The evening times., 1898-10-03
GREAT ships FOR DEWEY
Long Voyage of the Fighters
Oregon and Iowa.
THEIR COURSE TO MANILA
Leave New York TO Steam Around
Cape Horn for HonoIulu-PrOs-
poets of Encountering Heavy
Gales on fhe Long Cruise-Will
Meet Golfers AT Bahia.

The battleshipS Oregon and Iowa under
the command of Capts. Albert G. Park
er and Silas w Terry, respectively. will
leave New York this we for their cruise
round Cape Horn TO Honolulu. They will
cover a distance of 400 miles without
stop. Leaving New York Harbor they
they viii steam directly TO Bahia, Brazil.
II will take the vessels sixteen days to
make this trip travelling at the rate of
$50 miles a day.
When the Oregon came North from
Bahia to Key West, via the Barbados
and Jupiter last May. she covered 4,l92
miles in fifteen days. This was at a
rate of 279 miles day or trifie over
eleven knots an hour. She consumed
l,l76 tons Of coal day.
Travelling in a straight course from
New York to Bahia however, the dis
tance is a trihe less and it will only be
necessary for the Oregon and Iowa to
steam ten knots in order TO make the trip
in sixteen days.
The two battleships will be accompan-
led by colliers carrying a plentiful sup
ply OF coal and other colliers are now
on their way to Bahia TO meet the ships
when they reach there and replenish their
coal supplies.
Bahia is a very convenient place for
vessels sailing round the Horn. Ii is a
healthy city and easy OF iIgress and
egress without the aid of a pilot. Our
two ships will probably remain there two
or three days cOaiinR up ana repleniSning
their provisions after which they will
steam 10. Magellan Straits 3 g0J miles dis
tant.
While the two vessels are making this
course they Will probably meet with
some severe storms for during the
months OF October and November gales
OF wind are frequent in the South At
lantic. They begin blowing from the
northwest and then turn to the south
west and kick up lively sea that viii
be right in the teeth of the ships as they
are sailing toward the Horn. The first
point 10 be sighted in the vicinity of the
Horn viii be Cape Virgin at the eastern
entrance Of the Straits of Magellan. IL
the speed OF 250 miles can be maintained
as is probable, a month will see our YES
sells stopping of the half way house,
Sandy Point located midway between
The two mighty oceans.
When Sandy Point is reached the ships
will again be coaled and more provisions
laid in. The Golfers which have, up to
this time, followed the ships, viii be re-
ieyed OF the last particle of their burden
and will be turned around and headed for
Eastern ports OF the United States The
engines bl Atle TWO DdlltSIliS VIII Dt
cleaned and subjected 10 whatever minor
repairs may be necessary, the boilers
oyeThauled, and everything made ship
shape for the next long run to Honolulu
In the meantime, collierS loaded VIII
coal Will have been sent dow the Pacific
coast from San Francisco, and will NEE
the lighting vessels as they arrive at dif
ferent points along the western coast o
South America.
The trip up this coast along Chill an'
Patagonia will be one of uneXce!let
scenery, and the climatic conditions, af
ter the first weeks travel. will be suci
that ii will be an enjoyable one in ever.
respect.
The extreme southern point of Soutl
America is a land OF sea and storm an'
tempest, and during the first week of tn
sail northward rough weather viii b.
encountered. The course may then b
toward the Galapagos Islands, nearly ol
the equator, about GOO miles from tn
coast OF Ecuador. Our ships will Goa
again here and lay in supply of fresl
1ish and green vegetables.
The question naturally arises, afte
glancing at the chart, why does tn
squadron go to the Galapagos? 1t is no
on the route to Honolulu or to any othe
port, and ii greatly increases the dis
tance from Sandy Point to Honolulu, III
shortest distance between which !
6.4UD miles. FROM SANDY 1Dlll 10 NTd4d
pagos is 1890 miles; thence TO Honolulu
is 400 total of $500 miles.
If the Oregon and Iowa need to coal (
run from the straits TO the Sandwic
Islands they will find lying almost righ
in the track between the two terminal
the Marquesas Islands, about 400 mile
from Sandy Point and about 2,4OO mile
from Honolulu.
Ii however the Marquesas Islands b
selected as the road house on the way L
Hawaii the squadron will reach there i
about sixteen days, and Honolulu, "a
miles distant, in about nine days more
and, allowing for a detention of fou
days in Marquesas the ships would al
rive in the harbor of Honolulu the frs
week in December.
The Marquesas group, owned b
France. lie in about latitude 10 degree
south and longitude l4O degrees ives
Nukuhiva is the principal island an
Anna Maria Bay is the principal Settle
ment The harbor is a good one, thong
subject to violent squalls. Good bee
vegetables and bread can be obtained, bu
at high prices.
Leaving the Marquesas the run up
Honolulu can be comfortably made wit
smooth seas and gentle breeZes, an
though the temperature will be high, tn
breezes will make it pleasant.
Still another route may be pursued
Honolulu, namely, via CaIlao. This woul
offer but few advantages over II
Galapagos route, being of about the san
length. At Callao a cable message cou
reach the ships and give information ,
what further haste might be deemed az
visable. Also, extensive repairs could