The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
AROUND CAPE HORN.
VOYAGE FROM YOKOHAMA TO NEW
1ORK ON a WARSHIP.

More Than Eight Months at Sea.
Nothing 10 Freak the MonOtOny of
Life ON ROard-No News of the
World.
From the Washington Star.
Voyages or more than a months dura-
ton are rather unusual now in our navy,
owing to the exclusive use of steam pro
pulsion, rendering vessels Independent of
the tickle winds. Warships up to ten or
fifteen years ago, however, had both sail
and steam motive power, the latter being
merely auxiliary to the former, and for
use in entering and leaving port, as the
old ships did not have the immense coal
capacity of those of the present day. The
writer some years ago made a cruise on
the Asiatic station on one of the old type
of sailing vessels with steam propeller,
and as our return voyage to the United
States was over a course very rarely fol-
lowed by a warship, as nearly all vessels
of that class go through the Straits of
Magellan (as was recently the case with
the Oregon when bound from the Pacific
to The Atlantic, or vice versa, an account
of the trip may prove of interest at the
present time.
The crew had for some time been expect
ing orders for home, the ship having been
in commission for nearly three years the
usual term and finally the anxously
awaited letter with the stamp of the navy
department was delivered on board at
Yokohama directing the ship TO proceed
TO New York via Cape Of Good Hone. All
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ing at home in three or four months, and
a few days later the mud hook" came UP
in less time than was ever known before,
when we took our departure for Kobe,
"homeward bound" -"'.'
After a short stay at Kobe, we started
through the inland sea for Nagasakb
whence it was the intention to take our
final departure from Japan. We should
have arrived ct Nasasah about noon on
the following Sunday. but on Sunday
morning about 5 o'clock, when we were
all busy polishing our kits" for inspec-
ton, several thuds in the engine room were
heard, so different from the usual steady
thumps of the engine that a general rush
to the engine room hatch was made to as
certain the cause of the unusual noise. BY
this time the machinery had stopped en-
tirely, and ii was soon known that the
after crank shaft had broken, a very seri-
Gus injury, and one which rendered the
ship absolutely helpless as there was not
a breath of wind stirring to fiji her sails
She was lying dangerously near to the
shore, toward which the current was
steadily drawing her so all the boats were
lowered to take her in tow and keep her
from drifting closer. THIS was pretty hard
work for the Tackles, Has IL was extreme
ly hot, and all hands were, therefore, much
relieved when about O'Clock in the after
noon smoke was discovered on the hori-
Ill II. a..
was found to proceed from Russian man
of-war. Her captain, upon being informed
of our predlcament, kindly took US in tow
for Nagasaki, whence he had come, and
where we arrived about 10 o'clock thai
night
After our mishap we fully expected our
orders would be change 50 as 10 permits
US 10 proceed to San FT lpsisco instead Of
to New York, and were pch disappointed
when an order came fIaess the department
to take out the propeu wan up the pro-
peiler We'll (the space adin4ich the propel-
Ter reyolves) and pre- fronito New York,
leaving the route TO so!eoyfcretion of The
captain. The ship wart of Ardingly placed
in the dry dock, and handl4ratioHs order
ed were completed, hencanade her ex,
clusively a sailing avor toAr "windjam-
mer," an the langua the prAe forecastle,
and then, the captsiy system decided on
the Cape Horn rout docks wld for Homo
lulu. Before leaViI equaled inkt Of Japan
behind US, and whe g. AT no DC miles out
from Nagasaki, a1sports loadhs eneoun-
tered that came n'hlch run dup our ca
reer. Tie naViga I've a sight
Of the sun for tedlt 10 the maAas there
fore compelled tcf the United SNosition OF
the ship by "ddfess that il sadA Through
an error INSULT ctermaster deparAas made
for the current wee has not kephn1 that
had TO be passses ia military seAso close
a margin that service, who may We been
tossed ashore old-time ox-teain fact.
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whether we vent transportation ,or not,
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