Wednesday morning, Nov. 23/98. Steaming up the Irish channel 9:15. We passed the Fastnet light at 7:10, 3 hours’ steaming from there to Queenstown, excitement all the while looking for lights on Irish coast. Passed Kinsale light, next the light ship, after which we saw the tender’s lights ahead & we gradually came closer together. The […]
Tuesday, Nov. 22, raining & cold as we get north & nearing Ireland. Had breakfast in bed & did not get up till 11 o’clock. Not much pleasure at sea on wet days. I’ve been very lucky, however, all my voyaging & had very few wet days. It is now 6:30 p.m., & as we […]
Monday afternoon, Nov. 21/98. On board SS “Majestic” on Atlantic Ocean. Just before leaving Philadelphia, I went into one of the great stores, “Wanamaker’s” on Market Street, & it was now 9:45. I bought a souvenir of New York & posted it then & there home because I knew it must go with the Majestic mail & […]
Saturday morning, Nov. 19/98, on board the RMS Majestic on the Atlantic, moderately fine, but cold. Going back to Thursday night, I accordingly had my hot bath, turned in, steward brought me a steaming hot “night cap” as he had done the night before, & after the enjoyment thereof, made myself comfortable for the night. Albion came […]
On board the “Majestic” at sea, Thursday night, Nov. 17, 1898. Continuing my description of the scene from Washington monument. When we de[s]cended, there were more than 60 people waiting their turn, & on enquiry was told this sort of thing goes on daily, no admission fee is charged & I suppose many who live […]
On Friday afternoon I left Baltimore for Washington at 3:15 & arrived at the Pennsylvania Station, Washington, at 4:10, a very quick journey, 42 miles, no stops. It’s a fine country here away, great maize fields & hulling the stalks going on, some good turnip crops too, pretty residences here & there, & good farms’ buildings, […]
I was very much impressed with Philadelphia, little as I saw of it, but it is evidently under good municipal government, every evidence of order prevails, & the streets clean. The buildings are more after our English style than American, & streets are not so wide as New York, tho’ the main street (Market St.), is wide […]
Philadelphia, Windsor Hotel, Wednesday night, Nov. 9/98. I go back to Sunday Nov. 6th. It was rather a dull morning. After breakfast, we walked 5th Avenue. We saw people were flocking out & in at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, & as it was only 10:30 & our church did not go in till 11, we had […]
Now this is Tuesday night. I am not up to date. The “Cymric” (on which Albi & I were on board at noon today) sails tomorrow & this will go with her & as it is now 10:15, I will give up & post it in hotel, & you will have so much more diary to interest […]
(More of 5th Avenue for today’s date, 7th). Entered Central Park which borders 5th Avenue from 59th St. to 96th St. & here I’ll record that 5 Ave. divides the city East & West. Avenues run North, or nearly so, & South, & the cross streets are the numbered sts., [9:17] & these are E & W […]