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But when he landed upon the quay , he found the planks worm-eaten , and he went through them . His cry of alarm frightened all the birds which perched upon these floating quays . Mr. Fogg 's first care was to ascertain when the next train left for New York . It started at six o'clock , so they had a whole day before them . Then hiring a carriage , they drove to the International Hotel . From his position on the box of the vehicle , Passe-partout observed with great curiosity the wide streets , the rows of lofty houses , the churches and other places of worship built in the Anglo-Saxon gothic style , immense docks , palatial warehouses , innumerable cabs , omnibuses , and tramway-cars ; while Americans , Europeans , Chinese , and Indians occupied the pathways . San Francisco surprised Passe-partout .