. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . oduced by him toCapt. Joseph J. Holcrow, in command. At 2 P. M. the great vessel droppedinto the stream exchanging salutes.—Steamed down the bay enjoying a pano-rama of the moored and inward andoutward bound shipping, and the greatcities of Xew York and Brooklyn, andtowns and villages and peaceful farmson shore, together with light houses,buoys and other land and water marksof navigation. The frowning forts with the StarSpangled Banner flying at the Narrowsmade an interesting closing scene as weploughed into the ever rolling billowsana sol
. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . oduced by him toCapt. Joseph J. Holcrow, in command. At 2 P. M. the great vessel droppedinto the stream exchanging salutes.—Steamed down the bay enjoying a pano-rama of the moored and inward andoutward bound shipping, and the greatcities of Xew York and Brooklyn, andtowns and villages and peaceful farmson shore, together with light houses,buoys and other land and water marksof navigation. The frowning forts with the StarSpangled Banner flying at the Narrowsmade an interesting closing scene as weploughed into the ever rolling billowsana solitudes of the stormy Atlantic. Our passenger list of about forty inthe cabin would have furnished materialfor a small size Falstaffian army and adiffusion of tongues for a Tower of Ba-bel. The great Isaac H. Brown, sexton ofGrace Church, New York, was in the I found as genial as he was mas-sive. He measured seven feet girth andweighed 350 pounds, also Capt. Chees-man, U. S. several ex-Confederate of- THE KBIM AND ALLIED FAMILIES. 203. DeB. Randolph Herald (A. Y.) Commissioner to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia. fleers en route for Egypt, Spaniards, Cu-bans, Frenchmen, Germans, and othergentiles and Jews. Pilot left the shipoutside at 4 P. M. June 29, Thursday: The low sandyshores of Long Island in view at day-break — Land disappeared during theday. 12 noon 187 miles from New Yorkby the log. Smooth sea. June 30, Friday: Foggy. 12 M., run236 miles. The runs are from noon oneday to noon next day, 24 hours. July 1, Saturday: Delightful airand smooth sea. 12 M., run 254 miles. July 2, Sunday: Run 223 miles. At 4 P. M. passed two large ships underfull sail—a magnificent sight.—Interest-ing to watch the immense porpoisessporting under the bows of the ship andacross our track. July 3, Monday: 6 A. M. Thermom-eter 52 deg. Signs of icebergs. Severalhours later left one boldly in sight onthe port side. Glistening in the sun andproudly but almost imperc
Size: 1229px × 2033px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidkeimalliedfa, bookyear1898
