The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-28
CRUISE or TIE ST. MARI7S.
A Letter from Commander MCGOWAN ID
eeriblAg what tho Boys Saw and Did.

In yenrs past? This is a question that the
Board OF Education Ia considering Just now.
and meantime the st. Marys is bowling safely
homeward from the longest and most success
full cruise that she has made In tho fourteen
| years since she became a part OF tho city school
system. The vessel left New York on May 10
with class OF about eighty boys to be instruct
ed in practical seamanship. and it is due here
| about Oct. Is. In the intervening time the YES
sci has visited the Azores. England. ireland.
France. Portugal. Spain. Gibraltar. Morocco.
and MADEIRA.
| Last week the Nautical School Committee
was astonished to receive long letter from
Commander MCGOWAN in the nature Of re-
port, and the novelty Of the thing was 80 great
that 1t has set them to talking. and it seems
| to be quite possible now that the compare
lively small extra outlay required for the win
ter cruise will be given in the belief that the
school can be made credit to its Command
ant and the School Board. Commander Mo-
| Gowans letter Is as follows:
Honorable Robert Aaay Chairman Executive 0ou,..tass On
| Edstful School.
my DEAR SIR: As the present cruise OF the
st. Mary's is the longest she has ever taken. It
! may be Of interest to you and tho committee
to have an outline Of where we have been and
| what has been done.
I'VE started from New York at o A. NJ.
| u1uy 4D anu anCnOEeO 8DOuC noon OH Glen
| Cove. Long Island. The next afternoon we
anchored Off New London. and in the harbor
the following morning.
| "A few days were devoted to cleaning ship
teaching the new boys the names and leads OF
the running rigging. and on Saturday May %,
we started across the Atlantic Ocean. The
following noon we were Off the south end Of
Block Island. and our voyage had fairly COM
menced. The next three days We had very
| light breezes. which were of advantage
to us in giving the opportunity to
drill the boys in making and taking
| In sail. and correcting the various
| little defects that always exhibit themselves
the first few days out OF port. The run to
Fayal. Azores. fifteen days and seven hours.
was most pleasant: few Of the boys were
seasick. but they soon got over it. and their
seafaring life commenced under favorable
circumstances. The instruction Of the senior
class In navigation and the junior class in
seamanship was continued each day and the
stay at Faya WAS "tzed in s~nse tcry to
the boys and instruction In rowing. as we'll
June Is the day set for our Hsn rs
wind blew SO strong from tho southeast it was
un hs peat S 80 had to
We had fine weather all the way to Queens
| the Irish coast to have the wind die out and
June %. lust as It commenced to bioWs strong HS%S
ron time" Of a dris l and hf IT,
erty was commenced as soon as we arrived,
e suhS soy 81 the Tx EoSaY c aaf
Ia Hssht Un GsS ths oldest yacht
AYR Y, mSorsss Fl liz dese ysra
at Queenstown was very pleasant, and those
boys who's whose parents or guardians had author.
RHn and dh Barney te ea yst
TS SnfsS at o%ns
gale 81 wind. 1t was not deemed advisable to
,. The following morning. Friday, July 3. we
sailed for Southampton: at SUNRISE July 4.
We dressed ship. with the national flag at
tering tho English Channel we "G met many E
steamers passing in and out, and ali hoisted
living OF the Needles ABOUT Ut "a A. MEs sanday
IVY 2. we started through on our way to the
through When It commencsd i'f to blo af w TfSy
r ridnt and fog shutting out the land from our
We succeeded in finding our way to Cowes. and
lver anG on Slightly WGX in
Toys going and Seeing !9 The p pec tae
III, - ~'AS ~<"pSASA VI NCLluuLS ny Tic
w.. r. ti%e ~ Southampton was fully occu-
n rowing and boat sailing. The harbor OF
Southampton. was crowded with yachts, both
stc ANA and sail. and the boys visited number
%% %frG%Gas VI sH svs sndsF for
int AIRY "S nsff afoff1 os sha 1T d GSsn
and our our approach to tho land was slow and
chasod at Sout champion rendered most excel
Sn' to- as9d US %anins Of our
sidered dangerous to stand toward the land
sh hg 1einser sa so we beaded put into tie
part had stood IN shore "sSss
the e hac we 81 T2nd have been swept
that Ehsa ne tss ited aScn VS. 80 NJ VT
x xSr to the westward Of Cape and
and atho ssh he hs eS Srssns
h our Me sng race was over seven knots an
SS S1 sRSSt a WE'RE W.
Chief at Cherboure at once sent Nom ntY
end md, offered Government mornings ana was so 40
to th fh as 10 Scnd d3ySrnment tug to take us
inc "oar stay at Gherh2urs was most interest
were allowed By tho oc"rs to an" ~isi tu her. noys
Into tRe harbor.the Admiral Korn Iea c1 The
rrehtat meet were being received with the
si hd 81 the authorities. both military, naval
CYL. az Cnerhonrg commenced round OF
sian crniser,t9 which tho off GERS and mon Of the
~ ~! ,sa a,ry ana fsarn were invited. The speech
~ xi'iS contained most complimentary aiiusion,ss
n Hams me presence OF reprcsentativcs from ths
every speech made was e. tnG n N tact
e"fhorys 1t was great disappointment to the
allow til. boys from Tho It. Mnry %e could h not
eh n,a at EWgnrh given to the K1ssinns At tia
r mOsei me vile. at which Con. do Iicoffrs de-
plenty Of shampagne It was not deemed 90 oo DC
shtstenf with the plan OF the school To permit
the scho!ars to take part. 0' w po'"N
.orn Monaday Aug. 3. the anniversary ~ Tho
coronation OF the Empress Of RussiS. the ms me