fon ion bridges burning spring adhere captain webb was drowned in attempting to swim amidst the angry breakers and many other points of interest aside agide from the tho fall itself go to make it ozie oae of the most popular pleasure resorts jn in america leav ng the falls falla on saturday evening we arrived at new now york next morning about 8 am here we spent two days visiting the preat grent suspension bridge joining new now york and brooklyn greenwood cemetery prospect and central parks reald reaid residence enee ence on ath avenue patrick cathedral and a great many other places of note and interest at the grand orand central hotel broadway where we took lodgings kind hind treatment and the best beat of accommodations were received though on our arrival at the hotel the guests and employees of the establishment filled lilied the stairway and s gazing narrowly on our little party of pilgrim grims in amazement our tickets were wore secured via the gulon line lino per BS S S oregon and on tuesday morri morning njg nig we were all on board at 9 30 ready rendy to set sall sali at 1030 promptly at the time set sot tho the ship moved gracefully out of the harbor on to t 0 a calm and placid bea sea tho the first day d sy was wag spent very pleasantly but with the night came a heavy gale which caused a great number of vacant beats seats at the break oatt gast table next morning the strong winds and heavy seas beas have continued nearly ever since making the voyage very unpleasant however we have all recovered from our oun sea sickness and feel overjoyed with the expectation of reaching queenstown Queens town tomorrow to morrow morning november 1st ast from where I 1 will mail my communication ni from Queens queenstown town to liverpool Is a sail of about 13 hours SO EO we expect to reach the latter place thursday evening after a ten days daya voyage the steamship oregon is one of the most elegant vessels on the atlantic as well as one of the largest nna and fastest she is entirely new now having ony onla made one ona trip across the At atlantic lautic from liverpool to new now york and la Is now making mating her first voyage the other way rhe the rho length of the present voyage was occasioned by a disabled engine engines which could not be repaired at new york but this fact was kept very quiet until we were vere out at sea causing a great deal of dissatisfaction among business men on board aside from this disability the oregon la Is everything that could be des dos desired red ned in regard to her elegant and comfortably furnished apart mints minta her dimensions are as follows length feet breadth 64 54 feat depth 40 ft 9 inches horse power while her gross measurement is tons bhe she has accommodations a for 1058 passengers and a registered tonnage of on the present voyage she has haa about pas pae passengers and of a crew the captain james price is ia a fine old english gentleman gent leman laman assisted by an able corps of officers and engl engi nears neara one of the most striking features of 0 the oregon is her enormous motive power having the most powerful engines ever put aboard of any vessel another important feature Is her incandescent electric lights there being 62 of these in the saloon dining hali hail alone I 1 give this short description for the b ene f fit of our people who patronize this line very extensively and would my say to those who anticipate a voy age ag you will do well to embark on the oregon brother arthur who is in charge of the company desired me to express his hia thanks to those who arranged for our transportation on the railroads accommodations at hotels etc these have proven a i success as they have secured for us kind treatment and many conveniences all along the route we all feel to express our heart henrt heartfelt feld feid thanks for the generosity and kindly aid of our friends at home and go forth with a determination to gerve god and do all we can for the advancement of his work ETMA erma eleazer zer ZEB ER EVANS |
