five o'clock
The carriage was obtained , and they rode to the park , which , however , had no particular attractions . With the exception of the canals , and the manners and customs of the people , there is little to see in Rotterdam . On the way they met a funeral , the carriages of which were peculiar ; and the driver of the hearse wore a black straw hat , with a brim more than a foot wide , and with great white bands at his neck . At five o'clock the students had all collected at the station of the _ Hollandsche Spoorweg _ , or Holland Railroad ; and in twenty minutes the train set them down at Delft , the port from which the Speedwell sailed with a portion of the Pilgrim Fathers of New England . The name of the town is derived from '' _ delven _ , '' to dig . It contains twenty thousand inhabitants , and was formerly noted for its pottery manufacture , which was called Delft ware , from this place . The party went immediately to the _ Prinsenhof _ , now a barrack , which was the building in which the Prince of Orange was assassinated .