A Return to Florence
New York to Genoa: Kaiser Wilhelm II
May 13 Saturday – At 10 a.m. the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II sailed for Genoa, Italy from New York
More Business Back in the States
Florence to the States: Kaiser Wilhelm II
March. 21. Drove to station with Livy, Susy & Jean. / Wm Walter Phelps arrived presently. He & I went to Genoa by the 11.35 train, arriving at 6.25 [NB 33 TS 4].
Sam and Phelps traveled 166 miles to Genoa, where Sam spent the night in a hotel [Mar 22 to Jean Clemens].
March 22 Wednesday – Sam’s notebook: “Sailed in the Kaiser Wilhelm II at 11 a.m.” [NB 33 TS 4].
Italy and the Villa Viviani
September 15 Thursday – The Clemens family left Frankfurt, headed for Lucerne, Switzerland, a trip of some 207 miles [NB 32 TS 24; Sept. 17 to Whitmore]. Sam related that Livy’s condition forced them to stop for the night in Basel:
September 16 Friday – Sam’s notebook shows the record of travel:
Left Frankfurt Sep. 15. / Stayed over-night at Basel. / Left Basel at 2.10 p.m. Sept. 16, reached Lurcerne 5.15 [NB 32 TS 24].
Germany, Summer of 1892
July 14 Thursday – On or about this day the SS. Lahn reached Bremen. Shortly, Sam continued on to Bad Nauheim to rejoin Livy.
August 5, At the Kaiserhof Hotel in Bad Nauheim, Germany, Sam wrote of ... a bit of traveling the past few days, without specifics,
Business in the States
June 13 Monday – Sam left Bad Nauheim alone and traveled to Bremen, Germany, where he would take passage the following day for New York [June 12 to Fiske]. He took a room ath the Hotel de l’Europe in Bremen [NB 31 TS 53].
Sam’s notebook: “Arrived here at 5.23 June 13 — left Nauheim 9.05 a.m.” [NB 31 TS 53].
June 14 Tuesday – In Bremen, Germany Sam left Bremen for New York in the steamer Havel.
Bremen to New York: Havel
Lucerne, Frankfurt and Bad Neuheim
June 2 Thursday – Sam’s notebook in transit from Cadenabbia to Lucerne.
June 3 Friday – The Clemens family rested in Lucerne, Switzerland [NB 31 TS 50].
June 4 Saturday – Sam’s notebook: The Clemenses proceeded on to Frankfurt, Germany, where they took rooms at the Schwan Hotel [NB 31 TS 50].
June 5 Sunday – The Clemenses rested in Frankfurt, Germany at the Schwan Hotel [NB 31 TS 50].
Italy, Spring of 1892
March 24 Thursday – Sam and Livy left Menton for Pisa, Italy with Joseph Verey, their courier.
March 25 Friday – Sam and Livy were in Pisa, Italy. Sam’s notebook lists the Eden Hotel:
March 26 Saturday – Sam and Livy were in transit from Pisa to Rome, Italy.
March 27 Sunday – In Rome, at the Hotel Molaro, for "a charming five weeks."
French Riviera
The route plotted is my best guess based on 5 geographic points: Berlin, St. Gottard Pass, Milan, Genoa, and Merton. Information that the Clemenses passed through St. Gottard Pass, Milan and Genoa come from personal correspondences.
Berlin 1891-92
October 9 Friday – In their winter quarters at 7 Körnerstrasse, Berlin,
Osnabruck, Oct. 28. — The seventieth anniversary of the birthday of Rudolph Virchow. Sam’s version of events from his sixth Europe letter for McClure’s Syndicate, entitled, “German Chicago”:
December 18 Friday – Sam left Berlin with William Phelps and traveled 125 miles south to Dresden
December 19 Saturday – Sam may have stayed overnight in Dresden or returned late Dec. 18.
From Arles to Berlin
September 30 Wednesday – At Arles, France
October 1 Thursday – In Nimes, France at the Hotel Manivet,
October 2 Friday – Sam and Joseph Verey left Arles for Avignon, France [2nd letter to Livy, Sept.28; NB 31 TS 7]
October 3 Saturday – Sam’s notebook: Avignon. Oct. 3.—leaving, 11 am.