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train was delayed some six hours. We were detained 

 at Altoona, Pa., thirty-five miles east of Johnstown, 

 some eight days on account of the many washouts on 

 railroad. We crossed a number of bridges just before 

 reaching Altoona ; several of them were washed away, 

 so we made a narrow escape after all. Our home 

 people were quite uneasy for some days, as they could 

 not hear from us. All communications were cut off 

 both by wire and postal, but after all we got in, in 

 good shape, minus several jacks. We had a good 

 many ups and downs mixed with pleasure. While at 

 Altoona we did not go to bed; some of our stock 

 were sick and greatly scattered and required attention 

 every few hours, consequently there was not much 

 rest for the weary. 



My third and last trip was in 189 1. In company 

 with Mr. Herman Roth, an Austrian, we left Nash- 

 ville, August 19, and sailed on the Saala, of the German 

 Lloyd line, direct to Southampton, England, where 

 we were to take another vessel for Havre, France. 

 But this was twenty-four hours behind time, so we 

 took a special for London, where we spent a few 

 hours, going direct to Paris. While there we visited 

 the Eiffel Tower. It is a wonderful structure, tower- 

 ing about 1,000 feet. It required three different eleva- 

 tors to ascend to the top. It cost some three or four 

 francs to make the trip. We started to go up. After 

 reaching the second elevator my friend, Mr. Roth, said 

 he had gone far enough. I insisted on his going on 

 with me, but to no effect. He said he would remain 

 where he was until my return. On reaching the top 

 I had a bird's-eye view of the city and surrounding 

 country. People looked like children and horses like 



